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Rosenthal Suggests Delgado for Sexson
2008-05-18 19:56:00 …in this video. It’s an interesting proposition. Seattle has been interested in Carlos Delgado in the past, and his left handed bat would fit nicely into the lineup and Safeco Field, but I’m not sure such a deal would be in Seattle’s best interest. While Delgado strikes out slightly less and is hitting for a better average, ... More About: Trade , Carlos Delgado , Free Agent
17-27; Kenji, Lineup Tweaks
2008-05-18 12:24:00 Can you believe that our Seattle Mariners are only 7.5 games back in the AL West? With the way they’ve been playing I keep expecting to see that they’ve fallen to 10 or 15 games back already. Seattle still has a shot thanks to sub-.500 play from the Angels and A’s. 7.5 games is a reasonable deficit ... More About: Team , Lineup
Series Thread: M?s vs. Padres 5/16-5/18
2008-05-16 09:23:00 5/16: Miguel Batista vs. Chris Young 5/17: Erik Bedard vs. Randy Wolf 5/18: Felix Hernandez vs. Shawn Estes If there is anyone who knows how Seattle is feeling this season, it’s the Padres . Like the Mariners, San Diego was picked by some to win their division, but have been in a dogfight with Seattle for Major League Baseball’s ... More About: Series , Thread
More Money, Less Talent for Junior?
2008-05-15 01:32:00 It appears that the Seattle Mariners have no problem taking on Ken Griffey’s salary or next year’s option, meaning Cincinnati wouldn’t be on the hook for any of it. To me, this is a good thing. If Seattle required Cincinnati to eat some of his contract, then high caliber prospects would have to be offered up ... More About: Money , Trade , Reds , Talent
Now What?
2008-05-14 07:03:00 The Seattle Mariners started digging themselves into a hole within the first couple of games this season and haven’t stopped. Their best winning streak has been just three games, and that happened once in April. At eleven games under .500, Seattle is the owner of the worst record in all of baseball. Seattle is still in ...
4 K + 1 HR = L
2008-05-13 06:56:00 Monday was an absolute roller coaster of a game in which Seattle loses 13-12. Brandon Morrow picks up the loss after surrendering a walk-off blast to former Mariner Ramon Vazquez. I’ve written several times about Morrow and how he doesn’t have what it takes to be a consistently successful reliever in the major leagues. The main ... More About: Seattle Mariners
Cinci About to Make a Move
2008-05-12 23:54:00 This is total speculation, but interesting nonetheless. Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker told the media that super prospect Jay Bruce would be recalled soon. If Bruce is called up to the big club then someone must be on their way out. This could mean that Cinci is about to trade one of their outfielders (most likely ... More About: Seattle Mariners , Trade , Move , Make , Free Agent
M?s Watching Griffey [UPDATED]
2008-05-12 19:26:00 No more speculation; the Seattle Mariners indeed have their eye on Ken Griffey Jr. Seattle is the worst team in the American League right now, so it will be interesting to see this unfold. I’m not so sure that Griffey would accept a trade to Seattle at this point, but we’ll see. I wrote about the Griffey-to-Seattle scenario ... More About: Trade , Watching , Free Agent
Series Thread: M?s at Rangers 5/12-5/14
2008-05-12 07:28:00 5/12 - Erik Bedard vs. Vicente Padilla 5/13 - Felix Hernandez vs. Kason Gabbard 5/14 - Carlos Silva vs. Scott Feldman Seattle hopes to get a winning streak started as they hit the road to visit their good buddies, the Texas Rangers . It looks like Mac and the Sheriff are running some kind of train with Laird and ... More About: Series , Seattle Mariners , Thread
Sexson to Sit Out 5
2008-05-11 01:56:00 Richie Sexson’s suspension was cut down by one game, so he’ll miss the next five games starting tonight. As it turns out, he’ll miss the entire series down in Texas. Source Link.
The Griffey-to-Seattle Scenario
2008-05-10 22:05:00 A look at why it may make sense, despite Seattle ’s current position in the AL West, and an indication of how much it would cost. There has been a lot of talk about Ken Griffey Jr. returning to the Seattle Mariners ever since the Reds rolled into town for interleague play last season. There hasn’t been ... More About: Rumors , Cincinnati Reds , Trade
All-Stars?
