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  • Blogs

    July 6, 2011

    Firefighters Really Do Rescue Cats: Demythologizing an Urban Legend

    ​As a kitten growing up in St. Louis, Quincy Lou Melton once climbed about nine feet up a skinny tree. He could not get down without the aid of his owner. In the six years since that incident, Quincy (pictured at right, minutes after the conclusion of this blog post's central tale) has not att ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2011

    The Erik Bedard Conundrum: To Trade or Not to Trade?

    Image source​Erik Bedard is finally starting to redeem himself. After three frustrating, injury-plagued seasons and an 0-4 start to this year, he is once again pitching like the guy who finished fifth in the Cy Young Award voting in 2007, ahead of Roy Halladay, Justin Verlander, and Johann San ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2011

    How to Heckle Horrible Mariners Without Getting Thrown Out of Safeco Field

    ​Safeco Field feels a lot like the Kingdome felt in the '80s, only less fun. Sure, the Safe is a modern marvel of (cookie-cutter) stadium design, the food and drink are swankier, and fans are afforded the benefit of taking in a game in the great outdoors--not that the outdoors are frequently a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2011

    Don't Trade Ichiro! Why The Mariners Should Never (and Will Never) Let Him Go

    Image source​Yesterday on Daily Weekly, Mike Seely made the case that the Mariners ought to trade Ichiro to a contending team in exchange for a few blue chip prospects. Seely is of the opinion that the team only keeps Ichiro around because he's "the main draw" and, as a sparse Monday night cro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2010

    The Seven Worst Days for Seattle Sports in 2010

    ​Really, this post could have just been entitled "Your 2010 Seattle Mariners!" But that's lazy. And fails to account for the Seahawks' stupidest moment of the past year. And who would want to pass up a chance to make fun of Pete Carroll? (Answer: no one.) Let's talk trash about local sports, s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2010

    Did Mariners Know Prospect Had Been Accused of Rape?

    ​When they traded for him in July as part of the deal that sent Cliff Lee to Texas, Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik and President Chuck Armstrong claimed they had no idea that pitching prospect Josh Lueke (pictured at right) had once been accused of rape. Now though, thanks to some fine reporting ... More >>

  • Arts

    August 4, 2010

    The Weekly Wire: The Week’s Recommended Events

    ​When they traded for him in July as part of the deal that sent Cliff Lee to Texas, Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik and President Chuck Armstrong claimed they had no idea that pitching prospect Josh Lueke (pictured at right) had once been accused of rape. Now though, thanks to some fine reporting ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2010

    Ryan Rowland-Smith Is the Worst Pitcher In Baseball

    ​Ryan Rowland-Smith is obviously not a good pitcher. You don't have be a stathead to understand that a guy who gives up 11 runs is probably not the second-coming of Randy Johnson, no matter how big or left-handed he is. Of course, if you did choose to check out the numbers, you might find out ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 28, 2010

    Mariners vs. Texas Rangers

    ​Ryan Rowland-Smith is obviously not a good pitcher. You don't have be a stathead to understand that a guy who gives up 11 runs is probably not the second-coming of Randy Johnson, no matter how big or left-handed he is. Of course, if you did choose to check out the numbers, you might find out ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2010

    Jack Zduriencik Is Threatening to Become Baseball's Joe Dumars

    ​Former basketball star Joe Dumars is to Detroit as Edgar Martinez is to Seattle. But unlike Martinez, the former Piston works for his onetime employer in the very important position of general manager. Despite dubiously passing on Carmelo Anthony in the draft, he acquired Ben and Rasheed Wall ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2010

    Supt. Randy Dorn Speaks Soberly About His 'Embarrassing' Salary, Compares It to Cliff Lee's

    ​Update: The Associated Press followed up the story today, quoting Dorn: "I'm Randy Dorn. That's who I am. I don't think people want somebody who's guarding every single word of what they say." More after the jump. Maybe it was just a matter of timing: Three months after he apologized for hi ... More >>

  • Music

    June 30, 2010

    Prelude to a Miss

    What entrance music should Ichiro and his teammates use?

