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We knew that Carlos Guillen's 2001 bout with tuberculosis was serious, but until we read this feature by Jon Paul Morosi (formerly of the P-I, now with the Detroit Free Press), we never knew that Guillen was so close to death:

He could barely sleep. He had a fever every night. He battled headaches and weakness. He lost almost 20 pounds. He coughed up blood. Yet, Carlos Guillen continued to play shortstop for the Seattle Mariners.

Continue reading "Six Years Ago, Carlos Guillen Was a Coin Flip From Going Six Feet Under"

Yes, the M's won yesterday, pulling within 3.5 games of first-place Oakland. But not without another startling managerial gaffe. With runners on the corners, and two outs in the Dodgers fourth, Hargrove had Joel Pineiro pitch to the #8 hitter instead of walking him to get to the pitcher. Of course, the #8 hitter singled, driving in a run, and even Dave Niehaus, who is rarely critical, lamented "I don't understand why you don't walk that guy!" Neither do we, Dave.

Three 2005 Mariners--tossed overboard like so much extra ballast--will dock elsewhere in 2006 after floating flotsam and jetsam-like in the waters of free agency. Three ex-M's found new ports in the past couple of days.

One week after pissing off fans of evolution and above-average DH production by signing Carl Everett, the Mariners agreed to pay Jarrod (rhymes with "Herod") Washburn $36 million for his unique brand of stultifyingly mediocre pitching.

Three B's have killed the Mariners this season--Bavasi, Beltre and Boone.