From: stryper666	Date: February 20th, 2008 05:31 am (UTC)		(Link)

"Gaylord Perry just doesn't really count as a Mariner."

Correct. He broke a major record while in Seattle (I believe it was most strikouts - I'd have to look it up). However, it was at the end of his career. Seattle seems to be notorious with grabbing people way past their prime. The Hawks have had both Jerry Rice and Franco Harris (they also had Warren Moon, but he actually did pretty well with them for a while). The Sonics grabbed Patrick Ewing to be more or less a "mentor" for younger players.

As for Dave's style - eh, I always liked it. Maybe it was because I was a kid growing up with him and enjoyed how enthusiastic he seemed. I mean, he's never been any more over the top then, say, Harry Carrey. Plus, anything's better than Ron Fairly...

	From: faerieburst	Date: February 20th, 2008 06:41 am (UTC)		(Link)

I think you are dead on about Randy Johnson. And yeah, whether or not you like his style, Dave Niehaus was certainly the first of an era, and I think it is cool they recognized that.

~Aramada