November 4, 20205 yr Two big winners! https://www.lookoutlanding.com/2020/11/3/21548548/mariners-evan-white-j-p-crawford-win-first-ever-gold-glove-awards
November 10, 20205 yr And another! Quote AMERICAN LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Kyle Lewis -- CF, Mariners Lewis overcame Luis Robert and Cristian Javier in the AL vote. The 25-year-old center fielder played in 58 games for the Mariners and became just the second rookie since 1969 -- joining the A’s Mark McGwire in 1987 -- to lead his team in batting average (.262), home runs (11), runs (37) and walks (34). His FanGraphs WAR (1.7), runs, walks and total bases (90) led all AL rookies, and he finished second in hits (54) and RBIs (28) and fourth in stolen bases (five). With his dynamic play, including some highlight-reel homer robberies at the wall, Lewis, a first-round pick in the 2016 MLB Draft, gave Seattle a spark, and he became the first Mariners player to win the Rookie of the Year honor since Ichiro Suzuki in 2001.
January 22, 20214 yr Wake up, ladies! Quote In some good news on the injury front, the Mariners expect right fielder Mitch Haniger to be ready to take the field when camp opens. Dipoto noted that a healthy Haniger is the team’s “best player,” adding that he looks “terrific physically.” It’s been a brutal road of freak injuries for Haniger, whose health woes began in 2019 when he sustained a ruptured testicle due to a terribly placed foul ball. Haniger required surgery to address that injury, and while he began a rehab assignment two months later, he was quickly shut down due to back discomfort. As it turned out, Haniger tore an adductor muscle off the bone during that rehab stint, leading to subsequent core muscle and microdiscectomy surgeries. If he is indeed able to suit up to begin the year, it’ll mark a nearly two-year road back to the Mariners’ big league roster. The now-30-year-old Haniger appeared on the cusp of stardom for the Mariners as recently as 2018, when he made the All-Star team and slashed .285/.366/.493 with 26 home runs, 38 doubles, four triples, eight steals (in ten tries) and 10 Defensive Runs Saved in right field.
January 22, 20214 yr Author 5 minutes ago, shadow_operative2.0 said: It’s been a brutal road of freak injuries for Haniger, whose health woes began in 2019 when he sustained a ruptured testicle due to a terribly placed foul ball I had forgotten about that.
February 21, 20214 yr So your president ran his trap for WAY too long & will probably face some repercussions. Here are the pertinent bullet points, specifically the very first part about Kelenic. And here’s a long-ass LL post about the whole debacle. https://www.lookoutlanding.com/2021/2/21/22294212/mariners-president-kevin-mather-full-transcript-bellevue-breakfast-rotary-club
February 21, 20214 yr Author 25 minutes ago, shadow_operative2.0 said: So your president ran his trap for WAY too long & will probably face some repercussions. Here are the pertinent bullet points, specifically the very first part about Kelenic. And here’s a long-ass LL post about the whole debacle. https://www.lookoutlanding.com/2021/2/21/22294212/mariners-president-kevin-mather-full-transcript-bellevue-breakfast-rotary-club Well that all sounds fun.
February 22, 20214 yr You can’t specifically say you’re leaving a player down. The goddamn fucking president of an organization should kinda know that.
February 22, 20214 yr Quote And I’m about to watch your facial expressions because not only is the replay here to stay, we’ll have an electronic strike zone within two years. The umpire behind home plate will be called by a machine. There’ll be a home plate umpire, he’ll have a piece in his ear, so just in case the ball bounces through the strike zone and the machine calls that a strike, he can overrule that. The electronic strike zone is coming, it’s pretty hard to argue that the technology doesn’t exist to do that. They’re within millimeters now of, uh, every pitch, heck they know the spin rate on every pitch that’s thrown. And everybody’s analyzing the data on all of that. So it’s there, it exists, and they’re going to use it. We just have to get better at the replays, when we have a replay it’s gotta be done quickly and move on. There can’t be a two minute stop of the action This dude is a douchebag, but this part is going to be a huge deal if true
February 22, 20214 yr Who did you quote? Edited February 22, 20214 yr by shadow_operative2.0 The president, I assume?
