So-So Mojo

Several years ago our Seattle Mariners took a catcher from the University of Florida (his choice of school could have been a clue) with the #3 pick in the draft.  This catcher was going to be special; he could command a pitching staff and had RAW power.  On paper, Mike Zunino was a unicorn for the catching position, he had a glove and bat that were scouted as plus skills.  After being drafted in June, we saw our first glimpse of our top prospect by September, and it looked like Jack Z had finally hit on a high draft pick. Mike has gone from a can't miss to a, "God I wish he'd just hit .240 and cut back on strike outs."  I began to refer to him as Mike "0-2 Count" Zunino.  It got to a point I felt like I could get him out by peppering the outside corner with my 75+ mph fastball and an 0-2 breaking ball.  He flailed at breaking balls like the 9 hitter who's parents made him play back in 7th grade summer ball.  Zunino became a disappointment and Jack Z ...

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting the same result (the internet says Albert Einstein said that, but the educated historian in me, knows he probably didn’t).   Insanity...that’s a good way to put it, I guess.  I am insane...I am a Seattle Mariners fan. I have and always will be a Mariner’s fan through and through.  Yes, those Mariners.  The same Mariners that haven’t seen the postseason in 16 years.  The same Mariners that had a $100+ million payroll and lost 100 games.  The same Mariners that traded Adam Jones for Erik Bedard.  The same Mariners that had the skinny, A-Rod.  From the Kingdome to Safeco Field, I have listened or watched games with an optimism that some find amusing, but I continue to come back year after year.  I come back with hopes of reliving ‘95 or 2001, but I keep getting ‘08 or ‘10.   The team is a rollercoaster...a rollercoaster with deep lows, but moderate highs. ...