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Road Trip Recap: Is Somebody Gonna Clean This Up?
I have a cat. I have never wanted to have a cat, but I do have one. He is a living consolation prize; a reminder of a time when my wife and I wanted a dog and lived in a dog-free zone. But here’s the funny part: the cat is soul-bonded to me. Imprinted. I’m…
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PART 3/4: THE BASEBALL FOLKS WHO FIT OUR MODERN AND MORE INCLUSIVE DEFINITION OF ADOLESCENCE UNDER EMPLOY BY THE MARINERS AT THIS TIME, EVALUATED AND JUDGED!
OPEN WIDE FOR SOME PROSPECTS*! *prospect a subjective term what may constitute a prospect to this The Blog Of Record may not fit your definition. FRONTLINE TALENT GRADE: C SUPPORT TALENT GRADE: B- (See part 2). UPPER MINORS GRADE: C A revelation, a scouting favorite, and a whole lotta cope. LOWER MINORS GRADE: B Rowdy…
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SEASON PREVIEW PART 2/4: LOIN GIRDERS, THE MARINER SUPPORT.
Hi Sicko Deckie Faction! You made it through to the mid catalog! Maribertastic! Your reward is More Content, this time centered around what at the time of this writing, project to be the periphery of BigLeague Marineria. FRONTLINE TALENT GRADE: C (See part 1) SUPPORT TALENT GRADE: B- (This is the strength of the team.…
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SEASON PREVIEW PART 1/4: THE VIEW FROM THE FRONTLINE
Hi Deckies! It’s your once quarterly pal Brian here! The state Poasting Board came through and stated we needed to do one post per year to renew our Failure In Analysis License in Washington State so dag nabbit, let’s get it over with and smile for the DMV camera. Here it is! The series nobody…
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Series Recap: Mid-esota
While Trident Deck doesn’t currently have the capacity to recap every game, due to not staffing a bunch of single young-ish somethings with a lot of free time, we are going to try something new this year. We’ll post a series recap at the conclusion of every series just to talk about what went well,…
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2022 Predictions
If you don’t make predictions before the season begins, legend has it that a little old witch will take you from your bed in the middle of the night and cook you into a pie. In fact, this happened to my buddy Eric once. That’s why you see everyone frantically throwing out their predictions in…
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Mariners Put Some of Their Money Where Their Mouth is; Extend JP Crawford
While most Mariners fans were either on their way to work or still staring sleepily into a bowl of soggy Frosted Mini Wheats, Jeff Passan broke the news that the team has signed shortstop JP Crawford to a five-year extension. Rapid analysis: Good! Your favorite captain of an internet blog ship has been banging this…
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It’s Time to Engage OPERATION: TAURUS MAXIMUS
The Mariners have an opportunity to do something truly noteworthy. A step towards the type of radical innovation Andy McKay can only dream about. Something that a major league team would be crazy, perhaps stupid, to even attempt. But if they pulled it off? Oh baby. Abraham Toro came over to the Mariners at the…
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Calm Down; Don’t Panic: A Journey Through the 2021-2022 Free Agent Hitter Market
Don’t panic! All the big bats are still available, except for Semien. Calm down! All the big bats are still available, except for Semien and Seager. Don’t panic! All the big bats are still available, except for Semien, Seager, and Suzuki. Calm down!! All the big bats are still available, except for Semien, Seager, Suzuki,…
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Baseballs Underperforming Early On in Spring Training
With the lockout taking away the majority of the offseason and a lot of precious prep time, everyone is scrambling to get up to speed in the short window before Opening Day. And not just the players, coaches, and executives — the baseballs themselves are feeling this time crunch as well. Typically, Major League baseballs…