Bob "Blackie" Black
Baseball is more than a simple game to me. I grew up next to a minor league park in Lewiston, Idaho, where I sold snowcones, ice cold Pepsi, was a bat-boy for the Oakland A's sponsored pro team and ran the scoreboard. Reggie Jackson hit homers that landed on our roof.
I have watched, rooted for and suffered with the Mariners since their first game in the Kingdome. My mind is filled with memories of driving around the Northwest listening to the magical voice of Dave Niehaus on the radio helping me visualize the games. My name is Bob "Blackie" Black in real life.
Lou Piniella was a great manager that saved baseball in Seattle and I admired him greatly. In the thousands of decisions he had to make as the Mariner leader he was correct a high percentage of the time.…Read More
Today ends my 35th straight year of rooting each day for my precious Seattle Mariners. The team will finish in last place again but there have been five glimmering rays of hope. These rays have the following…Read More
September was supposed to be a month in which we fans would see how much progress this latest rebuilding program was making under the guidance of Eric Wedge. The verdict is in after finishing a Spectacular…Read More
It is reasonable to take a look at the job Jack Zduriencik has attempted to do since being hired as the General Manager for the Mariners on October 2008 after the dismal failure and horrific…Read More
Since 2009 we have watched and hoped for potential prospects to blossom or signed older guys to see if they still had some glimmer of talent left. Here is a list for you to reminisce, wonder,…Read More
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Jesus Montero and John Jaso Lead the Mariners Stats in the Second Half.
Post Break Numbers
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This was the most recent exciting time in Mariner history but there have been many others.
Even…Read More
It is going to be a day filled with irritations, I can tell. I wrote a lighthearted article on another…Read More
With solid play, tremendous pitching and even some excitement since the All-Star break, the Seattle…Read More
Hisashi Iwakuma has been sterling since escaping the bullpen prison Wedge sentenced him to at…Read More
It has been one special month for all of us long-suffering Mariner fans, especially this last…Read More
Cheater Cabrera in action
Participants in sports have a long history of attempting to…Read More
It occurred to me that the Seattle Mariners, in many ways, have lucked out this season because…Read More
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