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Now that was a Felix Day to enjoy. Felix pitched eight dominant innings against the hated New York Yankees, and the offense finally gave him some good support, spotting him a 3-0 lead on a Branyan bomb before Felix even stepped onto the field.  The offense would add three more runs, one of which came [...]

The Darren Brown Mariner Machine kept chugging along tonight, eking out a 6-5 win over the suddenly beleaguered-looking Orioles.  This one was again won in no small part by Matt Tuiasosopo, who hit a massive three-run homer in the second inning to help the M’s respond to the two runs the Orioles scored in the first.  He [...]

Yes, it’s a weird title, but everyone likes French toast, and Luke French threw a likeable and fairly remarkable game tonight, no-hitting the Orioles through five and a third innings.  One could argue that such a feat isn’t worth much notice, given that it’s the Orioles and all, but it’s also an Orioles team that [...]

We’re now in that lovely little stretch of the season, where the temperatures are so high and the team is so bad, that I’d honestly rather drive twenty miles to a minor league ballpark than sit in my office chair and watch the Mariners flail away. I honestly wish I could give you a detailed [...]

I found out Saturday night that left-handed pitcher Mauricio Robles had been promoted to the Tacoma Rainiers and would be starting for them on Sunday, and as I’ve long been intrigued in Robles as a prospect and had nothing to do Sunday, I bought a ticket to go see him make his AAA debut. I [...]

The M’s just finished falling to the Oakland Athletics 5-1 in a thoroughly boring game.  Franklin Gutierrez made a spectacular catch on the first at-bat of the game (then scared everyone by spider-splatting into the center field wall), and it was all downhill from there.  Honestly, I tried, but after French got pulled I had a real [...]

Megan is out at work, and I figured everyone might like to hear this. The Seattle Mariners announced this morning that they have relieved manager Don Wakamatsu, bench coach Ty Van Burkleo, and pitching coach Rick Adair of their duties with the team.  In non-fancy terms, they have been fired. Obviously, this move comes as [...]

The 2010 Mariners are just weird. Last night, with ace Felix Hernandez on the mound, they couldn’t muster up anything against a mediocre pitcher.  Tonight, with Luke French on the mound, arguably a mediocre pitcher himself, and facing off against one of the few pitchers in the league better than Felix in Kansas City ace [...]

Games started by Felix Hernandez always brings with it feelings of joy, well-being, and hope for a win, especially during a season like this, and tonight was certainly no exception after the crushing loss the Mariners took last night. Felix absolutely cruised until the seventh inning, allowing only four hits and striking out three Rangers [...]

As I mentioned yesterday morning, I went to the Tacoma Rainiers’ game last night to go watch the M’s top prospect, Dustin Ackley.  The trip came on the heels of the demotion of Justin Smoak from the major league club and the promotion of reliever Josh Lueke from AA West Tennessee, and while I was [...]

Always one of the stranger and more confusing days of the year thanks to all of the conflicting information flying around, the Trade Deadline is just hours away. Anywho, I’ve been burning the, uhm, mid-morning oil gathering the info I can find on what’s going on.  If you want to keep an eye on what’s [...]

The M’s and White Sox faced off in far-too-hot Chicago tonight (so very happy I’m not there, I’d be a puddle), and it was a Happy Felix Day to boot.  Felix was his normal dominant self at the start of the game, and was helped out by a spectacular play at first base by Casey [...]

So I was going to do a post today, and it was going to be all analytical and everything.  I’m out in Sequim, however, helping my parents with some major projects on their little farm and I’m just too tired from ripping out dead bushes all morning to do any analysis. Lucky for me, it’s [...]

Outside of watching Felix Hernandez spin another gem and watching Guti’s walkoff single, tonight’s game wasn’t terribly watchable.  To be honest, I spent most of the Mariners’ time at bat trying not to drift off.  Then, in the bottom of the seventh, Jose Lopez happened. No, he didn’t have another one of his oddly clutch [...]

Megan is out gallivanting around the foothills of the Cascades, so I decided to step in for the game post for you guys today.  I don’t traditionally do these game summary type posts for anything, so forgive me if it’s not as entertaining as your usual fare here. Today saw Jason Vargas face off against Ervin Santana and the [...]