Chone Figgins

Look, I have no understanding why Chone Figgins is still on the team. As I sad in the radio hit below, I don”t think there is any way that GM Jack Zduriencik or manager Eric Wedge wanted to keep him on the team. I think that was a decision by ...  

Mariners manager Eric Wedge had to know he'd be answering some Chone Figgins and Casper Wells questions today. You can see the answer he gave on Wells in the video clip above. As for Figgins, Wedge said releasing him hasn't even been considered ...  

With Casper Wells sent down to Tacoma yesterday to make room for the mighty return of Miguel Olivo, the team squandered yet another chance to rid itself of the most glaring blemish on GM Jack Zduriencik's resume. So Figgins is left to ride the pine (some ...  

It's a drop in his long-range bucket. All of this is a long way of trying to determine why Jack Zduriencik didn't do what so many of us hoped he would on Thursday. Maybe he sees longer-term value in Casper Wells and wants the young player to get ...  

Miguel Olivo is back from the disabled list after missing the past four weeks with a groin injury and the Mariners created a spot on the roster for his return by optioning outfielder Casper Wells to Triple-A. That means, despite some speculation ...  

Miguel Olivo is on his way back off the disabled list and will ... how do they plan to do that when they aren't playing him? That's what you can blame the team and the GM for. For doing nothing and making others pay for it.  

Mariners remove slumping Chone Figgins from lineup Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 05:42 p.m., Friday, May 4, 2012 SEATTLE (AP) — The Mariners benched leadoff hitter Chone Figgins on Friday after the veteran's batting average plummeted to .189 after a recent slump, continuing two-plus subpar...  

Mark Trumbo hit a game-ending homer to left, and the Los Angeles Angels overcame Jered Weaver's first-inning injury exit for their seventh consecutive victory, a wild 9-8 win over the New York Yankees on Monday night.  

The Chone Figgins leadoff experiment is over. Mariners manager Eric Wedge on Friday said he has benched Figgins, demoting him from a starter to a utility player. Dustin Ackley will take over Figgins’ old role as leadoff hitter. Mike Carp is starting Friday in left field. “I talked to Figgy today. I told him we’re going to change his role,” Wedge said. “He’s going to be in more of a utility role for us now. So, I had a good conversation with...  

Seattle Times Mariners beat writer Geoff Baker stops by the Northwest Sports Tonight studios to talk about the Mariners, questioning the M's keeping Chone Figgins, and playing Miguel Olivo over Jesus Montero.  

On May 9 one year ago, the Seattle Mariners determined the Milton Bradley Project to be hopeless. As we approach the one-year anniversary of Bradley’s exit, it’s fair to wonder how long it’ll be before the Mariners decide the Chone Figgins Project also is fruitless.  

I think Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge made the right move by benching Chone Figgins. The decision came Friday (May 4), likely after Wedge finally realized that Figgins is in a slump that he won't emerge from as a member of the Mariners.  

Chone Figgins is officially done as the leadoff hitter of the Seattle Mariners. After getting the promotion from manager Eric Wedge out of spring training, Figgins has continued to struggle at the plate. He has been given every opportunity to ...  

He thought about it for a moment, then smiled and shrugged. "I don't know,'' he said. Then, he added: "I have to respect his decision. He's the manager. He knows I want to be out there.'' Figgins told me several weeks ago that he was having ...  

Vargas vs Pavano, 7:10 pm. You could feel this coming. With Chone Figgins showing that his problems had nothing to do with where he hit in the line-up (please learn from this, media), it appears that the plug has been pulled on the Chone Figgins, Leadoff Hitter experiment. Despite facing a right-hander, Figgins isn’t in [...]-- This post came from: U.S.S. Mariner, and is copyright by the authors. This RSS feed is intended for the personal use...