FRED HALE SR.

I was there for that and the ALCS win over the Twinkies.

Paul Smeenus

Still wondering if t!hat'll ever happen for the M's

FRED HALE SR.

Seattle hasn't had much luck as of late. I thought they were close when Beltre went there, but I was wrong. I would actually like to see teams like the M'S do well, would be good for baseball in general.

Paul Smeenus

The pattern has been 1. A player rips the cover off the ball somewhere else 2. M's pay too much for him as a free agent 3. Player comes here and utterly SUCKS BALLS 4. M's either cut him or take it in the shorts on a trade 5. Player rips the cover off the ball elsewhere.

That's happened over and over and over. One of them came from the Angels, Scott Spiezio. All he did was become a key factor in the Cardinals 2006 World Series championship. Beltre is probably the best (or from my perspective, worst) examples. Some, like Richie Sexton and Chone Figgins, were never good again, but by then the M's had already paid them freakin millions. Especially Figgins.