ARTICLE FROM seattlepi.com (Full story click here)

There is a buzz in baseball circles and around the Internet that my home town Seattle Mariners might be interested in signing young possible superstar Justin Upton of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

He is only 23 years old and is a five tool player or can be. He is young and quick. Yes he strikes out a lot but if you have watched him play you know he has the potential to be a big star.

Justin has had shoulder problems but that should stop the Mariners from trading for this young cat who has star written all over him.

Mariner GM Jack Zduriencik should do right thing and trade for Upton. Yes Seattle would most likely have to deal players like Micheal Pineda or Justin Smoak or Dustin Ackley but I think the payback would be worth it.

It would be a BIG move the Mariners need to build a winning team once again.  Also here is another point I want to bring to the table. Bringing in a young and exciting player like Upton who happens to be African American will help bring more African American fans to Safeco Field.

When you go to Safeco for a game you do not see to many black faces in the crowd besides the ushers and field crew. Upton can help in the community to help get young inner city kids interested in baseball again instead of football and basketball.

As a sports fan I hope the Seattle Mariners will sign Justin Upton. It will be a big move on the field and off the field also.

Spread the word on our site “Sports Inner City Online” coming out of Seattle. Urban news and issues plus NBA highlights and ESPN “Right Now” Both updated all the time 24/7!!

Basketball, baseball, football and more RIGHT HERE!!! Soon we will have “Sports Inner City Radio” podcasts on a regular basis. Urban sports news and issues plus classic soul music and new and recent music and exclusive interviews and public service announcements.