Ding ding ding ding ding

February 29, 2008 · Filed Under Mariners · 63 Comments 

msb noted that we have a winner!

Cairo, or “I can’t believe he’s not Willie” is such a great imitation of Willie that McLaren will now be freed to use Bloomquist more! Which also tells you something about the daring nature of McLaren’s in-game tactics! Thrill to the thought of a year of these two together, occupying not one but TWO YES TWO bench spots every game, all season long!

baby wild horse, so cute, like Willie. Also, like Willie, a good runner. Which one gets all the press though? Bloomquist. It's like a horse can't get a break in this town.

(“baby wild horse” by plizzba and used under the Creative Commons license)

M’s radio deal up for renewal

February 29, 2008 · Filed Under Mariners · 32 Comments 

Mike Snow pointed out this article in the PI on the M’s radio deal, MLBAM, and the interesting complications of the current situation. Particularly, it’s interesting to think that for many teams flush with MLBAM cash, they might see a decline (or at least an end to the huge increases) in local media revenue as online technologies take away ears and eyeballs from traditional broadcasters