Call to the Pen May 21, 2022
Grading the Cincinnati Reds-Seattle Mariners Eugenio Suárez-Jesse Winker trade
The Cincinnati Reds unloaded a lot of their best players this past offseason and it has shown on the field. One of the trades involved sending infielder Eugenio Suárez and outfielder Jesse Winker to the Seattle Mariners. In return, the Mariners sent pitcher Justin Dunn, outfielder Jake Fraley, and minor leaguers Brandon Williamson and Connor […] Grading the Cincinnati Reds-Seattle Mariners Eugenio Suárez-Jesse Winker trade - Call to the Pen - Call to the Pen - A Major League Baseball Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
Lookout Landing May 20, 2022
Mariners Social Media Spotlight: Viticulture and Winkology, Marco Isn’t Sexy, Jazz Flips For Bat Flips
Another week of staring into my little screen. Shoutout to my friend Kate who studied viticulture and enology at Cal Poly and is the single reason I know what either of those two words mean. In Mariners Land #NewGuy Jesse Winker took time during the team’s stay in Toronto to visit Via Allegro Ristorante and their impressive wine selection. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wink (@jessewinker) When in New England, do as the New Englandahs. This is what it is all about. pic.twitter.com/DMYEl1Dw5t— Shannon Drayer...
The Seattle Times May 14, 2022
Mariners rally to give themselves a chance, but Mets find way to win
Shortly after Jesse Winker homered to tie it, light-hitting Mets catcher Patrick Mazeika hit a solo home run that proved to be the difference for New York, 5-4.
Lookout Landing May 14, 2022
15-19: Chart
Public Enemy #1 | Photo by Mike Stobe/ Jesse Winker laughs, Mets fans laugh last (and best) New York Mets 5, Seattle Mariners 4 Number of batters hit by Mets pitching: 2 (surprisingly, none of them Ty France) Number of runners left stranded on base for the Mariners: 9 Number of three-pitch strikeouts by Mariners hitters: 5 (Julio twice) Number of Mariners errors: 3 Time of game: a tidy three hours and thirty minutes A fresh bag of groceries from Zabar’s: Jesse “Heel” Winker, .358 WPA Ew York, Ew York: Technically Adam Frazier (-.240 WPA) but gotta...
Lookout Landing May 3, 2022
Sea Us Summarize: Mariners Week in Review 4/26-5/3
Sprint speed slashed in half due to running through a thick wall of Florida humidity | Photo by Megan Briggs/ You, the people, spoke and this is your chosen title (I know, I know, it’s late too) Okay, I’m sorry. Actually, I’m sorry twice over. First for the delay in this review (I thought yesterday was an off day, which tells you all you need to know about my current mental calendar), and second for seemingly jinxing the good vibes with last week’s glee. Baseball gods, I apologize. You can go back to haunting Jesse Winker now (I kid, I kid…it’s Mitch they...
Lookout Landing Apr 29, 2022
FanPost Friday: Your Mariner of the Month, April 2022
Photo by Abbie Parr/ let’s plaaaayaahh ball, it’s game dayyyyahhh Hello, friends! Welcome back to FanPost Friday. Can you believe it’s nearly the end of this frigid April here in the Northwest? Can you believe we’ve still got 5 to 6 months of Mariners baseball left to go? Feels good, right? Since we’ve come to the end of the first month of the season, we’re going to pick favorites today. But first, let’s summarize last week’s temp-check polls! Y’all are famously not worried about Jesse Winker, a very smart and cLLassic LL non-reactionary stance....
