Smoak Monster sightings in Seattle?
After focusing on the pitching side of the equation recently, we'll turn the focus to offense this week, focusing on guys who fit into one of three buckets:
Turnarounds - Poor April, very good May
Complete Duds - Take the opposite of "Turnarounds"
Surprises - Guys who made a cameo in April (if that), but have got off to a solid start this month
TURNAROUNDS
Marco...
Watch The Seattle Mariners Explore Every Avenue Of Suck On Their Way To An Extra-Innings Loss
Just when you thought the Seattle Mariners might have found a glimmer of hope in the never-ending crapfest known as “The Last Decade Of Baseball In Seattle” “Their Entire History (Except For Those Four Seasons They Actually Made The Playoffs)”, they put together a stink bomb of a series that quashed any notion that they might be righting the ship.
The Mariners entered a four...
Indians rally past M's to earn sweep
After four losses, three on walk-offs by the Indians in four days, the Seattle Mariners couldn't pack their bags and get to the airport fast enough.
''Glad to leave,'' closer Tom Wilhelmsen said. ''Glad to leave Cleveland.''
Talk about lost weekends.
Despite hitting homers in the eighth, ninth and 10th innings, the Mariners made costly errors...
Indians beat M's on walk-off, again
Mark Reynolds' fielder's choice with the bases loaded in the ninth inning lifting the Cleveland Indians to a 5-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday.
The Indians, who began the day tied with Detroit atop the AL Central, have won 16 of their last 20.
Seattle tied the score at 4-all with two-out, solo homers by Raul Ibanez and Justin Smoak off Indians closer Chris...
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...
Seattle Mariners show little hope for a turnaround this season
Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge is mad as hell and he's not going to take it anymore.
At least that's how he seemed after his team's 10-3 loss to the Houston Astros Wednesday night. That gave the Mariners their second series loss of the season to the Astros, and it's only April.
Houston was generally considered to be the worst team in MLB — if for no...
Drew Stubbs Homered Into A Fan’s Popcorn Because It’s Tribe Time (To Waste Food) Now
Your browser does not support iframes.Remember earlier this month when Justin Smoak of the Mariners hit a foul ball into a fan’s beer, so the fan fanned-up and chugged it? Here’s the food version of that.Drew Stubbs of the Cleveland Indians hit a solo homer, and a fan lost a bag of popcorn in a beautiful explosion. To be as cool as the Mariners fan, dude needs to walk around...
Detroit Tigers Catcher Brayan Pena Takes One for the Team
When guys talk about 'taking one for the team' it can mean a whole host of things--none of them anything you want to do, but for the good of the team you are willing to suffer through, or take, whatever it is.
Like Brayan Pena did in a marathon of a game Thursday night. The Tigers catcher caught the relay throw from Prince Fielder at the plate as Justin Smoak came barreling down...
Brayan Pena Endures Nasty Home Plate Collision With Justin Smoak in Final Play of 14-Inning Game (Video)
Brayan Pena knocked in the winning run for Detroit in the top of the 14th inning Wednesday night only to get knocked over in the bottom of the frame.
With two outs, Dustin Ackley smacked a double into right field, and Justin Smoak didn’t hesitate to attempt to score the potential tying run from first. But Prince Fielder’s relay throw to Pena was on the money, and the 5-foot...
The Tigers reward the late night fans with an amazing early morning finish against the Mariners (VIDEO)
Many Tiger fans are feeling the effects of a 14 inning, 2:30AM ET finish from last night’s game against Seattle but it may be worth it given the outcome of the game.
A pitching duel that ended in a draw between Max Scherzer and one of the AL’s best in Felix Hernandez culminated in the bottom of the 14th inning with two outs and a 2-1 Detroit lead. With Justin Smoak on first,...
Brayan Pena Tags Out Justin Smoak in Collision at Home, Preserves Win for Detroit Tigers: Video
Brayan Pena drove in the go-ahead run for the Detroit Tigers in the 14th inning on Wednesday night (or early Thursday morning, depending on where you were viewing the game). He then secured the Tigers’ 2-1 victory over the Mariners by tagging out Justin Smoak on a collision at the plate to end the game.
Pena’s eventual game-winning RBI came on a groundout to short with the bases...
Tigers down Mariners in 14 innings
The moment Dustin Ackley's line drive left the bat, Justin Smoak knew he was going to get waved home by third base coach Jeff Datz.
After nearly 4 1/2 hours of baseball and with Seattle running out of players, there really wasn't another choice.
''I knew off the bat I was trying to score. They had to make a perfect relay throw to get me. He was up the line there...
Tigers win 14-inning game versus Mariners
SEATTLE (AP) -- Detroit catcher Brayan Pena held onto Prince Fielder's relay throw and absorbed a collision with Justin Smoak at home plate for the final out, and the Tigers outlasted the Seattle Mariners 2-1 in 14 innings Wednesday night. Smoak singled with one out off Joaquin Benoit, and with two outs Dustin Ackley doubled into the right-field corner. Third base coach Jeff...
