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Brandon League is not Brandon League
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
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
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
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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Taijuan Walker and James Paxton Pitch on the Same Day
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
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
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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Don’t Let Your Kids Grow Up To Be Smoakers
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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Erasmo’s Crazy Day in AAA
Erasmo Ramirez made his first appearance since being sent to AAA, starting for the Tacoma Rainiers against the Reno Aces. The game was one of the most sloppy professional games I have ever seen,
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Mariners Demote Erasmo, Promote Kelley
The Mariners sent down Erasmo Ramirez and brought Shawn Kelley back up on Saturday. The team is mired in a long losing streak, so it is not surprising to see a roster move, even
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