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Tournament of Sadness: Day 2 Update and Sweet 16 Preview
If you haven’t read the recap of day 1 yet, click here. Are you back? Okay great. Let’s talk about the Kingdome Region and the Compass Rose region, and what’s next. Another Failed Rickie Weeks Experiment The 1 seed in the Kingdome Region came up on Rickie Weeks like a one-hopper in the outfield grass.…
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Tournament of Sadness: Day One Recap
While the day was not particularly dramatic in the first round for both the Trident and Marine Layer regions, it held one major upset. Some are calling it the biggest upset in Tournament of Sadness history. Let’s discuss that and the rest of the results from today’s action. CLE 15, SEA 14 Takes Down 1…
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Tournament of Sadness: Bracket and Schedule
The official bracket of the Trident Deck Tournament of Sadness is here. Save, print, tape it to your manager’s door. It is time to decide. What is the Ultimate Sad in Mariners history? Voting will begin on Tuesday, March 3rd. Be sure to follow the Trident Deck twitter account if you’re not already (why aren’t…
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Picture Time: Check Out These Cool Mariners
Look at these Mariners looking all cool. These guys are so cool! Hope you enjoyed these cool pictures.
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The Tournament of Sadness: Introduction
Some franchises dabble in sadness. Others embrace it fully. The Seattle Mariners routinely uncork vintage bottles of sadness, inhale deeply, and then pour them all over their body. Sadness is an art, and the Mariners are teaching a masterclass. It comes in many forms: A game, a play, a player, an event. In the coming…
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Cubs vs Mariners Spring Training Bonanza Recap
The internet is always in need of more recaps of inter-squad practice sessions, and I’m here to do my part. Today the Chicago Cubs and Seattle Mariners met up to theoretically play a game of baseball, and the result was a decent approximation. Many of the Mariners who took the field today probably tried their…
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Who Will Be the Mariners’ Fifth Starter?
For better or worse, the top of the Mariners’ starting rotation is essentially set. Marco Gonzales and Yusei Kikuchi return, while Justus Sheffield and the re-acquired Taijuan Walker most likely fill out the next two spots. The back end is a little more fluid however, and the number five spot especially is not written in…
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Mariners Hitters DESTROY Pitches On First Day of Team Workouts
Mariners hitters showed up to camp today with one thing on their mind: absolutely killing some baseballs. And boy, did they. These baseballs had NO idea what hit them. Watch what happens when this stupid, idiot baseball attempts to approach home plate at about 60 mph from the hand of a batting practice pitcher: Julio…
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AL West Preview: An Assemblage of Garbage
Not all trash is trash for the same reasons, but all trash is trash. Welcome to the American League West. A collection of five vile, grotesque creations, each one determined to make a mockery of the baseball universe in its own way. Let’s talk about these four abominations we hate and the one abomination we…
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The Houston Astros, and Learning to Cheat With Dignity
The year is 1993. I am five years old. Or maybe it is 1994, and maybe I am six years old. That doesn’t matter. What does matter, is the game of Chutes and Ladders taking place between me, my mother, and our next door neighbor. The game is not going well for me. The reason…
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