Tuesday Bullet Points
by Jeff Sullivan on Dec 1, 2009 7:31 PM PST
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Print- The Mariners are allegedly one of a handful of teams going after Gregg Zaun, whose personal phone number you'll find programmed into any landline speed dial, right after poison control. Everybody's favorite 24/7 emergency catcher is 38 and still hasn't stopped hitting, and as a veteran switch-hitter with tons of experience and desirability who's used to moving around, Zaun makes a lot of sense for a Mariner team that wants to push its young backstops and may not be ready to promise Adam Moore a job. Cheap, decent, and forever tradeable, Zaun would be a small but significant asset to anyone, and he's expected to make his decision soon.
- Type A FA Marco Scutaro was offered arbitration, so between this and his personally expressing interest in the Red Sox and Dodgers, you can go ahead and forget about him as a possibility, which is for the best. Not offered arbitration: Mike Cameron. By the time he retires, Cameron will probably have a stronger case for the Hall of Fame than Jim Rice, and nobody's going to care.
- I used to think that my love of volcanoes and harp seals were the only feelings left from my childhood. I discovered a third when the Mariners hired Andy Stankiewicz as minor league field coordinator and I laughed out loud in my office. Oh, to be eight. We also hired ex-Indians/Lee/Sabathia pitching coach Carl Willis as minor league pitching coordinator, which may help, and may not help.
- Jamey Wright is being pursued by the Royals and the Pirates, which is just about the saddest thing I've ever heard.
- As an homage, the Mariners are waiting until 11:59pm to formally not offer arbitration to Miguel Batista. They're also drawing a big stupid goatee on the paperwork.
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How did Cameron not break his arm there? Ouch
I fucking hate you Mariners
Ladies and Gentleman, I present to you
GregZaun.com. Bring your Z Game!
"you don’t drive in runs with base on balls."
~gitanoloco
by Goose on Dec 1, 2009 8:32 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
That's when you know you've made it, when you have a ridiculously over the top and badass website intro.
So great. If I get one of these before I die I’ll be happy.
I want to make fun of this.
But I’m afraid some random Internet lady with poor taste will accuse me of getting rejected by him romantically. This was certainly a treat:
...and now I'm here
I have an irrational hatred for Gregg Zaun. I think this just made it worse.
Racer X. You have to love those amarillo hops.
p.s. fuck you angels
Big stupid goatee
And big goofy sideburns.
Mariners/D Broncos/BSU Broncos fan in Seattle
by appleshampoo on Dec 1, 2009 8:35 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Farewell sweet Tits
may flights of LAA Angels sing the to thy sleep.
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Dec 1, 2009 9:58 PM PST reply actions
It was sing the to thy rest wasn't it. Fuck it.
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Dec 1, 2009 9:58 PM PST up reply actions
I think you mean: That's what Christina Applegate said.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 2, 2009 8:09 AM PST up reply actions
Apparently
Robert Alan Dickey loves Mike Redmond:
“He’s an awesome person and a great guy to have in the clubhouse,” said R.A. Dickey, a former Mariner who pitched most of last season with the Twins. “One, he has experience. Two, he’s got a really good perspective on things. He really relates well with a lot of different types of players. He has a great sense of humor, he’s a good people person and he’s very down to earth. He doesn’t make waves and he accepts his role. He’s been behind Joe Mauer for few years now. He doesn’t have an ego, or at least he doesn’t let his ego get in the way, because I guess all of us have an ego. He’s hungry to teach. He’s almost like a manager and I think he wants to do that someday. He’s a Crash Davis type, but he’s a heck of a player, too.”
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