if the Mariners died in the forest, would there be a sound?
Arguably the worst team in sports history. Forget MLB history.
4 Hall of Famers on the roster at one point.. 3 of them in their absolute prime.. perhaps the best lefty of all-time.. when healthy, arguably the best player in MLB history... an absolute hitting MACHINE.. Won N-O-T-H-I-N-G
Look at some of the trades of that era.. Tino and Jeff Nelson for Russ Davis and Sterling Hitchcock... Mike Hampton and Mike Felder for Eric Anthony.. Shawn Estes for Salomon Torres.. Jason Varitek AND Derek Lowe for HEATHCLIFF SLOCUMB... and I get that every team has trades like this.. but pitching was the Ms problem in the 90s.. and they traded what, 4 All-Stars there?
Inexplicably they broke the MLB win record after losing Junior and A-Rod. But since then, they have warped back to their Expansion days.
They seem set up now. Dipoto has done a nice job.
Its impossible to have faith in the new ownership group with guys like Kevin Mather having the mother of all breakdowns.
The Ms were rumored to be moving to Tampa in the early 90s. It would have been soul rending to miss Juniors peak years.. but in many ways, I wish they had left. Seattle probably would have fought harder to keep the Sonics, CLEARLY a better product. KD for Junior? Probably a fair trade considering Griffey ended up forcing his way out of town... beacuse of pathetic ownership.
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