"He has come to me for advice and I tell him, 'Don't ever stop working hard,'" Branyan said. "There is no such thing as a quick fix in this game. I encourage him to work hard and work on the right things. He's doing all that."

I try to avoid the M's main site but the dialogue between Branyan and Smoak made me happy. I'm also a sucker for feel-good stories on prospects and young players.

4.0 IP 3 H 1R 3-1 GO-FO 8Ks 0BB

Alan Cockrell gets the axe and the AAA hitting coach, Alonzo Powell I believe, is promoted.

By throwing a no-no in the minors.

Hopefully that link works, if not it's on the M's frontpage

It's free and it's at 3:00 PT

Playing 1B and occasionally "3B".

Winners: New York Yankees. Why do they get a "W" when all they did was pick up utilityman Jerry Hairston Jr.(notes)? Because their big moves in the offseason have left them in a position where they didn’t have to do more than that.

The hell?

Yuni at 15!(Hahahahahaha Royals) Kenji at 14! Silva at 4th.

A look into our first round draft pick head. I feel sorry for the dude a little.

Gropecunt Lane... Hahahaahahahahahahahaahahahaha!

Scouting Report:
Mariners: Hernandez returns to the scene of one of his best career starts -- a one-hitter against the Red Sox at Fenway Park three years ago -- on a big-time roll. The ace right-hander has surrendered five earned runs in his past 53 innings, striking out 51 over that span. His two-seam fastball has been his bread-and-butter pitch, and rookie catcher Rob Johnson has not been shy about calling for it.

Dammit Rob Johnson...

Yup.

WHERE THE HELL IS BRANYAN!

THE COMMENTS COVER YOUR EYES DON'T LOOK DIRECTLY AT THEM!

Hahahahaha finally Torii Hunter doesn't ruin my birthday!

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No that was not a spelling error...