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2013 Mariners: After Their First 7

So after their first 7 games of 2013 (3-4 record)… what do we know about the Seattle Mariners? – Mike Morse has legit power.  Not quite the guy we all remember trading to the Nationals for Ryan Langerhans.  It’s a … Continue reading

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2011 Moved Mariners: They Gone!

The Mariners had a terrible 2011 season (Thanks Captain Obvious!).  Despite this uninspiring and downright gut-wrenching bomb (17 game losing streak) of a season, I do applaud one thing: the Mariners brass made a commitment to letting young players play. … Continue reading

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Mariners Building Through Free Agency: Come As You Are

I know it, you know it, the baseball world knows it. The Seattle Mariners are an undesirable and very limited offensive team in their current state. As the 2011 season comes to a halt, arguably the two best Mariner hitters … Continue reading

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You Sank My (Mariners) Battleship!

Anyone can giveup, it’s the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that’s true strength. Okay, so the 2011 Seattle Mariners have hit rock bottom.  Sure, … Continue reading

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Mariners First and Foremost: 1st Career HR

Wow! Simply wow. Was Safeco Field rockin’ or what on Saturday, June 18th? A great crowd saw the Mariners play in an Interleague series with the NL’s best: the Philadelphia Phillies. The Mariners ace King Felix Hernandez was on the … Continue reading

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Mariners Thoughts 2011

We’re almost 2 and a half months into the 2011 season and there are some rhetorical questions and thoughts I’d like to jot down about the Mariners. I didn’t expect this team to be over .500 at this point in … Continue reading

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Mariners First Round & Supplemental Picks

The Mariners draft history in the first round and supplemental first round. Some great picks… some bad ones too. Ya just never know. Mariners 1st Round & Supplemental Round Picks Mariners 1st Round & Supplemental Round Picks 2011 ?? ?? … Continue reading

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Paging Dustin Ackley?

“When will Dustin Ackley join the Seattle Mariners?” A good question. A great question. If I was a gambling man, I’d say the answer is “some point in 2011″. Mariners Nation continues to hear about, read about and think about … Continue reading

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The Wrath of Scott Boras

Scott Boras appears to be a jerk. He is a general manager’s nightmare. Boras changed the dynamics of free agency. He single-handedly drove up player costs in major league baseball. I haven’t been able to lockdown 100% accuracy, but it … Continue reading

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Time To Produce In Tacoma

For the first time in my Mariners fandom lifetime, I feel our farm system is filled with talent. Now as we know, talent doesn’t mean much unless it’s tapped into and utilized, but the new regime is gleaming with hope. … Continue reading

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