Captioning shots from Mariners photo day
By STEPHEN COHEN, SEATTLEPI.COM STAFF
Updated 5:00 pm, Wednesday, February 22, 2017
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OF Jarrod Dyson:
"Hey gurrrrrrrrrl."
OF Jarrod Dyson:
"Hey gurrrrrrrrrl."
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C Nevin Ashley:
"Do you know what it feels like to have arms too big to curl over this puny bat?"
"I do."
C Nevin Ashley:
"Do you know what it feels like to have arms too big to curl over this puny bat?"
"I do."
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DH Nelson Cruz:
"I can't believe I ate the whole thing."
DH Nelson Cruz:
"I can't believe I ate the whole thing."
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UT Danny Valencia:
"This is my happy face."
UT Danny Valencia:
"This is my happy face."
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C Sebastian Valle:
"I can't feel my feet."
C Sebastian Valle:
"I can't feel my feet."
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RHP Hisashi Iwakuma:
"I have a baseball."
RHP Hisashi Iwakuma:
"I have a baseball."
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LHP Dillon Overton:
"I also have a baseball."
LHP Dillon Overton:
"I also have a baseball."
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RHP Jean Machi:
"I just woke up, but here's my baseball."
RHP Jean Machi:
"I just woke up, but here's my baseball."
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LHP Nick Hagadone:
"Here, take my baseball."
LHP Nick Hagadone:
"Here, take my baseball."
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LHP James Paston:
"Seriously, take it."
LHP James Paston:
"Seriously, take it."
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SHP Pat Venditte:
"Take. It."
SHP Pat Venditte:
"Take. It."
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RHP Shae Simmons:
"What do you mean, 'at the camera?'"
RHP Shae Simmons:
"What do you mean, 'at the camera?'"
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RHP Dan Altavilla:
"Here, catch."
"Oh $&#%."
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RHP Dan Altavilla:
"Here, catch."
"Oh $&#;%."
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RHP Ryan Weber:
"Papa, I'm using your glove."
RHP Ryan Weber:
"Papa, I'm using your glove."
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LHP James Pazos:
"Don Corleone, I am honored and grateful that you have invited me to your home on the wedding day of your daughter. And may their first child be a masculine child."
LHP James Pazos:
"Don Corleone, I am honored and grateful that you have invited me to your home on the wedding day of your daughter. And may their first child be a masculine child."
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LHP Zac Curtis:
"I wish the ring had never come to me."
LHP Zac Curtis:
"I wish the ring had never come to me."
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SS Jean Segura:
"I don't always hold my bat like this, but when I do ... I don't often hit the ball."
SS Jean Segura:
"I don't always hold my bat like this, but when I do ... I don't often hit the ball."
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RHP Tony Zych:
"'Sasquatch truther' has such a negative connotation. I prefer 'Yeti bro.'"
RHP Tony Zych:
"'Sasquatch truther' has such a negative connotation. I prefer 'Yeti bro.'"
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C Carlos Ruiz:
"I'm getting too old for this $&#%."
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C Carlos Ruiz:
"I'm getting too old for this $&#;%."
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3B Kyle Seager:
"Jered Weaver? Never heard of him, why?"
3B Kyle Seager:
"Jered Weaver? Never heard of him, why?"
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2B Robinson Cano
"I earned $2 million in the time it took for this shot to be made."
2B Robinson Cano
"I earned $2 million in the time it took for this shot to be made."
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RHP Yovani Gallardo:
"How come you guys never told me what happens at the end of 'Old Yeller?'"
RHP Yovani Gallardo:
"How come you guys never told me what happens at the end of 'Old Yeller?'"
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Manager Scott Servais:
"Everything is awesome. Everything is cool when you're part of a team. Everything is awesome when we're living our dream."
Manager Scott Servais:
"Everything is awesome. Everything is cool when you're part of a team. Everything is awesome when we're living our dream."
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RHP Felix Hernandez:
"Oh, so I'm not one of the best pitchers in baseball anymore?"
"Hold my beer."
RHP Felix Hernandez:
"Oh, so I'm not one of the best pitchers in baseball anymore?"
"Hold my beer."
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Captioning shots from Mariners photo day
The Seattle Mariners are hard at work preparing for the 2017 season at spring training in Peoria, Arizona, but they have to take care of some off-the-field concerns as well.
Part of the ritual of spring training involves team photo day, when players have their photos taken for use in programs, displays on the Jumbotron or baseball cards. Some of the photos capture the spirit of the "boys of summer," while others ... well, others involve players holding baseballs awkwardly in front of them for no apparent reason.
We decided to have some fun with them, taking a few of the best (?) from this year's batch of Mariners photos, and added our own captions that we think capture the essence of the shots. You can find them all in the gallery above.
Have some captions of your own you'd like to contribute? Leave them in the comments section below.
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