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Friday Cheerful Reminder Post

It's been a crabby Friday to say the least. I know the recent spate of news has been disappointing, but despair not, Mariner fans for there remains plenty of other things that should keep you in good spirits. Things like:

Felix Hernandez is here for five more years at least!
Ditto Franklin Gutierrez in all likelihood!
Ichiro Suzuki is here for at least three more and is showing no signs of slowing down
Shawn Kelley is all kinds of fun
Randy Johnson will throw out the first pitch on April 12th, and I will be there!
Dustin Ackley is progressing fast at second base
Milton Bradley! Not Carlos Silva!
Bitter Bullpen Face!
Ryan Rowland-Smith is healthy!
Erik Bedard is 'ahead of schedule'

and much more!

Seriously, let's try not to get too down on things.

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I'm with you, chief!
Ichiro's here for three more seasons?

I thought we only had him locked up for two more.

Yep

2010, 2011, 2012.

Signed through 2012

5 year extension signed July ’07

For some reason I thought that extension included the remainder of the 07 season.

This revelation has made my week.

I'm excited for the point in time when he's old and wrinkled like Yoda but still whooping asses.
Erik Bedard's didn't have that bullpen session that you linked to.
Do you ever get tired of doing this?
I can see how the nit picking would be obnoxious. I'm sorry and will try to avoid doing so in the future.
You are 100% absolutely correct
I don't know, I think I need to see you rework the WAR numbers, before get I too look on the bright side about all this.
Here's some numbers for you then:

3, 6, 2, 12, 32, 99, 1,453,111, -8, 0.3

Vincent Padilla is not our opening day starter.
That's true for 29 other teams as well.
Did the MLB expand again?
Yes, in 1998.
You must have hit the wrong button on the Hot Tub Time Machine.
Oh is it now?
According to MLB.com’s Ken Gurnick, Vicente Padilla will be named the Dodgers’ Opening Day starter.

Link

Believe it was a typo joke
Look whose hemispheres are communicating now, Bender
That'll teach 'em.
Vincent? Vicente.

Am I racial if I inadvertently Americanize Latin names?

No, you're lingual
Ask Bobby Clemente about that one.
I think you're not supposed to link to your own blog, so please delete this post if I'm violating site rules.

But if it’s okay to do so…I’m staying positive!

Thanks for the sunshine, sunshine.
The only real downer about today is that I spent all my beer money at the Sounders game yesterday.
That's a positive!

Goals leading to beers!

You need to learn to put more room in your budget for beer.
It is my fault for the budget being lean so I should pay the price.
Amen.

There are so many reasons to be pumped for 4/12

AND GRIFFDAWG JUST HIT A WALK-OFF GRAND SALAMI

Seriously, I know it doesn’t matter, but just hearing the call from Dave made me laugh. Perfect for a lame Friday afternoon.

Grrr, I turned off the broadcast the inning before! I hope the call/video gets put up somewhere!
Seriously, need to see this ASAP!
Was in the car and listened to it live.

It doesn’t matter to us here, but I am sure the people at the park today experienced the best Spring training game of their lives. I was more happy for them than the team.

Piniella announced today that Silva earned a spot in their rotation

Will the Chicago fans be as kind to him when he inevitably blows up as they were to Milton?

Apparently his sinker is sinking again

Wait, isn’t that a square on ST Media Bingo?

Oh and they mention something about a shoulder injury and how he's fully recovered.

What?

I needed that

Like the Mariners need a real DH.

Speaking of Cheerful

Trent from cnati.com (who was on with Baker on GBL earlier) posted footage of Griffey’s walk-off bomb. The fans went bananas.

Anyone have a link to the radio broadcast of Jr's walkoff? Thanks.

I know it’s spring training, I know it doesn’t count, but dammit – I love baseball. And those happy feelings when I saw the posted video of Jr were great. I’d love to hear the call out of KIRO.

Unfortunately, I just read Jeff's post

…and now i want to kill myself.

But they swept the Angels!

Twice!

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