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Unknown lefty from AA may crack Mariner rotation
Lucky for Roenis Elias that he is a left handed pitcher because the Mariners need one in the rotation. Lucky for the Mariners that the 25-year old Cuban defector is having a great camp. His 6-11 record...
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The mystery of Hector Noesi and the Mariners
Hector Noesi had two games and one inning with Seattle and they designated him for assignment, then traded him to Texas. He gave up a game winning home run in his last appearance with the Mariners and...
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The mystery of Fernando Rodney solved
When Earl Weaver managed the Baltimore Orioles in 1978 and 1979 he had a closer named Dan Stanhouse. Weaver called him “Two Pack” because every time Stanhouse came in to close a game, Weaver’s nerves...
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Is there a conspiracy against 19th century baseball
When Clayton Kershaw pitched a no-hitter I kept hearing it was the 22nd no-hitter in franchise history. The information is wrong. It was the 25th. The difference of three is found in the 1880’s. The...
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A modest proposal for those who want DH in both leagues
I confess at the outset I grew up, or rather grew older, during the years preceding the DH which was invented by Satan. Naturally being old school I prefer National League play, though I am cursed to...
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How pitching will change in the future
In a previous blog I argued that if the National League adopted the DH they might as well eliminate the pitcher and use pitching machines. I doubt that will happen, but then I never thought I could...
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Seattle’s new pitcher goes against their philosophy
The Mariners recently signed 25-year old Cuban pitcher Misael Siverio to a minor league contract. The Mariners like big, tall, hard throwing monsters with strong arms. Siverio is 5’9.” In the team...
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Do you know these two pitchers
You are a diehard, statistical loving, all out baseball fanatic, if you, by the following stats know who these two pitchers are. Pitcher number one has 20 starts with a 4-6 record and 4.64 ERA. In...
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A modest proposal to counter in-your-face bat flips
I hate it when batters stand an admire their home runs, then flip the bat in defiant contempt. It has nothing to do with those players who say “it is disrespecting the game.” I have no idea what that...
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Will the Mariners NEW bullpen be better in 2016
A great running line in the Newman/Redford classic, “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” was “Who are those guys?” It was said by Cassidy/Newman when no matter what Butch and Sundance did to ditch a...
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