Two years into a five-year, $64 million contract, Adrian Beltre has produced a .262 average, 44 home runs, and 176 RBIs. However, after the All Star break in 2006, Beltre slugged .552 with a whopping 18 home runs. Does this strong second half bode well for a turn-around in 2007, or will Mariners fans have to deal with 'A-Drain' once again? This blog intends to follow the 2007 season for Adrian Beltre, and the Seattle Mariners, and promises to hold no punches.
I'm not just talking about Saturdays matchup, we all know how well that went.
I'm talking about "if"
If only we had Meche still in the rotation rather than Weaver. Sure, Weaver was a bit cheaper, but Meche was still way overpaid. As has been the increasing case with MLB players in general- this offseason just took the trend to a new level.
I know, "if" is crap, anyway.
I just think the Front Office made yet another mistake in not going after Meche more agrresively. He was always kind of groaned on by fans here in Seattle, and for good reasons. It seemed he had a tendency to make any situation tense. Still, I think he was affected by a lot of bad run support at certain times, more so the past three years. The fact is, at the end of the day he brings home W's. Forget about ERA, WHIP K's per 9, any of that junk for a second, and realize that Meche has never had a losing season in his seven MLB season. Not bad. Randy Johnson, Roger Clemens and Nolan Ryan, to name just a few, all had losing seasons at some point. Sure, Meche has got plenty of time to change that trend, and one would think pitching for the lowly Royals would help that...but here it is, May, and he's 2-1 with a 2.18 ERA through 41 innings over 6 starts.
Not bad at all.
Good luck, Gilly.
I'm talking about "if"
If only we had Meche still in the rotation rather than Weaver. Sure, Weaver was a bit cheaper, but Meche was still way overpaid. As has been the increasing case with MLB players in general- this offseason just took the trend to a new level.
I know, "if" is crap, anyway.
I just think the Front Office made yet another mistake in not going after Meche more agrresively. He was always kind of groaned on by fans here in Seattle, and for good reasons. It seemed he had a tendency to make any situation tense. Still, I think he was affected by a lot of bad run support at certain times, more so the past three years. The fact is, at the end of the day he brings home W's. Forget about ERA, WHIP K's per 9, any of that junk for a second, and realize that Meche has never had a losing season in his seven MLB season. Not bad. Randy Johnson, Roger Clemens and Nolan Ryan, to name just a few, all had losing seasons at some point. Sure, Meche has got plenty of time to change that trend, and one would think pitching for the lowly Royals would help that...but here it is, May, and he's 2-1 with a 2.18 ERA through 41 innings over 6 starts.
Not bad at all.
Good luck, Gilly.
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