Trade Deadline: Good News!
No, the Mariners did not get David Price from Tampa Bay. He went to the Tigers. Instead, the Mariners got Austin Jackson, who is a legitimate center fielder, from the Tigers. And I am happy. Does this...
View ArticleOffense? What’s That?
Dustin Ackley has been knocking the ball out of the park for the Mariners since the All-Star Break. A resurgent Dustin Ackley is suddenly knocking balls over the fence with some regularity. Thursday...
View ArticleAre the 2014 Mariners the 1995 Mariners All Over Again?
Yes, boys and girls, this is what we call a ‘clickbait’ headline. You’ll get over it. Manager Lou Piniella became the eighth member of the Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame this month. Photo cribbed from...
View ArticleMariners Roller Coaster Ends on High Note
Any degree of sports fandom tends to affect things at home. My personal connection to the Seattle Mariners, and to baseball in general, is hopelessly intertwined with my personal life. And so it was...
View ArticleMariners Hot Stove Review
by John Stewart Mariners fans entered Game 162 of the 2014 campaign with as much excitement as we’ve had in a long time. Felix on the mound, a beautiful fall day, and the Ms in striking distance of...
View ArticleBaseball’s back
Baseball’s back — all right! It’s that time of year when all the other sports goings-on take a break, and we relish the crack of the bat, peanuts, and beer…mmm…beer. But I digress. [Editor’s note: For...
View ArticleEpisode 66: Mariners talk, round one
Jason sits down with John Stewart, Pucked in the Head’s official baseball correspondent in the Emerald City. Music this episode by Vancouver-based rockers The Matinée. Introduction John Stewart, ladies...
View ArticleEpisode 069: The back side of the ball
John Stewart guests in our second baseball episode. We talk the back side of the ball in this, the 69th episode of Pucked in the Head. • Introduction • Sofa Surfer Girl by the Orchid Highway • Mike...
View ArticleThese Maddening Mariners
Ketel Marte getting some well-deserved props. Credit: Getty Images/Jamie Squire As the Fall Equinox arrives, the Seattle Mariners are…well, they’re not quite done yet. And that, my friends, is...
View Article2016 Campaign Opens vs. the Rangers with #boomstick…and some early-season...
Welcome back to baseball, Major League style. Spring training is over, the games that matter (all 162 of them) have begun, and the Mariners find themselves at .500 going into today’s series finale...
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