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Mariners hit with runners in scoring position, destroy Rockies
The Mariners had been struggling with runners on base. Those problems were really well documented. Before Saturday, with runners in scoring position the Mariners were on a 6 for 58 (just a .103 batting
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Mariner Minor League Notes: Sorce, Hultzen, Hobson, and Robinson
Danny Hultzen was originally scheduled to start against Diamondbacks prospect Trevor Bauer. Bauer was promoted to AAA before the game, and started on Friday night. This was baffling for many people, and some speculated
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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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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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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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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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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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Wilhelmsen is Solid, and the Mariners beat the Tigers
The Mariners beat the Tigers 7-4, as Tom Wilhelmsen pitched out of a jam in the 8th, getting strikeouts of Alex Avila and Jhonny Peralta. Wilhelmsen has been pitching absurdly well, and it is
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Humber throws Perfect Game, Paxton Struggles, and Tacoma gets Blown Out
The Mariners were victims of Philip Humber on Saturday, getting no walks , no hits, and hitters reaching on errors. The former Twins and Mets prospect who had a 4.50 ERA with 7.3 K/9IP
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Iwakuma finally pitches and some Minor League Notes
Hisashi Iwakuma finally made his first appearance of the season (he was the last player to appear on an opening day roster to appear in a game in the Majors). Courtesy of Brooks Baseball,
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Indians v. Mariners Series Recap
In the first game of the 3 game series against the Indians, the Mariners blew up a pretty good pitcher (a FIP of 3.28 last year) in Justin Masterson. Masterson gave up 7 hits,
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Some Minor League and Prospect Notes on a Day off
The Mariners have signed Hersin Martinez to a 1.1 million dollar deal. Martinez is a member of the Dominican Prospect League. According to MLB Trade Rumors, he is an under average runner in the
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Mariners win 2nd in a row, while AA Jackson plays a 16 inning marathon
The Mariners won their 2nd game in a row (clinching the series win) on Sunday, beating the A’s 5-3. The Mariners had their first multi home run game, but walked just once and struck
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Mariners Shut Down in Home Opener, Hultzen Pitches in AA
It was the home opener for the Mariners on Friday, and all eyes were on Felix Hernandez and is velocity and locations. His first 2 pitches came in at 92 MPH. Some were calling
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The rotation, the Royals, and Other Spring Training Notes
On Sunday, the Mariners played the Royals, winning 6-4. Blake Beavan started for the Mariners, throwing 90-91 on his fastball. He walked one (the first batter he faced in the game) and struck out
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Mariners Game 1
The Mariners won the first game of the regular season on Wednesday, beating the Athletics 3-1 in extra innings. In the first inning, King Felix hung a curve-ball to Jemile Weeks for a line
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The Regular Season is (almost) Here!
The Mariners have announced their 28 man roster for the opening series against Oakland. Carlos Peguero and Chance Ruffin are being sent to AAA, Peguero being absolutely no surprise while Ruffin being a very
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