2008-05-10 17:05:00 Did anyone else have a chuckle when they saw this? Vote for Ichiro. Vote for Rauuuul. Maybe send a couple write-in votes for Bad Wlad, and maybe Beltre and Lopez as well. The rest don’t deserve much recognition. I wonder if King Felix or the Cranky Canuck have a shot at the All-Star team. More About: Stars , Seattle Mariners , All-Stars
Series Thread: M?s host ChiSox 5/9-5/11
2008-05-10 01:26:00 Friday and Saturday’s games start at 7:10 pm PST, Sunday’s game starts at 1:10 pm PST. Pitching Probables: 5/09 - Carlos Silva vs. Jose Contreras 5/10 - Jarrod Washburn vs. Javier Vasquez 5/11 - Miguel Batista vs. Gavin Floyd I’m not going to bother with splits and whatever else this time, Seattle just needs to get on the board. We ... More About: Series , Host , Thread
Sexson Suspended; Wilkerson to Jays
2008-05-09 22:20:00 Richie Sexson received a 6 game suspension today for charging the mound last night (video). He’ll appeal the suspension, so it will not take effect for a couple days. Jose Vidro (if healthy) and Miguel Cairo will likely be the ones to fill Sexson’s lineup spot until he returns. Where’s Greg Norton when you need him? ... More About: Blue Jays , Jays
Storming
2008-05-09 06:23:00 In 1965 Bruce Tuckman put together the Forming-Storming-Norming-Performing model of team building and development that is still taught in business classes today. If we follow this model, the Seattle Mariners spent all of Spring Training and April in the “forming” stage, which makes perfect sense because the team featured a lot of new faces, the bullpen ...
Prospect Watch: Triunfel Heating Up
2008-05-09 03:35:00 Triunfel snaps out of slump, Peguero and Halman impressing. Hello, Mariners Fans. My name is Alex Freedman, and I have the pleasure of broadcasting for the High Desert Mavericks, the Cal League affiliate of the Mariners (A+). When the fellow members of the front office and I caught a glimpse at our opening day roster we ... More About: Watch , Seattle Mariners , Stats , Heating , Prospect
Zero Runs on Two Hits
2008-05-08 07:28:00 I’m not really sure what to write about anymore. The starting pitching has been great overall. The bullpen had some tough times, but you can’t pin too many losses on them. The Seattle Mariners offense simply needs to produce more runs for the starters. The additions of Jeff Clement and Wlad Balentien helped, but they’re rookies ... More About: Hits , Runs
Jacque Jones?
2008-05-05 22:44:00 Detroit outfielder Jacque Jones was released today. He hits left-handed and is a good defensive player, though has misplaced his power since hitting 27 homers in 2006. Should Jones be on Seattle’s radar? He may be, as they tried to get him last time he was a free agent, and he almost fits the bill of what they should ... More About: Trade , Free Agent
Norton Dealt
2008-05-05 21:49:00 Greg Norton , who was DFA’d after the callups of Jeff Clement and Wladimir Balentien, was traded today to the Atlanta Braves for cash considerations and or a PTBNL. This should be a much better situation for Norton, where he’ll almost certainly receive daily at bats in the National League style of play. As far as these player-to-be-named-later ... More About: Boston Red Sox , Transactions , Greg Norton
Series Thread: M?s vs. Texas 5/5-5/8
2008-05-05 19:43:00 All games start at 7:10 pm PST, meaning that this thread will be a little more active. Join in! 5/5 - Jarrod Washburn vs. Kevin Millwood 5/6 - Miguel Batista vs. Sidney Ponson 5/7 - Erik Bedard vs. Vincente Padilla 5/8 - Felix Hernandez vs. Kason Gabbard (?) After an awful roadtrip, the Seattle Mariners stumble back home to find ... More About: Series , Texas , Thread
Crappy Felix Day
2008-05-04 06:02:00 Felix Hernandez, pictured above, was overcome with emotion before breaking down in tears behind the mound after a frustrating loss to the Yankees on Saturday. After hearing snickering and “Queen Felix” comments from a group of players in the tunnel, manager John McLaren, a sensitive guy himself, closed the clubhouse doors and defended his young hurler in an ... More About: Humor , Felix Hernandez , Felix
