Three Days, Two Games, and a Lunchbox
A tribute to the extra innings games of yore, and a memoir of becoming a baseball fan.
Mariners
Desperation and Euphoria: The Mariners and the Signing of Robinson Canó
10 years ago today the Mariners reached an agreement on a huge free agent signing that had Mariner fans singing from the rooftops, "Yankees, you over baby!"
Odds & Ends and Miscellany
The A's are the new Sonicsgate, NW Baseball History endorses its first book, I indulge in astrological trivia, and share thankfulness and a few invites.
Earthquake! At the Kingdome
Picked a name for my emo/pop punk band, and it turns out the players can't play, play, play, play, play when the earth shake, shake, shake, shake, shakes. Plus, Lou Piniella's Hall of Fame chance.
The Making of Little Big League and the Big Big League Mariners
How a movie gave us the perfect snapshot of where the Mariners were and where they were going. Plus, Brooks Robinson and Nora Ephron, and thoughts on life and death and joy.
Bill Caudill vs. the Mariners Bullpen Cart
Baby, you can(not) drive my (bullpen) car(t), the story behind a popular Mariners picture.
Randy Johnson Records His First Save 30 Years Ago Today
Welcome to the jungle (Kingdome), we got fun and games (Randy Johnson in relief). Plus, the cost to attend a game in 1993 and how a 1976 expansion draft pick led Félix Hernández to the Mariners.