Winless In Seattle
Steve Sauro
Elliott SmithMariners' Baseball...We have Miguel, Again
December 10th 2010 16:59
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Diamond in the Rough
Today started out so well for me. I was able to get an extra 30 mins of sleep, my car started this morning (so far it has started every morning, but this would be bad if it didn't), all the sports talk shows had some interesting topics and I was at least 10 mins early to work. While at work I got the IRS to forgive about $48k in penalties and interest for one of my clients so, that made his day, which made me, feel better. I also got to prepare a couple federal and tax research papers. (I know, I know sounds kind of lame, but hey, I am a nerd and I like it) So yeah, I was having a great day until...Agghh!!!
Damn Mariners screwed up my day.
What did they do to ruin all my fun? Well...they made another stupid move and signed another terrible catcher. Forget the fact that we already have two catchers who can't HIT or STOP a pitch, we now have three. Ok, at least the new catcher can field, but he sure as heck can't hit the ball. Who is this new amazing catcher that Jack Z some how found a way to steal from the rest of the powerhouse teams...the one, the only...Miguel (f'ing) Olivo. Crap!
Let's take a look at the Mariners' newest all-star's 2010 stats (.269 AVG, 14 HR, 55 R, 58 RBI, 27 BB and 117 SO) So, in all, not bad numbers compared to what the Mariners had at catcher in 2010. However, if you look at his home/away splits you can clearly see he benefited from playing at Coors Field (home: .318 AVG, 10 HR, 38 R, 42 RBI: Away: .211 AVG, 4 HR, 17 R, 16 RBI)
After looking at these stats I can't help but be reminded of another ex-Rockie player the Mariners signed back in 2002...Jeff Crilio. Everybody remember him? Yeah, he sure turned out to be a GREAT pick up. Crilio (post-Colorado) was garbage and he actually hit above .300 before coming to Seattle. Imagine what career .246 Miguel Olivo will do. Wait, we don't have to, we've already seen this show before back in 2004 and 2005 where he ripped the cover of the ball hitting .200 and .151, respectfully.
I think Albert Einstein who once said "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." Well, maybe the Mariners should have studied Einstein's definition a little closer before bringing Miguel Olivo back again. But hey, they're probably hoping he can duplicate his 2004 batting average so they don't have to roll with Rob Johnson's .191 or Adam Moore's .195. Pure Genius.
With this latest move by the Mariners they clearly have not paid any attention to the old saying 'Fool me once shame on you, but fool me twice shame on me.'
Damn Mariners screwed up my day.
What did they do to ruin all my fun? Well...they made another stupid move and signed another terrible catcher. Forget the fact that we already have two catchers who can't HIT or STOP a pitch, we now have three. Ok, at least the new catcher can field, but he sure as heck can't hit the ball. Who is this new amazing catcher that Jack Z some how found a way to steal from the rest of the powerhouse teams...the one, the only...Miguel (f'ing) Olivo. Crap!
Let's take a look at the Mariners' newest all-star's 2010 stats (.269 AVG, 14 HR, 55 R, 58 RBI, 27 BB and 117 SO) So, in all, not bad numbers compared to what the Mariners had at catcher in 2010. However, if you look at his home/away splits you can clearly see he benefited from playing at Coors Field (home: .318 AVG, 10 HR, 38 R, 42 RBI: Away: .211 AVG, 4 HR, 17 R, 16 RBI)
After looking at these stats I can't help but be reminded of another ex-Rockie player the Mariners signed back in 2002...Jeff Crilio. Everybody remember him? Yeah, he sure turned out to be a GREAT pick up. Crilio (post-Colorado) was garbage and he actually hit above .300 before coming to Seattle. Imagine what career .246 Miguel Olivo will do. Wait, we don't have to, we've already seen this show before back in 2004 and 2005 where he ripped the cover of the ball hitting .200 and .151, respectfully.
I think Albert Einstein who once said "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." Well, maybe the Mariners should have studied Einstein's definition a little closer before bringing Miguel Olivo back again. But hey, they're probably hoping he can duplicate his 2004 batting average so they don't have to roll with Rob Johnson's .191 or Adam Moore's .195. Pure Genius.
With this latest move by the Mariners they clearly have not paid any attention to the old saying 'Fool me once shame on you, but fool me twice shame on me.'
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Comment by Winless In Seattle
UnSportsman
FYI: Jack Cust - aka our new 2010 DH - is a career .245 hitter. Which, technically, is an upgrade to the position from last year...
Comment by Turk