Lookout Landing

Stephen Brashear-USA TODAY Sports walkoffs are more fun! Heading into tonight, the vibes surrounding this homestand finale were tepid at best. Getting blown out two nights in a row against a direct Wild Card competitor when you send a pair of strong young pitchers out to the mound tends to do that. Yes, George Kirby was starting tonight, but coming off those two dumpsterings? I’d understand if you were checked out, especially once the lineup dropped sans José Caballero. Kirby, though, was anything but. Coming right out of the gate firing flaming four-seamers and...

Photo by Steph Chambers/ Kirby went deep, Judge did not, the offense mostly did sleep, until it got extra hot. Responding to his last outing with street savoir faire: George Kirby. Eight innings, seven strikeouts, no walks (of course), only three hits, 67 of his 95 pitches for strikes, and a career high velocity at 99.1 mph. Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Car Mode: George Kirby, .517 WPA Forgot to charge their Nintendo Switch: Jarred Kelenic, -.137 WPA Game thread comment of the day: Give him as many as he asks for, I say.

Photo by Steph Chambers/ George Kirby and the Forgotten Fanned George Kirby has pitched an amazing game, and deep, but the Mariners need to get him some run support for that to matter.

close my eyes and make this series be over | Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports Our brief regional nightmare is soon to be over The Mariners are channeling the spirit of teachers and schoolkids everywhere this week counting down those final days until the end of school. One more game stands between the Mariners and the end of this brutal 13-game stretch with no breaks, and more saliently, seeing the Yankees leave town. Right now Tom Murphy is out on the field taking as what I can only describe as a very angry early BP, scalding baseballs all over the field. Taylor Swift’s...

Photo by Paul Rutherford/ A month into the season, let’s answer some of the most important questions we have Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Seattle Mariners fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Please take our survey Well, Mariners faithful, we are now officially two months into the season, and this is the perfect time to get some thoughts from all of you. Yes, this is the long-awaited return of the Fan Pulse series, now...

Photo by Jim McIsaac/ Wrapping up the month of May with some links. Hello folks! Let’s dive into the latest from around baseball. In Mariners news... Tyler Locklear and Alberto Rodriguez of High-A Everett both made the MLB Pipeline Prospect Team of the Week. Speaking of awards, Julio Rodríguez was honored for his torrid week. Heating up just in time for summer.@JRODshow44 is your AL Player of the eek! #SeaUsRise https://t.co/ZPsTjm7qIZ pic.twitter.com/5wOXymzLot— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) May 30, 2023 The M’s made a move to shore up their outfield...

The CB stands for Can’t Believeit | Photo by Alika Jenner/ Google did not, regrettably, turn up any information about Plath’s preferred baseball affiliations It’s 8:12 p.m. and the sun still lilts well above the horizon, casting a smugly golden glow over the scurrying ants of the city. This Tuesday was, like every Tuesday of a three day weekend must contractually be, a bear. But the weather has become nice, which should ostensibly improve morale, although it frankly feels more mocking than it does pleasurable. The MLB At Bat app loads slowly, allowing the...

Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports only show tonight was an ump show The weather brightening as you leave work: Tom Murphy and Cal Raleigh, +.024 WPA each Cold and gray by the time you’re home: Logan Gilbert, -.375 WPA Game Thread Comment of the Day:

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Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports More like New York Shmankees, amirite? I’m a big LoGi guy, as you may know. He stores his stuff in his hair and his anger in his mustache, and that’s all you want from a tall pitcher. I mean, if he was left handed, the comparisons would come natural. After all, many moons ago, there was once a tall, long-haired, mustachioed Mariners pitcher who made his joy carving up the Yankees’ lineup. Maybe history is repeating itself. Or at least rhyming. Tonight’s lineup: Time to bounce back. #SeaUsRise pic.twitter.com/rn07aD4NF7— Seattle...

Team Lookout Landing circa...2018? I’d say we’re in need of an updated photo The event, part of a longstanding partnership between the Seattle Mariners and WSCADV, is this Sunday, June 4 Sports are designed to facilitate the creation of memories; the companionship of watching a game or match with someone, the camaraderie of screaming in unison with thousands, the agony of defeat and the ecstasy of victory. Baseball, in particular, lends itself to preserving minutiae with its long history, churning rosters and breadth of stats. “Remembering Some Guys” is, after...

Photo by Stephen Brashear/ Do you smell what La Piedra is cooking? Blame the moniker. You can be steady, you can be constant, but when people call you a rock, they expect you to be immovable. And yet, we all know that no person is actually capable of that, even Luis Castillo. Castillo began the year on an absolute tear, mowing down four teams with 26 strikeouts, to just four walks and a 3.4% barrel rate. Then he hit a bump. Beginning with his April 22 start against the Cardinals, his next five starts kept a good, if no longer elite, strikeout-to-walk ratio of 32:7, but...

Photo by Michael Reaves/ It’s Tuesday, and if it’s Tuesday, it’s not Meet the Links, but there here are some links anyway In Mariners news... Scary moment last night when Jarred went up to attempt a homerun robbery and jarred his head and neck against the padded wall. Jarred stayed in the game, and when asked about the play in his post game press conference, Scott Servais did not appear to be concerned about a potential injury. Jarred Kelenic with an impressive effort attempting to rob Aaron Judge of his second homer tonight, but his head crashes pretty...

Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports Julio shines but Miller struggles as Mariners lose big to Aaron Judge and the Yankees Plants make growing look fun and easy. Look, this little seed has sprouted! Now it’s growing leaves! Now it’s flowering! Now it’s making a perfect tiny strawberry! But often, growth is painful. It involves recognizing that something isn’t working and being forced to change it, which is often uncomfortable and usually somewhat scary, like if that perfect tiny strawberry suddenly grew a row of sharp little teeth. Bryce Miller made the bigs on the...

Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports Enjoying a three-day weekend: Julio Rodríguez, +.099 WPA Snapping back into work mode: Bryce Miller, -.485 WPA Game Thread Comment of the Day: With multiple (successful) challenges by the M’s tonight, a reminder that things were very different just a decade ago.