Seattle, We Have a Base Ball Team! The Seattle Alkis and the Arrival of Competitive Base Ball in 1877
100 years before the Mariners played their first season, the Alkis gave Seattle fans their first taste of the base ball epidemic.
Latest
The Impossible is Possible Tonight, Tonight
A Tale of Two October 2nds: The Pilots, the Mariners, and the Fate of Seattle Baseball
A Brief History of How the West Was Won
Aaron Sele and the 2001 Playoffs, Cal Raleigh Passes Ken Griffey Jr., and the 1989 Mariners Parody That Echoes in 2025
The Mariners and the 1995 Trade Deadline: The Anatomy of Going For It
54-40 or Play Ball!: The International Match Games that Fueled Base Ball’s Grown in 1870s Cascadia
Mariners
The Impossible is Possible Tonight, Tonight
I hope you'll forgive a little navel gazing, cringe, and a splash of nostalgia. Because tonight, win or lose, I'm gonna party like it's October 1995
A Tale of Two October 2nds: The Pilots, the Mariners, and the Fate of Seattle Baseball
A Brief History of How the West Was Won
Aaron Sele and the 2001 Playoffs, Cal Raleigh Passes Ken Griffey Jr., and the 1989 Mariners Parody That Echoes in 2025
The Mariners and the 1995 Trade Deadline: The Anatomy of Going For It
That Time Joey Cora Got Stabbed
He Ain't Heavy (Hittin'), He's My Brother: A Look at Mariners Siblings
Amateurs & Semi-Pros
54-40 or Play Ball!: The International Match Games that Fueled Base Ball’s Grown in 1870s Cascadia
Happy Canada Day! Let’s celebrate with the first prominent base ball club in British Columbia! And learn how early baseball in the Northwest built community at home and across the border.
The Pioneer Base Ball Club and the Beginning of Northwest Baseball in the 1860s
Dog Days at the Baseball Park
Early Baseball Uniform Trends
Ernie Tanner, Jimmy Claxton, and the World They Forged
Ice, Ice, Baseball: A Delightful History of Baseball Played on Ice
The Tacoma Amocats: The Team Too Good for Walter Johnson? It's a Good Story.
Minor Leagues
He Ain't Heavy (Hittin'), He's My Brother: A Look at Mariners Siblings
It's Sibling Day! And while it is, actually, fair that older siblings get all the attention (we are better; it's science), we're going to give the younger siblings a little attention today, as a treat.
Before the 4th of July Fire That Started It All
Early Baseball Uniform Trends
Ernie Tanner, Jimmy Claxton, and the World They Forged
Lumber, Labor, and the Aberdeen Black Cats
The Foxy Grandpas and the Fun Writing They Inspired
That Which We Call a Sox By Any Other Name Would Smell As Sweet
Major Leagues
Babe Ruth Barnstorms Through the Northwest in 1924, Part 4: Portland
Babe Ruth concludes his tour of the Northwest with a stop in Portland, where he discovers it's hard out there for a lefty.
Babe Ruth Barnstorms Through the Northwest in 1924, Part 3: Seattle
Babe Ruth Barnstorms Through the Northwest in 1924, Part 2: Tacoma
Babe Ruth Barnstorms Through the Northwest in 1924, Part 1: Spokane
