Comments on: Tuesday newsotronic http://ussmariner.com/2006/03/21/tuesday-newsotronic/ Seattle Mariners and general baseball discussion with David Cameron and Derek Zumsteg Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:32:10 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: adamt http://ussmariner.com/2006/03/21/tuesday-newsotronic/comment-page-1/#comment-90062 adamt Wed, 22 Mar 2006 06:20:50 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2006/03/21/tuesday-newsotronic/#comment-90062 Just because Thornton throws 95 mph doesn't mean he's without a heart: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/teams/photo?photoId=1098406&team=cha From one ex-Mariner to another ;) "Here you go Justin!" Just because Thornton throws 95 mph doesn’t mean he’s without a heart:

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/teams/photo?photoId=1098406&team=cha

From one ex-Mariner to another ;) “Here you go Justin!”

]]> By: joser http://ussmariner.com/2006/03/21/tuesday-newsotronic/comment-page-1/#comment-90058 joser Wed, 22 Mar 2006 03:56:32 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2006/03/21/tuesday-newsotronic/#comment-90058 Since this is the grab bag and appears to be the the place for post-WBC musings, Verducci's <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/tom_verducci/03/21/winners.losers/index.html" rel="nofollow">summary</a> is worth a read, especially the remarkable tale of Australian sidewinder Peter Moylan. Since this is the grab bag and appears to be the the place for post-WBC musings, Verducci’s summary is worth a read, especially the remarkable tale of Australian sidewinder Peter Moylan.

]]> By: eponymous coward http://ussmariner.com/2006/03/21/tuesday-newsotronic/comment-page-1/#comment-90053 eponymous coward Wed, 22 Mar 2006 00:57:05 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2006/03/21/tuesday-newsotronic/#comment-90053 PS: the title of this makes me wish jc was posting, so we could see the jc-o-tronic 2000 again. Man, those were good times. PS: the title of this makes me wish jc was posting, so we could see the jc-o-tronic 2000 again. Man, those were good times.

]]> By: Churchill http://ussmariner.com/2006/03/21/tuesday-newsotronic/comment-page-1/#comment-90051 Churchill Wed, 22 Mar 2006 00:13:51 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2006/03/21/tuesday-newsotronic/#comment-90051 Apparently the only thing that isn't "subject to approval" is the subject itself, officially anyways. Apparently the only thing that isn’t “subject to approval” is the subject itself, officially anyways.

]]> By: DMZ http://ussmariner.com/2006/03/21/tuesday-newsotronic/comment-page-1/#comment-90047 DMZ Tue, 21 Mar 2006 23:03:52 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2006/03/21/tuesday-newsotronic/#comment-90047 It's fairly well-known that on MLB while technically "it's not subject to approval..." they are, in effect, subject to approval, and you can't really write bad things about any team or player without it getting edited. Which is why faint praise suffices for criticism in almost every case. It’s fairly well-known that on MLB while technically “it’s not subject to approval…” they are, in effect, subject to approval, and you can’t really write bad things about any team or player without it getting edited. Which is why faint praise suffices for criticism in almost every case.

]]> By: eponymous coward http://ussmariner.com/2006/03/21/tuesday-newsotronic/comment-page-1/#comment-90046 eponymous coward Tue, 21 Mar 2006 22:46:36 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2006/03/21/tuesday-newsotronic/#comment-90046 My guess is a certain beat writer with a nickname here that rhymes with "socket flint" probably doesn't irritate the front office TOO much. I doubt you can be a very effective beat writer if you are constantly challenging the company line- the front office will start scooping other writers and so on. No doubt Armstrong is quite comfortable with the old veteran beat writers who are happy to reprint the company line without wondering "Gee, why is a 27 year old no-hit utility infielder really the best person for a second base job?", or "Why is it the M's always sign some free agents when every year the numbers I get leaked indicate they can't?". My guess is a certain beat writer with a nickname here that rhymes with “socket flint” probably doesn’t irritate the front office TOO much. I doubt you can be a very effective beat writer if you are constantly challenging the company line- the front office will start scooping other writers and so on. No doubt Armstrong is quite comfortable with the old veteran beat writers who are happy to reprint the company line without wondering “Gee, why is a 27 year old no-hit utility infielder really the best person for a second base job?”, or “Why is it the M’s always sign some free agents when every year the numbers I get leaked indicate they can’t?”.

]]> By: Jim Thomsen http://ussmariner.com/2006/03/21/tuesday-newsotronic/comment-page-1/#comment-90045 Jim Thomsen Tue, 21 Mar 2006 22:43:15 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2006/03/21/tuesday-newsotronic/#comment-90045 I wonder if the same strictures apply to Bob Finnigan, who is basically a Mariner employee. I wonder if the same strictures apply to Bob Finnigan, who is basically a Mariner employee.

]]> By: Grizz http://ussmariner.com/2006/03/21/tuesday-newsotronic/comment-page-1/#comment-90044 Grizz Tue, 21 Mar 2006 22:25:17 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2006/03/21/tuesday-newsotronic/#comment-90044 But doesn't the front office also ream the unaffiliated writers who report items that the team does not want disclosed? Or did the team go after Miller even though the offer was on the record or confirmed by an outside source (such as an agent or an official from the league or antoher team)? But doesn’t the front office also ream the unaffiliated writers who report items that the team does not want disclosed? Or did the team go after Miller even though the offer was on the record or confirmed by an outside source (such as an agent or an official from the league or antoher team)?

]]> By: Jim Thomsen http://ussmariner.com/2006/03/21/tuesday-newsotronic/comment-page-1/#comment-90043 Jim Thomsen Tue, 21 Mar 2006 22:21:59 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2006/03/21/tuesday-newsotronic/#comment-90043 From espn.com's Transactions today: Optioned pitcher Bobby Livingston to Tacoma of the Pacific Coast League (AAA); assigned catchers Jeff Clement and Rob Johnson and infielders Asdrubal Cabrera, Todd Sears and Matt Tuiasosopo to minor league camp. From espn.com’s Transactions today:

Optioned pitcher Bobby Livingston to Tacoma of the Pacific Coast League (AAA); assigned catchers Jeff Clement and Rob Johnson and infielders Asdrubal Cabrera, Todd Sears and Matt Tuiasosopo to minor league camp.

]]> By: msb http://ussmariner.com/2006/03/21/tuesday-newsotronic/comment-page-1/#comment-90038 msb Tue, 21 Mar 2006 21:06:40 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2006/03/21/tuesday-newsotronic/#comment-90038 sorry, I was mocking with my quote... say, did we ever come up with a sarcasm emoticon? sorry, I was mocking with my quote… say, did we ever come up with a sarcasm emoticon?

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