Don’t Cry Over Spilt Milk (A Reminder About Brandon Morrow)
The Mariners, as you well know, recently dealt young fireballer Brandon Morrow to the Blue Jays for a reliever and Wladimir Balentien lookalike. This move has been questioned by everyone from bloggers…Read More
The Rob Johnson Back-Up Plan
The Mariners secured what has to be assumed as Rob Johnson insurance. They signed Josh Bard to a minor league contract and gave him an invitation to spring training. Bard is not going to bring much if anything…Read More
Just When You Thought Signing Fourth Outfielders Was So Last Year
The Mariners signed Corey Patterson earlier this past month and there were not a lot of things made of it, aside from a complete blogosphere roll of the eyes. Lets face it. Patterson’s career…Read More
Thoughts on first base
I’ve been thinking about the first base situation. Of course there are a lot of different solutions that can be applied to solve our problem. Prerequisites of what I would like to think we are…Read More
Merry Christmas, Mariners Blogosphere
I’m hoping for a life-sized Billy Butler to play first base, and maybe another solid starting pitcher. What’s your baseball-related Christmas list look like? Griffin’s note: Just wanted…Read More
Blip On The Radar
Everyone is always excited about the big news that sometimes little moves like this get missed. Today…Read More
Deck the Halls
Let me first preface this with the following. I am a huge Brandon Morrow fan. I’m really sorry…Read More
My Thoughts on the Morrow Trade
WORTH NOTING: All of this is assuming that the trade, as it currently is being reported, is completely…Read More
Morrow to the Jays?
Word from Ken Rosenthal is that Brandon Morrow has been traded to the Blue Jays for RHP Brandon League…Read More
Statistical Observations of the Day — Holiday Cheer Edition
I’ll make this quick. Carlos Silva was worth 1.4 WAR in his Mariners career. Carlos Silva posted…Read More
It’s a Christmas Miracle
Just when I start to believe that Jack Zduriencik can’t get any more amazing, he goes and pulls off a trade that, in my eyes, is even more impressive than the Lee deal. Several sources are now confirming…Read More
Thoughts on Cliff Lee, DH
As we all sit and wonder what Jack Z has up his sleeve for next week, I’ve got a few thoughts on the events of the last ~day and a half. Don’t worry about whether or not Cliff Lee is excited…Read More
Ichiro is a Freakin Genius
Jay Buhner just confirmed what most Mariners fans already knew: Ichiro completely messes with the American media. Jay was just on the M’s Hot Stove segment on 710 ESPN radio along with Shannon Drayer,…Read More
A Non-Baseball Related Note
I, Taylor Halperin, have been accepted to the class of 2014 at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, where I will continue to blog about the Mariners and all things statistical. Readers, thanks…Read More
My Thoughts on the Trade
Harrison already posted his thoughts, and did quite a nice job, but I’d also like to get out there exactly how I feel about it. This trade is, to sum it up in one word, awesome. Not only are we significantly…Read More
The efficiency of the (possible) trade
Well, it took a bit to bring me out of my hiding spot. I just am so amazed by this trade I couldn’t let someone else comment on it. While it’s speculated that it won’t become official…Read More
Mariners, Phillies, and Jays Agree on Three Way Trade, Lee Likely to Mariners
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/12/14/phillies.halladay.lee/index.html Still waiting to find out who we’re giving up, God I’m terrified. UPDATE: While it’s still unclear…Read More
A Case for Adrian Gonzalez
It’s not hard to make a case for trading for Padres All-Star first baseman Adrian Gonzalez. He’s capable of 40 homers, 100 walks, and a batting average over .260 every year. In fact, I’d…Read More
Mariners Interested in Jason Marquis?
Though the most exciting 3.5 days of the off season are over, the rumors will of course, continue to fly through the off season – and the latest one on the Mariners front, from Fox sports, is that…Read More
My Post-Winter Meetings Off Season Plan
This post would have been easier for me to tackle if I had actually written a complete off season plan back in October, but I’ll do what I can. Up until about a week ago, I think most of us were…Read More

