Six days ago, the Seattle Mariners were riding high. They were waking up in their hotel rooms in Cleveland after taking 2 of 3 games from the New York Yankees for the team’s fifth series win in its past six. The team had improved in all facets really, to close to within one game of […]
February 8, 2013
Completely agree with Burke’s opinion on Michaels and Collinsworth as the No. 1 pair. Nessler/Mayock and Tirico/Gruden are close on their heels, though. And I think the Gumbel/Dierdorf pair is underrated.
February 7, 2013
An historic day on a number fronts came to pass Thursday afternoon when the Seattle Mariners and starting pitcher Felix Hernandez agreed to a new 7-year, $175 million contract according to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale. Firstly, the Mariners locked up their franchise player and soon-to-be best pitcher it its history through the 2019 season, with […]
February 5, 2013
The time is nearly here once again. Pitchers and catchers report in less than a week for the Seattle Mariners and with that comes the optimism and excitement of a new baseball season. In many ways, this will be a critical season for the Mariners. They are in the fifth year of General Manager Jack […]
January 30, 2013
First off, let me preface this post by first pointing out the detritus that one may call “options” left on the free agent market as it pertains to starting pitching. One sifting through that pile would find names like Kyle Lohse, Carlos Zambrano, Kip Wells, Dallas Braden and Carl Pavano. The popular name du jour […]
January 27, 2013
The annual Senior Bowl invites 106 of the country’s most accomplished seniors to a week of determined practice under the constant and ever analytical eye of dozens of NFL scouts and personnel. Then follows the game, which for the players can help to relieve some of the stress induced by the week-long process, and for […]
January 25, 2013
While failing to secure big names via the free agent market, Seattle Mariners General Manager Jack Zduriencik has been more than proficient in at least one area. That is building the organization’s farm system. In a publication that will be on bookshelves in early February, Baseball America and its senior editorial staff have declared the […]
May 22, 2013
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