The Los Angeles Angels roll into town as Seattle’s primary competition for the AL West crown in the first of many important battles.
Probable Starters:
4/11 - Felix Hernandez vs. Jered Weaver
4/12 - Carlos Silva vs. Jon Garland
4/13 - Erik Bedard vs. Joe Saunders
Jon’s Keys to the Series:
Keep up the good starts: Seattle’s starting rotation as a […]

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Some notes from the Tampa Bay series:

Edwin Jackson is absolutely filthy. He has struggled in recent years, but has always had plus stuff and has been great in his first two starts this season. He’s still very young and I wouldn’t have minded seeing him in a Mariner uniform. This offseason there were […]

Roy Corcoran, an unknown to many fans, has brought some stability to the Mariner bullpen since closer J.J. Putz was placed on the 15-day disabled list. In his three ballgames so far this season Corcoran has pitched 4 scoreless innings while surrendering just 1 hit, 1 walk, striking out 4 and allowing no runs. He’s […]

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Seattle’s bullpen situation was already a little bit sticky coming into the regular season after George Sherrill, Seattle’s second best reliever in 2007, was dealt to Baltimore over the offseason, leaving some big shoes to fill. During Spring Training the relief corps dealt with injury while trying to set the assignments as Arthur […]

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Seattle moves on from an embarrassing showing in Baltimore to take on the revamped Rays in Tampa Bay.
Projected Starters:4/08 - Erik Bedard vs. Matt Garza4/09 - Jarrod Washburn vs. Andy Sonnanstine4/10 - Miguel Batista vs. Edwin Jackson
Note: In the previous Series Preview the starters were listed as Washburn-Batista-Hernandez-Bedard. As you probably know by […]

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After receiving one text message and one AIM message from different people that included the name of Cleveland Indians closer Joe Borowski and a variety of obscenities I was concerned. What about Joe Borowski?
Not only did I fear the wost, but I actually assumed based on these random messages that Seattle had traded […]

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Hello all, I’m back from my weekend getaway (Friday through this morning) to the always fun Vancouver, British Columbia. The Granville scene is still as awesome as ever and country Sunday nights at the Roxy still suck. Ended up hanging around and interacting with several Vancouver Canucks players on multiple nights too, which […]

by Patrick
Ever since talk of Barry Bonds signing with another team started, I have been among the super-majority of M’s fans flat-out rejecting the idea of Barry Bonds playing for the Mariners. I’ve always said that the Seattle skies are already too overcast to add another black cloud, but after reading this article by Jim […]

by Patrick
Tic-Tac-Toe, three losses in a row to one of the worst teams in baseball. On a gloomy, rainy, cold day in Baltimore, the Mariners got a strong 8 inning / no run performance from King Felix after Bedard was scratched from the game due to hip inflammation.
Then there was the 9th inning. Remember, Felix […]

by Patrick
I just got back a little while ago from tonight’s game and what a disappointment it was. The O’s were right on Batista taking him hard up the middle or watching him struggle to throw strikes. Mac left him in four or five batters too long and it was sickening to see how long […]

by Patrick
Yesterday the M’s were outpitched by ancient starter Steve Trachsel who went 5 2/3 innings surrendering just four hits and two earned runs, both coming on a Beltre blast. Tonight, the Mariners are set for game two in this four game series in Charm City as they send last years surprise performer Miguel Batista […]

Seattle heads on their first roadtrip of the year to visit old friends George Sherrill and Adam Jones in Baltimore for a four game set.
Projected Starters:
4/4 - Jarrod Washburn vs. Adam Loewen4/5 - Miguel Batista vs. Jeremy Guthrie4/6 - Erik Bedard vs. Brian Burress4/7 - Felix Hernandez vs. Daniel Cabrera
Note: There has been some talk […]

Earlier this evening I relayed that Seattle closer J.J. Putz had been placed on the 15-day disabled list with rib cartilage inflammation and that Seattle would be going with the “closer by committee” approach, rather than appointing Mark Lowe, Sean Green or someone else as the replacement closer.

The bullpen was stretched tonight after most […]

Putz doesn’t blow saves, so something must have been up when he lost the second game of the season for the Seattle Mariners, right? I guess so, because J.J. Putz has been placed on the 15-day disabled list today. Putz apparently felt some discomfort on his right side while pitching to Michael Young. The next […]

How do you want this site to run during the season?
Since this blog started during the offseason, I’m not sure how I want to go about doing daily games. I don’t quite understand the point of having daily game threads and recaps, because anyone can pull up a box score or refer to half-a-dozen other […]

Probably not their best video, but it had me laughing a few times. You’re much more likely to appreciate this video if you frequent multiple Mariner blogs such as Geoff Baker, USS Mariner, Lookout Landing and others.

Seattle almost pulled out a sloppy one today before J.J. Putz blew his first save of the year. Seeing J.J. let one slip through the cracks is one of the biggest letdowns us Mariner fans have after watching him dominate last season. I know it felt like he couldn’t be stopped last year, and the […]

Jon’s Picks:
AL East: Boston Red SoxHard to pick against the defending champs. They have another good squad, despite a shaking rotation. A great lineup, a big year from Manny and a very good looking bullpen will put them at the top of the standings once again.AL Central: Cleveland IndiansI was picking the Detroit Tigers to […]

Go ahead and re-vote on the poll. I forgot that Wilkerson was already in a platoon, so he doesn’t really qualify.

The Texas Rangers come to Safeco Field for Seattle’s home opener.

Projected Starters:

3/31 - Erik Bedard vs. Kevin Millwood
4/01 - Felix Hernandez vs. Vicente Padilla
4/02 - Carlos Silva vs. Jason Jennings

Keys to the Series:

Scoring off the starters: Millwood, Padilla and Jennings have all had flashes of brilliance at some point in their careers, but they […]