Remember the heady days of, oh, five months or so ago when the Mariners got that steal of a deal by unloading Aaron Heilman and his 22-33 lifetime record to the Cubs in exchange for Garrett Olson, a 25-year-old left-handed pitching prospect, and Ronny “Don’t Call Me Rodger” Cedeno? Well, Cedeno’s suckage is continuing and, also, well documented. But it’s unlikely that there will be any further debate on whether Olson will shape up into an adequate starter this season, not after last night’s 9-7 loss to the lowly Padres. Witness his stat line: 82 pitches, 2 strikeouts, 6 runs given up, all of them earned. Those were Olson’s numbers through five and one-third dreary innings. Roy Corcoran, who came in for relief, fared no better, giving up an additional 3 runs as the M’s fell into a well from which they couldn’t climb out.In more positive news: Jr. Griffey hit his 619th dinger last night, which was also the 5,000 home run for the franchise. After the game, Griffey made only a few brief comments on the milestone before skirting out of the lockeroom to catch a showing of Transformers with his family. Superstar athletes, they watch crap movies, just like us.
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