Ken Griffey Jr. to Join the Ranks in the Mariners Club Hall of Fame
When my husband was twenty-one, he showed up at Safeco field early to catch the Seattle Mariners’ batting practice prior to a game, in hopes that he would catch a ball. He sat in the left field…Read More
All-Star Selections
I know that a lot of people don’t pay attention to the All-Star selections anymore. Just because of how subjective it is and that ultimately a few guys get left off every year that should have been…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 knee-jerk reaction crowd. After last season, I heard countless callers, and saw many comments around…Read More
Ken Griffey, Jr. Named Special Consultant to the Team
Per Shannon Drayer’s twitter, the Mariners have added Ken Griffey, Jr. as a Special Consultant to the team. I have always loved Junior the player, though as I have gotten older I don’t know…Read More
Position Analysis: 1B/DH
I’m combining these two positions simply because there’s so much overlap. Seattle has gotten very little out of these positions over the last few years, even though both are traditionally the…Read More
Griffey is Calling it a Career
According to both Ryan Divish and Shannon Drayer, Ken Griffey Jr. will announce his retirement today.…Read More
Problems That Still Need to be Fixed
There’s no doubt that things have been done to improve this team over the last week or so. Milton…Read More
Lineup Rant
Don Wakamatsu has put together today what is easily the worst lineup of the season. Take a look. Ichiro…Read More
It Comes Down to the Padres
In the past, we’ve quite often made light of the fact that the Mariners and Padres have been declared…Read More
Questioning Your Fandom
It’s times like these where I ask myself, for the umpteenth time, “what qualifies being a…Read More
Notable Seattle Mariners, According to Fangraphs WAR
There are some surprises here — particularly those who have significantly underachieved —…Read More
Do the right thing, Ken
The Mariners offense has been putrid to watch. It might even be enough to put a fan to sleep. It was…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
This Roster Against Lefties
Dave Cameron wrote a post today, explaining why this roster, while improved, still just doesn’t…Read More
Game Recap (8-7)
I’m tired, so let’s do bullet points. Vargas continues his nifty pitching, posting 5 strikeouts,…Read More
Oh My God I Can’t Believe That Just Happened Game Recap
Well, that was incredible, and I’m really not sure how this post is going to turn out as I’m…Read More
Ryan Garko Placed on Waivers
Sigh. This is the type of move that really annoys me. No, it’s not a team-killer, and no, it’s…Read More
Mike Sweeney
I like the idea of Mike Sweeney making this team. The consensus seems to be that he’s redundant…Read More
The Ryan Langerhans Factor
It was generally assumed, right up until yesterday’s Ryan Garko signing, that Ryan Langerhans was…Read More
Ken Griffey Jr. is Still Decent Even Without a Rebound
Last year at 39 years old Ken Griffey Jr. put up an OPS+ of 95. Question: Can we expect The Kid to contribute…Read More




