SB Nation User Blog: PortlandPachyderm

The hand we've been dealt may be tough to beat, and will hopefully start paying dividends real...

PortlandPachyderm — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:31:23 -0000

The hand we've been dealt may be tough to beat, and will hopefully start paying dividends real soon.

I intended to do something like this back when we had the Big Three, but never got around to it. New excuses are nice.

Anderson, Cahill, Outman, Mazzaro. One could argue Braden could be in there too (as a King?), but I limited it to the young'ns.

Probably more Sweeney Todd, than Sweeney, R., but this was a request for a "visual of the month"...

PortlandPachyderm — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:42:31 -0000

Probably more Sweeney Todd, than Sweeney, R., but this was a request for a "visual of the month" from yesterday's gameday thread. Enjoy ladies! ;-)

Next M's Manager?

PortlandPachyderm — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:37:31 -0000

There is a recent article on fannation.com that speculates on future managers for the Mariners. Of course, the potential new GM would have to be hired first, but if you were the new GM, who would you want? (I didn't included a seventh option, Brad Mills, mainly because I've never heard of him, and six options are plenty).

(PS. I'm a visiting ANer, live in Portland, so I follow the Mariners quite a bit as well, when I'm not rooting for the A's :)

Poll

Assuming Riggleman is only a temporary solution, who should the Mariners hire as their next manager?

Bobby Valentine (Managing in Japan)

80 votes

Joey Cora (White Sox Bench Coach)

47 votes

Ron Roenicke (Angels Bench Coach)

5 votes

Ken Macha (Former A's Manager)

13 votes

Buck Showalter (Former Yankees/D-Backs/Rangers Manager)

7 votes

Willie Randolph (Former Mets Manager)

11 votes

163 votes | Poll has closed

I just happened upon this team photo from LAST YEAR. Check out how many of these guys are long...

PortlandPachyderm — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:38:56 -0000

I just happened upon this team photo from LAST YEAR. Check out how many of these guys are long gone. Yeah, I guess you could say we reloaded a tad.

You're not in Oakland anymore, Swish

PortlandPachyderm — Thu, 08 May 2008 00:46:51 -0000

You're not in Oakland anymore, Swish

Apparently Nick Swisher was the instigator of some controversial clubhouse antics. One can't help but wonder if this would have been as "inflated" if it were in Oakland.

Oakland...The New Area 51?

PortlandPachyderm — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 21:35:11 -0000

Yes, I know there's already a certain Las Vegas Minor League team with dibs on the name. But with the activation of Esteban Loaiza from the DL, the A's have now used a record 51 players on their roster since the start of the season.

It's great that the A's are playing well, but if you want an additional distraction, I offer this nostalgic look at those 51 players, categorized into CURRENTLY ON ACTIVE ROSTER, CURRENTLY ON DL, CURRENTLY WITH SACRAMENTO and NO LONGER WITH ORGANIZATION. (Let me know if you find any errors...I used Baseball-Reference.com as a resource.

CURRENTLY ON ACTIVE ROSTER
Blanton
Bowen
Brown, A
Brown, D
Calero
Casilla
Cust
DaVanon
DiNardo
Ellis
Embree
Furmaniak
Gaudin
Hannahan
Haren
Johnson
Loaiza
Lugo
Marshall
Piazza
Scutaro
Stewart
Street
Suzuki
Swisher

CURRENTLY ON DL
Buck
Chavez
Crosby
Duchscherer
Harden
Kotsay
Murphy
Snelling

CURRENTLY WITH SACRAMENTO
Braden
Flores
Komine
Lewis
Melillo
Meyer
Putnam
Robertson

NO LONGER WITH ORGANIZATION
Bocachica
Bradley
Kendall
Kennedy
Kielty
Langerhans
Melhuse
Ramirez
Walker
Witasick