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June 24, 2008

Photo courtesy of Seattlest flickr pool contributor slightlynorth. After watching the M's go 2-9 in the past week and a half, King Felix has apparently decided to take matters into his own hands, becoming the first AL pitcher to hit a grand slam in three decades. While Seattlest hoped this was a divine omen of better weeks ahead for the team, our hopes were almost immediately dashed. Hernandez had to leave the game after......

Continue Reading "Felix takes the DIY approach"

June 20, 2008

First, hitting coach Jeff Pentland was fired, then General Manager Bill Bavasi was shown the door, and yesterday it was John McLaren's turn to up the state's unemployment rate. All casualties of the worst record in baseball. Since Lou Piniella got frustrated with the front office and left following the 2002 season, President Chuck Armstrong and CEO Howard Lincoln have hired a series of "yes men" which they could control. This is what they get.......

Continue Reading "Mariners Need to Say No to "Yes Man" Hires"

June 5, 2008

After yet another Mariners loss—and the final game of a three-game sweep by the Angels—manager John McLaren finally had a bit of a meltdown in his news conference yesterday: We're playing our (bleep) off every day and got nothing to show for it. I'm tired of (bleeping) losing, I'm tired of getting my (bleep) beat, and so have those guys. We gotta change this (bleeping bleep) around and get after it. And only we......

Continue Reading "Meltdown for the Mariners"

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