The Mariners announced yesterday that Manager John McLaren and General Manager Bill Bavasi will both be back next year.
Mariners Won't Fire Their Manager or General Manager
The Mariners' Biggest Series in Four Years Starts Tonight
Not since September 2003 have the M's been in a 2nd vs. 1st division battle this late in the year.
If You Don't Go See West Side Story at the Fifth Avenue, You Are a Dumbass
You've heard this: Pizza is like sex: even when it's bad, it's still pretty good. Same with West Side Story. When the music's by Bernstein and the story's by Shakespeare, you could cast Tone Loc and Rhea Perlman in the leads and still have something great.
Today's Target: Justin Verlander
Vitals: 24 yo RHP. Born in Manakin Sabot, VA. 6-5, 200. 19-12, 3.66 career. 2-1, 2.75 in 2007. $1.03 million salary.
Tonight's Target: Jeremy Bonderman
Vitals: 24 yo RHP. Born in Kennewick, WA. 6-2, 220. 46-53, 4.67 career. 1-0, 3.69 in 2007. $4.5 million salary.
Today's Target: Chien-Ming Wang
Vitals: 27 yo RHP. Born in Tainan, Taiwan. 6-3, 225. 27-13, 3.84 career. 0-2, 5.84 in 2007. $489,500 salary.
Sweeeep!
After their one-game sweep of Texas earlier this week, the M's brought out the brooms again with a two-game sweep of Oakland.
In A Previous Life, Bill Bavasi Was the Eskimo to Whom You Could Sell Ice
Payroll: $106,096,833
Today's Target: Josh Beckett
Vitals: 27 year old RHP. Born in Spring, TX. 6-5, 220lb. Acquired in 2005 from the Marlins via trade. 58-45, 3.84 career. 1-0, 1.80 in 2007. $6.7 million salary.
All The News
--Spokane loved its ice skating event and apparently the ice skating event loved Spokane back.
Mariners Close to Signing Baseball Equivalent of Jerome James
Jeff Weaver had a terrible 2006, but then had a couple of good games in the postseason and earned himself a contract for next year. Sound familiar?

