Bart Takes Mariners Shortstop Rodriguez For A Ride

Seattle Mariners shortstop Alex Rodriguez left the team hotel in San Francisco on Monday early and arrived at the Oakland Coliseum late - a victim of mass transit.

Rodriguez boarded a BART train about 3:30 p.m. and 75 minutes later was still riding the rails, having missed his stop at least once and perhaps more often.

“I have no idea where I went,” Rodriguez said.

He got to the Coliseum in time for batting practice, but won’t be taking BART again today.

The answer is …

Bob Wells didn’t merely throw Seattle’s first complete-game shutout of the season Sunday, he became the answer to a trivia question not many Mariners fans could have answered.

The question: Who was the last right-handed Seattle pitcher to throw a complete-game shutout.

The answer: Chris Bosio, who no-hit Boston on April 22, 1993 - 493 games before Wells blanked the Angels. Over that span, the Mariners did have 10 complete-game shutouts, but nine of those were thrown by the same man, Randy Johnson.

Who threw the other? Dave Fleming.

As for Johnson, his scheduled 10 to 12 minutes of throwing batting practice was postponed a day. He’ll throw morning. His first rehabilitation assignment game will be Friday in Lancaster, Calif.

Notes

Bosio’s next rehabilitation appearance will be Wednesday for the Tacoma Rainiers. He will probably throw one inning.

Oakland manager Art Howe to Ken Griffey Jr. during batting practice: “Nice to see you - but I wish you were on a rehab assignment.”

The refurbishing of the Coliseum is lagging behind schedule. If the new stands are not ready for the Raiders first exhibition game Aug. 8, owner Al Davis gets $5 million - and a sizable daily payment for each day the facility is not ready.