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Mariners Mid-May Musings
Mariners pitcher “King” Felix Hernandez gets ejected, May 12th 2014. Photo credit Joe Nicholson, USA Today Sports. Baseball has a loooong season. This is not news to fans, or my friends who like to...
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The Baseball Bus
Center fielder of the future? Or will the Mariners find another outfielder before the deadline? Image unceremoniously screenshotted from USA TODAY Sports Last night I asked my daughter to pick out...
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Lost Weekend at Safeco
Ouch. My wife and kids watched two Mariners games this weekend. Both went into extra innings. Both ended as Mariners losses. Morales in the dugout — not exactly burning down the house so far,...
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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...
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Offense? 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...
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Are 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...
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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...
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Mariners 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...
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Baseball’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...
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Episode 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...
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These 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...
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2016 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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How 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....
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At 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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