Before we were so rudely interrupted, the Mariners needed a bat — probably two — for their offense and really had use for one more veteran arm for their pitching rotation.
You remember the Mariners, don't you? Team from Seattle that plays in Major League Baseball, which until Wednesday was paralyzed by an owner-imposed lockout, losing esteem and fans by the day.
Three and a half months and a bitter labor impasse later, the M's still have the same needs. And so, with the ink on Wednesday's agreement that lifted the 99-day lockout still fresh and the vitriol not yet dissipated, the fun part of the baseball season is starting. Finally.
