But after Jerry Dipoto‘s wild ride over the past few weeks, we haven’t had much time to calm down and reflect. We finally have a break in the action, so now is a good time to dive right into these Mariners mini-topics.
Let’s start with the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Today we found out that Lou Piniella, the Mariners manager from 1993-2002, fell one vote shy of being inducted into the Hall of Fame by the veterans committee. It would have been awesome to see “Sweet Lou” get into the Hall of Fame, but he will have to wait 5 more years for another crack at it.