BRING BACK ICHIRO--Geoff Baker, Seattle Times

[cezero]

In short term, Mariners should bring Ichiro back | The Seattle Times

The Mariners are such a joke, we get giddy over bringing up a cripple like Gutierrez, and now respected Seattle journalists have resorted to writing articles about bringing in Ichiro, who has 3 extra base hits in 160 at bats.

 

[NWinAZ]

ya i read that also. warm and fuzzy. that is what they should be called...the seattle warm and fuzzies.

 

[Msfann]

If we were winning and we happened to have an extra spot for him sure, but he wouldn't be anything but hype now. It would probably be how it was for Griffey when he came back with a lot of fans expecting way too much and being disappointed when it doesn't happen.

That being said I expect the front office to trade for him soon to use that hype to help cover up the fact that the team sucks.

 

[SeattleCoug]

This makes complete sense. Distracting the fan base by hiring Edgar didn't quite work so let's try again by bringing back Ichiro. It will bring in more fans and get more money for Nintendo. Everyone wins! Oh yea except us, seems about right.
I'd rather bring back Kawaski so he can dance with the grounds crew.
They are a joke indeed.

 

[AceKeptic]

I'm just waiting for whatever the front office has for a master stroke to kill these guys once and for all.

You can only save your own ass for so long by signings like these.

 

[Anointed One]

While we're at it, let's trade for Arod, bring back Buhner, Jr. Wilson, Cora, and activate Edgar... Funny thing is, offensively, we'd probably be better than we are now...

 

[NWinAZ]

...but if it meant trading Ackley for him...hmmmm?

 

[PolarVortex]

One thing we know about Ichiro - the opponent defenses won't be using the shift against him.

 

[PolarVortex]

...but if it meant trading Ackley for him...hmmmm?

Ackley is going to be on the team for the remainder of the year and then end up like Justin Smoak - waived or non-tendered. Maybe next year the Blue Jays will have Smoak, Saunders and Ackley in their opening day starting lineup.

 

[NWinAZ]

Ackley is going to be on the team for the remainder of the year and then end up like Justin Smoak - waived or non-tendered. Maybe next year the Blue Jays will have Smoak, Saunders and Ackley in their opening day starting lineup.

poor blue jays fans if that happened.

 

[PolarVortex]

poor blue jays fans if that happened.

Smoak has done OK with his limited playing time in Toronto this year. I think all three of those guys would do OK in a positive offensive environment like the Skydome. And there may be open positions with the Blue Jays this winter. Encarnacion and Bautista are both pending free agents.

 

[seattlefan75]

Well i dont see what we have to lose the trumbo experiment was a failure that guy sense being traded here is 11-73 with 1 homer and 5 RBIs good god he sucks. I have been on board with saying that we should trade ackly for ichiro straight up

 

[cezero]

we could add pretty much any schmuck, and it would be "nothing to lose". that was my point.

ackley for ichiro is what this team has come to.

just lol.

 

[wazzu31]

Ackley for Ichiro I guess, but Ichiro is the most polarizing athlete in Seattle history and it would seem stupid for Jack but if Jack is going down I could see him going down swinging with trying to win brownie points

 

[Banned 10x]

Ackley is going to be on the team for the remainder of the year and then end up like Justin Smoak - waived or non-tendered. Maybe next year the Blue Jays will have Smoak, Saunders and Ackley in their opening day starting lineup.

and he'll turn into a .270 hitter with someone else

 

[wazzu31]

It's almost a guarantee that Ackley will end up with an organization that will treat him like just another guy instead of the golden boy and force him to change his approach and he will end up being a serviceable MLB player.

 

[Anointed One]

Ackley is another Willie Bloomquist...

 

[NWinAZ]

Ackley is another Willie Bloomquist...

I think that is a bit disrespectful...to Willie.

 

[seahawksfan234]

Don't worry, when the Mariners lose out on the other top tier outfielders during free agency, we'll sign Ichiro as a consolation prize to the marketing department and our Japanese fan base/ownership.

 

[cezero]

I think that is a bit disrespectful...to Willie.

all the more funny because it's true.

bloomquist maximized his talent, if anything. no way he should ever be considered anything but a spectacular over-achiever.