tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18316425.post3144559373845235047..comments2023-07-27T05:23:37.837-07:00Comments on Seattle Mariners Musings: Lueke's Best FriendAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17189704999047359461noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18316425.post-66850534689370139232011-04-01T01:20:39.531-07:002011-04-01T01:20:39.531-07:00Yes, the Mariners still partner with "Refuse ...Yes, the Mariners still partner with "Refuse to Abuse," and in fact are the only MLB team to take a public stand against domestic violence. As far as statements from "Refuse to Abuse," this is the best I can find: http://www.king5.com/new-day-northwest/Mariners-Still-Committed-to-Refuse-to-Abuse-105194479.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17189704999047359461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18316425.post-60171530029832803902011-03-31T22:43:38.148-07:002011-03-31T22:43:38.148-07:00Agreed. Lueke's horrible actions aside, I supp...Agreed. Lueke's horrible actions aside, I suppose I would have a lot easier time forgiving anyone's actions if they were honest (he hasn't been) or assumed some level of personal responsibility for their actions (again a big fat no). Don't the Mariners have a "refuse to abuse" charity they sponsor or partner with? I wonder what they have to say? I wonder what the daughters and wives and mothers of the other players would say knowing they exist in a society where the men that prey on them are instantly forgiven if they can hurl leather and cork at 90mph... Ask yourself if you'd forgive a rapist of your wife, mother or daughter. The fact that she's not in your family is immaterial, and ignoring his transgressions in favor of a few well-pitched innings says as much about the indifferent/uncaring fan as Lueke's actions say about him.Marie Marinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10634799334359947983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18316425.post-27878132867024536482011-03-31T21:39:54.824-07:002011-03-31T21:39:54.824-07:00We're M's fans (who live in WA) and are at...We're M's fans (who live in WA) and are attending the opening series in Oakland. We were so disappointed in the Mariners for acquiring and keeping Lueke. We will be booing him loudly every time Lueke shows his face. We firmly believe in second chances, but Lueke has referred to what he did merely as a "freak accident" - kidnapping, rape, assault, whatever you call it, it is more than a freak accident. Unfortunately I think many M's fans are unaware or uninterested in his past, I wish the M's "mariners cares" affiliates would protest every game Lueke plays in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com