If the M's lose everything to close out the season, Strasburg is a Mariner ... for an indication of why people find that so exciting, refer to his numbers in this game.

Quoted: San Diego State sophomore righthander Stephen Strasburg struck out 23 batters in a complete-game one-hitter Friday against Utah. It’s hard to decide if the scariest ...

Is Adrian Beltre the most valuable defensive player in baseball? It's possible.

Is Raul Ibanez a worse defender than Manny Ramirez? Also possible.

Quoted: This whole situation with expecting value back for Washburn is absurd on so many levels. The Mariners are like a guy who got suckered into a timeshare presentation in Mexico, and spent $20,000 on a one week per year one-bedroom condo with $1000 per year in fees. Now the guy is trying to find someone in his office who will buy it from him for $10,000 - half price, he tells them - but the reality is that he's lucky if he can simply find someone who will take that albatross off his hands for nothing. He still thinks this is something valuable because, after all, he paid $20,000 for it, didn't he?

Wow, no wonder I haven't heard Howard's name much this season.

Quoted: Nobody has ever hit 40+ home runs with a sub-.800 OPS.

No way we got Cabrera or Gardner, hopefully we got something cheap.

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Perfectly sums up every SAWKS fan I've ever had the misfortune of encountering.

Quoted: Wicked Sweet Video!!

This kitty has a message for Bill Bavasi ...

Quoted: lolcats, kittens, and funny pictures - OUT.

+1! +1!

It was worth this season to get the house clean ... the bloggers win again.