Tim Lopes Lookout Landing 7 hours ago
Mariners Moose Tracks, 11/28/20: Yohan Ramírez, Tommy Pham, and Cy Sneed
Photo by Tom Pennington/ The offseason continues to crawl along. Good morning folks! As we get our weekend going, here are some fresh links for you. In Mariners news... I’m not sure how I’m supposed to feel about this at-bat. Current Mariner Yohan Ramírez strikes out future Mariner Julio Rodríguez in LIDOM play tonight. Good to see Julio, who missed a couple days with quad discomfort, back in action today. pic.twitter.com/tIB7w2zb2e— Lookout Landing (@LookoutLanding) November 28, 2020 Around the league... James Fegan at The Athletic looks back on the...
Lookout Landing Nov 27, 2020
FanPost Friday: The Crowd-Sourced Black Market Mariners Gift Guide
Wear a mask and maybe we can buy dumb shit here again someday! | Photo by Abbie Parr/ Let us e-gather to laugh at some bad merch It’s become a bit of a tradition around here to present a gift guide comprised of the most awful Mariners merchandise available on the internet. Well, we’re going to keep it going this year, but this time, I’m putting the impetus on YOU, the LLer at LLarge. First, use your best search engine skills to find the worst/weirdest/most nonsensical Mariners items on these here internets, or perhaps dig into your own archives to find the...
The Seattle Times Nov 27, 2020
From writing about the Mariners to the Tampa Bay Rays’ front office, a Q&A with Jeff Sullivan
Jeff Sullivan wrote for Lookout Landing and Fangraphs before he was hired as an analyst by the Rays. Here's a snippet of a recent conversation with Mariners writer Ryan Divish.
Lookout Landing Nov 27, 2020
Sporcle Friday: Mariner Center Fielders Since Griffey
Photo credit should read DAN LEVINE/AFP via Which 20 players have played the most innings in center field in the Mariners’ post-Griffey era? I legitimately think if I could start my life over and choose any job in the entire world, I’d choose center fielder for the Seattle Mariners. Aside from being my hometown team that I love very much, the Mariners also do not carry the pressure that the Yankees, Dodgers, or other more famous teams do. Being the Mariners’ center fielder would also be less physically taxing than being quarterback of the Seahawks or point guard...
Lookout Landing Nov 27, 2020
Should Robinson Canó be in the Mariners Hall of Fame?
Photo by Otto Greule Jr/ How many position players have the Mariners had that you genuinely think were better than him? Let’s just address it right off the rip. Robinson Canó cheated. He cheated at baseball by taking one of MLB’s banned substances and testing positive for it. He broke the rules and did his punishment for it, serving an 80-game suspension during one of the Mariners’ few seasons ever in which they were contending for a playoff spot. That sucks. For many of you, that is an automatic disqualifier. I can’t really argue with the way you feel inside...
