Monday, August 02, 2004
DUH-VASI
Tidbits from KJR's interview this morning with Mariner GM Bill Bavasi...
-- Eddie Guardado will go on the disabled list, apparently with a sore arm/arm fatigue.
-- Some things were said about Freddy Garcia, including that the Mariners wanted to re-sign him (that is, before Garcia signed the long-term deal with the White Sox). In any event, Bavasi said something to the effect of wanting to sign someone of $9M/yr calibre to take his spot in the rotation. Names bandied about by radio personalities after the interview: Kerry Wood, Matt Morris, Eric Milton, etc.
-- If there's an announcement about Edgar Martinez in terms of whether it's going to be the final couple months of his career (farewell tour, i.e., catch him at the ballpark), they're letting Edgar call the shots.
-- The thing that sticks out to me about the interview: Bavasi declined to comment on what Bob Melvin's fate will be after the season. He said Melvin's performance would be reevaluated/analyzed along with the other players, etc. In other words, the extension that they signed Melvin to a few months ago may not mean jack, as some have speculated.
To those wanting to hear the interview, it will be aired again tomorrow early in the 6am hour on KJR 950 AM in the Seattle market, or over the internet via the "listen live" page on the KJR website (link is under Local/Sound Coverage in the sidebar, though you'll have to install the ChainCast player, which doesn't take too long).
[Edit ~1:45p -- Just some wording changes, to have the sentences make a little more sense. It's been a while since I took an english class, after all, and I still might be feeling aftereffects of the six weeks away.]
[Edit ~2:29p -- Matt Thornton has been called up to take Guardado's roster spot. Tip of the hat to Mike.]
-- Eddie Guardado will go on the disabled list, apparently with a sore arm/arm fatigue.
-- Some things were said about Freddy Garcia, including that the Mariners wanted to re-sign him (that is, before Garcia signed the long-term deal with the White Sox). In any event, Bavasi said something to the effect of wanting to sign someone of $9M/yr calibre to take his spot in the rotation. Names bandied about by radio personalities after the interview: Kerry Wood, Matt Morris, Eric Milton, etc.
-- If there's an announcement about Edgar Martinez in terms of whether it's going to be the final couple months of his career (farewell tour, i.e., catch him at the ballpark), they're letting Edgar call the shots.
-- The thing that sticks out to me about the interview: Bavasi declined to comment on what Bob Melvin's fate will be after the season. He said Melvin's performance would be reevaluated/analyzed along with the other players, etc. In other words, the extension that they signed Melvin to a few months ago may not mean jack, as some have speculated.
To those wanting to hear the interview, it will be aired again tomorrow early in the 6am hour on KJR 950 AM in the Seattle market, or over the internet via the "listen live" page on the KJR website (link is under Local/Sound Coverage in the sidebar, though you'll have to install the ChainCast player, which doesn't take too long).
[Edit ~1:45p -- Just some wording changes, to have the sentences make a little more sense. It's been a while since I took an english class, after all, and I still might be feeling aftereffects of the six weeks away.]
[Edit ~2:29p -- Matt Thornton has been called up to take Guardado's roster spot. Tip of the hat to Mike.]