Archive for January, 2012

Mariners are indeed Rebuilding with or without Fan base

January 29, 2012

Share I attended the annual meeting of the NW SABR group I belong to yesterday as part of Mariners Fan Fest at the Ellis Pavillion inside the bowels of Safeco Field away from the hoopla happening on the diamond. I got there a little late but caught the tail end of Jack Z’s preseason pep talk and was [...]

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Mariners heading to Peoria without Prince Fielder

January 24, 2012

Share Well the suspense is finally over as Prince Fielder and his agent Scott Boras have reportedly just reached a deal with the Detroit Tigers for $214 million bucks over nine years. The Tigers already had a powerful offense and now will be favorites to win the AL Central again. On the bright side Fielder did [...]

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So Long and Good Luck Michael Pineda

January 15, 2012

Share Like the rest of Mariners Nation I have had a few days to digest the recent blockbuster trade of pitcher Michael Pineda to the New York Yankees for Jesus Montero. This trade which included a couple other less significant players, came out of nowhere and has created quite a stir here in Seattle. For [...]

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Mariners Trade Pineda for Jesus Montero

January 14, 2012

Share     Just when you thought I was probably done with writing about baseball forever (me to), the Seattle Mariners woke me up tonight by sending the young flame-throwing Michael Pineda and pitching prospect Jose Campas across the country to the New York Yankees in exchange for Jeseus Montero and Hector Noesi. As much [...]

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