There’s something in the coffee in Seattle. For the second time this season, what remains of the Safeco faithful were treated to a perfect performance this afternoon, this time from their own star pitcher: Felix Hernandez. And though Phillip Humber’s … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Seattle Mariners | Tagged Felix Hernandez, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays | Leave a commentBarely three weeks into this young season and there is already panic in Beantown and elation in the South side. Both of the “Sox” in the American League are doing the inverse of what was expected. Boston is in a … Continue reading
Posted in Power Rankings | Tagged Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, San Fransisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals | Leave a commentWhile it did come against the Seattle Mariners, Phillip Humber’s perfect game was without a doubt the best pitching performance of the season to date. Humber had only started two games before last season, which was his first full season … Continue reading
Posted in Chicago White Sox, Columns | Tagged Brendan Ryan, Chicago White Sox, Phillip Humber, Seattle Mariners | Leave a commentDespite quite a bit of criticism from the media, Major League Baseball got off to a fun start over the past two days as the Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners completed two regular season games in Japan. The two teams … Continue reading
Posted in Mark Travis | Tagged Bartolo Colon, Brandon McCarthy, Dustin Ackley, Felix Hernandez, Ichiro Suzuki, Jason Vargas, Jemile Weeks, Josh Reddick, Seattle Mariners, Yeonis Cespedes | Leave a commentAfter being quiet during Winter Meetings, the New York Yankees started and completed their off-season all in one night. The Yankees turned their biggest weakness into a relative strength by dealing top catching prospect Jesus Montero to the Seattle Mariners … Continue reading
Posted in New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners | Tagged A.J. Burnett, CC Sabathia, Dustin Ackley, Hiroki Kuroda, Ivan Nova, Jesus Montero, Justin Smoak, Michael Pineda, Mike Carp, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, Trayvon Robinson | Leave a comment