Mariners Manager Hargrove Admits He's Clueless

We've been looking for a quote from a famous literary figure to sum up the Mariners' season.

And, after an exhaustive search, we believe Marcel Proust captured it best when he famously said: "Mike Hargrove doesn't know what the f*** he's doing."

Why do the Mariners struggle against left-handed pitchers, Mike? "I'm baffled why we haven't done better against lefties," he told the P-I. Hey--at least he's honest.

Hargrove has the imagination of an eggplant, and a stubborn aversion to change matched only by another former Texas Ranger.

Why is Jose Lopez, the M's RBI leader, still batting #2, Mike? ""When you start thinking, 'Let's try something new' ... that's a panic move," he told the Times. He then boarded a horse and buggy for the ride back to the team hotel.

Guess what, Mike? The last four teams you've managed have lost more than 90 games. This team's on a pace to lose 95. Do you ever want to manage again? If so, maybe it's time to panic.

Richie Sexson and Adrian Beltre have been horrible this season. That's why the Mariners stink. But isn't it the manager's job to motivate these guys? And, failing that, to move them out of the middle of the order so the productive players, Ibanez, Lopez and Johjima, can be effective?

Try something Mike, just try something different. Something other than flip-flopping Beltre and Everett. Try Beltre hitting second. Bench Sexson. Start wearing aluminum shoes. Anything, because what you're doing
hasn't been working since, well, ever.

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By Seth on May 30, 2006 11:30 AM

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Ed

Marcel Proust knew a hell of a lot about baseball, but he could never hit the cut off man.

Body language- watch Hargrove's body language, and then think of Lou's BL. My best Mariner moment of '06- Dan Wilson Night- Why- Because Lou was in attendence. Next best Mariner moment of'06- there are no next best Mariner moments of '06. And how about that Buzzybasi guy! These are not the Mariner halycon days. Rusty yes, halycon, NO!

And another thing does Everyday have photos of the Delay? Did Ayalya have photos of Lou? Talk about the Evil Axis, those three are the Triangle of Incompetence.

P.S. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHGH

Seth

Or, alternately, "Refuse to Lose" except "refuse" as a noun instead of as a verb.

Jimmy

Hear, hear! The human rain delay's gotta go (and please take Bavasi with you). My money says he's the first skipper to get canned this season. But, I will admit, it's not all his fault; this team's just plain awful. You can't polish a turd. Unfortunately, I think shuffling this impotent line-up is equivalent to the often-used term "rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic." As long as Howard Lincoln's at the helm, this team will never win. Refuse to Lose? Please, it's more like Refuse to Care.