As we waited to go into the clubhouse following the Mariners 6-1 loss, the unmistakable sound of John McLaren's high-pitched tenor of anger could be heard through the thick clubhouse walls.

After not wanting to say something he regretted about his team to the media. He told his team directly, loudly and angrily instead.

You could see it building on the horizon and since the players weren't doing it, McLaren did it instead.

We couldn't hear the exact words, and the ones we did hear, couldn't be used in print. But it had something to do with their effort, their focus, their preparation and their attitudes, all of which need some improvement.

"Everything he said, he hit the nail on the head," said Raul Ibanez. "He’s absolutely right. It’s time for us to pick it up. And we're very well capable of picking it up."

I'm trying to finish up writing, and I'll post more later.