Original Source: San Francisco Chronicle Tim Lincecum didn’t wait for Bruce Bochy to take the ball from him. The Giants‘ ace reached out to the manager before he had finished his last stride onto the mound and made a very conspicuous handoff. Then Lincecum, a native of Washington State, walked to the dugout with his [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Mariners Fire Don Wakamatsu
The Mariners today fired 2nd year manager Don Wakamatsu, along with the bench coach, the pitching coach, and the performance coach. Despite comments from General Manager Jack Zduriencik only a few days ago that “Don’s our manager,” Wakamatsu was fired today, after posting a 127-147 (.464) record in less than two seasons as Mariners manager. [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Mike Sweeney’s Last Game in Tacoma (and Seattle)
I had the opportunity to attend a Tacoma Rainiers minor-league game August 3, 2010 and saw several of the Seattle Mariners’ top prospects play, as well as one well-honed veteran making what is likely his last appearance as a player in the Pacific Northwest. The day after the game, Mike Sweeney was traded by [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Ichiro Made One Lady Fan Very Happy
Ichiro Suzuki almost ended up in a female fan’s lap during the series against Kansas City, and, as the video below shows, she was quite happy with her close encounter with Seattle’s most famous player.
Read the rest of this entry »Hapless Mariners Finally Trade Ace Cliff Lee to…Texas
Add the name Cliff Lee to the list of All-Stars who once played for the Seattle Mariners. The perennial losers from Seattle, the hapless Mariners (12 winning seasons in 33 seasons of existence, four playoff appearances, one of only three teams to never play in the World Series, no players in the Hall of Fame as a [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Dallas Braden Perfect Game
Dallas Braden of the Oakland A’s threw a perfect game against the League-leading Tampa Bay Rays on Mother’s Day May 9, 2010. The last perfect game thrown in the Majors was also against the Rays during the 2009 season. Oakland defeated Tampa Bay 4-0 in Oakland. Data on Dallas Braden: –Dallas Braden threw the 19th [...]
Read the rest of this entry »President Obama First Pitch 2010 Baseball Season Video
President Obama, sporting the expected Washington Nationals jacket (undoubtedly hiding a bullet-proof vest, just in case some wack-job with a gun was in the stadium), surprised the National League crowd with a cleverly hidden ball cap that proclaimed the Prez’s allegiance to his home-town Chicago White Sox. See the video below:
Read the rest of this entry »Cliff Lee May Go To Mariners and Halladay to Philly
It looks like the Mariners are going for broke in building a contender for the 2010 season. After stealing Chone Figgins from their division arch-foes in LA, Seattle may be getting Cy Young winner Cliff Lee from Philadelphia, while Roy Halladay looks to be headed for the City of Brotherly Love. If they really do [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Chone Figgins to Play for the Mariners
Chone Figgins will bat for the Seattle Mariners next year, but a major question remains: Who will bat leadoff? Figgins, or Ichiro? The Mariners have an interesting conundrum ahead of them in deciding who should bat first. Realistically, unless Ichiro offers to bat second, it would be logical for Ichiro to go first, given his [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Catcher Kenji Johjima is Leaving the Seattle Mariners
Kenji Johjima, the Seattle Mariners catcher, is apparently leaving Seattle and returning to Japan, according to his agent, Alan Nero. On October 19, Seattle announced that Johjima opted out of the remaining two years left on his contract with the Mariners. According to the Seattle General Manager, the opt out clause allowed the catcher to [...]
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