Tag: Major League Baseball
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So I Begin With the End in Mind
The Seattle Mariners, as they have found themselves many times in the last 26 years, are standing on the edge of something. Depending on who you ask and when you ask them, it could be a beginning, or an ending. A beginning of success. An end of futility. A beginning of new pain. An end…
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JULY AUTO RE-ORDER
TL;DR It was a fun month. Let’s gather around the TridentFire and say mostly nice things about the baseball team. Call your parents and/or your friends and say something nice. The second installment of the overcaffeinated-budget-helicopter tour all Mariber no one asked for, but a select few seem to enjoy, is here! It took longer…
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First Annual Trident Deck Charity Wiffle Ball Home Run Derby
WHEN: A Saturday in August or September, most likely September, specifics TBA WHERE: A baseball field in the King/Pierce County area, specifics TBA WHAT: A wiffle ball home run derby. All ages and skill levels welcome. Someone tosses you wiffle balls and you obliterate them with a plastic bat WHY: To have fun and contribute…
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RAPID REACTION: Draft Day Analysis
Here at Trident Deck dot blog we pride ourselves on two things above all else: speed, and accuracy. So when we come to you lightning-fast (within 18 hours) with our reactions on round 1 of the MLB draft, you know we mean business. Now we know you’ve got a lot to do today, so we’re…
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Mariners Acquire Jack Bauer in Exchange for PTBNL
While a lot of the shine has worn off of Jack, the pedigree is still there and it’s good to see the Mariners make a buy-low move for a very talented special agent like this when they have so little depth at that position. Bauer should step in and get regular time on the job…
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THE AUTO-REORDER, JUNE 2021
TL;DR- We’re eating the bitter fruit of an incomplete offseason at the big league level. But hey, some of the Older Baseball Teens and Our Young VIBES King are doing Neat Stuff! Hello folks, It is I, Brian Tesch, the Bullpen Day of this here Web Log. You may remember me from such seminal pieces…
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An Ode to the 2003 Detroit Tigers Starting Rotation
Sometimes, when I feel alone Or tired, or hungry or sad Or happy, or healthy, or sassy But mostly when I feel alone I like to look at you. The first time I saw you, it was like my eyes Crossed a line. I can never go back. But I don’t want to. I can’t…
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It’s Time to Reevaluate Evan White’s Place on the All-Time Mariners First Base List
A year ago, we took a look at where Evan White ranked all time for Mariners first basemen before he even recorded his first major league put-out. Through extensive research, and personal anguish, we determined that Evan White was already the fourth-best first baseman in Mariners history prior to his debut. Unfortunately, the more Evan…
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Trident Deck First Baseman Generator
NEW from Trident Deck Labs™️! Think you can do better than a Major League Baseball organization at finding an adequate player for your first base needs? This handy tool developed by our very own team of scientists gives you that chance! What are you really looking for? Who embodies those traits? Using our intuitive Scientific…