Mariners fan catches home run ball in his beer, chugs it like a boss (VIDEO)
This article is the work of guest blogger Felipe Diaz, a fine and enthusiastic young man from the great state of Wisconsin who is currently a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee studying Film Production and Marketing.
Sometimes life just gets awesome in a hurry. For one lucky Mariners fan, awesomeness arrived like a runaway freight train during an 8-3 drubbing of his...
Seattle Mariners fan catches foul ball in beer, chugs it (Video)
Although we've seen moments like this before, baseball fans have always been the most creative in catching foul balls.
During last night's Seattle Mariners/Houston Astros game, one fan caught a foul ball off the bat of Seattle's Justin Smoak in his beer and decided to finish off his brew that help scored him a souvenir:
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Fan Catches Foul Ball In His Beer, Proceeds To Chug Beer
A Mariners fan had no issue with the fact that he forgot to bring his glove to Safeco Field on Wednesday night. Check out this fan who catches a foul ball off the bat of Justin Smoak in his cup of beer and then proceeds to chug the beer with the ball still inside. The Astros beat the Mariners 8-3, but it is safe to say that this fan also won.
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Fan catches ball in his beer, chugs beer with ball in it
Just another day at the ballpark. A fan created some buzz at the Astros-Mariners game on Wednesday after catching a foul ball off the bat of Justin Smoak.
Hats off to the guy for the perfect execution throughout the way. 1) The catch with a beer in his right hand 2) cheering with his buddy 3) raising his $8 beer 4) chugging the rest with his new MLB catch still inside. A thing of beauty.
Fan at Astros-Mariners game catches foul ball in cup, proceeds to slam beer (video)
During the bottom of the 8th inning of the game between the Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field on Wednesday night, a fan flashed some sweet catching skills after a foul ball off the bat of Mariners first baseman Justin Smoak. With the ball descending down on him, this young man utilized the only thing he had in his possession that could be used in place of a glove...
The First Annual Justin Smoak Foul Ball Beer Chug
Your browser does not support iframes.Justin Smoak popped a fly ball into a fan’s beer during Wednesday’s Mariners game, so the fan did what anyone would — he chugged the beer. Or he poured it all over himself, one or the other. Regardless, those 16 fans at Safeco got a memory they’ll never forget! (via SportsBeat)- Follow us on Twitter @withleather - Follow me personally...
Fan Catches Ball in Beer Cup, Chugs Drink With Baseball Inside for Liveliest Moment of Mariners-Astros Game (Video)
Does Mariners-Astros not sound like a great matchup? The rosters may not have a lot to offer, but boy, the fans can bring a show.
A fan made up for the many empty seats around him Wednesday night by using the old beer-cup-catch on a Justin Smoak foul ball. He then completed the moment in perfect form, chugging his sudsy beverage with no regard to what could happen to his fine-looking...
Mariners 4, Rockies 3
Kendrys Morales and Justin Smoak homered and the Seattle Mariners beat the Colorado Rockies 4-3 Saturday in their final spring tuneup
Morales, who played for the Los Angeles Angels' Triple-A affiliate in Salt Lake City from 2006-2008, ripped a fastball over the left center fence in the top of the fourth inning and Smoak went deep in the fifth to help the Mariners finish with...
On the Consequences of the New Balk Rule
On an individual-player basis, I think we can all agree that spring-training statistics suck. If you’re a reader of FanGraphs, or if you’ve even just heard of FanGraphs, you probably understand that these numbers aren’t predictive. Oh, we’ll always allow ourselves to trick ourselves. Giants fans will allow themselves to believe in Brandon Belt, and Mariners fans will allow...
The Arizona mirage
Spring Training has been traditionally described in two ways. For veterans who have established jobs, it is a time to get in shape, get repetitions in to get ready for the season. For everyone else, it is a time to compete for jobs, rotation spots and future consideration. The former description can happen anywhere. The outcomes do not matter. But for the latter, where the competition...
Mariners facing make-or-break seasons in 2013
Step up, or get out
In 2012, the Mariners saw breakout seasons from guys like Kyle Seager, Hisashi Iwakuma and Tom Wilhelmsen. It also saw the departure of guys like Brandon League and Jason Vargas.
With the plethora of players brought in this offseason, the front office has proven that they are not afraid to bring in fresh faces to replace the old.
Looking forward to the upcoming...
White Sox 11, Mariners 7
When Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge filled out a lineup card with Michael Morse starting at first base, he promised it wasn't part of a roster overhaul.
''We just want to be as versatile as we can,'' Wedge said.
Morse, who figures to be Seattle's starting left fielder, didn't seem to mind the position change Sunday. He hit his third home run of...
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