The Pioneer Base Ball Club and the Beginning of Northwest Baseball in the 1860s
The origins of baseball in the Northwest took root in Oregon in the years immediately following the Civil War with a team whose legacy still echoes today.
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My Kingdome for a Roof!
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a team playing in a indoor stadium, must be in want of a roof. The 2025 Tampa Bay Rays, meet the 1994 Seattle Mariners.
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
The Bambino puts on a show for Seattle on and off the field on October 19, 1924.
Babe Ruth Barnstorms Through the Northwest in 1924, Part 2: Tacoma
100 years ago today Babe Ruth visits Tacoma! And finds a pitcher who is eager to challenge him.
Babe Ruth Barnstorms Through the Northwest in 1924, Part 1: Spokane
The Swatting Bambino was famous for hitting home runs and offseason barnstorming tours. 100 years ago today he hit the Northwest for the first time, beginning in Spokane.
The Mariners and That Winning Feeling
The Mariners enjoyed their first winning season in 1991 and they did it in the most Mariners way possible.
The Rise and Sink of the USS Mariner
Before it was a blog, it was a ballpark attraction that distracted fans from the terrible baseball they were watching by going *boom*
When the Mariners Owned the Padres... *Almost* Literally
Today we explore an incident in the Mariners-Padres rivalry that's really something. Maybe the real Vedder Cup was the teams we tried to buy along the way.
Detroit's Old Tiger Stadium and Honoring History
Today we leave the Northwest and do some baseball tourism!
Lies! Damned Lies! And the Things They Told Us About Safeco Field
You know the urban legend about how a library was built and they forgot to factor in the weight of the books? It's like that, except they forgot to factor in that they would be outside in Seattle.
Before the 4th of July Fire That Started It All
The 1932 arson of Dugdale Park is often pointed to as the first domino that eventually brought major league baseball to Seattle. This is the story of the park and the team before the fire.
You Can't Go Dome Again
On the 25th anniversary of the last Mariners game at the Kingdome, I remember growing up in that beautiful ugly Dome.
Internet Fandom and the Seattle Mariners, Part 2: Netcasts and Newsgroups
Mariners fans posted in cyberspace as the team itself disseminated the accounts and descriptions of its games without the express written consent of Major League Baseball.