This loss is a good thing. It clears up what was foggy. It brings to light every flaw that we fans wanted to overlook for so long. Seattle’s clutch, timely hitting is awful eight out of 10 times.
The Mariners have huge holes right now at catcher, short, third and left field as far as hitting [...]
Entries from July 2009
July 24, 2009
Time for Mariners to quit fooling themselves
July 23, 2009
Chicago’s Mark Buehrle throws complete game
The rarest of rare happened this Thursday afternoon, July 23rd, 2009. Chicago White Sox left hander, Mark Buehrle, pitched baseball’s 18th perfect game in its luxurious history. It was just the 16th perfecto in the modern era and the first since Randy Johnson did it with the Diamondbacks five years ago.
The White Sox defeated the [...]
July 23, 2009
5.5 games back, Mariners have decisions to make
It is that time of year again.
Mid July brings about much anxiety amongst baseball fans and debate amongst the media surrounding the team.
With the July 31st trade deadline approaching, pressure often is placed on the front office to make a move depending on whether the team is a contender or not. Based on that analysis, [...]
July 20, 2009
Safe to say Felix Hernandez has taken that next step
The date was a Saturday in early May, the 9th to be exact. A rather innocuous day compared to the other 161 on the schedule. On this day the Mariners were in Minnesota to start a three game series with the Twins, their ace Felix Hernandez set to take the mound. The Mariners were in [...]
July 17, 2009
Lesnar will be tough to beat
Moments after thoroughly dominating Frank Mir in their rematch at UFC 100 on Saturday, Brock Lesnar was being hailed as an unstoppable force in the UFC’s heavyweight division. With just five MMA fights under his belt, Lesnar is not only the UFC Heavyweight champion but is also vastly improved from where he was during his [...]
July 16, 2009
Ivey makes WSOP final table
As if earning two more World Series of Poker bracelets — his 6th and 7th — this year wasn’t enough, Phil Ivey has cracked a field of nearly 6,500 to reach the main event final table, aka the November Nine.
Ivey, arguably the best poker player in the World, stands in 7th place and joins Darvin [...]
July 10, 2009
UFC 100 tomorrow night!
That hour is nearly upon us ladies and gentleman. With less than 30 hours to go before the lights go down on Mandalay Bay and 15,000+ start rocking the roof off of the stadium, I am literally shaking in anticipation of the biggest MMA event in the history of the sport!
It is amazing to think [...]
