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A Quick Look At 2012 Defense

So as you know I’ve had a lot about defense on the mind lately. Talking a lot about gathering fly ball data and that whole crappy project that I’m sure other people have done and will end up…Read More

Let Me Float An Idea By You

So Jack Zduriencik comes out and says that third base and veteran pitching is a the off-season priorities. That’s fair. I know I have my issues with the current back stop tandem but we’ll get…Read More

The value of walks

It’s not very often that I see a random stat, and it turns into a 30+ minute internal debate. Oddly, that was exactly what happened the other night when I saw this: That’s from Dave Cameron…Read More

A Deep Long,Tortuous Study of Chone Figgins

There is always talk among people who follow baseball as how to we should view the “field staff”. This is a bigger deal in Oakland as we saw the dismissing of Bob Geren and the hiring of Bob…Read More

Mariners Off Season Review

This was never going to be anything like the big winter the Mariners had last year, and we all knew it. 2010 was clearly being viewed as a “win now” type of season, and the front office made…Read More

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Geoff Baker Interviews MLB Network

Take a look, if you haven’t already, at Geoff Baker’s blog over at the Seattle Times. I know…Read More

Why I Still Trust Jack Zduriencik

The longer I watch, write about, and discuss baseball with my peers, the more confused I become by the…Read More

Jack Cust and Why He Is Good at Baseball

Jack Cust was worth 3.0, 2.1, 1.0, and 2.4 wins above a replacement-level player in each of the last…Read More

Position Analysis: 2B/3B

First off, I’m sorry it’s been a while since I’ve posted anything. My other life has…Read More

Jose Lopez to Colorado

According to Shannon Drayer, the Mariners have shipped soon-to-be non-tendered Jose Lopez off to Colorado,…Read More

2010 in Review: Jack Wilson

Offense: In his 211 2010 plate appearances, Jack Wilson was good for a .262 wOBA, and a .598 OPS –…Read More

Lopez, Bedard, Branyan’s Options Declined

Unsurprisingly, the Mariners decided today to decline the 2011 options of Jose Lopez ($4.5 million),…Read More

2010 in Review: Jose Lopez

Not everything went wrong for Jose Lopez in 2010.  He actually posted a UZR value over 8 in 1252.2…Read More

What the Mariners Need to do Over the Next Few Months

The Mariners aren’t going anywhere this season. We all know this. I believe the last few members…Read More

Jose Lopez Has Been Unlucky

The lack of offensive production from Jose Lopez has easily been one of this team’s biggest problems…Read More

This team has been so boring.

I know I haven’t written in awhile. And the biggest reason for me has been…what is there…Read More

It’s Time to End the Figgins-Lopez Experiment

When the announcement came this Spring that Chone Figgins and Jose Lopez would be swapping positions,…Read More

What Went Wrong?

2010 was supposed to be a great year for the Seattle Mariners. We came into the offseason with high hopes,…Read More

Yeah, We Need Some Offense

But not nearly as much as some people seem to think. Several of this team’s biggest problems are…Read More

9-8 Game Thoughts

US Cellular Field is a very friendly ballpark to right handed power hitters. The White Sox lineup is…Read More