"Well, we've all had a day to settle down after learning Prince Fielder won't be coming to Seattle. No, the star slugger has reportedly signed a big-bucks deal with Detroit — and it looks like he never would have wanted to come here in the first place.

Two weeks ago, a seattlepi.com reader poll showed that readers overwhelmingly wanted Fielder to become a Mariner. In the unscientific tally, 77 percent of you (out of the 5,000-plus who voted) said Fielder would be most welcomed."