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Bedard Likely Staying Put
2008-07-18 19:18:00 With the Philadelphia Phillies acquisition of Joe Blanton the Seattle Mariners lost potentially their best suitor for ailing ace Erik Bedard ’s services. Bedard is currently on the 15-day DL and was delayed on returning to Seattle after the All-Star break, meaning he’ll only get a single start before the July 31st trade deadline if healthy. Pair ... More About: Trade , Free Agent
It?s a Funny Thing, Looking Back
2008-07-18 07:54:00 Mariners Magazine, May 2007 If for some reason you can’t read the subtitle there, it reads: “The Mariners filled key holes with the addition of reliever Chris Reitsma, designated hitter Jose Vidro, and starter Horacio Ramirez.” Reading about how those three busts were filling “key holes” with their “unique skill sets” is funny enough, but it gets better! “I ... More About: Funny , Humor , Back , Thing , Looking Back
Blanton to Phillies Deal Hurts M?s
2008-07-17 18:52:00 The Philadelphia Phillies overpaid for Joe Blanton today, hurting our Seattle Mariners . 1.) Billy Beane continues to build his Oakland A’s into a future dynasty from within, this trade following other trades of his that brought in truckloads of top-tiered talent (Rich Harden, Nick Swisher, Dan Haren, etc). 2.) Seattle will no longer be able to coax ... More About: Trade , Deal , Free Agent
More Talk About Trading Ichiro
2008-07-17 17:19:00 Seattle P-I’s Jim Moore is the latest local guy to write about the possibility of trading Ichiro Suzuki. Unfortunately for us, ESPN has seemingly picked up on it, meaning we may not hear the end of it. There are more pressing issues at hand, but would dealing Ichiro really be such a bad idea? Bad PR and ... More About: Trading , Talk , Trade , Free Agent
LaHair to be Called Up [UPDATED]
2008-07-17 17:04:00 According to Ryan Divish of the News Tribune, the Mariners are set to call up first baseman Bryan LaHair from AAA Tacoma. LaHair was thought to be called up when Richie Sexson was released, but he was dealing with turf toe and wasn’t able to play. No news yet on the corresponding roster move, but if you ... More About: Transactions , Promotions
Sexson to Yankees
2008-07-17 16:55:00 It looks like Richie Sexson is about to sign with the New York Yankees . He’ll be signing for the league minimum, so it is a classic “low risk, high reward” move by Yankees GM Brian Cashman. The first thing that came to mind for me when I heard the news was this: If Richie can’t handle ...
Rumors: Vidro, Bedard, Ibanez +
2008-07-15 14:42:00 A lot of us thought it absurd that Richie Sexson was let go before the even more useless Jose Vidro, but it seems order is slowly returning to the universe. This from Prospect Insider’s sidebar: There are some rumors starting to swirl around the team as they left Kaufmann Stadium today that designated hitter Jose Vidro’s ... More About: Rumors , Seattle Mariners , Trade , Released , New York Mets
Ibanez Drawing Interest [UPDATED]
2008-07-12 18:49:00 There are several Mariners whose names are going to pop up in trade rumors over the coarse of July, but Raul Ibanez is, in my opinion, one of the guys that will undoubtedly be wearing another team’s colors in August. He’s still an RBI machine and is much more affordable compared to other potential rent-a-players. The ... More About: Drawing , Trade , Interest , Mets , Braves
Defense
2008-07-12 00:33:00 C: Jeff Clement seems to handle pitchers fairly well and calls a decent game, blocks pitches he needs to but isn’t great behind the plate in that regard, though he does seem to know how to protect the plate from opposing runners. Kenji Johjima calls a horrible game and isn’t known for his plate blocking ... More About: Seattle Mariners , Defense , Team
Phillies Holding Carrasco
2008-07-11 01:26:00 Recently I wrote that the if Erik Bedard was to be traded to the Philadelphia Phillies , the Mariners would probably be targeting top pitching prospect Carlos Carrasco. Since then I have heard other things of similar nature. ESPN’s Jayson Stark is reporting, however, that the Phillies wouldn’t include Carrasco in a potential deal for CC Sabbathia, so ... More About: Trade , Holding , Free Agent