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2010

    The Case for Keeping Cliff Lee

    Should such happiness be forgotten so soon?​For baseball purists, the Mariners home sweep of the heavy-hitting Cincinnati Reds this past weekend, in which Seattle's pitchers yielded a total of one run over three games while scoring a mere seven, was as good as it gets, and provided a glimpse o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2010

    Target Practice: Chone Figgins, in a Season of Disappointments, Is the Mariners' Biggest

    I'll repeat: 5'8''. Goes by "Chone."​Target Practice is our daily aim at a hypocritical politician, worthless law or random nincompoop who deserves a bit of buckshot in the backside. When the Mariners signed former Los Angeles Angels third basemen Chone Figgins to a four year, $36 million con ... More >>

  • News

    May 5, 2010

    Anemic M's

    Is it possible their offense will suck worse this year than last?

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2010

    Could the Mariners Actually Score Fewer Runs Than They Did Last Year?

    Letting the moose hit might actually improve the Mariners' chances.​Last season the Mariners were so offensively anemic they scored fewer runs than any other team in baseball. That they finished over .500 was due in large part to having an ace anchoring a good pitching staff and the greatest d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2010

    Byrnt Out: How Much Washed-Up Weight Can the M's Roster Continue to Carry?

    Replace the "cks" with a "g" on the jersey, and this photo would captionize itself.​Some things never change, do they? Just like last year, the Seattle Mariners are a team with a sensational pitching staff--and this is a statement that precedes All-Star acquisition Cliff Lee's debut Friday. An ... More >>

  • Arts

    April 7, 2010

    The Weekly Wire: This Week’s Recommended Events

    Replace the "cks" with a "g" on the jersey, and this photo would captionize itself.​Some things never change, do they? Just like last year, the Seattle Mariners are a team with a sensational pitching staff--and this is a statement that precedes All-Star acquisition Cliff Lee's debut Friday. An ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 31, 2010

    Seattle Mariners Vs. Oakland

    Replace the "cks" with a "g" on the jersey, and this photo would captionize itself.​Some things never change, do they? Just like last year, the Seattle Mariners are a team with a sensational pitching staff--and this is a statement that precedes All-Star acquisition Cliff Lee's debut Friday. An ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2010

    Cliff Lee Is Not Your Messiah, Mariners Fans

    Today's blogs wish tall, Cy Young-winning lefties with devastating cut fastballs grew on trees.​- U.S.S. Mariner gives you way too many good reasons to be worried about Cliff Lee's injury and what it means for his performance come April. If you've laid a heavy bet on the Mariners winning the A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2010

    Mariners Commercials Fail to Make Use of Crazy Milton Bradley's Acting Chops

    Yes, the 2010 Seattle Mariners commercials -- like "Running Catch," featuring a golf-ball-snagging Franklin Gutierrez -- are cute. But they fail to draw from newest Mariner Milton Bradley's significant well of crazy. And just as you don't trade for a bat only to leave it on the bench, you also don ... More >>

  • News

    February 3, 2010

    Statistical Heat

    Despite positive steps since last season, the computers say the M’s have their work cut out for them.

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2009

    Art Thiel Can't Help But Sound Like a Cranky Old Man When Talking About Chone Figgins

    Art Thiel may be entertaining, but he's not always right.​The P-I's Art Thiel is an entertaining, old school kind of sports writer. The kind of guy who'd be fun to sit next to at the bar. But man is he wrong about the Mariners signing of Chone Figgins. Says Thiel:He's a good addition, but four ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2009

    And Now a Few Words From the One Pundit Who Doesn't Have a Raging, Mega-Huge Hard-On Over the Cliff Lee Trade

    Vladi-dadi, he likes to party -- and the M's had best sign him.​Cliff Lee's an easy guy to fall in love with. He's a throwback lefty with at least four pitches, amazing control, and a tendency to actually complete games. He's good-looking, charmingly candid, and comes to the M's at the insanel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2009

    Cliff Lee and Jake Locker Make for Hot Stove Day During Cold Seattle Winter

    Cliff Lee: Almost definitely not Erik Bedard 2.0.​This year has featured more than its fair share of rainy days for the Seattle sports fan. The Seahawks can't stay healthy. The Mariners won more than they should have and still finished in third place. The Huskies won five more games than last ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2009

    Seattle Blogs: Bill Gates Plays Role of Jesus in Arkansas Secular's Version of a Nativity Scene

    Every manger scene could use its own billionaire.​The best of what the Seattle blogosphere has to offer. - The Microsoft Blog says that Gates is one of a few familiar faces (including Albert Einstein and John Lennon) featured in the Arkansas Society of Freethinkers' secular holiday display in ... More >>

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