MLB.com: Bullpen declares independence at home

Whenever Erik Bedard starts a game these days, Mariners relievers know there is about a 99-plus-percent chance that some of them will see some action. Sure enough, the left-hander departed after five innings and 99 pitches on Friday afternoon.
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“(Bedard’s) pitch count was up near 100, so I was already getting ready,” [Sean] Green said. “I also knew they had a lot of right-handers in the lineup today, so I was prepared.”

Bedard, who has now thrown fewer than 100 pitches in each of his past six starts, and has reached triple digits six times in 15 outings this season.
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Bedard dressed quickly and departed Safeco Field without talking to the media—the second consecutive game a Seattle starter has shunned the press. Carlos Silva had no comments after his start on Thursday night.

Bedard’s public reputation sure seems to be another victim of the 2008 Mariners, with this whole “he’s a jerk and a wimp who thinks he’ll melt if he throws 100 pitches” thing going around.