The longtime Seattle Mariners reporter discusses the Cal Raleigh and Randy Arozarena issue, how the Mariners will have it, George Kirby’s development and Bryce Miller’s injury.
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On that note, the Arozarena drama feels anti-Mariners culture.
On that note, the Arozarena drama feels anti-Mariners culture.
Very much.
Very much.
But, but we do have 18 months of Arozarena being a generally good clubhouse citizen.
But, but we do have 18 months of Arozarena being a generally good clubhouse citizen.
So does it get written off as a one-off and we can figure it out, or is there a deeper conversation you think that happens with him when he returns?
So does it get written off as a one-off and we can figure it out, or is there a deeper conversation you think that happens with him when he returns?
Oh, I’m sure they’re gonna have conversations with him just because, like, you know, it’s like even if there is, like, even if there was a problem, you don’t, you don’t air your dirty laundry through the media.
Oh, I’m sure they’re gonna have conversations with him just because, like, you know, it’s like even if there is, like, even if there was a problem, you don’t, you don’t air your dirty laundry through the media.
You don’t do it in that way.
You don’t do it in that way.
If you got a problem, you, you handle it.
If you got a problem, you, you handle it.
You know, I think that, that is a conversation I would say.
You know, I think that, that is a conversation I would say.
That’s not what we do, you know.
That’s not what we do, you know.
We’ll discuss it internally.
We’ll discuss it internally.
and then, like, you know, that, that would be the thing I think.
and then, like, you know, that, that would be the thing I think.
Like, Randy is Like, Randy puts in the effort and the time.
Like, Randy is Like, Randy puts in the effort and the time.
Like he, you know, he’s in there.
Like he, you know, he’s in there.
He likes to, you know, he hits plenty in the cage.
He likes to, you know, he hits plenty in the cage.
He does his work.
He does his work.
You know, he doesn’t– They’ve never, ever questioned whether he plays hard or prepares to play.
You know, he doesn’t– They’ve never, ever questioned whether he plays hard or prepares to play.
I mean, like, he likes to play.
I mean, like, he likes to play.
it’s funny, like, when he does certain things, like, he always puts on the full uniform because that’s, you know, he isn’t one of those guys who’s wearing a sweatshirt out there.
it’s funny, like, when he does certain things, like, he always puts on the full uniform because that’s, you know, he isn’t one of those guys who’s wearing a sweatshirt out there.
It’s just kinda how he does it.
It’s just kinda how he does it.
But, you know, he’s also just a different guy, and I think being around him, he is more of a loner.
But, you know, he’s also just a different guy, and I think being around him, he is more of a loner.
Like, you don’t s- you know, you’ll see him talking with Julio and Rivas and all those guys, but, you know, he has his own life and he doesn’t, you know, he’s not, like, going out and hanging out with a bunch of guys all the time and stuff like that.
Like, you don’t s- you know, you’ll see him talking with Julio and Rivas and all those guys, but, you know, he has his own life and he doesn’t, you know, he’s not, like, going out and hanging out with a bunch of guys all the time and stuff like that.
He has family, does what he does.
He has family, does what he does.
You know, he’s always kinda like that when he was in Tampa.
You know, he’s always kinda like that when he was in Tampa.
So, you know, I, I think, like, you can exist without everybody being the best of friends and hanging out all the time, you know.
So, you know, I, I think, like, you can exist without everybody being the best of friends and hanging out all the time, you know.
The, the requirement for the Mariners is to prepare hard, play hard, be a good person, you know, and Randy’s in not, in no ways has Randy, you know, kinda went against that.
The, the requirement for the Mariners is to prepare hard, play hard, be a good person, you know, and Randy’s in not, in no ways has Randy, you know, kinda went against that.