Well, we hate to say we told you so, BUT, Ichiro is the finest player in all of the Major League. An inside the park home run which alluded none other that Ken Griffey JR himself is so ironic on one sie and landmark in other. One hero of the Mariners forced to tip his hat to the new hero of Seattle; Ichiro!

Obviously, it will now be up to the Japanese ownership to put up the big bucks to keep Ichiro which is has to be a done deal in their mind (no news in the paper yet) Now, do we try to draw back Jr to play DH and take this team to the next level? I say yes. Griffey’s menacing hip issue will decrease by not playing the field everyday and he can get the applause and the love he has missed over 8 years in Cincy.

To be continued……

I am very sad to see Mariners Manager Hardgrove move on. He had over 1800 wins and now he resigns. He looks very sad and depressed in my opinion. I hope he gets the help he needs. He says he does not have that drive anymore? After he brought a last place team to just 4 games behind LAA and in the thick of the wild card race? He has hit a funk and we wish him all the best.

OK, it looks like Bonderman is now in the hands of the voters for the All star game. I voted and voted and I do not believe their is a limit. Or is there? I just kept going. I am sorry to report that our family does not know the NL very well. Who would you recommend after voting for Bonderman?

Way to Go ICHIRO. What a fine pick and what signature guy for Seattle. Griffey is going as well and now is the time for Seattle to bring him back for the rest of the season. Could you imagine Griffey as the DH!

to be continued

Well Fox Sports today began to give us the results of the All Star Balloting. Our Family loves Ichiro and it appears he will be on the train to San Francisco. What I cant understand is that our family was able to vote a whopping 25 times. Is this policy in place because of fraud I guess. It seems silly, why not one vote per email address? Then again, why not more leverage to the managers to control who they want. This is the kind of chatter I hear around the house these days and I guess if it were up to me, I would give as much power to fans as possible. With all these scandals I hear about, the fans should have control to keep out or allow in the players who break the rules to the All Star game. And that brings me back to Ichiro. Just look at him! Does he use human growth hormone. I think not. Whenever he is up to bat, I tell my children so they can see what hard work and practice practice practice is all about.

Good Luck at the All Star Game Ichiro!!!!!!!!