I have a friend who lived near Hunter Thompson in Colorado in the late 60's, and his behavior was not unlike that of the Mariners bullpen: you never know what you are going to get.
While I never figured Moe to be addicted to Jimson Weed, just as Mariner bullpens have nearly always gone: you never really know what you are going to get.
Comments in this here thread have the same "maybe it's hope or maybe it's dope" as the late author cited herein, as you never really knew what you were going to get on infrequent visits except you could be pretty sure you would see guns openly displayed in his home.
Now, young guns seem to be needed by the M's, along with their older arsenal, and the second half of the season could be a turnaround as if they can banish misfortune.
I remain thrilled that we have a new regime which owes up with answers rather than apologetic hamburger leftovers, and with a host of them navigating. Whatever happened to Tony Gwynn's brother and his development crew hiding in some stealth project which couldn't get off the ground?
Am I flying to Bovada to grab some of that 40- 1 money?
No, but give me 10 - 1 on a wild card spot (which I know they won't).
We portray and perceived as bikers or gonzo journalists warped by our geographical solitude and way too much coffee far outside the borders of the staid ancient belief system at the top of the sport who have been under attack from stats maggots.
But, most geographical gentry have come to respect the Seahawks, so perhaps things could change.
...and even if I don't trust Cishek any more than the bow and arrow guy (and i'd trust cupid more than that other bow and arrow guy), I won't be surprised if we have a new closer in about two weeks time.
Last year, with this record, I would have found nothing more optimistic than Redi-Whip for dessert at the end of the season.
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