Hargrove's Harangue

Friday night, after watching his team lose their fourth game in a row, Mariners Manager Mike Hargrove boiled over.

"I was hot, and I let it go," said the manager. "If I had a nickel for every bad word I threw out there, I could retire."

Based on Hargrove's age and current salary, a retirement calculator estimates that he will need approximately $5,740,000 to retire at his current standard of living. At a nickel per, that means Hargrove cursed more than 114 million times during the closed door meeting.

We'll bet at least a few ears were red.

Deploying the f-bomb seems to have worked. Since Hargrove's prodigally profane outburst, the team has won three in a row, all by one run:

Saturday in Tampa Bay, Aaron Sele pitched another great game and battery mate Pat Borders homered. The M's won 3-2.

Sunday, the M's stormed back from a four-run eighth inning deficit to beat the Devil Rays 10-9. Jeremy Reed had four RBI.

Memorial Day in Seattle against the Blue Jays, Jamie Moyer became the team's all-time winningest pitcher, recording his 131st win as a Mariner (Randy Johnson had 130). The M's won 4-3.

The Mariners try to extend their winning streak to a season long four games tonight against the Blue Jays at 7:05. Buy tickets.