"Chone Figgins was a fan favorite during his time with the Angels.

He has a special status with fans in his new hometown, too. But here in Seattle he is a favorite target of Mariners fans frustrated with their team's weak offense and slow rebuilding process.

Figgins went into Monday night's game against the Angels batting .189. He was booed when he popped up in his first at-bat, booed when he made an error at third base in the second inning, booed every time he stepped to the plate — cheered when he doubled to right in the fifth.

But Figgins gets booed a lot these days.

"Good, bad — it doesn't matter," Figgins said. "We got back from the road trip (recently) and we'd played pretty well. I was part of that — not a big part of it. But I'm still getting booed. I understand I've been going bad lately. But what can you do?"

What Mariners fans would like Figgins to do is live up to his contract — a four-year, $36 million deal that could grow to five years and $45 million if an option vests in 2013. It easily topped the Angels' offer following the 2009 season, believed to have been in the three-year, $24 million range.

Figgins got off to slow start in his first season with the Mariners and never got back on the fans' good side even though he rallied to finish with a .259 average in 2010. This year's slow start has made him a popular target for criticism on local sports talk radio."