I get what the Seattle Mariners are trying to do in the American League West. With the Oakland A’s and the Texas Rangers more than likely taking themselves out of contention with their rebuilding moves, there is no better time to strike a blockbuster deal that make them a serious player. Its been a long time since personalities like Ken Griffey Jr., Alex Rodriquez, Tino Martinez, and Randy Johnson were faces of the franchise. It’s a steep price to pay to obtain Erik Bedard, but a move they have to make to compete. Whoever you call your favorite team, you hope they make a move like this that gives the fans a chance. There will always be tommorows, but the fans focus are more concerned about the todays.
For every team that has the player with all the out of his world skills. A team can only hope a presence emerges in addition to that talent. In a football analogy, The Carolina Hurricanes hoped that Julius Peppers would be one. It didn’t happen. The Mets lucked out with David Wright. With all the press clippings several years ago in NL East about super prospect Andy Marte, Wright initially stayed off the radar. But, not any more. Every team can only wish they had the combination player and a presence like what David Wright has evolved into:
Three full seasons, two All-Star games, one post season (NLDS and NLCS) one Silver Slugger Award, 553 hits, 83 home runs, 325 RBI, a .312 batting average and 474 regular season games later, Wright, now 25, is experiencing another career evolution: leadership.
Wright no longer “keeps to himself.”
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[...] davidbloom wrote a fantastic post today on “Sleepless in Seattle for a Kingdome like deal”Here’s ONLY a quick extractWith the Oakland A’s and the Texas Rangers more than likely taking themselves out of contention with their rebuilding moves, there is no better time to strike a blockbuster deal that make them a serious player. … [...]