Reply #8: Bavasi has done the same old Mariners routine.

[HuckleB]

Don't buy the hype. You're just repeating what you read in the papers. Think for yourself. Lopez would have done as well, if not better than Pokie, and there's no reason for him not to develop at the MLB level if you can't actually improve on his performance -- which the Mariners won't do with Reese. Lopez did better than many major league shortstops, and certainly better than the aging crips Bavasi brought in when he shipped out Guillen, which was absolutely STUPID from the word go.

Bavasi sucked in Anaheim, and he's done the same in Seattle. Sure, it's great to have the two new big bats, but he didn't do crap for pitching. When it comes to the Mariners, it's always half-assed baloney intended to tease the fans just enough to keep 'em coming. Nothing more, nothing less. They simply won't push it the extra step that it takes to be a true contender for the championship.