Saturday, November 15, 2003
CAM IT UP
So Mike Cameron wants to stay. Hmm.
He hasn't been contacted by management.
He has heard that all the other Mariner free agents have been contacted other than him.
He was even curiously left off (this conspiracy theory by KJR's David Locke) of the Mariners' "Thank you, Fans" commercials at the end of last season
He contends that if he had problems with the Safe, he would have left after his first year here, before he signed his first contract with Seattle.
He knows that he may be worth something different (I'm hoping less) than what he got when he signed his first deal with Seattle.
Most importantly about the article -- Cameron insists none of his bashing of the Safe that he's done over the years should have been taken to mean he wanted to blow the joint and leave a gaping defensive hole in CF for the Mariners.
It might be negotiational posturing move, but it seems odd to me and might even be a slap in the face to Cameron that they haven't talked to him yet. Of course, you could argue that the fans endured many slaps to the face from Cameron during the season when he'd be up with runners on first and second and nobody out, get the count to 3-0 and strike out.
He hasn't been contacted by management.
He has heard that all the other Mariner free agents have been contacted other than him.
He was even curiously left off (this conspiracy theory by KJR's David Locke) of the Mariners' "Thank you, Fans" commercials at the end of last season
He contends that if he had problems with the Safe, he would have left after his first year here, before he signed his first contract with Seattle.
He knows that he may be worth something different (I'm hoping less) than what he got when he signed his first deal with Seattle.
Most importantly about the article -- Cameron insists none of his bashing of the Safe that he's done over the years should have been taken to mean he wanted to blow the joint and leave a gaping defensive hole in CF for the Mariners.
It might be negotiational posturing move, but it seems odd to me and might even be a slap in the face to Cameron that they haven't talked to him yet. Of course, you could argue that the fans endured many slaps to the face from Cameron during the season when he'd be up with runners on first and second and nobody out, get the count to 3-0 and strike out.