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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 [...]
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
Make no mistake, this Mariners season has been a disaster in every way, but making Don Wakamatsu the fall guy is the kind of shortsighted thinking left to the dregs of baseball, not a supposedly forward-thinking franchise like the M’s. Apparently it only takes a year to go from genius to doofus if you believe [...]
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- Tags: fired, jackie z, mariners, wakamatsu
What the hell is happening in Seattle?
6 May 2010Living on the East Coast, I’ve only been getting snippets, but what I’ve been hearing about the Seattle Mariners sounds extremely … weird. Milton Bradley melting down in front of schoolkids. Eric Byrnes riding through the clubhouse on a bike. Milton Bradley telling the team he needs help. Fans booing Ken Griffey, Jr. Record-low crowds. [...]
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M’s keep making the right moves
In: mlb
19 Jan 2010This has been a remarkable offseason for the Mariners, one that was capped today when the team announced they have signed Felix Hernandez to a multi-year extension, taking the nagging thought that Seattle might be forced to trade its ace due to financial considerations completely off the table. This slam dunk move by the Mariners’ [...]
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- Tags: hot stove, jackie z, king felix, mariners
In praise of Jackie Z
In: baseball
18 Dec 2009Has there ever been a GM looked upon more favorably by his constituents than Jack Zduriencik by Seattle Mariners faithful? For someone who came to the team more than a year ago with little fanfare (only the most ardent of baseball nerds would have been familiar his resume), Zduriencik has become arguably the franchise’s biggest [...]
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- Tags: cliff lee, jackie z, mariners, trades
Nah, we’ll keep our enigma
In: mlb
1 Dec 2009According to SI baseball writer Jon Heyman, the Mariners reportedly quashed a deal that would have sent Brandon Morrow and Shawn Kelley to the Tigers for right-handed starter Edwin Jackson. Now, I’ve made my feelings about Morrow known before – I thought it was a questionable choice to draft Morrow over Lincecum then, and, obviously, [...]
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