Seattle Sportsnet

Horrible. Just flat-out horrible.

Seriously, I do not have to listen to all the broadcasters in the history of the world to know that Gesser is the worst. He just is. By any measure imaginable. He is the weakest link.

So bad that I actually switched away from the 4A state football championship because I could not stomach listening to him. Did you hear that, FSN? I would rather watch reruns of The Office on TBS — a show which I own on DVD — than endure two hours of Jason Gesser’s voice. Because he is that effing bad.

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Let’s get one thing straight. This isn’t a done deal. Yet.

We all remember how close the Mariners have come to signing other free agents over the years (Miguel Tejada, Vladimir Guerrero, Omar Vizquel, to name three), only to have the deals fall through at the 11th hour. So let’s not assume this thing is all locked up, at least not until the papers have been signed.

While sources have confirmed that the M’s and Figgins are very close on what appears to be a four-year deal worth around $35-36 million, the Los Angeles Angels still remain in the hunt to re-sign their starting third baseman.

However, for all accounts and purposes, it appears the Mariners are set to take two big steps forward in their push for a 2010 AL West title: they will make their team better, and weaken their primary divisional opponent.

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