This season for the Seattle Mariners is seemingly already over, and it's only the first part of May. After losing 3 of 4 to their fellow celler dwellers, the Texan Rangers, the M's lack of offense and shotty bullpen have become glaringly obvious weaknesses rather then slow starts.

While the starting staff has been fairly solid, save a few Jared Washburn and Miguel Bastista yaks, and the defense have given them some solid play in the field. That being said, they haven't gotten the run support that they needed to win, and the pen didn't pitch well enough when they did.

With no one hitting more then .291 or more then 23 RBI (Raul Ibanez in both cases), the move to secure another quality arm hasn't really been the best. Couple that with the fact that Erik Bedard is surly to seemingly all around him and gets dinged up surprisingly easy, the trade of Adam (not Pacman) Jones, George Sherill (who is tied for second in the majors for saves at 11) and prospects is turning out to be an all out Chernobyl type deal.

Now, Richie Sexson and his .209 average are out for more then likely out for 6 games, pending an appeal. When he threw that helmet at Kason Gabbard, that was what seemed like the only hit he's had during this homestand.

Something must be done with this team. Thus far, Jeff Clement and Wladimer Balentien aren't the answer. Clement can't seem to break the lineup as a catcher on a daily basis because Kenji Johjima and his .184 are there. It's insane.

Two things that I suggest to help the team get better:

1. Fire Bill Bavasi. Yes, the record has gotten better every year that he's been here and yes, he brought in the starting staff that is doing amazingly well. But he also put together this horrendous offense. Need I say more?
2. Get Ken Griffey Jr. the SECOND he hits 600. Seriously, if we're going to suck this year, I want to have at least one bright spot. Griff would bring the power hitting lefty that the lineups needed and would bring people back to Safeco. Everyone wins!

This was suppoused to be the year for the M's to take a strangle hold on the AL West with the Angels down their two best starters and the A's down in the...well, suppousedly down the toilet. With those teams coming on strong and getting stronger and the Mariners choking on thin air, something's gotta get done.