Supposedly, the highly paid member of the Los Angeles had lost it. While the folks at Safeco Field who saw his mammoth homer might not believe it, his season so far raises Chone Figgins-style questions about paying big money for older players.
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The best way to make room for someone with power on the Seattle Mariners' roster would be to release Chone Figgins.
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So far, the Mariners seems to have gotten the best of the Yankees by receiving Jesus Montero in a trade. Let it be as lopsided at the Jay Buhner trade immortalized in a TV sitcom episode.
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On a night when they had an event for a player hitting under .200, the Mariners might have won with 2 runs except for a Little League play.
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People sloshing around the stands willing to spend money? Plenty. Hits? Not so many.
READ MORE | COMMENT NOWThe Legislature wrapped up with a compromise built on an accounting gimmick. Governor's race looks like a tight contest in terms of cash. Differing views on the Arena proposal.
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They lost a chance to beat the latest Japanese import but they may like facing Oakland again this weekend.
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Winners and Losers: The Mariners object to having others playing in their neighborhood. Amazon tries to minimize giving to needy neighbors and paying taxes.
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Ignore the 1-and-1 start. Looking ahead to the real season offers little encouragement.
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Winners and Losers: The Supreme Court's activists (the conservatives) strutted their stuff in questioning the Affordable Care Act, sending their supporters into victory lap mode. Back here, Rob McKenna is probably fine either way.
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Jon Wells writes well and has thoroughly documented the repeated bumbling and cavalier disregard for achieving a championship among the leadership of a franchise that is mediocre or worse. But can fans take the pain of remembering?
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The baseball had its ups and down. But the Seattle team was dazzled by Japan and one player became engaged atop a skyscraper.
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A good pitching performance by Seattle's Justin Vargas goes to waste as the M's batters manage only 3 hits. At age 38, Oakland starter Bartolo Colon breezes through 6 innings, holding the M's hitless until the fifth.
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The presence of survivors and families provided far more meaning than the game between Seattle and Oakland. Among those honored at the game were the parents of a young American woman, Taylor Anderson, who was teaching in Japan and died after taking her students to high ground.
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Art Thiel in Japan: Opening Day shows the star's ability to manage a situation and the potential for the Seattle Mariners' offense to improve with him batting third.
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Other than Chone Figgins and Ichiro, the Mariners could be trading the entire senior roster for prospects, possibly rususcitating a flailing franchise.
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