Just heard Blowers should do well in front of the Mariners' "outstanding" defense.

Huh?

Lets see how Silva does against a real lineup. San Diego's offense is worse the Mariners...ugh

Jose, first time I caught your by-line on the blog. Welcome! I've always enjoyed your Mariners stuff in the paper. For pure writing I've always felt that in the past few years you and Greg Bishop have been the best, both before and since Geoff (I'll give the "analysis" award to Larry Stone, the "digging" award to Geoff). Just my two cents.

Also, would someone catch me up? Will Geoff be out until March 11? Seems like a funny time to disappear for ten days. Is he getting married, or something?

It's a little more hotter than 69 in seattle in June

Lance, Geoff is taking the vacation he didn't get when we signed Bedard. He's off in the tropics.
http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/mariners/2008/02/rest_time.html

For God's sake, keep hitting, Richie.

What's with Raul arguing with an ump on March 2? Feeling a little heat from the youngsters?

Oh man, Peavy gives up two in the first. I wonder what he'll hear from the San Diego media. Wait, probably nothing.

Feierabend didn't do that well today. Gave up 3 BB , 2 hits, 1 run with no strikeouts in 2 innings.

Thanks for that link oregongal, I guess I missed a couple of posts. Too bad I hadn't seen that before or I might have gone to the airport to greet him. I work at the airport sometimes so it would have been easy to do.
He probably popped in incognito and went over to Lanai for some expensive, exclusive, good treatment.
Hope Geoff is enjoying life here in the islands. I know I enjoy it every day.
Looks like we got some gamers here in Spring Training.
Go M's

I saw on the Mariners team site that Cesar Jimenez came in as a pinch runner, playing cf, and went 1-1 with 2 runs and an RBI..

Any word on why this was done? I didn't see his name in the pitcher's line and I heard we were using the DH today..

What gives, Jose?

Jose, go, Oregonians! Glad you're incorporating a few one-liners of your own. Keep it up!

Nevermind, it was a typo.. they've since changed it from Jimenez to Jimerson..

If Morse and Jimerson are giving the team exactly what they lack. I know it is spring training, but they are some of the only ones capable of providing a spark. If we lose either of them in favor of Cairo or Norton, then I will be extremely disappointed in the leaders of this team. These youngsters are fun to watch play.

please disregard the 'if' at the beginning of my last comment. Thanks

I heard Jimerson also stole a base today, his third of the spring. This team sorely needs some team speed, I'd like to see Jimerson as a speed guy off the bench. I hope he makes the cut.

I like Jimerson, but I don't think he's staying with us:

"No. We have two other guys already doing that. We're looking for a right-handed-hitting type that can complement [Brad] Wilkerson in the outfield or to give one of the left-handed hitting outfields a rest." -- Manager John McLaren on the chances of putting Minor League outfielder Charlton Jimerson on the roster as a pinch-runner."

Can you say anything about the kinds of pitches Morrow was throwing? I'm mostly interested if he flashed a change, which would make him a much more complete pitcher. Was his splitter in evidence?

Ay, Carumba! Sexon y Morse es En Fuego!!!

Hey, When will you guys begin posting "next game times" and if it's on tv or not for the Mariners? soon I hope it's sunday and just fortunate to have heard mondays game is on fox.

Sexson y Morse en fuego - es muy bien! The game tomorrow M's vs. Cubs is on FSN at 12:05.

Btw, I haven't been able to log on as 'Nat' very often, like once in a blue moon, so I started a new handle, and have had no trouble logging on -so am now 'zusu' - apropos of nothing.

I almost got hit with Jimerson's friggin bat... he broke it in the 8th and the barrel flew into the stands like 5 rows directly in front of me. So now I have a Charlton Jimerson souvenir game-used bat splinter.

oregongal - I saw that quote but I didn't see that as meaning that Jimerson wouldn't make the roster. Just that he wouldn't make the roster as a pinch runner only.

Balentien is a right-handed hitter, but struggled in the outfield yesterday, so Jimerson is beter defensively. Morse, Cairo and Bloomquist could be the right-handed outfielder he was talking about, but I hope not. I like Jimerson as a defensive replacement for Wilkerson, and hopefully can also get an at bat late in the game and steal a base if need be.