Lookout Landing 3 hours ago
Julio Augustus led the M’s towards October, but September is swinging his MVP case
Photo by Steph Chambers/ The M’s superstar is trying to drag an inconsistent offense to water, but he can’t make it drink. Of the many gambles the Seattle Mariners have made in their efforts to “step back” and rebuild following the failed contention of the 2010s, the biggest bet has worked out the best: Julio Rodríguez is a superstar. If you want a single way of summarizing the 22-year-old’s brilliance, it wouldn’t hurt to look at who else in big league history has recorded 11 wins above replacement in their first two years as a big leaguer. It’s a short...
The Seattle Times 7 hours ago
Mariners’ George Kirby ‘surprised’ by ball thrown back at him on mound from stands
George Kirby was stunned in the sixth inning of Tuesday's win when a foul ball that landed in the stands was fired back by a fan toward the mound, hitting him.
Lookout Landing 10 hours ago
Mariners Moose Tracks, 9/27/23: Harry Ford, Adam Wainwright, and Brooks Robinson
Photo by Alika Jenner/ Harry Ford simply cannot be stopped. Hello everyone! Let’s get to it. In Mariners news... In a recent spot for 710 ESPN Seattle, Jeff Passan talked about how dangerous the Rangers will be for the coming years and how the Mariners will need to get into high gear to keep pace. Harry Ford’s minor league season just ended and he’s already hitting homers for the British National Team. Two jacks for the Union Jack (via @WBSCEurope)@harry_ford x @GB_Baseball pic.twitter.com/9kN1vGIKwE— Mariners Player Development (@MsPlayerDev) September...
Pinstripe Alley 13 hours ago
Rivalry Roundup: Mariners rebound to heat up Wild Card
Photo by Steph Chambers/ Recapping how the Yankees’ top AL opponents fared on September 26th. The Yankees have been officially eliminated, but since we’re all fans of baseball as a whole anyway, Pinstripe Alley is going to see this series through to the end of the regular season. We’ll keep you posted on the end of the American League playoff race as the final spots are determined. Stay tuned for more postseason coverage as well. Here’s what went on yesterday, September 26th. Seattle Mariners (85-72) 6, Houston Astros (86-72) 2 I think it’s fair to say that at...
Lookout Landing 17 hours ago
Mariners stay one piano lesson ahead, beat Astros 6-2
if this picture doesn’t melt your heart check to make sure you have one | Photo by Steph Chambers/ Kirby is dominant, Mariners string together some solid at-bats, King Trident quells the BABIP gods In a season fourteen episode of The Simpsons (“I’m Spelling As Fast As I Can”), Lisa asks her mom Marge if the family can afford to send Lisa to college. “Not on your father’s salary,” Marge replies, “but I could...give piano lessons!” When Lisa protests that she doesn’t play piano, Marge shrugs. “I just gotta stay one lesson ahead of the kid.” ...
Lookout Landing 19 hours ago
85-72: Chart
Got ‘em. | Photo by Steph Chambers/ Chaos came back in a real way, but the real highlight was that the bats came to play. Mariners 6, Astros 2 Rumors of their death may have been exaggerated. Balls thrown into the visitors dugout scoring runs for the home team: George Kirby, .276 WPA Balls thrown on the field at the home team: Justin Topa, -.096 WPA Game thread comment of the day: And also as a reminder that it’s not All About Sports: Hooray! Good vibes!
The Seattle Times 19 hours ago
George Kirby pitches a gem, offense comes through as Mariners beat Astros
In what felt like a must-win game, M's defeat Houston 6-2 on Tuesday to move a half-game back of Astros for the third and final wild-card berth in the American League.
Lookout Landing 20 hours ago
Mariners Game #157: Game Thread Tres
Photo by Steph Chambers/ The only thing more chaos than chaos itself, is chaos twice over. GOMS, GOMS, and GOMS some more.
The Seattle Times 21 hours ago
Mariners’ struggles to hit breaking pitches exacerbated in September
Opponents have most definitely learned that many Mariners have struggled to hit off-speed pitches this season — and they're taking advantage lately.
Lookout Landing 23 hours ago
Mariners Game #157: HOU at SEA, 9/26/23
Photo by Ezra Shaw/ once again, breach, things of that nature The great thing about baseball is there’s almost always another game. The terrible thing about baseball is there’s almost always another game. The Mariners are running out of another games though, and face down a Houston team riding high off a dominant win last night. Lineups: Kirby’s on the bump. pic.twitter.com/H6OVGN4sST— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) September 26, 2023 Late night squad. : 9:05 PM : @ATTSportsNetSW : @SportsTalk790 | Spanish: 93.3 FM pic.twitter.com/p8xdQHMUZG— Houston...
Lookout Landing Sep 26, 2023
The Final Countdown with King 5’s Jake Garcia - Meet at the Mitt Podcast
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! Kate Preusser, Evan James and John Trupin for Meet at the Mitt episode 53 on September 26th. This week we are joined by special guest and King 5 sports reporter Jake Garcia to assess the state of the Mariners over their final 6 games. Jake details his love of baseball, his experience as a second baseman and gives some inside details on his favorite interviews with baseball players. After getting swept by the Texas Rangers in Arlington and dropping the first of a three games series to Houston at home, the Mariners find themselves on the ropes. Is...
Lookout Landing Sep 26, 2023
About Last Night: Josh Rojas looks to be productive, not perfect
Photo by Liv Lyons/MLB Photos via Josh Rojas finds a new opportunity in Seattle with fresh eyes While last night’s Mariners game had very little to recommend it, there was one bright spot: when Justin Verlander took the mound in the ninth inning, aiming for a spirit-crushing complete game shutout, one Mariner stood in his way, and it probably wasn’t the one you were expecting: It didn’t even make the MLB highlights package, but this was Rojas’s second hit of the game, as he recorded two of the three Mariners hits against Justin Verlander last...
Lookout Landing Sep 26, 2023
Mariners Moose Tracks, 9/26/23: Joey Votto, Juan Soto, and Mike Trout
David Kohl-USA TODAY Sports Joey Votto can really write, the Yankees season is a blight, and more Angels are out of sight (but will Mike Trout stay? He might.) In Mariners news... Before the Mariners played yesterday’s game, LL’s own btownfritz graciously took the time and effort to outline the many possible scenarios the Mariners might, or might not, make the playoffs. Julio Rodríguez, Teoscar Hernández y más peloteros de República Dominicana, con un mensaje importante para la próxima generación. The 2023 Seattle Mariners pitching staff has now officially...
After another September loss, the Mariners’ season is slip-sliding away
The Mariners fell to the Astros on Monday for their fourth loss in a row. And while there's still time to get right, the ballclub is playing as if it has run out of gas.
Lookout Landing Sep 26, 2023
Same as it ever was, Mariners lose to Astros 5-1
Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports There’s not a new sheriff in town, as Justin Verlander and the Astros dismantle the Mariners/fans’ playoff hopes over dominant performance In the Natasha Lyonne vehicle Russian Doll, the protagonist Nadia Vulvokov, played by Lyonne, gets caught in a time loop, repeatedly dying on her 36th birthday, waking up again to relive the day, and dying again each night. The deaths vary: sometimes they are mundane (getting hit by a car, freezing to death); sometimes more plausible-but-uncommon (attacked by bees, an unfortunate incident with...