In Case None of You Saw This on Wednesday
2008-06-07 01:45:00 McLaren Loses It… Pure gold. This makes me respect him a little bit more, which means my respect level is now at like negative 250%. Either way, there was a lot of truth in that. Yes, the fans are pissed off. Yes, it will take a total team effort. Let’s see how that carries over into the ... More About: Case , Wednesday
Not Trying To Stay Positive Anymore
2008-06-05 18:49:00 I came back from my Senior Retreat to find out that the Mariners were swept by the Angels. Wow, I don’t feel good anymore. More About: Positive , Stay
Trying To Stay Positive
2008-06-02 04:30:00 Positive Note of the Month Brandon Morrow has been off the charts. Last year, I would have been okay with a trade centered around Morrow. I was completely for it. I wrote an old post…. Brandon Morrow - Morrow does not have what it takes to be a starter, yet. It will take time. He pitched 3, ... More About: Positive , Stay
Upcoming Detroit Series
2008-05-30 20:12:00 Friday - Nate Robertson (2-5, 5.88 ERA) vs. Carlos Silva (3-4, 5.14 ERA) Saturday - Justin Verlander (2-7, 5.16 ERA) vs. Felix Hernandez (2-5, 3.60 ERA) Sunday - Kenny Rogers (4-4, 5.88 ERA) vs. Miguel Batista (3-6, 5.98 ERA) This ought to be interesting. A bunch of high ERAs, the last road stand we had against Detroit , no offense ... More About: Series , Jose Lopez , Detroit Tigers , Upcoming
Symphony of Destruction
2008-05-26 05:39:00 If a song were to describe the past 6 days, that song comes to mind. This roadstand was absolute destruction. The Mariners not only had their pride destroyed, but it was raped, abused, trampled. How much humiliation can one team endure? We’re about to find out. Boston comes to Seattle starting a 3 game series ... More About: Destruction , Symphony
Dear Mr. Washburn
2008-05-22 02:19:00 You throw Johjima under the bus. You say there are language barriers that make you pitch terrible when he catches. You get your wish and Burke catches. You get blasted. Maybe it’s not the catchers at fault… More About: Washburn
Carlos Triunfel?s Suspension
2008-05-21 11:02:00 If you haven’t heard by now, Seattle’s uber-prospect Carlos Triunfel has been suspended indefinitely for violating team rules of some kind. I’ve nosed around a bit, but everyone in-the-know is being very hush hush about the situation. He has been suspended for a week and a half so far. From what I gather, the organization wants him to ... More About: Stats , Suspension
Aflac Trivia Question of the Day
2008-05-21 06:02:00 Which team in the AL West has the distinct ability to fold once they find themselves losing 2-1 in only the 2nd inning? HINT: We watched them fold today… Not only did we fold at the plate until about the 7th inning, but it looked like even Silva folded. Hopefully tomorrow brings us a better day; oh ... More About: Question , Trivia , Aflac
Clement Down, Reed Up, Thorpe Claimed
2008-05-20 09:52:00 I haven’t spent much time in front of the computer or in front of the TV lately. I have lots of family in town and I’m days away from embarking on a series of trips (some work, mostly vacation) that’ll have me away from Washington for 41 days consecutively, so sorry for the lack of updates! ... More About: Transactions , Promotions , Reed , Clement
The Padres Series
2008-05-19 06:01:00 Over the last 13 years of my life, I have never become uninterested in the Mariners. That is, until about the last week of April, 2008. I typically would watch all 9 innings of a game. When I would go to games, I would stay until the very last pitch, including the Cleveland double-header last ... More About: Series , Boston Red Sox , Seattle Mariners , New York Yankees , Ichiro Suzuki
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
More articles from this author: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. 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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