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Since day one we've said that being a Seattle sports fan is like sneaking up behind Kicky the Paranoid Mule. The past week has reminded us of this all too well.
Let's look at the past seven days shall we?
Saturday: The Huskies get their nuts smashed in by Gonzaga.
Sunday: With a chance to be crowned division champions, the Seahawks lose to the last place Cardinals.
Monday: The Mariners sign 36 year old Miguel Batista to a three year $24 million dollar contract.
Wednesday: The Mariners trade two of their better young players for an aging Jose Vidro.
Thursday: The U-Dub volleyball team lost in the NCAA Final Four to Stanford.
Thursday: Again with a chance to win the division, this time at home, the Seahawks lost to the five and eight Forty-Niners.
You'll notice there is no news about the Husky football team, that's because they aren't preparing for a bowl. Oh, and Brandon Roy has been out since November 10 with a heel injury.
This isn't helping our mood either.
Is it any wonder we slept in the Arboretum last night?
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"Thursday: The U-Dub volleyball team losses in the NCAA Final Four to Stanford."
Yeah I hate it when my favorite volleyball team "losses" all over the place like that too, friend.
Thanks for the tip. The correction has been made.
"The Mariners trade two of their better young players for an aging Jose Vidro."
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OK, Snelling was solid, and had some hope in future years if he could avoid injury, but can we please not exaggerate fact and refer to Emiliano Fruto as "one of the better young players"?
He was a mediocre, dime-a-dozen middle reliever, who was no better than Mark Lowe, Sean Green, Jake Woods or any one else the Mariners could pluck from the Tacoma Nick Lacheys.
The focus on the horrendous nature of this trade should really be on how the Mariners acquired a declining player who costs waaaaaay too much now and over the next two years.
We shouldn't care that we trade away good players, if get good ones back. Players like Snelling or Soriano or certainly Fruto ARE expendable, and we should consider trading them when good players are available.
A minor issue, since your overall point (ie, BAD TRADE) is entirely valid, but it needed to be said.
But, yes, bad week in Seattle sports.