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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
Read More »The Bullpen: Strikeouts Indicate Future Productivity
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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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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Figuring Out the Puzzle of Hisashi Iwakuma
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
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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Stephen Pryor Moves up the Prospect Ladder, Mauricio Robles Moves Down
The Mariners have decided to demote pitcher Mauricio Robles from AAA Tacoma to AA Jackson and promote relief pitcher Stephen Pryor from Jackson to Tacoma. Robles was acquired in the Jarrod Washburn trade along
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King Felix shuts down the Twins with his Magical Changeup
The Mariners beat the Twins 7-0 behind a dominant Felix Hernandez performance and rare run support. King Felix went 8 innings, giving up just 1 hit with 2 walks and 9 strikeouts. He threw
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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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