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AFL Championship Game on MLB.com
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Right now. It’s free. Recent 40-man addition Anthony Varvaro is starting and Dustin Ackley is leading off for the Javelinas.
Why aren’t you watching this already?
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Dustin Ackley, Second Baseman?
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Shannon Drayer ends the boredom with some real news – the Mariners are going to start working Dustin Ackley out at second base. This is something that had been speculated on pre-draft, as his college coach had publicly said that he though Ackley could make the transition, but...
Dustin Ackley: Second Pick, Now Second Baseman
19 hours ago by
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As a rider to the expected 40-man roster post this evening, Geoff Baker reports that the Mariners are now working out Dustin Ackley at second base. An experiment, Zduriencik calls it, and a similar post at the Tacoma News Tribune Blog adds that the idea was initially floated by Ackley...
Waiver claims
23 hours ago by
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Jakubauskas goes to Pittsburgh, Robert Manuel to Boston, per press releases from their respective destinations. Who knows what it means, but losing those two doesn’t mean much. It could simply be clearing the decks for the 40-man roster additions, or maybe Zduriencik has bigger...
I before U, except after T
1 day ago by
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Since there’s been some talk about comment moderation, along with proper spelling, this seems like a good opportunity to write this note. As you know, some employees of the Mariner organization have names that can be mildly difficult to spell (Zduriencik, Rizzs, etc.), but we...
A Name To Tuck Away
2 days ago by
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Due to the varying abilities of the players already on the roster, the M’s find themselves in a rather interesting position this winter. They have four talented young position players who are all close to major league ready. They aren’t finished products necessarily, but...
Have A Hot Dog With Me, Don Wakamatsu
2 days ago by
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Kirby Arnold talks with Don Wakamatsu. It’s worth reading, but one sentence sticks out:
But even long at-bats aren’t necessarily good at-bats. Both Jose Lopez and Adrian Beltre had at-bats when they fouled off several pitches.
“There would be an 11-pitch at-bat and a...
‘09 40-man Preview Extravaganza
3 days ago by
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We’re heavy into the award season now, but in the midst of that we also have a Nov. 20th deadline by which players must be added to the roster or risk being picked in the Rule 5 draft. The rules relate to the age a player was when they signed and what season their [...]--
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Zack Greinke Is Awesome
3 days ago by
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The next time that you try to sell someone on FIP and that they tell you that its a load of crap reserved for nerds who have never played the game, tell them Zack Greinke disagrees.
Bannister, a right-handed starter, is known for his appreciation of modern pitching metrics, which emphasize...
This And That
4 days ago by
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Felix didn’t win the Cy Young. I don’t particularly care about the BBWAA awards that much, but I know some other people do. For those people, you should be happy. The BBWAA is getting better at this award voting thing. Greinke was the obviously correct candidate, and he...
M’s rumored to be interested in signing, trading for, players
4 days ago by
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It’s true.
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Weekend meta: new user registrations
6 days ago by
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During the Griffey days this week, we had an average of 20 new user registrations a day. Of these: ~3 were Russian comment spammers, ~5 did nothing at all, and ~10 took a run at immediately getting banned (that is, first comment is “You’re all a bunch of stathead whiners...
M’s Sign Jack Wilson
7 days ago by
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To the surprise of no one, the M’s announced that they have signed Jack Wilson to a two year contract. Terms not disclosed, but I’d guess it’s around $10 million or so.
Wilson is a +1 to +2 win player who derives almost all of his value from his glove. For ~$5 [...
M’s Help Fans Split Season Tickets
8 days ago by
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The Mariners have announced a new feature that facilitates the splitting of season tickets across multiple owners. This is something that people have been doing on their own forever, but the organization has decided to step in and use their site as a central hub to connect buyers and...
More on the Yankees payroll arguments
9 days ago by
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Khoi Vinh on the Yankees and Payroll
For almost a decade, the Yankees have consistently maintained the highest payroll in Major League Baseball while failing to bring home a World Series title, and during that time the grousing took the form of ridicule. What Yankees fans heard then...
Griffey’s Return, What It Means
10 days ago by
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It’s official – Junior is coming back for another victory lap, signing a one year deal to fill an unspecified, reduced role on the 2010 team. The casual fan will be thrilled. We are a bit less so. But, the should he return arguments are now moot. He’s on the team...
Griffey to return in 2010, Stone reports
10 days ago by
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See here. Details as yet unannounced.
I expect the now-standard split of reactions:
1. Griffey “deserves” (or “earned”) a spot based on fan love, past contributions, clubhouse chemistry, etc
vs
2. Griffey can’t hit or field any more
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Griffey crisis day three: mid-week non-update
10 days ago by
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G: “Hey, any change over there?”
Z: “Nope. Thanks for calling, always happy to chat, but I do have to go–”
G: “You’re not worried Branyan’s going elsewhere, you might need a DH?”
Z: “I’m sure we’ll figure something...
LaRue Gets Front Office to Talk Prospects
10 days ago by
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Yesterday’s edition of the Tacoma News Tribune had Larry LaRue asking one of the more easily answered questions of the hot stove season, which prospects could contribute next season? The thought being that if players like Kelley and Jakubauskas broke through last year, well surely...
Branyan Wants Multi-Year Deal
10 days ago by
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Jim Street checks in with a quote from Russ Branyan, who is willing to hit the free agent market in pursuit of a multi-year contract.
“I’m not a bad guy, not a selfish guy,” he said from his offseason home. “I don’t know if there is a two- or three-year...
Ichiro Wins GG, Gutierrez Does Not
11 days ago by
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The Gold Gloves have been announced, and predictably, Ichiro won one and Franklin Gutierrez did not.
You should not care. These are about as meaningful as the teen choice awards. The people who vote on them don’t really put much thought into it, nor do they really know what...
Day two, franchise held hostage: no news in Griffey news
11 days ago by
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How can this be taking so long?
Version 1:
Z: “We loved having Griffey here, but we need to go another direction for DH next year… and our outfield is packed.”
Goldberg: “Okay!”
Version 2:
Z: “The business and marketing folks tell me I can pay your...
Elias rankings for free agents out, no surprises
11 days ago by
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Well, not if you read USSM, that is. Downloadable as a PDF from USA Today.
M’s only have two B-rated guys, Bedard and Beltre (appropriately). So if the M’s offer those two arbitration, and they turn it down, they’ll get a late draft pick off the signing team. Unless...
The Jones Gold Glove thing
12 days ago by
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So supposedly Adam Jones’ brother leaked that Jones won a Gold Glove. This is already being reported as coming over Franklin Gutierrez and a grave injustice and so forth… but it’s not, not yet, and I’m not sure why everyone’s jumping on this.
There are...
The Jones Gold Glove thing
12 days ago by
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So supposedly Adam Jones’ brother leaked that Jones won a Gold Glove. This is already being reported as coming over Franklin Gutierrez and a grave injustice and so forth… but it’s not, not yet, and I’m not sure why everyone’s jumping on this.
There are...
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