There you have it.  J.J. Putz strikes out the side to emphatically slam the door on the A’s, giving Seattle their 61st win of the season.  It was a frustrating season by all accounts, but there were some bright spots.  Felix’s grand salami off of Johan Santana and Brandon Morrow’s first start were the two […]

In order for the Seattle Mariners to secure the first pick in the draft here on the last game of the season, the Washington Nationals would have to win and Seattle would have to lose.
Well, it’s not looking good.  The Philadelphia Phillies tried to make it easy on the Nationals, electing to rest their ace Cole […]

Earlier this month there were some rumors that current minority owner Chris Larson was attempting to take control of the franchise, pushing Nintendo, CEO Howard Lincoln and President Chuck Armstrong out of the picture.  The change would have been a good one, but the parties involved are doing their best to dispel the rumors.
“There is absolutely […]

Over recent weeks I’ve been writing that I cannot root against the Mariners when I’m watching the game.  Well, desperate times call for desperate measures.  I’m ready to root wholeheartedly against them Sunday against Oakland.
Seattle’s unbelievably won their past two ballgames (Dustin was at both, he must be a good bad luck charm), making the Race […]

Ryan Divish is reporting that there is no labrum tear in Erik Bedard’s shoulder.
This makes sense.  Back on the 17th I posted a Larry LaRue article that said the labrum was “frayed,” but then all of a sudden reports were coming out that it was torn.  I never fully believed it because the trainer said it was frayed […]

I still can’t root against the Mariners while the games are being played, but once it’s in the books I can delight in the team’s misfortune.
There is some good news regarding the Race for Strasburg.  One, the Padres’ latest winning ways have officially taken them out of the running and they can do no better than […]

There has been a lot of debate around the Mariner blogosphere on and off this season about the existence of team chemistry and whether or not the Mariners have bad chemistry and which players were responsible for the team having bad chemistry and so on.  A lot of these debates were sparked by comments from […]

It’s official: Seattle has just earned their 100th loss after starting the season with a $117M payroll.  This was their first 100 loss season since 1983. 
At least there’s something to smile about.

…kind of sucks.  It didn’t take all that long, but do we really need to see King Felix pacing around the mound and Vlad Guerrero standing idly with his hands on his hips for an extra couple minutes in the middle of an already slow game?
I really hope they don’t expand it to include other plays […]

Once the 2008 season is through Seattle will have nine multiyear contracts remaining.
2009-2010:
Miguel Batista, $9M
Adrian Beltre, $12M
J.J. Putz, $5M plus $1M buyout ($8.6M option for 2010)
Jarrod Washburn, $10.35M
2010-2011:
Jose Lopez, $3.9M plus $250k buyout ($4.5M club option for 2011)
2011-2012:
Yuniesky Betancourt, $9M plus $2M buyout ($6M club option for 2012)
Carlos SIlva, $34M plus $2M buyout ($12M mutual […]

I’ve encountered a few Mariner fans recently that view Yuniesky Betancourt a changed man since Jose Castro took over as the team’s hitting coach back in June.  They are so encouraged by the progress they’ve seen that they no longer resent Yuni like many of us do, and think that he can finally begin living up […]

Team
PCT
W
L
Games Left

Seattle Mariners
.370
 57
 97
8

Washington Nationals
.374
 58
 97
7

San Diego Padres
.387
 60
 95
7

Seattle is in the midst of a 10 game losing streak, and has had a tough time scoring runs since they started “playing the kids,” making it very apparent that these youngsters are not ready for regular MLB duty– at least from an offensive standpoint. 
That said, their performances shouldn’t a […]

From Larry LaRue:
“Right now, Johjima is the No. 1 catcher,” Jim Riggleman said. “He’s throwing runners out, and in the last six weeks he’s come on at the plate and as a catcher. I think we’re starting to see what this team saw his first few years.”
Where I’m with Riggleman: His swing mechanics are much […]

Coming into the 2008 season the Seattle Mariners’ rotation was being heralded by many– both locally and nationally– as one of the best top to bottom starting rotations in baseball. 
Oh, how far we’ve come.  Here’s the rotation that kicked off the year and each pitcher’s Seattle Mariners outlook.
Erik Bedard:  15 GS, 81 IP, 72 K, […]

Larry LaRue has a great read on the Bedard injury with a lot of info I can’t recall hearing before.  I was going to summarize it, but it’s pretty thorough so I’ll just post the entire thing. 
Erik Bedard has been, he admits, something of a ‘mystery man’ as a Seattle Mariner, a left-hander who was named the […]

ESPN’s Buster Olney (via MLBTR) suggests that Seattle could choose to non-tender Erik Bedard this offseason rather than going through the arbitration process with him.  Bedard will probably get $2-3M raise through arbitration.
It all depends on how serious the shoulder injury is and what Dr. Yocum finds when he cuts him open, but for now […]

I don’t like watching my team lose, but if they’re going to be this awful there might as well be something good to come of it.  Seattle has lost six straight and currently has the worst record in all of baseball.
Washington .384
San Diego .382
Seattle .380
And you know what that means…

It seems as if the Mariners and Fields are still feuding over $500k. The Mariners are holding firm at $1.5M and the Boras/Fields tandem want $2M.  Jim Callis, over at Baseball America, speaks from both a Mariners standpoint, and a Fields standpoint.
Since the draft, I’ve been one of the few people saying, “Sign him so […]

Does Adrian Beltre want to play for the Los Angeles Dodgers again?  Apparently he does.
“I don’t know what is going to happen,” Beltre was quoted today in the LA Times.  “I’d be more than happy to come back to L.A.  It’s not under my control.”
This is interesting because back in July we learned that the Dodgers […]

Sunday will be the last time Adrian Beltre will play in 2008.  He’s finally opted to have surgery on his hand and shoulder.
The good news: Beltre will be playing with a lot less pain next season, which will hopefully translate to even better numbers.
The bad news: He could be traded this offseason, making this his […]