Seattle was not shut out, rather an unlikely bidder. At the very least, Mariners Chairman Howard Lincoln would have to search between the couch cushions to make a run at Lee after the 2010 season. The well-heeled Phillies, Yankees, Rangers and Red Sox were expected to be in pursuit. The cost would be high.

Despite the pre-spring training indications, Zduriencik chatted up Braunecker again after Lee routinely appeared an international man of leisure while on the mound early in 2010. Precision deliveries became repeated 300-foot outs in spacious Safeco Field. The concern about an abdominal injury that caused Lee to miss April was squelched. They discussed, but did not negotiate.

I went out and did the garage sale thing again this morning. This is definitely the last time this season. I'm officially burnt out on garage sales. Actually I'm burnt out on filling my already full house any fuller with other people's junk. I did make out like a bandit in the book department. I found at least 20+ new books that he's gonna love. That alone would have made the trip worth it but I also found other stuff. Wesley has this strange love of hats. Any hat, or even things that aren't hats but can be worn on the head, become near and dear to him. He had quite the hat collection before today but now he's got a massive collection. I asked him to model his hats for me today and I thought I'd share....

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A century ago, there was a man Jack and the Hat in a tropical island. It happened in 1527 when Jack was still a child. His father was a pirate and came home once a year. Every time Jack asked his father to join them. One time the father gave Jack the hat he always brought with him. Then he told Jack, "You can start your own adventure after your head can fit into the hat." After that his father never came home again. Jack knew his father died. So the hat became the only thing can let Jack remember his father. Jack waited and waited until his 18th birthday. He discovered that his head could easily fit into the hat, so he decided to find out the murder of his father. On January 3, 1542 the day with storm. The sea waves like a angry monster wanted...

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