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Mariners Sign Silva

Geoff Young — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:43:16 +0000

We take a quick break from our regularly scheduled steroids coverage to note that the Seattle Mariners have inked right-hander Carlos Silva to a 4-year deal worth $44 million. Silva is an innings pig who doesn’t allow many walks or strikeouts. In fact, his career K/9 of 3.76 is disturbingly Eiland-esque.

Usually I whine about these types of contracts, but this seems to be the going rate for league-average pitchers. Assuming Silva’s poor strikeout totals don’t portend an early demise, that’s about what Seattle can expect from him over the duration of his contract.

Don’t hate the player, hate the stupid market…

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Hargrove Gets New Managing Gig

Geoff Young — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 23:25:32 +0000

When Mike Hargrove stepped down as manager of the Seattle Mariners, could anyone have anticipated his next move? Hargrove reportedly has signed on to manage the Liberal BeeJays, a semi-pro team in Kansas.

First off, who calls their team the BeeJays? Second… well, there is no second. This is just a weird story, is all…

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Crimson and Clover, Over for Grover

Geoff Young — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 19:35:19 +0000

Mike Hargrove has resigned as manager of the Seattle Mariners. Strange that after suffering through two losing seasons, Hargrove would choose now — with his team at 44-33 — to walk away.

David Pinto points to an old article suggesting that Hargrove and Ichiro Suzuki may have been at odds. I have no idea whether this is true, but it’d be a shame if a clash of egos is what led to Hargrove’s departure.

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Five Unforgettable Roger Clemens Moments

Geoff Young — Wed, 09 May 2007 16:20:44 +0000

As part of Darren Rowse’s latest group writing project, and because Roger Clemens is in the news again, here are five Clemens moments that we’ll never forget:

April 29, 1986: At age 23, Clemens strikes out 20 Seattle Mariners in a game at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox win the game, 3-1, and Clemens enters the history books. [More at Baseball Almanac]
October 10, 1990: Clemens is ejected in the second inning of ALCS Game 4 against the Oakland A’s, who complete the sweep of Boston en route to their third straight World Series. [More at ESPN.]
September 18, 1996: Ten years after he did it the first time, Clemens ties his own record by striking out 20 Detroit Tigers at Tiger Stadium. [More at MLB.com]
July 8, 2000: Now pitching for the New York Yankees, Clemens drills the Mets’ Mike Piazza in the head with a fastball. Piazza suffers a concussion. [More at Find Articles]
October 22, 2000: In a bizarre on-field confrontation, Clemens throws a piece of shattered bat at Piazza. [More at SI.com]

Love him or hate him, the man known as “The Rocket” is one of the greatest pitchers ever to play the game.

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Felix Hurts Elbow, A City Holds Its Breath

Geoff Young — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 21:44:52 +0000

Seattle Mariners right-hander Felix Hernandez left in the first inning of Wednesday night’s contest against the Twins due to “tightness in his right pitching elbow.” Uh-oh.

Mariners manager Mike Hargrove offers some comforting words:

Gut feeling, I think Felix will be OK. I have nothing to base that on.

Did I say “comforting”? Sorry, my bad.

Tough break for a franchise that really doesn’t have much going for it. Here’s hoping Hernandez is okay and will be able to resume dominating American League hitters again real soon.

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