Over their 34-year history, spanning 204,534 trips to the plate, Mariner hitters have amassed a batting line of .263/.330/.407.
Using the same methodology as the other day, and limiting the comparison sample to historical Mariners, we find that the player most comparable to the all-time Mariners is David Bell, who - while in Seattle - batted .262/.320/.412.
That seems about right. Yesterday, Jon Bois asked me who is the most Mariner player. I submitted Rich Amaral. After looking at this, though, I might have to change my mind. So much about David Bell just fits.
The Seattle Mariners: 34 years of David Bell.
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Problem:
My mother loved David Bell.
My mother can’t stand the 2010 Seattle Mariners.
This directly correlates with much of the general fanbase
Corco - September 16, 2010
That's not fair to David Bell.
2010 Seattle Mariners: .234/.298/.338. Remember, thats Bobby Crosby.
Kenneth Arthur - September 16, 2010
I liked the 2001 version of David Bell.
Then again, I liked the 2001 version of the Seattle Mariners. Touche, Sullivan.
Charles Gipson - September 16, 2010
It is for statistics like these that I come to this website.
Thank you. It all makes sense now.
Chad Johnson - September 16, 2010
Man I LOVED David Bell.
Dude looked amazing with the glove.
Not sure if he actually was or not, but he sure seemed like an awesome fielder at the time.
BigR - September 16, 2010
I thought so too.
It must have been those throws to first base off his backside to nail the runner.
nathaniel dawson - September 16, 2010
Those sidearm throws that just rainbowed across the field
HitKing69 - September 16, 2010
I was also a big David Bell fan
Didn’t understand a lot of the negativity.
zeeehjee - September 16, 2010
I would gladly take a team of David Bells right now.
Sec 108 - September 16, 2010
Agreed
At least it would be playing hard and therefore be marginally fun to watch
Corco - September 16, 2010
Not if they played a team of Casey Kotchmans
lemonverbena - September 16, 2010
I'd go with Jose Lopez as the most Marinerlike player ever
Batting line isn’t quite the same, but is reasonably close- as a player he has had a few flashes of brilliance but has mostly been really, really frustrating.
Only problem is he’s not white enough
Corco - September 16, 2010
At first I thought you said that was their batting line for this year, and I thought, "There's no way they've been that good"
And they haven’t. My gawd, this year’s team has been way worse than David Bell’s career.
nathaniel dawson - September 16, 2010
You enjoy torturing us, don't you?
PattyB - September 16, 2010
I can still see those sidearm rainbows flying across the infield...
moyerLIVES - September 16, 2010
If there's one thing I've learned from this site...
it’s to be highly suspicious of the word “fun”.
ralphie81 - September 16, 2010
Well I had fun
Jeff Sullivan - September 16, 2010
It's a matter of perspective.
If you’ve been on fire for most of your existence, you’d probably think getting sprayed with a fire hose full of glacial melt water was fun.
Thingray - September 16, 2010
Damned jökulhlaup
Jeff Sullivan - September 16, 2010
Oh hey, I have some ash for you.
marc w - September 16, 2010
HELL YES
Jeff Sullivan - September 16, 2010
You're so desperate for a hit
Dewey N - September 16, 2010
Why would I want to destroy all creatures, artifacts, and lands though?
joof - September 16, 2010
Profit
Marinerfanjake - September 16, 2010
I liked David Bell.
SeattExPat - September 16, 2010
When we go rid of David Bell was the beginning of a long slide
We traded him for Desi (you got some ’splainen to do Lucy) Relaford. The team has never been the same since.
New England Fan - September 16, 2010
We should spend an off day soon developing all sorts of abstract curses to explain why a team has not recently been successful and/or reached the World Series.
Or not.
JY - September 16, 2010
It's NOT the Indian burial ground????
msb - September 16, 2010
Not sure that many indians were buried at sea
as the ground Safeco Field is on was literally a harbor 125 years ago … perhaps a Viking burial ground
HitKing69 - September 16, 2010
I always thought it was Stan Javier
HitKing69 - September 16, 2010
The curse of repeatedly acquiring crappy talent is always a good one.
Sec 108 - September 17, 2010
But that's not a unique curse
and the Royals may have more of a claim to it than we do.
JY - September 17, 2010
Well we had to trade him
We had Jeff Cirillo to play third.
nathaniel dawson - September 16, 2010
Hmm.
David Bell was third generation baseball, and had a very firm idea of the right way & the wrong way to play the game. Lou Piniella was not fond of David Bell.
Richie Amaral was almost a AAA-lifer until his call-up at the age of 29, where he went on to be a utility player, loved by Lou.
msb - September 16, 2010
I hate Lou Piniella.
joof - September 16, 2010
I'm in your boat
Kermit. - September 16, 2010
I liked both Bell and Amaral for what they were. I wasn't so fond of Piniella.
TrustBaseball - September 16, 2010
Rich Amaral...
I second your choice of Rich Amaral. Love him.
Rich Amaral - September 17, 2010
Still remember the Chris Berman nickname
Rich (protect you car with) Amaral :)
New England Fan - September 17, 2010
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