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We’re a quarter of the way through the 2012 MLB season — more than enough time to finally take a real look at trends. The Mariners were 16-24 heading into Friday’s game at Colorado, losing six of their last seven games on this road trip. Sometimes the M’s look great, competitive, confident — and often [...]
As the Mariners continue to get pounded on the road, there has been at least one bright light. Second baseman Dustin Ackley has caught on fire at the plate, ever since manager Eric Wedge pulled Chone Figgins and made Ackley the M’s lead-off hitter. Ackley extended his hitting streak to 13 games on Thursday, even [...]
The Mariners are getting ready for Turn Back the Clock Day on May 26, when they’ll don 1950s throwback jerseys at Safeco Field. The Seattle “Rainiers” will be taking on the Los Angeles, um, Angels. The teams will be wearing uniforms that echo their old Pacific Coast League counterparts. In the ’50s, the minor-league Seattle [...]
If you’ve been following the Mariners closely over the past couple of days, you probably know that manager Eric Wedge has been critical of Ichiro Suzuki’s recent performance at the plate. Many Mariners followers are wondering if Wedge may soon end the experiment of having Ichiro bat third in the lineup — though not yet. [...]
From Mariners pitcher Shawn Kelley’s Twitter feed on Sunday: @RealKingFelix blowing the horn on Amtrak twitter.com/shawnkelley23/? — Shawn Kelley (@shawnkelley23) May 13, 2012 Visit seattlepi.com for more Seattle news. Contact Nick Eaton at nickeaton@seattlepi.com or on Twitter as @njeaton.
Time to get out some wood and knock on it. Justin Smoak’s batting this season has been so precarious, I’m not sure writing about him is such a good idea. But I will anyway, because what Smoak did this weekend at Yankee Stadium was remarkable. After having gone 7-for-62 in his past 17 games, the [...]
Forget, for a moment, that Mariners catcher John Jaso is starting to become a “cult hero” in Seattle, in the words of Dave Sims. Leading the team in hitting, with a .306 batting average and three game-winning hits so far this season, Jaso is usually getting work as the designated hitter when he doesn’t start [...]
Ichiro Suzuki’s reign is coming to a close. Felix Hernandez is already hotter than the sun. And Brandon League just can’t have that everyday flash as a closing pitcher. Who will be the next Ichiro or King Felix? Or the next Edgar Martinez or Ken Griffey Jr.? Who will be the next big Seattle Mariners [...]
The Mariners face a former teammate Monday evening when they take on Detroit’s Doug Fister, who is making his return after spending the first part of 2012 on the DL with a side strain. Seattle (13-17) swept the Tigers (14-13) when they traveled to Detroit just a week ago. But they didn’t face Fister, one [...]
The Chone Figgins leadoff experiment is over. Mariners manager Eric Wedge on Friday said he has benched Figgins, demoting him from a starter to a utility player. Dustin Ackley will take over Figgins’ old role as leadoff hitter. Mike Carp is starting Friday in left field. “I talked to Figgy today. I told him we’re [...]
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