I’ve been laying low for the last week or two, taking a break from the blog and baseball in general as we hit that little letdown period following the opening of a new season.  I’m a terrible multitasker, so watching 9 innings every day while also keeping up with the reading and of course the [...]

After another loss the Mariners made a couple minor moves, optioning OF Carlos Peguero and RP Josh Lueke to AAA Tacoma.  1B Justin Smoak has been activated from the bereavement list after going home following the death of his father and RP Dan Cortes has been recalled to take Lueke’s spot. The Smoak-Peguero swap was [...]

I’ve been distracted with real life things over the past week or so and whatever sports time I’ve been able to come up with has gone towards the Portland Trailblazers’ playoff run, but here are a few news items to stay current. Rotation Shuffle – Doug Fister (today), Felix Hernandez, Erik Bedard, Michael Pineda, Jason [...]

Another horrendous offensive night translated into a win.  Two words: King Felix. Felix was unsurprisingly masterful on a 51 degree night in downtown Seattle, nonchalantly mowing down A’s hitters as if they were blades of grass.  He admitted only four hits and three walks, while collecting eight strikeouts and throwing 126 pitches.  126.  That puts [...]

Athletics (9-9) at Mariners (6-13) The M’s look to sweep the Oakland Athletics this weekend at Safeco Field.  That probably isn’t a likely outcome, but, at this point, overblown optimism is hilarious. Tonight, Felix Hernandez opposes the revamped Brandon McCarthy, who has rung up a 2.05 FIP and 14-2 K-BB ratio in 22 innings this [...]

Before we get started, my utmost condolences go out to Justin Smoak and his family. The young slugger’s father passed away this evening at the age of 54. To say losing one’s father when you’re just 24—on the cusp of a great career—is unimaginable and heart-breaking would be a drastic understatement. I watched the game at the [...]

Justin Smoak has been placed on the bereavement list and Carlos Peguero has been called up to replace him. Smoak has been one of the few bright spots for the Mariners this season but all we can do here is wish him and his family the best as he tends to his ailing father.  Peguero [...]

A lot of people aren’t able to catch games during the week and get their fix over the weekend.  I, however, am not a fan of weekend games for the same reason I can’t seem to get into the NFL season– I find it far easier to carve out a couple hours of my weekday [...]