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Brandon League is not Brandon League

Brandon League is not Brandon League

Clint Hulsey May 18, 2012 0

The Mariners bullpen failed once again, in a highly repetitive storyline fashion. The Mariners lost to the Cleveland Indians 6-5 in 11 innings. After gaining a 4-1 lead by Kyle Seager and John Jaso,

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Mariners put forth embarrassing performance in Cleveland, Felix struggles

Mariners put forth embarrassing performance in Cleveland, Felix struggles

Clint Hulsey May 16, 2012 0

The Mariners lost bad to the Indians at Progressive Field, losing 9-3. The first story of the game was that Mike Carp was scratched right before the game started. I thought this would be

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Don’t Trust High Desert Stats

Don’t Trust High Desert Stats

Clint Hulsey May 16, 2012 0

The High Desert Mavericks play in perhaps the most hitter friendly ballpark/run environment in all of minor league baseball. There was no greater example of this than last night’s 26-11 loss to Visalia. Visalia

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Josh Beckett makes the Mariners feel like Josh Beckett

Josh Beckett makes the Mariners feel like Josh Beckett

Clint Hulsey May 15, 2012 0

About 5 days ago, Josh Beckett was the laughing stock of baseball. He was under on trial by controversy creators for the ghastly crime of golfing on an off day. His next start was

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The Bullpen: Strikeouts Indicate Future Productivity

The Bullpen: Strikeouts Indicate Future Productivity

Raymond Schwabacher May 15, 2012 0

The Seattle Mariners Baseball Playing Club has spent the last several seasons as a source of frustration. This frustration stemmed from mediocrity, sure, but also by the predictable nature of that mediocrity. In 2010

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Taijuan Walker and James Paxton Pitch on the Same Day

Taijuan Walker and James Paxton Pitch on the Same Day

Clint Hulsey May 14, 2012 0

As the Mariners lost 6-1 to the Red Sox on Monday behind a bad Jason Vargas start. Vargas struggled with an inconsistent release point, as you can see here: That is not what I

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Casper Wells Ruins Andy Pettitte’s return to the Majors

Casper Wells Ruins Andy Pettitte’s return to the Majors

Clint Hulsey May 13, 2012 0

The Mariners beat the Yankees on Sunday, winning 6-2 (the reverse of the score on Saturday). The big story of the game was the return to Andy Pettitte to the big leagues, making his

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Ryan Benched Again, and Another Look at Kawasaki

Ryan Benched Again, and Another Look at Kawasaki

Clint Hulsey May 13, 2012 0

Munenori Kawasaki had a big spring, at least according to Spring Training statistics, Kawasaki was one of the best hitters in baseball. Of course, only the real foolish people believed that this meant anything

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Figuring Out the Puzzle of Hisashi Iwakuma

Figuring Out the Puzzle of Hisashi Iwakuma

Clint Hulsey May 12, 2012 0

Blake Beavan was hit on his elbow in his last start, bruising it. Instead of putting him on the DL, the Mariners have used the day off to shuffle the rotation around, moving his

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Don’t Let Your Kids Grow Up To Be Smoakers

Don’t Let Your Kids Grow Up To Be Smoakers

Clint Hulsey May 11, 2012 0

According to Baseball Reference WAR, Justin Smoak has been the worst player on the Mariners (Fangraphs WAR has it a tie between Smoak and recently benched Chone Figgins). Of course, Justin Smoak was the

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