Thursday Quote: Joys and Sorrows

This week's quote, from deceased writer/artist Kahlil Gibran, is short and sweet:

"We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them."

Isn't that the truth! Any decision you make has the potential to either live up to the good expectations that influenced your decision in the first place or to end up as a miserable failure. Mariner Nation seems to be split right now over the decision to sign Carlos Silva to a 4-year deal worth $48 million, and I can't say I blame either side. This is is not one of those signings where much can be said about the player's potential as Carlos Silva is not a guy who seems to have the potential to be a dominant starter. He goes out there, puts up average but consistent numbers, and that's that. Of course we all hope that Safeco Field, an extremely pitcher-friendly park, will allow Silva to improve his numbers slightly, but we just don't know if the decision that has been made will turn out to be a joy, like Miguel Batista last year, or a sorrow like Jeff Weaver and Horacio Ramirez.