bleacherreport.com - 6/26/2009
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With the Mariners only a couple games out of first place in the AL West, it is time to start looking deeper at some statistics to see whether the Mariners truly have a shot at making the playoffs.
The biggest apparent weakness of the Mariners has been their offense. The Mariners as a team are second to last in the American League in On-Base Percentage, Slugging Percentage, and OPS.
The division “rival”, Oakland Athletics currently have the worst offense in the American League holding ...
Make or break time for M’s
outsidethepressbox.com 6/26/2009 — As we approach the halfway point of the season, the Mariners find themselves in a strange position - too good to start having a firesale, yet not good enough to consider taking on salary. Quite simply, the M’s have been paralyzed into inactivity by their own modest success.
At 37-35, ...
Day One Draft Review
sodomojo.com 6/10/2009 —
The 2009 first year player draft is no doubt a big one for the Seattle Mariners. With the second overall pick and two picks in the first round, there was a lot riding on this first day.
I thought, all things considered, the front office did a ...
MARINERS: Column: Is the M's mojo beginning to wear off?
nextseasonsports.com 5/8/2009 — _Following the Seattle Mariners thrilling weekend series with the Oakland Athletics, ESPN.com had the Mariners, at 15-10, ranked number 5 in their MLB Power Rankings. However, the momentum from a series victory over the rival Athletics couldn’t carry over to the work-week and the Mariners find ...
Mariners midseason report card
outsidethepressbox.com 7/14/2009 — If you had told me at the beginning of the season that at the all-star break, the Seattle Mariners would be 46-42 and four games out of first place with noted baseball luminaries like Russell Branyan, David Aardsma, Rob Johnson and Chris Shelton playing key roles, I’d probably still be ...
M’s become less recognizable, but that’s OK
outsidethepressbox.com 7/12/2009 — Brandon Morrow is going back to school in Tacoma.
It’s getting so we hardly recognize these Mariners, but as long as they stay in the hunt the rest of the season, who cares?
The Mariners finally made a couple of moves that have been a long time coming, getting rid of Yuniesky ...
The Baltimore Mariners Road To Success
baltimoresportsreport.com 6/18/2009 — Playoff Bound Mariners Found Unity on the Road and Continuity on the Field
Baltimore, Maryland (June 18, 2009) – As the clock moves past midnight Thursday the Baltimore Mariners’ bus will pull away from the Hampton Inn in Glen Burnie as a cadre of dedicated fans wish them well. As the team ...
MARINERS: Column: Buy or sell at the trade deadline?
nextseasonsports.com 6/30/2009 — With the most recent trade of infielder Mike Morse for Washington Nationals outfielder Ryan Langerhans, the question still remains, are the Mariners going to make a push this season or sell off talent to compete next year?According to Christina Kahrl of Baseball Prospectus, Adrian Beltre has ...
Torture, one hit at a time
outsidethepressbox.com 6/2/2009 —
It always hurts when the Mariners play Baltimore, but tonight Seattle fans will feel a special kind of pain.
That’s because Erik Bedard, the “game-changing” lefty the Mariners acquired two years ago for a king’s ransom, will be facing off against the prize of that ...
Time to Sell High: Russell Branyan?
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 6/5/2009 — Many people, myself included, were shocked when the Mariners signed Russell Branyan in the offseason with the intention of having the journeyman start at first base. Everyone knew that Branyan possessed plus power, but he never made enough contact ...
BI Presents: Mariners Top 21 Prospects
baseballinstinct.com 4/17/2009 — Welcome back to the Baseball Instinct Top 21's prospect lists. We're continuing our break down of each organizations Minor League system, looking at the Seattle Mariners prospects who we believe are...
Mariners 9, Padres 3 —
NYT > Baseball 6/26/2009
SEATTLE (AP) -- Ichiro Suzuki lined the 29th leadoff homer of his career into the right-field seats and finished a triple short of the cycle, and the Seattle Mariners gave starter Jarrod Washburn his first win in more than two months, 9-3 over the San ...
Mariners activate C Johjima from DL (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 6/27/2009
Seattle Mariners catcher Kenji Johjima has returned to the team after missing 26 games with a broken toe. The Mariners activated the 33-year-old from the disabled list before Friday night's game at Los Angeles against the Dodgers. Johjima was batting ...
