Mariners 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 ArticleMariners FanFest January 30/31
Pitchers and catchers report next month, and baseball’s winter is quickly drawing to a close (regardless of what the weather may be saying). Spring training is coming! To that end, and to get fans a...
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...
View ArticleHow Do They Keep Hitting the Baseball?
At Fenway Park last week, the Mariners took the first game of three from the Red Sox. In doing so, they got a win against the best hitting team in the American League — and in fact in all of baseball....
View ArticleAt last, the Cubs win
“I am a glass case of emotions right now.” No, this is not a story about Anchorman. But you gotta love that Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo, who was no doubt feeling all the pressure one would expect...
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