February 22, 20214 yr I don’t want him to resign. I want him fired and the org to publicly distance itself from him. Even then, a lot of damage done.
February 22, 20214 yr Author 6 minutes ago, MC Fresh Breath said: This was the most bullshit part of it I thought. Like, how do you do that to Seager?
February 22, 20214 yr Yeah, that and the openly admitting the manipulation of service time.* Well, and the bullshit about the interpreters too. Actually, the whole fucking thing. Fuck that guy so hard. *He surely isn't the only team pres doing this. Just so far the only stupid enough to talk about it openly. Wonder how long the strike will last? Edit: and if the M's don't fire him, I'm not sure where that leaves me. This franchise has been sucky enough w/o a shit gibbon like Mather. Edited February 22, 20214 yr by MC Fresh Breath
February 22, 20214 yr https://www.lookoutlanding.com/2021/2/22/22294815/kevin-mather-trampled-the-seattle-mariners-seeds-of-hope-president-ceo-john-stanton-owner
February 22, 20214 yr Pasan's take: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/30945058/make-amends-seattle-mariners-ceo-kevin-mather-take-back-45-disastrous-minutes-disrespectful-words
February 22, 20214 yr Author 9 minutes ago, MC Fresh Breath said: Pasan's take: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/30945058/make-amends-seattle-mariners-ceo-kevin-mather-take-back-45-disastrous-minutes-disrespectful-words I mean, he clearly has to be fired. I never knew anything about him until now, but good god, seems like he's pulling a Costanza and dragging the World Series trophy (lulz in Seattle) around the parking lot. Why would anyone do this?
February 22, 20214 yr I remembered him and the harassment stuff in 2018 (I had forgot the year, but LL reminded me). He's an asshole. I'm sure there are plenty of 'em in MLB ownership circles, but the majority seem to know how to shut up. Of course the Mariners asshole would be a vocal one.
February 22, 20214 yr There's another link where Stanton (the big owner) says he's Mather's biggest fan. So, the whole thing is more than just Mather of course. Systemic rot is never one person.
February 22, 20214 yr Stanton's press conference was bullshit but Divish at least went for the jugular when he asked him point blank how can you say Mather's views aren't that of the organization when he is the President of the organization? I'm pretty upset about this bullshit.
February 23, 20214 yr https://www.lookoutlanding.com/2021/2/23/22296550/seattle-mariners-problems-extend-beyond-kevin-mather-john-stanton-bellevue-rotary I might be done. Edited February 23, 20214 yr by MC Fresh Breath
February 23, 20214 yr Author 37 minutes ago, MC Fresh Breath said: https://www.lookoutlanding.com/2021/2/23/22296550/seattle-mariners-problems-extend-beyond-kevin-mather-john-stanton-bellevue-rotary I might be done. If I had a nickel for every time I've said that as an Ms fan...
February 24, 20214 yr There have been better players, but I am not sure there has been a more consummate professional than Ichiro.
March 6, 20214 yr If that idiot just kept his trap shut, Kelenic would have solved the OD issue himself. https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/mariners-prospect-jared-kelenic-sidelined-with-strained-adductor-muscle-in-left-knee/
March 10, 20214 yr Here's your current OD roster prediction from the mlb.com guy. https://www.mlb.com/mariners/news/mariners-2021-opening-day-roster-prediction
March 10, 20214 yr And the Rangers' traveling squad has hit 6 yacks off Sheffield/Graveman/Middleton today.
March 10, 20214 yr Author 36 minutes ago, shadow_operative2.0 said: Here's your current OD roster prediction from the mlb.com guy. https://www.mlb.com/mariners/news/mariners-2021-opening-day-roster-prediction I'm decently happy with that. I recognize most of the names, so that's a good start.
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