Just letting everyone know that Bleeding Blue and Teal has two new writers that will be popping in periodically to keep us updated on Seattle’s minor leaguers. Justin Carleton writes for the blog “No Rhubarb!” and will letting us know what’s going on in AAA Tacoma. Alex Freedman is the Director of Broadcasting for the […]
First of all, tough ballgame tonight. I missed most of it but when I got into my car I was greeted with something along the lines of this:
“…a high popup to shallow center, Ichiro settles under it and the carnage is over.”
Thanks to Dave Neihaus for that one. That, of course, was referring to the […]
I just mentioned that Brad Wilkerson was on his way out, and now John Hickey of the Seattle P-I is reporting that Jeff Clement and Wladimir Balentien will indeed be joining the Seattle Mariners in Cleveland for Wednesday’s ballgame. As I type Geoff Baker updates his blog that both Wilkerson and Greg Norton have been designated for […]
Brad Wilkerson’s 3-for-3 effort last night wasn’t enough to save him job. Ryan Divish of the News Tribune is reporting that Wilkerson’s locker has been cleaned out, name plate and all.
It’s unknown at this point whether he has been given his unconditional release or if he was designated for assignment. No word yet on the […]
Jason A. Churchill of Prospect Insider put out another great read for Seattle P-I’s Farm Report, this time focusing onWladimir Balentien. Check it out!
What I learned:
One of Wlad’s three home runs the other night was of the inside-the-park variety, allowing him to flash some speed and prove his bruised knee is A-OK.
The defensive concerns of […]
Sunday night: King Felix Hernandez dominates the Oakland Athletics for 7 innings, keeping them scoreless and striking out 10 while walking just 2. He returns for the 8th inning and walks the first batter. Then surrenders a double. Then walks another batter. Then surrenders a single that drives in a pair. Tied ballgame. Felix is […]
Manager John McLaren told reporters pre-game that top prospects Jeff Clement and Wladimir Balentien will be called up to the big leagues “sooner than later.”
This was obviously expected considering the struggles of the Seattle Mariner offense. This also seems to fit in well with the discovery that Clement’s free agent eligibilitycan be pushed back one […]
GM Bill Bavasi may have had us all fooled. We’ve all been sitting around debating why the hell Jeff Clement hadn’t been called up, but Bavasi might have been just doing his job.
How this slipped past everyone I will never know, but a Seattle based radio program was reporting that by leaving Clement in the minor leagues until May 8th it […]
Probable Starters:
4/29 - Carlos Silva vs. Fausto Carmona
4/30 - Jarrod Washburn vs. Cliff Lee (Game 2 discussion starts after comment 21)
5/01 - Miguel Batista vs. Paul Byrd
All game at 4:05 pm PST.
The last time Seattle went to Cleveland in April they were snowed out in four consecutive matchups which threw a major wrench into the […]
In the current Seattle Mariners lineup there is a black hole that sucks up rallies and spits out strikeouts, popups and soft grounders. You’ve undoubtedly been frustrated and disappointed by this stretch in the lineup if you’ve watched even a couple games this season.
As I’m sure you know, this “black hole” includes Jose Vidro, Richie […]
Auditor: Patrick Whealton
Date: 4/27/08
Pre-Game: Jose Vidro was out of the lineup for the second game in a row being replaced by Greg Norton despite Vidro having 5 career hits in 14 at bats against Oakland starter Joe Blanton. Although Vidro’s average is much lower this year, his overall production has been better. He has twice […]
“Happy Felix Day!,” a phrase that has appeared as the title of countless posts on countless Mariners blogs. It has certainly become a favorite among Mariner fans, because whenever King Felix Hernandez takes the mound it truly feels like a holiday. But who started the “Happy Felix Day!” phenomenon? I had a good idea of […]
As many of you know, I spent a lot of the offseason and Spring Training making sure everyone knew how little faith I had in both Arthur Rhodes and Brandon Morrow. The main arguments were that Rhodes didn’t have the velocity on his fastball and break on his slider that he needs to be successful, […]
In order for Seattle to get Erik Bedard from the 15-day DL to the active roster someone had to lose their job. Roy Corcoran was the loser in this one, though not deservedly. In his eight games with Seattle he surrendered just two runs which resulted in a 1.69 ERA over 10.2 innings.
But who else do […]
MLBTR: In what he calls “pure speculation,” [ESPN’s Buster] Olney suggests that the Mariners trade Jeff Clement to the Red Sox for Coco Crisp and some pitching.
April 25 - Miguel Batista vs. Dana Eveland
April 26 - Erik Bedard vs. Justin Duchscherer
April 27 - Felix Hernandez vs. Joe Blanton
Game 1 players to watch:
Conquering hero(s): Ichiro (.326 lifetime against Oakland), Raul Ibanez (14 career homers against Oakland, t-2nd for most against a single team), Yuni Betancourt (.297 lifetime against Oakland), Richie Sexson (slugging .585 […]
If you haven’t seen the previous post yet, Seattle extended the contract of catcher Kenji Johjima through the 2011 season ($24M). Initially I was fuming over this move, but now I’ve calmed down enough to try and look at it from a couple different angles.
I’ve been thinking about some different scenarios on what may happen […]
In a surprise move, the Seattle Mariners extended Kenji Johjima for three more seasons, putting him under contract through age 35.
This move absolutely makes zero sense considering the minor league depth Seattle has at catcher. Jeff Clement, Adam Moore and Rob Johnson are all waiting in the wings. What does this mean for Clement? We […]
“The Mariners are paying a combined $24M for Richie Sexson (.195) and Jose Vidro (.202).”
Thank you ESPN.com Power Rankings for putting a damper on my day, yet again.
As I sat watching the Mariners game last night, I couldn’t help but realize how bad Richie Sexson is. He’s at the point where if there are two strikes on him, you may as well already mark him down for a K. After he struckout (only once this game), I ventured over to CBS Sportsline […]
