Quoted: The Mariners finally came through with their pitching rotation for the Yankees series, and, yes, a starting pitcher is being skipped in the rotation. No, it's not Felix Hernandez, although the Mariners undoubtedly will do that before too long in an effort to keep his innings down around a combined 200 for the spring and regular seasons.

Well said. If Gil Meche and Adrian Beltre were pulling their weights, Seattle would arguably be a contender.

Quoted: With Matt Thornton out of town and JJ Putz looking a lot better, I think the battle for "Easiest Mariner To Hate" is down to Beltre and Gil Meche, with Gil holding a slight edge due to duration of suckiness but Beltre threatening to overtake him based on continued suckage and his productivity/cost ratio.