31 Jul
Thank you, Jack Zduriencik! Veteran lefty Jarrod Washburn was traded to the Tigers today for 23 year old pitcher Luke French and 20 year old fire-baller Mauricio Robles.
This is a wonderful day. Luke French is a very similar pitcher to Jarrod Washburn – the main difference is he’s 12 years younger and is under club [...]
Posted in Breaking News by: Griffin Cooper
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31 Jul
So, here we are. There are roughly 16 hours until the trade deadline, and Jarrod Washburn is, as far as we know, still a Mariner. Many of the teams that were being linked to him a few days ago, no longer make much sense.
The Brewers have fallen far enough back in the standings, that it’s [...]
Posted in Mariners General by: Griffin Cooper
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31 Jul
The big story in the Mariners news today came from a 22 year old left handed pitcher in Derek Holland.
He had the Mariners hitters off balance all night long. He did an amazingĀ job of switching his pitches up and changing speeds. He carried a perfect game into the 5th where Jack Hannahan hit a [...]
Posted in Mariners General by: Chad Lewis
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30 Jul
As you should know by now, the Mariners pulled off a semi-blockbuster trade today. Seattle sent Jeff Clement, Ronny Cedeno, and three minor league pitchers to the Pirates for shortstop Jack Wilson and starting pitcher Ian Snell.
Now, I did not get the feeling from this trade that it was aimed towards making a run this [...]
Posted in Mariners General by: Griffin Cooper
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29 Jul
Today, the Mariners were heading into the game against the Blue Jays still trying to get back to playing “Wak Ball”.
They came into the game 7.5 games back of the division leading Angels, and were trying to pickup a gameĀ against the best pitcher in the league in Roy Halladay.
The Mariners did a good job [...]
Posted in Mariners General by: Chad Lewis
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