Series Thread: M?s at Yankees 5/2-5/4
2008-05-02 09:23:00 5/2 (04:05 pm PST) - Erik Bedard vs. Chien-Ming Wang 5/3 (10:05 am PST) - Felix Hernandez vs. Mike Mussina 5/4 (10:05 am PST) - Carlos Silva vs. Darrell Rasner Seattle’s best starters prepare to right the ship at the historic Yankee Stadium after a very disappointing series in Cleveland. Even with Bedard on the hill, Seattle’s chances are ... More About: Series , Yankees , Thread , Mariners
Putz Problemo
2008-05-02 05:38:00 I think I just developed a stomach ulcer. J.J. Putz fails to slam the door, yet again, and memories of Seattle winning almost every game once leading after eight seem distant. So what’s wrong with Putz? Here is one of his walks from tonight: And here is a strikeout from last year: What is the first thing you notice? ... More About: Seattle Mariners
Any More Moves for the M?s?
2008-05-02 03:56:00 It was certainly refreshing to see Seattle’s willingness to admit a mistake even before the conclusion of the season’s first month. Rich Aurillia stuck around until July 9th in 2004, Bret Boone until July 2nd in 2005, Carl Everett until July 25th in 2006, and Scott Spiezio somehow made it through 141 games over two seasons ... More About: Seattle Mariners , Trade , Moves
Two New Contributors
2008-05-01 06:50:00 Just letting everyone know that Bleeding Blue and Teal has two new writers that will be popping in periodically to keep us updated on Seattle’s minor leaguers. Justin Carleton writes for the blog “No Rhubarb!” and will letting us know what’s going on in AAA Tacoma. Alex Freedman is the Director of Broadcasting for the ...
Utilizing the Rookies
2008-05-01 05:06:00 First of all, tough ballgame tonight. I missed most of it but when I got into my car I was greeted with something along the lines of this: “…a high popup to shallow center, Ichiro settles under it and the carnage is over.” Thanks to Dave Neihaus for that one. That, of course, was referring to the ... More About: Rookies
Clement, Balentien Called Up
2008-04-30 22:31:00 I just mentioned that Brad Wilkerson was on his way out, and now John Hickey of the Seattle P-I is reporting that Jeff Clement and Wladimir Balentien will indeed be joining the Seattle Mariners in Cleveland for Wednesday’s ballgame. As I type Geoff Baker updates his blog that both Wilkerson and Greg Norton have been designated for ... More About: Transactions , Promotions
Got Wilk? Not Anymore
2008-04-30 22:10:00 Brad Wilkerson’s 3-for-3 effort last night wasn’t enough to save him job. Ryan Divish of the News Tribune is reporting that Wilkerson’s locker has been cleaned out, name plate and all. It’s unknown at this point whether he has been given his unconditional release or if he was designated for assignment. No word yet on the ... More About: Seattle Mariners , Released
Encouraging Report on Wlad
2008-04-30 16:25:00 Jason A. Churchill of Prospect Insider put out another great read for Seattle P-I’s Farm Report , this time focusing onWladimir Balentien. Check it out! What I learned: One of Wlad’s three home runs the other night was of the inside-the-park variety, allowing him to flash some speed and prove his bruised knee is A-OK. The defensive concerns of ... More About: Stats
Silva-Sized Win for the M?s
More articles from this author:2008-04-30 04:49:00 Sunday night: King Felix Hernandez dominates the Oakland Athletics for 7 innings, keeping them scoreless and striking out 10 while walking just 2. He returns for the 8th inning and walks the first batter. Then surrenders a double. Then walks another batter. Then surrenders a single that drives in a pair. Tied ballgame. Felix is ... More About: Seattle Mariners , Cleveland Indians , Silva , Carlos Silva 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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