Safeco's meaty special of the week: The New York Yankees' first 2009 Seattle appearance, in a four-game series starting Thursday. more ›

Go ahead and scold us for loving the Yankees. This Seattlest's first baseball game ever was at Yankee stadium, and we just can't separate from the love. Yet, our new hometown team, the fightin' Mariners, actually kind of smacked the Yanks down. Nothing terrifically exciting happened—no super-dramatic plays, no bases-loaded homers, or anything. But, the Mariners managed to keep the Yanks down til the 8th inning, when they scored their one and only base run off of a single. Lame. Boring. However, the Mariners did break a few bats with their forceful hits, so...okay, fine—go Mariners! more ›

Adios Lakisha. Did we call it, or what? more ›

Rumors abound early this week concerning a most ghastly notion, a dark vision that has kept us sleepless: reportedly, both the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies called Mariners GM Bill Bavasi over the weekend to inquire about a potential trade for Ichiro. more ›

As the Mariners continue to stagger through the second week of the season our optimism following the 3-1 start has dropped a bit, okay a huge bit. We may need to take a break tonight since we have spent the last few games with our head in our hands. more ›