First base umpire Jeff Nelson blew a call in unbelievable fashion on Friday night in Seattle. In the bottom of the second inning, Mariners catcher Jesus Sucre hit a grounder to first baseman Mitch Moreland. Moreland threw to Elvis Andrus at second for one, and Andrus fumbled with the ball before throwing it back to first for the apparent double play. Only that's not what... read more...

Another rough on for Blue, as this time, on a 3-6-3 double play ball.  The throw beats Seattle Mariners runner Jesus Sucre to the bag, but the player (Texas Rangers first baseman Mitch Moreland) with his foot on the bag doesn’t actually ever possess the ball.  The pitcher who was scrambling to cover, Justin Grimm, snagged the ball before it hit Moreland’s glove.  Jeff Nels... read more...

John Clayton is as popular as ever. The ESPN NFL analyst, commonly known as the “the Professor,” threw out the first pitch last night at the Safeco Field prior to the start of the Seattle Mariners game. Clayton even had himself a training regimen leading up to the game. Gotta hand it to Clayton, as the guy isn’t afraid make fun of himself, as we saw last year in the greate... read more...

Your browser does not support iframes. Umpire Jeff Nelson totally butchered a call on a double play ball in the second inning of the Texas Rangers-Seattle Mariners game on Friday night, giving catcher Jesus Sucre a memorable first career at-bat. Seattle led off the bottom of the second with two singles and had Sucre up with nobody out. Sucre grounded a ball to first basema... read more...

At this point it may be more surprising when a week goes by without a terrible call by an MLB umpire. The latest gaffe might be the worst of all. The Rangers were attempting to pull off a 3-6-3 double play in the second inning when pitcher Justin Grimm stepped in front of first baseman Mitch Moreland to bizarrely intercept the ball. First base umpire Jeff Nelson thought Mo... read more...

So far this year Joe Saunders has been not unlike the Mariner... read more...

Mariners fans wailed when the team released Munenori Kawasaki after last season. They adored the bench-warming infielder’s attitude, heart and hustle on the baseball field; he was a bright light in a Seattle dugout that could, at times, be pretty dark. He was often seen dancing or doing aerobics in the dugout, even getting catcher [...] read more...

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People have been fired for far less and deserved it. This isn’t even funny anymore. You’re dying, baseball. Clean yourself up or at least pretend like you’re inte... read more...

Joe Saunders vs. Justin Grimm, 7:10pm Another day, another roster move for the M’s, though it certainly sounds like that wasn’t the plan this morning. In any event, the M’s DFA’d Andino and brought up Carlos Triunfel. The latter isn’t in the line-up tonight, but C Jesus Sucre is. From what I’ve seen of him in Tacoma, he’s ... read more...

Close your eyes. Imagine the sea. What's that feeling stirring in your heart? Mariners baseball. Now go back to your wedding. Remember standing in the waiting room, listening to the organist. What was that tension, that tightness in your chest, the knowledge that nothing was ever going to be the same? Mariners baseball. Mariners baseball is like an ... read more...

Yesterday, the Mariners made a major statement by optioning Jesus Montero to AAA. Montero has struggled mightily behind the plate this season, and the team seems to have finally given up on him as a backstop. Catcher Jesus Sucre replaced Montero on the 25-man roster. ... read more...

The Mariners enter tonight game against Texas at 20-27 after losing their final six games of a nine-game road trip (2-7). “Safeco” Joe Saunders (3-4, 5.64 ERA) takes his 9-0 mark in 13 starts in Seattle into Friday against Justin Grimm (3-3, 4.02 ERA). Grimm has lost three of his past four starts. With massive turmoil in Mariners land today, here are some storylines t... read more...

The Mariners Invasion was repelled by its enemies, and now, broken and bloodied, they sail back to familiar shores. Their muscles ache, their helmets weigh heavy with shame, and a few men were lost in the campaign. And now, after a q... read more...

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Quick post here, but as first mentioned (at least that I saw) by Dave, the M’s waived IF Robert Andino today. They needed to make a 40-man roster move to bring Jesus Sucre up, so now the 40-man has the correct number of men enumerated. The move also left the M’s an infielde... read more...

The Seattle Mariners have optioned catcher Jesus Montero to their Triple-A Tacoma minor league affiliate. Montero, who was expected to play a solid role with the club this season, has struggled to a .208 batting average over 29 games. What is even worse, the Mariners look to have soured on his defense as they are reporting that he will be playing first base in the minors, ... read more...

From bizarrely anointed starter to the waiver wire, Robert Andino has been cut loose by the Mariners to make room for ... read more...

We know Seattle’s own John Clayton, the well-known ESPN football analyst, is a ponytailed metalhead who works out of his mom’s basement. Well, now we’ve also learned he’s a buff superathlete who works out in his spare time at the Seahawks’ headquarters. Sports-talk radio station 710 ESPN Seattle posted a video Friday of Clayton’s extensive [... read more...