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Mariners still don’t have an offense
14 Apr 2012A week ago in Oakland, it looked like the Mariners might be a changed team — that is, one with an offense. They scored 15 runs in two wins over the A’s and followed that with five more in an 11-5 loss to Texas that gave them 20 runs in a three-game stretch — something [...]
When you think about it, it’s ridiculous that this is the first time Ichiro and the Mariners have opened the season in Japan. From the time the Japanese superstar signed with Seattle in 2001 and turned into an American sensation, the Mariners should have been locked into a trip to Tokyo every two or three [...]
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- Tags: dustin ackley, ichiro, japan
Baseball owners continue to be the dumbest in sports. First they gave up financial control of their game to the players in the 1980s, then they let commissioner Bud Selig institute the ridiculous “All-Star winner gets home field in the World Series” mandate. Now this. A designed one-game play-in? In baseball? What’s the point? It [...]
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- Tags: Bud Selig, playoffs
As the Mariners close in on finishing the mini-blockbuster trade that will send young pitcher Michael Pineda to the Yankees for young slugger Jesus Montero, the obvious question is: Is Jesus the Mariners’ savior? As with life, it obviously remains to be seen, but we have faith in the way Jack Zduriencik is approaching the [...]
As hard as it was to get into major-league baseball this season, with the Mariners in complete rebuilding mode and not offering much excitement on a nightly basis, watching the thrilling end to the season last night reminded me of just how great baseball can be when it switches from boring marathon mode to an [...]
Mariners get functioning players for Bedard? That’s a win.
In: mlb
1 Aug 2011Considering that the last time Erik Bedard pitched prior to the July 31 trading deadline he deposited a giant dump on the pitchers mound at Safeco Field, I’m stunned that not only were the Mariners were able to deal the lefty, but also that they got two players in return. Bedard won’t be missed by many in Seattle, and [...]
What the hell is happening??
25 Jul 2011On June 21, the Seattle Mariners rolled into Washington, D.C. at 37-35, two games out of first place and one of the big surprises of the season’s first half. I had the (mis?)fortune of covering the opener between the M’s and Nats, which for eight innings, seemed to be a foregone Seattle victory, one that [...]
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- Tags: Chone Figgins, jackie z, losing streak, mariners, mlb, terrible
M’s FINALLY ditch useless Bradley
In: mlb
9 May 2011In a move that was way overdue, yet still surprising given the conservative nature of the team, the Mariners relieved themselves of the albatross that was Milton Bradley, designating him for assignment on Monday and effectively ending his worthless tenure in Seattle. The Mariners took a huge risk when they dealt Carlos Silva for Bradley, [...]
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- Tags: cut, mariners, milton bradley, ryan langerhans
Do the Mariners really expect us to watch these guys? Once upon a time – actually twice — the Mariners were a who’s who of AL stars so familiar to Seattle fans (and all baseball fans) that many of the players were known by only one name. In the 1990s, it was Junior, Bone, Edgar [...]
Uh, how about those Mets?
In: mlb
30 Mar 2011That little sentence has always been a jokey change of pace during those awkward conversational moments, but this year it also reflects my feelings about the impending baseball season. I can’t recall an Opening Day for which I felt so unprepared. With the NCAA tournament, NFL lockout madness and the upcoming NBA and NHL playoffs, I [...]
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- Tags: mariners, mets, mlb, nationals, opening day
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