“Somebody just told me our run differential
was minus-nine on this trip
but our fun differential
was about plus-90.
We’re going with that.”
–Mariners manager Scott Servais
Reviving the Art of Baseball Doggerel
Reviving the Art of Baseball Doggerel
“Somebody just told me our run differential
was minus-nine on this trip
but our fun differential
was about plus-90.
We’re going with that.”
–Mariners manager Scott Servais
Don Daglow (Intellivision World Series Major League Baseball, Earl Weaver Baseball, Tony LaRussa Baseball) contributed the foreword for Hardball Retrospective. The foreword and preview of my book are accessible here . Based on the revised standings the “Original” 2001 Mariners outpaced the Athletics, taking the American League pennant by four games. Seattle topped the circuit in OWS and OWAR. GM Woody Woodward acquired 32 of the 38 ballplayers (84%) on the M’s 2001 roster.