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Pregame news and notes, Angels 5/21

After pretty much the worst possible result in a four-game set in Cleveland, the 20-25 Mariners return west to play two games in Anaheim against the Los Angeles Angels. The Angels (17-27) have struggled…Read More

Afternoon Links, 5/21

It’s been a rough few days for the Mariners, as their once-promising rise to possibly getting above .500 has tailspinned into a hapless 20-25. Is there hope for the M’s? I scoured to the blogosphere…Read More

Somewhat Bold Predictions for the Mariners in 2013

Tomorrow is opening day for the Mariners, and you should be PUMPED! The team is undeniably moving in the right direction. This year will be another step forward for Seattle, and they may even surprise…Read More

What We Can Learn From the 2013 Mariner Commercials

A few weeks ago, the annual Mariner commercials came out. If you haven’t seen them yet, I would highly recommend you take a look here. As usual, they were quite funny, and they taught us some things…Read More

What is a successful year for Justin Smoak?

It seems like this is the last straw for Justin Smoak. He is entering his 4th big league season with almost nothing to show for it. Over his 355 game career, Smoak is hitting a lowly .223/.306/.377, with…Read More

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It’s Time for Justin Smoak to Sink or Swim

We are still a month out from opening day, but twenty six year-old Justin Smoak has already been named…Read More

Why Smoak should get one more shot

I honestly cannot believe I am writing this. If you asked me as little as a month ago what I thought…Read More

Why Smoak Isn’t The Answer

Justin Smoak finished the season incredibly strong. Posting a OPS around 1.000 with 5 bombs certainly…Read More

Smoaking GIF

After reading Dave Cameron’s piece on Justin Smoak at USSMariner, and after being inspired by…Read More

Seattle’s Future at First Base

If you had asked me two years ago, I wouldn’t have hesitated to tell you that Justin Smoak would be…Read More

Did The Mariners Claim Morneau?

Baseball’s waiver period is a strange, often confusing process. The trade deadline is a tumultuous storm…Read More

2013: 1st Base Situation

The Mariners figure to make big changes in 2013 as they attempt to fit themselves into the playoff…Read More

The First Base Predicament

When the Mariners acquired Justin Smoak as the center piece to the Cliff Lee deal, they believed they…Read More

Justin Smoak Recalled

In the twenty games Justin Smoak has played in AAA Tacoma since being demoted, he has shown little improvement.…Read More

My Frustration with Smoak

You probably know by now that Justin Smoak was demoted to AAA Tacoma a few days ago. Mike Carp has been…Read More

Smoak, But No Fire… Seattle Demotes Their Struggling First Basemen

It seems Justin Smoak will dawn a blue uniform of another variety for the discernible future. According…Read More

Buhner’s Thoughts

I have been avoiding writing this for quite some time. I didn’t really know what to say because…Read More

Mid-Season Evaluation

The all star break is always a good time to stop and evaluate a season. It’s easy to just see at the…Read More

I’ve got the Power

It is still worth it to keep up with plate discipline statistics, but after the recent offensive onslaught…Read More

Random Thoughts On a 21 Run Onslaught

I happened to be visiting some family as this game kicked off. I had initially forgotten the start…Read More