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Zduriencik fired; Zunino sent to minors
Seattle’s GM, Jack Zduriencik, was fired this morning. No surprise, but was it all his fault? Yes and no. It is not his fault the Bullpen , the strength of the team in 2014, was a disaster in 2015. His...
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A sad look at former Mariner GM Jack Zduriencik’s off season moves for 2015
I hate to pick on a carcass for I am not a buzzard, vulture, or any of the animal kingdom that eats what other’s kill. My intent is to analyze the offseason moves prior to the 2015 season and not to...
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Bold moves by Mariner interim GM Jeff Kingston
Before the infield dust had settled following Mariner GM Jack Zduriencik’s dismissal, interim GM, Jeff Kingston, sent Mike Zunino to AAA Tacoma, calling up catcher John Hicks. He threw out 49% of base...
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Do you know these two pitchers
You are a diehard, statistical loving, all out baseball fanatic, if you, by the following stats know who these two pitchers are. Pitcher number one has 20 starts with a 4-6 record and 4.64 ERA. In...
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Will Mariners new GM Dipoto trade Nelson Cruz
Jerry Dipoto, the Mariners new GM, has a massive overhaul ahead of him. And his options are limited. Here are the problems he faces. Only two starting pitchers, a bullpen best known as an arson squad,...
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A modest proposal to counter in-your-face bat flips
I hate it when batters stand an admire their home runs, then flip the bat in defiant contempt. It has nothing to do with those players who say “it is disrespecting the game.” I have no idea what that...
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Are the Seattle Seahawks imitating the Mariners
What is wrong with the Seahawks? I think they caught whatever disease plagued the Mariners this past season. Perhaps the Center for Disease Control should be notified to find a solution. The Mariners...
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Dipoto makes first player move-analytics please
Mariner fans were told new general manager, Jerry Dipoto, is big on analytics, though he is quick to say that is only part of his assessment of talent. So in his first player move he claims pitcher...
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Hey gamers, who wins, Strat-o-Matic or Out of the Park Baseball
I admit I am a Strat-o-matic fanatic, have been since 1999 playing their windows version of Major League Baseball, NBA and ABA, NFL and NCAA, and NHL. I am patiently waiting for WNBA. Go Storm! That...
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Mariners and Rays in six player trade
The Seattle Mariners will have a different look next season, and it will be a big one as Brad Miller, Logan Morrison, and Danny Farquhar, are headed to Tampa Bay. Morrison played 146 games, hitting 17...
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What can Mariners expect in 2016 from Seth Smith
If history is an indicator in 2016 Seth Smith will hit 31 doubles, 5 triples and 12 homeruns. I cite with confidence because those are his numbers for each of the last two years. Yes, he hit 31 doubles...
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Did Seattle make right move in trading for Leonys Martin
Jerry Dipoto, Mariners GM, made a trade for the type of player he wants in the outfield, that being a ball hawk with speed. In his two full years with Texas in 2013 and 2014 Leonys Martin hit .264 and...
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Is it important that Scott Servais has no managerial experience
The Seattle Mariners, as every baseball fan knows by now, hired Scott Servais as the Seattle Mariners new manager. The concern was that he had no managerial experience. It sounded scary to many. What,...
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What was the lucky charm that got Rube Marquard into the Hall of Fame
Rube Marquard spent 18 years in the majors and though he pitched for Brooklyn, Cincinnati and Boston of the National league he is known for his time with John McGraw’s New York Giants. From 1911-1913...
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Are Mariners brewing a move on the Hot Stove
The Seattle Mariners roster is changing daily. That is because Mariners new GM Jerry Dipoto is in the kitchen tossing out ingredients whose expiration date has expired. He is in the midst of creating a...
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I give up, what is Jerry Dipoto doing
Hisashi Iwakuma is gone, now a Dodger with a three year contract at the age of 35. I wish him well and I hope he stays injury free. Seattle GM, Jerry Dipoto, had to strengthen the starting staff so he...
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The Big Unit vs. Mark McGwire, 6/24/97 in the Kingdome
I would like to describe the weather that June day, but since I was watching in the Kingdome from section 311, row 17, seat 10, all I saw was a gray dome. The Mariners who were good that year winning...
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Who said Houston was two years away and why
I recall hearing on sports radio in Seattle last season one of those baseball ‘experts’ say Houston was two years away, would not be in the playoffs , and yada, yada , yada. I also heard the same...
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Will the Mariners NEW bullpen be better in 2016
A great running line in the Newman/Redford classic, “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” was “Who are those guys?” It was said by Cassidy/Newman when no matter what Butch and Sundance did to ditch a...
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Who follows Nori Aoki in Seattle Mariner 2016 lineup
At the moment Nori Aoki will bat leadoff and play left field. Both Jerry Dipoto, Mariner’s GM, and Scott Servais, M’s manager, have pretty much given him that job. That will be against right handed...
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