I love the Mariners. But there are some serious problems that need to be addressed with this team. Or at least one big problem that needs to be addressed immediately. Richie Sexton must go!! Period. End of file. He's horrible. He's supposed to be the big fancy power hitter for this club. Well congratulations Richie you've managed to climb out of your 3 month long slump and raise your batting average to an incredible .205. SERIOUSLY!?!?!??!?!?!?
Last night myself and 46,000 of my closest friends went to Safeco Field to welcome home Ken Griffey Jr. The Mariners got trounced 16 - 1. The starting pitcher for the M's (Ryan Feierabend) threw 41 pitches in the first inning and finished with a line of 2 and 2/3's IP, 6 H, 9 R, 85 pitches thrown. Yikes! You almost had to feel bad for the kid. What did you expect him to do? By the time Griffey came to the plate we were all hungry to see him swing the bat. With a runner on first and Jr. at the plate, Ryan Feierabend proceeded to throw to the bag to keep the runner close. The decision was met with 46,000 boos. And when he threw over to 1st a second time without having offered a pitch to Griffey we almost stormed the field. The kid never had a chance to succeed last night.
In other news I bumped into a guy at the game that has become my new hero. I've been running around town since April screaming about how much I'd love it if the M's traded Richie Sexton to Cincinnati for Jr. Who'd play 1st you ask? Well you could put Ben Broussard there but why not Griffey himself? He'd be a durable 1st Baseman. He's played the game his entire life so he could certainly make the adjustment. And I guarantee you that Mariner fans would support this with a frenzy that hasn't been seen since the magical run of 1995.
I know you folks with real baseball teams wish we Seattle fans would keep bringing that up.
Where was I...right...new hero...
He has started a movement called Bring Griffey Back. He's a bit nuts but in these desperate times you have to be. I'm begging you all to please go to bringgriffeyback.com and sign the petition. What can it hurt? In the meantime here's a clip of the good ol' days. Sorry there's no sound on it.
LONG LIVE #24!!!!
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Hey thanks for the post for bringgriffeyback.com - we really are making a difference and I think your mention helps. We've already received support from over 300 fans and players. If you know of anyone else that believes in this dream, send them an email and maybe we can make some more heads turn.
Also, check out this article - it mentions bringgriffeyback.com
Thanks again for all the help!
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