Last fall, the Mariners fell one win short of winning the first American League pennant in club history. They returned this spring with high expectations, bringing back first baseman Josh Naylor and trading for on-base machine Brendan Donovan. They dropped 15 of their first 25 games, but are starting to heat up, winning six of […]
For all the consternation about the Mariners’ slow start in April, they wound up finishing the month with a .500 record thanks to two straight series wins on the road. Despite sitting a game and a half behind the A’s in the division, FanGraphs gives Seattle coin flip odds to win the AL West (54.4%) […]
Rick Rizzs Happy Totals: 16Dan Wilson Tough One Tonights: 16Run Differential: +7 2025: 18-12, +232024: 17-13, +122023: 12-16, +12022: 11-10, +16 wRC+: 105 (7th)Rotation ERA-/FIP-: 98/97 (15th)/(12th)Bullpen ERA-/FIP-: 84/86 (7th)/(6th)OAA: -15 (30th)BsR: -0.9 (23rd) Mariners fWAR leader: Randy Arozarena, 1.1Mariners rWAR leader: Cole Young, 1.9 Beef Boy Bombs: 7Josh Naylor SB: 4 for 6Julio K%: […]
Good morning everyone and happy Friday! The M’s are on national TV tonight with an Apple TV broadcast on tap for the series opener with the Royals. The Apple TV broadcast has long been my favorite of the national TV presentations. Which ones have you been impressed with so far in 2026? In Mariners news… […]
This discussion comes off the heels of the Mariners win on Sonday night over the Cardinals. The game was noteworthy for Rob Refsnyder’s big pinch-hit home run in the top of the ninth, and the manner in which it came about. Refsnyder watched a pitch about three inches off the plate called for strike 2, […]
With just about twenty percent of the MLB season completed, the A’s remain atop the American League West Division by one game over the Seatle Mariners. It’s the slimmest of leads and with so munch of the season still to go, it’s still a meaningless position. So, looking back what do you think is the […]
G’day everyone and a happy Mariners off-day to you! Cole Young was the hero once again yesterday in a 5-3 come-from-behind win over the Twins. The M’s closed out April with a clean 16-16 record. All things considered, I’m pretty satisfied with that (especially after a rough start to the year). How are you feeling […]
Much is made about the so-called ‘sophomore slump’ in sports — you never know how a young player will respond as their opponents do anything and everything in their power to adjust to their game. After a slow start over the first couple of weeks, Cole Young has stabilized, and then some. It’s only fitting […]
The Mariners won Wednesday’s series finale against the Twins, giving them a 5-1 record on the road trip, but suffered a potentially serious loss in their bullpen. Matt Brash departed Wednesday’s game against Minnesota after throwing just two pitches with what manager Dan Wilson called “discomfort in his side.” Brash entered with the game tied […]
Mariners 5, Twins 3 Checking down to first on a check swing: Cole Young, +0.56 WPA Not checking down to first on a check swing: Luke Raley, -0.18 WPA Game Thread Comment of the Day:
Right now, I’m in a great fatigueWay at the back of the junior league.This is the team on our side:They’re picking it up, hitting is up,They take what they’re given, but winning ain’t up.The pitching is up, hitting it up,They push for the win, but the winning ain’t up.The pitching is up, hitting is up,They’re […]
Not a great way to kick things off in the return to Seattle.
Rise and shine, M’s fans! It’s time for some breakfast baseball. Despite all the trials and tribulations of the early going, the Mariners enter Wednesday with a golden opportunity to end the month of April with a .500 record. Standing between them and that record is the Minnesota Twins, who, after getting off to a […]
First Pitch: 12:40 PMTV: Twins.TVRadio: TIBN, WCCO 830, The Wolf 102.9 FM, Audacy AppKnow Yo’ Foe: Lookout Landing …the Twins suck.…the Twins suck. First game was a trouncing;Second one was a rout;Third game is on the way,Stay and hear me out.We got Taj upon the mound,Buxton cranking blasts,Then come RISP and the bullpen whoMean despondence […]
After Brendan Donovan went down with injury, many Mariner fans had the reasonable expectation that Colt Emerson would be his replacement. Fresh off of a record-breaking extension that pays him like an established big leaguer, the M’s instead opted for Will Wilson, a journeyman infielder with minimal production under his belt. Though the allure of […]
Hello folks and happy Wednesday! The Mariners bats came alive yesterday as the team feasted on the Twins’ bullpen to the tune of a 7-1 victory. In particular, it was a great game from second baseman Cole Young, who is beginning to round into form offensively with a .278/.352/.407 slash line heading into today’s action. […]
Josh Naylor, Julio Rodríguez and Cole Young each collected three hits in the Mariners 7-1 win over the Twins Tuesday. The Mariners’ lineup picked up 12 hits in total, including five for extra bases, in what wound up being a comfortable win. But the game wasn’t so comfortable early. Joe Ryan started for the Twins […]
In a pitching duel between Joe Ryan and Logan Gilbert it was the Twins who were the first to break through. In the 5th, Byron Buxton hit a misplaced Gilbert fastball out of the park to left for his 7th home run of the year. It was a good result, but felt somewhat lacking as, […]
Mariners 7, Twins 1 Good: Josh Naylor, .25 WPA Bad: Cal Raleigh, -.16 WPA Game thread comment of the day
The Mariners will try to extend their win streak to four games (on fields without standing water). The Mariners send out their “we’re facing a righty” lineup against Joe Ryan, who’s the Twins best starting pitcher this year with a 3.22 FIP. The Mariners will likely see a heavy dose of fastballs and sinkers, with […]
First Pitch: 6:40 PM CDT TV: Twins.TV Radio: TIBN, WCCO 830, The Wolf 102.9 FM, Audacy App, LosTwins.com Know thine enemy: Lookout Landing The Twins, who are hoping that their 11-run outburst yesterday is a sign of things to come, are sending out Joe Ryan against Seattle’s Logan Gilbert. Today’s Lineups MARINERS TWINS J.P. Crawford […]
About the only good thing to come from last night’s 11-4 drubbing at the hands of the Minnesota Twins was the big-league debut of hard-throwing Alex Hoppe. You know we love a debut around here, and it was extra special that it was such a quiet stinker of a game that Brad Adam could easily […]
Bryce Miller built on his solid first rehab start in Tacoma with an even more impressive outing in Everett this past Friday night. Slated to go three innings or 45 pitches, Miller’s start went perfectly to plan; he needed just 47 pitches to complete three full scoreless innings. He racked up six strikeouts, issuing just […]
Happy Tuesday! A rough outing from starter Luis Castillo led to seven earned runs and an eventual 4-11 loss to the Minnesota Twins yesterday. Cal Raleigh’s seventh home run and RHP Alex Hoppe’s MLB debut were the lone bright spots in the otherwise difficult game. Logan Gilbert takes the mound today against Twins ace Joe […]
The old saying in baseball is you win 50, lose 50, and it’s what you do with the rest that counts, but what the adage doesn’t take into account is the number of games that are Cursèd. For the Seattle Mariners, those Cursèd Games seem to usually happen in spring in the Midwest, or in […]