Seattle Mariners Love ‘em & Hate ‘em – May 17th edition
The good, the bad, the ugly
The Seattle Mariners seem to have woken up from their first month slumber. They currently sit in 2nd place in the AL West and are 1 game below .500 on the season after winning 5 of their last 6 series and splitting the 7th series with Pittsburgh.
This is about the point we’re used to seeing the Mariners fall behind, only to never catch back up with the...
Hisashi Iwakuma- Elite Starting Pitcher
One of baseball's best kept secrets is Hisashi Iwakuma. If he was on the Yankees, Red Sox, or Phillies we'd hear a lot more about his dominance. Instead, he's stuck in Seattle, where the weather is dreary and the team is mediocre.Since coming over from Japan in 2012, Iwakuma has pitched brilliantly, especially in the role of starting pitcher. The 32 year old righty...
Splinter from the Ninja Turtles will be at Yankee Stadium tonight!
I’m going to spend some quality time with my wife tonight, and for the first time this season we’re going to watch her Yankees. I’m not particulary thrilled about having to watch the Yanks minus Jeter, or a true ace on the bump. There’s just not much to keep my interests.
And THEN I see who is pitching for the Seattle Mariners. I don’t mean to interrupt quality baseball...
MLB Game Picks - Wednesday: May 15, 2013
I watched the games and the picks with interest last night from my hotel room in Augusta, Maine, where I traveled yesterday for a conference. The beginning of the night really started rather brilliantly. I predicted that Barry Zito was ripe for a clunker. He was. I correctly predicted that if the Yankees could match up CC Sabathia with Felix Hernandez and make it a bullpen game...
Seattle Mariners fantasy baseball stats & breakdown – Week 6
Confusing numbers
The Seattle Mariners are in the midst of a hot streak right now, dominated by solid pitching performances and perfectly timed run support. While we all wait and see if the team can crack .500, we have our own teams to worry about…our fantasy team.
If you have been gun shy in the past about Mariners on a fantasy team, I hear you loud and clear.
This time around...
Mariners recap: Series pitching vs. Toronto, Pittsburgh, Oakland
Turning point
The Seattle Mariners are on a nice little streak right now. Behind strong pitching performances and some decent run support, the Mariners have begun their slow climb up the AL West standings. Over the last week, Seattle took on the Blue Jays, Pirates and A’s.
They have won 10 of their last 15 games. They have won 5 of their last 6 series, splitting a short 2 game...
Moving Forward…Bold predictions for the Mariners
It’s All Coming Together, FINALLY
To the naked eye, the Seattle Mariners are the epitome of mediocrity. They are sitting at an 18-20 record, which is only good enough for third in the AL West. The question is, though, do they deserve praise and high hopes?
Absolutely.
After a slow start – and a few ass kickings by the little league squad that is the Astros – they have finally...
Fantasy Baseball Sleeper Picks – Pitching
If you play season-long, daily, or weekly fantasy baseball, you know how important sleeper picks are. Here are some top choices for sleeper picks that can help you in a variety of fantasy baseball leagues, including weekly fantasy baseball.
Starters
Hisashi Iwakuma, Seattle Mariners
After four starts, Iwakuma had a 1.69 ERA, 0.53 WHIP and 18 strikeouts with two walks in 26 2/3 IP...
Mariners 6, Athletics 3
Hisashi Iwakuma retired 16 straight over one stretch of a solid seven-inning outing, Raul Ibanez homered for the first time in nearly a month and the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 6-3 on Friday night.
Iwakuma (4-1) took a one-hitter into the sixth inning before running into trouble, putting together another impressive outing to help cement himself and Felix Hernandez...
All Eyes on Jarrod Parker’s Saturday Start, Sonny Gray Call Up May be Imminent
Not overlooking tonight’s series opener between the Seattle Mariners and Oakland A’s, which will send Dan Straily to the hill to face off against Hisashi Iwakuma, but the more interesting game of the series could turn into the match-up on Saturday.
The probable pitchers are currently listed as Brandon Maurer for Seattle and Jarrod Parker for the A’s.
Parker was pulled early...
Athletics-Mariners Preview
No one has been tougher to get on base against in the AL than Hisashi Iwakuma.
This could present problems for an Oakland Athletics team struggling at the plate.
The Seattle Mariners right-hander will try to send the Athletics a season-high fifth straight loss Friday night in the opener of a weekend series at Safeco Field.
Iwakuma (3-1, 1.61 ERA) has been among baseball's...
Starting Pitching Is The Biggest Issue With The Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners starting rotation needs help. They’re hurting. Other than Felix Hernandez and Hisashi Iwakuma, the rotation has been awful.
Here is a look at what their other starters have done.
Brandon Maurer – 2 wins and 4 losses with a 6.07 ERA in 6 starts.
Joe Saunders – 2 wins and 4 losses with a 6.15 ERA in 7 starts.
*Aaron Harang – 1 win and 4...
Mariners Quietly Developing One Of The Best 1-2 Punches In Baseball
Photo Credit: Elaine Thompson/Associated Press
Felix Hernandez and Hisashi Iwakuma have both gotten off to amazing starts so far this year, and are pitching at all-star levels. As is always however, they are not getting enough run support to have an overwhelming amount of wins, and that combined with the fact they are on the Mariners, means they will not get much national credit...
