As I was logging in to post I heard Juan Uribe dunk a soft liner in front of a dazed and confused Jeremy Reed to knock in the winning run of a 6-5 victory for the White Sox over the Mariners, a game that the Mariners should've won 5-4.

Where do I begin? I know this blog is intended to highlight the season's adventures of Adrian Beltre, but let's begin with the following information. The following is a list of five Mariners, their 2006 salary, their ranking on the team in salary, season stats, and how they fared in the game tonight:

Eddie Guardado, $6.25 million (6th in salary), 8.38 ERA, 3 blown saves in 7 opportunities, gave up 2-out game-tying home run in the bottom of the ninth to Pablo Ozuna, Ozuna's first career home run

Adrian Beltre, $12.9 million (2nd), .202 BA with 1 HR and 6 RBIs, went 1-for-5 leaving three men on base and was the third out of the inning three times

Richie Sexson, $13.3 million (1st), .206 BA with 3 HRs and 16 RBIs, went 0-for-5 leaving four runners on base

Ichiro Suzuki, $12.53 million (3rd), .270 BA with 1 HR and 8 RBIs, went 0-for-5 leaving three men on base

Carl Everett, $3.4 million (10th), .217 BA with 4 HRs and 15 RBIs, went 0-for-3 with a fourth inning sacrifice fly staking the Mariners out to an early 1-0 lead

So, there you go. To break it down for you, the Mariners spent roughly $300,000 on these clowns to go 1-for-18 with a sacrifice fly and a two-out blown save on Ozuna's first career home run.

The Mariners missed their chance in this game, battling back from a 4-1 deficit to come out on top 5-4, only to have victory clutched away by the jaws of defeat. Tomorrow they face Jose Contreras, perhaps the best pitcher in the American League currently, so the ChiSox fans might as well bring the brooms to U.S. Cellular Field....