[nfbwatlk] Even die-hard M's fans have thrown in the towel

[Albert Sanchez]

This die-hard M's fan often stays up past 2:00 A.M. EDT to try and help them 
win, Go! M's!
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mackenstadt, Gary" <Gary.Mackenstadt at ed.gov>
To: "NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 1:08 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] Even die-hard M's fans have thrown in the towel


> As you know, I am probably a baseball junky.  I think the Moyer move was a 
> good one for everyone.  The Mariners are rid of his contract, and it opens 
> a spot in the rotation for a new starters, whether that starter will come 
> from the Mariner farm system or elsewhere remains to be seen.  Woods may 
> be a good number five starter.  Hopefully, Felix and Washburn will be the 
> only starters back next year.  Apparently, Moyer is happy with the trade, 
> although I doubt that Philadelphia will make the playoffs.  You know 
> Philadelphia was dumping salary less than a month ago.  Baseball is a 
> business.  Contrary to popular belief, baseball has historically always 
> been a hard business.  Playing for money is nothing new for the players, 
> and teams getting rid of salaries has been around since the beginning. 
> Connie Mack sold his whole infield after the 1914 season because he did 
> not want to pay them.  As Marx said, money is a motivating factor with 
> most things.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org]On
> Behalf Of Mike Freeman
> Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 8:28 AM
> To: NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] Even die-hard M's fans have thrown in the towel
>
>
> All I can say is a hardy "amen!". However, I think it a bit unfair to
> saddle management with Jamie Moyer's trade. There are some indications
> that he wanted to be traded to a contender. It seems to me that fans are
> being a bit disingenuous in criticizing Alex Rodriguez and not Moyer if
> the rumors of his dissatisfaction are true. Not that I blame him. It
> does seem if management (both of players directly and of the M's
> business strategy) is a bit lackluster. But honestly I don't know that I
> would have done things much differently. Yes, I'd have tried harder to
> get Kevin Millwood. But even he has his ups and downs. He looked mighty
> good when he pitched that no-hitter for Philadelphia in 2002 or 2003
> (forget which). But he has his slumps also. And what is a team to do
> when Joe Steinbrenner keeps shelling out the big bucks to pick up any
> and all decent players? I was shocked when the Phillies traded bobby
> Abreyu (sp) to the Yanks. Guess I shouldn't have been.
>
> In the end, though, I, too, have largely lost interest in the players or
> even in baseball in general though I'll probably renew my subscription
> to MLB All Access next season. Maybe I'll root for Atlanta; they seem to
> blow it about as often as do the M's -- at least in the playoffs!
>
> Mike
>
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