Tuesday Bullet Points
by Jeff Sullivan on Dec 1, 2009 7:31 PM PST
in Miscellaneous
- The Mariners are allegedly one of a handful of teams going after Gregg Zaun, whose personal phone number you'll find programmed into any landline speed dial, right after poison control. Everybody's favorite 24/7 emergency catcher is 38 and still hasn't stopped hitting, and as a veteran switch-hitter with tons of experience and desirability who's used to moving around, Zaun makes a lot of sense for a Mariner team that wants to push its young backstops and may not be ready to promise Adam Moore a job. Cheap, decent, and forever tradeable, Zaun would be a small but significant asset to anyone, and he's expected to make his decision soon.
- Type A FA Marco Scutaro was offered arbitration, so between this and his personally expressing interest in the Red Sox and Dodgers, you can go ahead and forget about him as a possibility, which is for the best. Not offered arbitration: Mike Cameron. By the time he retires, Cameron will probably have a stronger case for the Hall of Fame than Jim Rice, and nobody's going to care.
- I used to think that my love of volcanoes and harp seals were the only feelings left from my childhood. I discovered a third when the Mariners hired Andy Stankiewicz as minor league field coordinator and I laughed out loud in my office. Oh, to be eight. We also hired ex-Indians/Lee/Sabathia pitching coach Carl Willis as minor league pitching coordinator, which may help, and may not help.
- Jamey Wright is being pursued by the Royals and the Pirates, which is just about the saddest thing I've ever heard.
- As an homage, the Mariners are waiting until 11:59pm to formally not offer arbitration to Miguel Batista. They're also drawing a big stupid goatee on the paperwork.
Adult harp seals are ugly.
Matthew - December 1, 2009
As with women, I don't care about the old ones
;)
Jeff Sullivan - December 1, 2009
Ass is ass
OlSalty - December 1, 2009
Where there's fur...
Matthew - December 1, 2009
Raw.... wait.
royalcurve - December 1, 2009
I wish bringing in Cameron to play LF wasn't a retarded waste of resources
Poochie - December 1, 2009
I would enjoy him returning so I could finally appreciate his defence while at the same time watch Safeco drive him loco el moco one last time
Robert - December 1, 2009
You just had five years of that with Beltre
Matthew - December 1, 2009
It's fun to have players be a net asset even though their spirits have been completely broken
Robert - December 1, 2009
I bet he would out-smile Jr.
Matthew - December 1, 2009
We need to strike out on all our free agent prospects in order to make this happen!
Poochie - December 1, 2009
Or better yet trade Franklin at his peak and bring back Cammy!
Poochie - December 1, 2009
This would be the smiliest team in baseball history
OlSalty - December 1, 2009
Cammy loves his teammates
Jeff Sullivan - December 1, 2009
D'awwwwwwww
Matthew - December 1, 2009
Beltran seems to be very aware he is being kissed by a man
Poochie - December 1, 2009
Hilarious.
Goose - December 1, 2009
Couldn't have done it to a nicer guy
OlSalty - December 1, 2009
This still makes my face hurt.
msb - December 2, 2009
How did Cameron not break his arm there? Ouch
kentroyals5 - December 2, 2009
His face cushioned the impact.
waldo rojas - December 2, 2009
That even hurts to read.
ToddK - December 2, 2009
Ladies and Gentleman, I present to you
GregZaun.com. Bring your Z Game!
Goose - December 1, 2009
That's when you know you've made it, when you have a ridiculously over the top and badass website intro.
So great. If I get one of these before I die I’ll be happy.
SethGrandpa - December 2, 2009
I want to make fun of this.
But I’m afraid some random Internet lady with poor taste will accuse me of getting rejected by him romantically. This was certainly a treat:
CapSea - December 2, 2009
I have an irrational hatred for Gregg Zaun. I think this just made it worse.
InSpokane - December 2, 2009
I like him even more now
OlSalty - December 2, 2009
Big stupid goatee
And big goofy sideburns.
appleshampoo - December 1, 2009 via mobile
Farewell sweet Tits
may flights of LAA Angels sing the to thy sleep.
Bearskin Rugburn - December 1, 2009
It was sing the to thy rest wasn't it. Fuck it.
Bearskin Rugburn - December 1, 2009
Thee, yeah, but I get the point.
royalcurve - December 1, 2009
That's what he sa
/banned
Goose - December 2, 2009
I think you mean: That's what Christina Applegate said.
Phil Hatzenbuehler - December 2, 2009
Apparently
Robert Alan Dickey loves Mike Redmond:
“He’s an awesome person and a great guy to have in the clubhouse,” said R.A. Dickey, a former Mariner who pitched most of last season with the Twins. “One, he has experience. Two, he’s got a really good perspective on things. He really relates well with a lot of different types of players. He has a great sense of humor, he’s a good people person and he’s very down to earth. He doesn’t make waves and he accepts his role. He’s been behind Joe Mauer for few years now. He doesn’t have an ego, or at least he doesn’t let his ego get in the way, because I guess all of us have an ego. He’s hungry to teach. He’s almost like a manager and I think he wants to do that someday. He’s a Crash Davis type, but he’s a heck of a player, too.”
msb - December 2, 2009
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