MLB Game Picks - Saturday: May 4, 2013
The month of May has not been kind to this old game picker. For every brilliant pick like A.J. Burnett shutting down the Nationals, there is the Mets beating the Braves because all-world closer, Craig Kimbrel could not save a game. And who would ever expect that the Red Sox, Yankees and Orioles would all be shut out?
The weather has really been frustrating too. The Royals were...
MLB Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Week 4
As we open another week of fantasy baseball, we close a door on the month of April. The first month of the year has been stellar to watch, with some new faces and non-household names making their cases early on. Players like Dexter Fowler, that has never hit over 13 HRs (last season), is on pace to break 30 without a sweat (8 in 25 games). John Buck is definitely the most noteworthy...
Home Style Cooking; Angels fall to Mariners 2-1, drop sixth series of season
If I had told you Jason Vargas would make his best start of the year against the Mariners you would have to likely assume the Angels would come away with the win. Well, despite Vargas giving up only 2 runs in 8 innings of work the Angels faced another stomach-churning late-inning loss. Although Vargas pitched fantastically in his first start in his old home ballpark he was outdueled...
Mariners 2, Angels 1
Jason Bay and Michael Morse hit solo home runs, leading the Seattle Mariners over the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 Sunday.
The Mariners won three of four from the Angels over the weekend to earn their first series victory of the year.
Bay tied it in the seventh with his second homer, connecting on the first pitch of the inning from Jason Vargas (0-3).
Morse put Seattle ahead in the...
MLB Game Picks - Sunday: April 28, 2013
The week's comeback is complete. After a disastrous 15-27 start to the week, the picks then went 36-19 the rest of the week to finish in the black after a 10-5 day yesterday.
The day had trouble getting started as the Tigers beat the Braves again. I guess it is official that Kris Medlen has regressed to the mean. The Orioles beat the A's again as A.J. Griffin lost for...
Astros 3, Mariners 2
Marwin Gonzalez homered, Bud Norris rebounded from a tough start last time out and the Houston Astros snapped a three-game losing skid with a 3-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.
The game was tied at 1 when Gonzalez launched his homer about 10 rows into the stands in right field to start Houston's third. Gonzalez, who bats ninth, hit just four home runs in...
MLB Game Picks - Tuesday: April 23, 2013
Thank goodness Monday was much better than Sunday. After a disastrous start to the week, Monday provided some recovery as only three picks were incorrect. One of those was picking against Boston. I never expected A.J. Griffin to pitch that badly. And I did not expect Jonathan Pettibone to pitch as well as he did for the Phillies. Or perhaps the Pirates' bats are that bad. The...
2013 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix: April 23, 2013
DraftKings.com Team of the Day
Today I’m playing the $3 Double Up contest. There are 80 entrants and you (almost) double your entry fee if you finish in the top 40. And don’t forget to get your deposit bonus here.
Starting Pitchers
If you like to spend big on pitchers and get the safest options possible, Clayton Kershaw ($12,700) and Cole Hamels ($11,700) probably have the best...
Mariners take down Verlander at Safeco
Mariners take down Verlander in day game at Safeco
In case you missed it today NWSB is here to help catch you up on all the MLB action you may have missed at Safeco today.
Hisashi Iwakuma pitched six strong innings and pinch hitter Kyle Seager broke up a scoreless tie with an RBI double in the seventh to help host Seattle clinch the three-game series.
Detroit, which came...
Tigers vs. Mariners Game 3 preview
Tigers vs. Mariners Game 3 Preview 12:40 game today. We all know Iwakuma has defeated Darvis, and Haren, and Weaver, but now he gets his crack at Verlander. Good times eh Mariners fans? Tigers RH Justin Verlander (2-1, 1.96 ERA) vs. Mariners RH Hisashi Iwakuma (2-0, 2.18) The Mariners liked what theyve seen from Iwakuma. He has lasted at least six innings in all three...
Iwakuma; Now A Mariners Stalwart
Twelve games into this 2013 season, Mariners right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma has been the large bright spot in the team’s 4-8 start, and a man who is earning kudos and respect every time he steps onto the mound.
I hereby apologize for ragging Mr. Iwakuma (on the air) last year, with my stopwatch in hand, when he became very deliberate when a runner reached base. You know what? Kuma...
Iwakuma outduels Darvish as Rangers tumble
SEATTLE (AP) -- Kyle Seager had a two-run double, Hisashi Iwakuma made it stand with 6 2-3 strong innings, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 3-1 on Friday night to end a three-game losing streak.
Iwakuma (2-0) got the better of his countryman and Texas starter Yu Darvish in the seventh all-time pitching matchup between the pair, both in Japan and the majors. Darvish...
THE MARINERS HOT 25
| Latest Rumors | The Backyard | Going Viral |
|
|
Today's Best Stuff |
For BloggersJoin the Yardbarker Network for more promotion, traffic, and money. |
Company Info |
Help |
What is Yardbarker?Yardbarker is the largest network of sports blogs and pro athlete blogs on the web. This site is the hub of the Yardbarker Network, where our editors and algorithms curate the best sports content from our network and beyond. |
