Mariners Morsels - aka "Free Adam Moore and Rich Poythress! (George Sherrill is FREE!)"

Willie Update, 6/6/2005: He's at short...again, three days in a row at short, 6 straight starts. Unbelievable. This makes me grumpy. If Willie must be in the lineup, why at short?! Morse has sat two days in a row for this guy. That's crap. Put Willie at 2nd, Lopez had a bad day yesterday, or give Ibanez a day off, or something. But starting him in the same spot 3 days in a row at another players expense is crap. Willie must be being showcased, I don't care what Dave tells me.

Update 1st inning, 6/7: 4 doubles in a row. Unbelievable. Call me a grinch, but this makes me want to kick a puppy.

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Yes, I'm still alive.

The last five games, Willie Ballgame has been manning the field. The first day, it was acceptable. Reed had fouled a ball off, and Willie was our spare outfielder. OK. Bloomquist in center is acceptable, although I'd've gone with Hansen at DH and Ibanez in left. Day two, Doyle appears. Willie is STILL in the lineup. Great. Morse gets a couple hits, all is good. Ditto day three. The next day, Morse and his couple hits make way for Willie Dynamite who takes over at shortstop. Day five, Morse is still out of the lineup, and Willie is batting...2nd?! As if Reed, Snelling, Lopez, or even Pat Borders wouldn't be a better option there.

Now, there must be a good reason for this. And it's not a "fan favorite" thing, because..we're on the road.

Best case scenario:

Is Willie being showcased for a trade?

Worst case scenario:

Is Willie being given an oppurtunity to be an everyday player?

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But here's the thing, I can't think of a team that needs a scrappy utility player.

So we must be giving him an oppurtunity to play everyday, so he can rack up plate appearances and murder us during arbitration (Let's give Willie a $2 million dollar contract!).

No matter how you shake this, it's bad. We're all going to die.