Friday, August 1, 2003
Sleepless in Seattle?
Heard that Mariners reliever Jeff Nelson was upset at the front office for not putting Seattle into the trade fray at deadline time. Said Nelson, "It's difficult year after year here to watch this team never make moves to better themselves. It's a shame the front office didn't take that extra step to maybe get further in the playoffs." Well, Jeff, you know what? They have made the moves already. They went to Japan and got Ichiro, they got Bret Boone, John Olerud, and all those other guys who helped the team win won 116 games in 2001. Whose fault is it that the team didn't make it to the World Series? The players'. No sense in making a trade for trade's sake.
I sense a little dissent. Will the Mariners collapse again?
I sense a little dissent. Will the Mariners collapse again?
