Tag: pain
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An Exercise in Hostility
The Chicago White Sox and the Seattle Mariners played a baseball game last night. At least, that’s what the box score would tell you. What actually took place was something much weirder, and much more nefarious. By the time Tuesday’s series opener in Chicago wrapped up, we already knew that Wednesday’s storyline would revolve around […]
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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 […]
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Well, it’s Groundhog Day…Again
Rob Manfred woke up this morning, as he has every morning for the last…..who knows, really? He grabbed his cold milk with a splash of warm coffee, took a seat in his ergonomic chair in front of his comically large desk, and got to work. Well, he calls it work. It is something. But it’s […]
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A Broken Windshield
“There’s nothing we can do about it now. We just have to fix it and move on.” That’s what I just texted my wife this morning in reference to her car windshield that got hit by a small rock and ended up cracking. “It happened and there isn’t anything we can do to go back […]
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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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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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Evan White is No Longer the 4th-Best First Baseman in Team History
In February of this year, we shared some extensive research which came to the conclusion that Evan White is already the 4th-best first baseman in team history, without ever having taken a Major League at bat. Unfortunately due to White’s offensive struggles to this point in his debut season, this conclusion must be revised. Evan […]
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Dipoto Defends Cuts of Minor Leaguers, Says “All the Cool Teams Are Doing It”
“I have a reputation to protect, here.” A visibly annoyed Jerry Dipoto said. “All these other guys are doing it, and they all think I’m cool. What am I supposed to do, not join them and out myself as a total dweeb? No chance, man.” When Dipoto was informed that the Kansas City Royals intend […]
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