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A Post I Was Going To Write Until It Backfired On Me

I appreciate snark. To various degrees and put more aptly, when it’s done in a way that doesn’t generate a rise out of me. I’m not very good and disguising any type of snark in written…Read More

The Implications Of Doug Fister’s Start

I don’t deny the rapport that general managers must build with each other to be successful in this industry.  I embrace it.  There must be a sense of trust to complete a deal.  There must be…Read More

From Stem to Stern: Angelic pitching duels

The Mariners went to LA for a weekend series after sweeping aside the Oakland A’s. I was really hoping that things would pick up and M’s could ride the momentum they had and scrape out a series…Read More

You Wanted A Move… It’s Here

  Okay, it may not be what everyone was expecting. With all the on going speculation from Doug Fister to Chone Figgins, we’ve all been patiently waiting, hoping that Jack Zduriencik can add some…Read More

Why the Mariners should trade Jason Vargas

First of all, I’d like to say that this will be my last post here at Sodo Mojo. I believe that I’ve grown a lot in my time here, and learned a lot about myself as a writer. While my posting…Read More

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Vargas and Fister: The Challenge

Today the following popped up on MLBtraderumors. Talk that the Mariners could be floating both Jason…Read More

Graphing The Mariners Starting Pitching

They say that a picture is worth a thousand words… so here are some pictures for you.   …Read More

Beavan’s Debut

Starting pitcher Blake Beavan made his major league debut last night. Saying his debut was “much…Read More

Boxscore: Game 73

What a horrible way to lose a ball game. It had to happen when I was already frustrated trying to fix…Read More

The Starting Rotation Problem

It’s funny, reading lookout landing yesterday morning Jeff Sullivan mentioned the following:   I…Read More

Boxscore: Game 43

Dear Torii Hunter,   Thank you, Signed every Seattle Mariner fan. ——————————– 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Angels…Read More

Boxscore: Game 39

I understand why people are so frustrated with Brandon League, and I am too, but it’s ridiculous…Read More

Smoke and Mirrors

Or perhaps that should be “Smoak and Mirrors.” Before the road trip the M’s were a…Read More

Monthly Review: April

So I went ahead and made some custom spread sheets and listed key stats that I thought were important.…Read More

13-15, Game Notes

Wow, where to begin? The Mariners somehow beat the Red Sox today to secure a series win, despite seemingly…Read More

Boxscore: Game 23

No game recap, it’s Easter.   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E A’s (11-11) 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 10 1 Mariners…Read More

Todays News And A Quick Thought

Cesar Jimenez is optioned to Tacoma. Tom Wilhelmsen, Josh Lueke, Aaron Laffey make the team. It’s…Read More

David Pauley vs. You

I have a quick question this morning. What’s with the David Pauley hate? We are getting all these…Read More

Looking at the 2011 win projection (part 2)

It has been a long week since I posted part 1 of my explanation of the 2011 win total predictions, but…Read More

Position Analysis: Starting Rotation

The starting rotation was considered a strength of the 2010 Mariners, and with good reason. With Felix,…Read More