Whom Do You Like the Least?

For talking about Rob Johnson’s catcher’s ERA

I’m going to go with developing situation, and herd mentality. Whichever story line develops first, but it could be supplanted by Big Splashy Situation! So if Morrow is hemming and hawing and not being effective, and there’s nothing else, easy target.

But if Snell has some kind of weepy mental breakdown on the mound, or reporters constantly pestering Bradley to explain why he can be a prickly bastard, resulting in a first hand demonstration of prickly bastard, bingo.

I don’t hate Rob, but I hate the fact the casual fan loves him the way they loved Boom Boom. That puts him on the top of my dislike list.

It’s not as though he fills out Wak’s lineup card. Also, he’s just not talented enough to be a major league baseball player. It’s like being angry at Kidd Valley because they don’t serve tacos. Loafie, on the other hand, does swing at pitches outside of the strike zone all the time, and he is talented enough to play in the bigs, so I choose him.

LET US ALL SEE THE GRIFFEY HATERS AND SHAME THEM WITH SHAME

Yeah he can play all over the field, but do we really need another .200 hitter on our bench with Hannahan, Johnson, and Griffey already taking up space?

Just when you think he’s sucked long enough to get benched or sent down to Tacoma, he hits a homer or picks off a guy at third or something, and you have to deal with his sucking for another month. GOD

When your least favorite player is the sophomore back-up catcher who earns league minimum and may not even start the year with the team.

Bradley especially if he flys off the handle and gets ejected early in the season (within the first month). There will be about 12,000,000 “Oh, look out, Milton’s doing what he always does!” stories.

Jack Wilson has potential as well, since he will likely be the worst hitter in the non-Johnson category.

But we’re paying $15 million a year for Bradley. He’s got to perform and be cool or he could easily become hated around here.

Snell or Morrow are two players who could just not improve and get booed out of town

And im still used to voting for Willie Bloomquist in these polls.

Gotta go Johnson. And shame on the Anti-Lopezers! Lopez is the greatest thing to arrive since mankind!

Unless Griffey (legend that he may be) completely gels the team together his place on the roster is waisted I feel. So had to vote for him (tickles and all)

I have at least 3 or 4 friends that are convinced that Griffey’s influence on the team by just being there is a major reason the M’s were better last year than 2008, and I know they aren’t the only ones. If Bradley does something stupid, and the team goes on a losing streak, or even if say the M’s under-perform and end up winning something like 75-80 games, I’m sure Bradley will get a lot of the wrap.

Cause currently I love them all.

Everytime I see Lopez get into another 10-pitch at bat where he continuously fouls off ball 4 instead of being patient, I just hold my head in shame. Rob Johnson is probably just going to end up sharing time with Adam Moore, so I don’t see him encroaching on anything.

I welcome Milton Bradley with open arms, and hope all Mariner fans do the same, and love him for who he is.

They say he hits Dingers like nothing in batting practice, so why doesn’t he hit 40 during the season? Add in that he doesn’t steal enough. He could easily steal 100 bags a season, so why doesn’t he?

I know some will argue that he’s already a +4 WAR player, but in my heart he could be a +10 player, so that’s 6 WAR of unfulfilled hatred making him a -2 WAR player to me! And yes, I know some of you people will argue that he’s a team player, brings his A game, and plays his heart out, maintains good conditioning (despite other players not doing so), sets himself as an example to others while not being outspoken or combative, or enjoy his selection in exotic beers; but where are my dingers and stolen bags?

I wouldn’t even mind hating Bradley. I’d probably love to hate Bradley if he turned into an asshole. I mean… I never loved to hate Vidro, or loved to hate Sexson. No matter what I’m going to love everyone on this team, even if it turns out I hate them, and that’s a huge win.

But since I like to make jokes in my posts, then I hate whichever one is the most Jewey.

Because even though I don’t hate him, his excessive playing time compared to his skill level annoys me. But that isn’t his fault so I can’t really begrudge him that. Also, his name has that odd combination of porridge like blandness coupled with just barely not a porn star name.

I don’t really mind the cERA garbage, or his lack of production at the plate. But if I ever see him drop a 1 hop seed thrown by Ichiro on the money because he forgot to take off his mask again, I will kick myself in the gonads. That man does not know how to block the plate or put a tag on a runner trying to score. Its pathetic.

Surely there has to be at least 1 other catcher that Felix would like to throw to no?