Archive for September, 2010

The King Rests

by ~ Thursday, September 30th, 2010

It was announced by the Mariners just a short while ago that Felix Hernandez will be shut down for the remainder of the season.  Many fans had hoped that he might make one last start on Sunday, both for the fans attending the final game of the season, and to help strengthen his Cy Young [...]

Well That Was Original

by ~ Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

Dan Cortes came into today’s game with a 5-2 lead, and wound up allowing the Rangers to tie the game when his command utterly escaped him. That will happen with pitchers like Cortes from time to time, and he was able to escape the inning without further damage despite two runners in scoring position. Cortes [...]

Zduriencik Given Vote Of Confidence

by ~ Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports has indicated that Seattle Mariners Team President Chuck Armstrong wishes to keep General Manager Jack Zduriencik for at least one more season.  In fact, when asked of Zduriencik’s job status, Armstrong is quoted by Rosenthal as saying “We’re not thinking about changing the general manager at all.” Now, why does [...]

Prospect Performance In The Majors

by ~ Monday, September 27th, 2010

In a season that has become so utterly lost for the Seattle Mariners, there haven’t really been many bright spots.  Felix has been even more brilliant than he was last year, and is getting well-warranted Cy Young consideration.  Ichiro has achieved 200 hits once more, and in doing so has died Pete Rose for the [...]

Death to Maple Bats (As They Are, Anyway)

by ~ Friday, September 24th, 2010

ProBallNW co-author Conor Dowley and I both collaborated on this article. We’ve written posts in the past praising the new and improved batting helmets produced by Rawlings.  Those first helmets were too big and clunky to catch on in the big leagues, but Rawlings has since released slightly sleeker versions that has gotten a few [...]

Look Ahead: 2010-2011 Offseason, Pt 2

by ~ Thursday, September 23rd, 2010

A couple weeks back, I restarted my “Look Ahead” series, theorizing on what the Mariners might do this offseason.  The first piece of the puzzle was looking at what holes might open up on the roster, and why.  When last we looked, I left you kind folks with a look at what the roster might [...]

Carp, Halman, Mangini, Varvaro Called Up

by ~ Tuesday, September 21st, 2010

Ryan Divish broke the news just a short while ago on Twitter that the Mariners have made their first large set up September callups.  After summoning Guillermo Quiroz, Justin Smoak, and Dan Cortes in the past week, the M’s called up four more minor leaguers, this time drawing from the Tacoma Rainiers, who lost the [...]

Rainiers Gunning For AAA Title

by ~ Monday, September 20th, 2010

In addition to the Everett AquaSox capturing the Northwest League title last weekend, the Tacoma Rainiers on Friday night won the Pacific Coast League title over the Memphis Redbirds.  That victory has set them up to face the Columbus Clippers (of the Cleveland Indians’ organization) in Oklahoma City on Tuesday evening to compete for the [...]