Mariners

[MarkGrace]

Though he may be 40 years old now, sometimes "The Kid" needs to sleep.

Griffey
Griffey

Seattle Mariners star Ken Griffey Jr. missed a chance to enter an unspecified game last week as a pinch hitter because he was asleep in the clubhouse, according to a report from the Tacoma News Tribune.

When pressed following the game as to why he had not used the left-handed slugger as a pinch hitter, Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu was evasive.

But according to two unnamed younger Seattle players who are both fond of Griffey, the future Hall of Famer had fallen asleep.

"He was asleep in the clubhouse," one player told the Tribune. "He'd gone back about the fifth inning to get a jacket and didn't come back. I went back in about the seventh inning -- and he was in his chair, sound asleep."

The second player, who is reported to know Griffey better, claims the scuffling slugger has had difficulty sleeping at home.

"He doesn't sleep well at night, he's away from his family, he's comfortable in the clubhouse," he told the Tribune. "They could have awakened him."

Griffey is batting .208 with just five RBIs for a last-place Mariners club that has struggled mightily in trying to get runs across the plate this season.

[ame="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5178137"]Report: Ken Griffey Jr. of Seattle Mariners slept through pinch hitting opportunity - ESPN[/ame]

lol

[MarkGrace]

4 straight!

[MarkGrace]

5 years 78mm for Felix: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...35_mari20.html

[WashingtonCoug]

Felix has agreed to a long-term deal. Years and $ yet to be disclosed.

Finally! The M's finally have good management. Now let's hope Felix doesn't get lazy with all that cash.

[I.J. Reilly]

Felix has agreed to a long-term deal. Years and $ yet to be disclosed.

Good news. Very good news.

[MarkGrace]

Felix has agreed to a long-term deal. Years and $ yet to be disclosed.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

Zduriencik sure has been busy.

Cliff Lee is butt sore about going to Seattle. Maybe he can go to Philly Ya Belly! in Everett. The cheesesteaks there are as good as the one I had a Geno's in Philly.

[MarkGrace]

Zduriencik sure has been busy.

[WashingtonCoug]

Looks like the Mariners are going to pick up Milton Bradley. They'll be trading Carlos Silva in almost a wash for salaries. Good move by the M's. They weren't going to get any production from Silva, so might as well try and get something. Griffey has a great history of helping to keep the clubhouse happy. Hopefully he can keep Bradley happy and productive.

[MarkGrace]

His reputation here is that he's very nice when people see him around town. You can often find him shopping at Mario's

[Pheidippides]

My mom just sent me a text that said...

"Talked to Ichiro last night. Nice Guy."

Made me laugh.

Nicer than Matsui at any rate. He had a penthouse in a building I used to work in (this is in Japan), and I heard that he was an ass. Or at least I read as much between the lines in Japanese. Also, had some pretty funky porn (and a lot of it) but that's hardly news.

[MarkGrace]

My mom just sent me a text that said...

"Talked to Ichiro last night. Nice Guy."

Made me laugh.

Great game tonight. Hernandez v. Burhle was a great matchup. 14 innings and Griffey comes in as a pinch hitter and hits a single with two outs to end the game. Time to gear up for a four game set against the Yankees.

Fun game to watch (at the end).

[I.J. Reilly]

Great game tonight. Hernandez v. Burhle was a great matchup. 14 innings and Griffey comes in as a pinch hitter and hits a single with two outs to end the game. Time to gear up for a four game set against the Yankees.

[I.J. Reilly]

Nice ballgame under the roof tonight. Good win for the M's.

French was pitching a pretty good game and there was some decent hitting to back him up. I don't get it, are they gonna fold or are they going to actually try to win something? The WC is not an impossibility.