So Long, Alan Cockrell

Powell makes a Pow-Pow-Powerful car!

At least he can hit towering shots and take up more physical room on the bench

But he was too good of a hitter to be able to help players this bad.

What has Tacoma ranked in offensive categories in the past 3 seasons?

This move might make some sense if they were actually above average, which may be because of Powell and he can change something with the Mariners.

at times over the past two years, and as much as I think they “get it”. The fact that at times they still fall back on old school baseball nonsense (team chemistry, Sean White is good because he had a good ERA last year, can’t hit my hottest hitter high in the order because it’s too much pressure, can’t drop an entitled vet in the lineup because it will hurt his feelings, lets scapegoat the hitting coach, etc…) is highly annoying.

After Wak talks (paraphrase) “we have to win ballgames and there’s accountability to that”
This interview is uh, frustrating to listen to. Platitudes platitudes bullshitting back to platitudes. Good on Niehaus for at least putting him somewhat on the spot.

Most other teams find a player out of nowhere that hasn’t done much in previous seasons and that hits a bunch of homeruns or hits for a high average.

Why do Mariners rarely find those the past couple of years? Also why majority of our Starters on offense aren’t even at that level?

I’m almost thinking that at the end of the year it is ok for players to bat 0.250 or have 15 home runs on the year. Anyone should get that just by getting at bats for a season.

(from the PI article)

“It’s brutal,” said veteran designated hitter Mike Sweeney, who is batting .176. "I look around this clubhouse and there are a ton of players that deserve to get fired before him and I am one of them.

COME ON – Listen to the man! he WANTS to get fired for the good of the team, now give everyone a Hug and Get the Fuck Out!

and are/were one of these 3 or 4 players that can make something happen on offense.

Where are those 6-10 hitters or someone new we try out and surprizingly starts producing right away

The problem with the team is not the hugging DH tandem. We are getting exactly what we expected of them coming into the season. The playoff predictions for the M’s did not include any production from them. It is Figgins/Lopez/Kotchman we should be mad at These are the players which should be producing but are not. I am much more frustrated with this group of players than the DH.

On my 1993 Japanese Power Pro game for SNES. He’s a great hitter in that game. Does that count for anything?

Im a longtime m’s fan. Love reading your blogs. I’ve finally decided to sign on and post something. You know the saying, “You can hang out in the sun all day tossing a ball around or you can sit at your computer and do something that matters.” As for the m’s, (I won’t capitalize them until they do something significant) I can’t remember ever checking Seahawk blogs before theirs in May. This year feels worse than ‘08. I’m playing Forza right now over watching the game. I love Sunday baseball, but I can’t afford to patch any more walls in my house. Anyways, I read your rules for postin here. Here’s a little about me. Love Griffey, hate Lopez, Love the idea of Rob as a backup catcher only (for felix), love Guti in mostly a plutonic way, love Milton flippin people off, hate Sweeneys bat, love his hugs, love the fact Wak always looks like he just finished crying.