We Might be in Trouble

I think a lot of us have been wondering for awhile now, how someone who has stuff like Mark Lowe hasn’t been able to translate it to big league success yet. Well, it appears he finally may have. Lowe showed glimpses of brilliance back in 2006, posting a tRA of 3.72. With his high plus plus [...]

Mariners third baseman Adrian Beltre might reconsider wearing a protective cup. Beltre was put on the 15-day disabled list with an injury to a testicle Thursday, one day after taking a hard one-hopper off the bat of Chicago's Alexei Ramirez to his groin area. Seattle manager Don Wakamatsu said the Gold Glove infielder is out indefinitely, and could need surgery because...

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The Mariners just released the results of Erik Bedard's surgery in Southern California today, and it's a whopper: Dr. Lewis Yocum found an inflamed bursa and a torn labrum. Dr. Yocum debrided the bursa and repaired the labrum, and the Mariners report that Bedard will be in a sling for two to three weeks. It will be four to six months before he is able to begin baseball-related activity...

Mariners left-hander Erik Bedard's season is over. Adrian Beltre's might resume.

Run ends longest scoreless game in Mariners history

Pinch-hitter Ken Griffey Jr. lined a single off the right-field wall with two outs in the bottom of the 14th to give the Mariners a 1-0 victory against the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night and end the longest scoreless game in Seattle's 33-year history.

Thanks for that pickoff. And thanks for saving Mark Lowe’s ass. Hey M’s, you can use your best reliever in a non-save situation. New rule this year.

Will Carroll of Baseball Prospectus, in Slate, details the horrors of a torn labrum, which he calls "baseball's most fearsome injury." The article is from 2004, but I don't think much has changed from a medical standpoint. This is simply the worst injury a pitcher can endure.

Will we get 613 comments on tonight's game thread, just like last night. Hopefully, if we do, they will come in a little quicker because I don't want to sit here for 14 innings again. Fun as last night was. By the way, catcher Rob Johnson confirmed pre-game that the pickoff of Scott Podsednik at third base in last night's 10th inning was a set-play between him and third...