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Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Posted on August 20, 2014 at 05:59 AM.
Well, it was a good season.

The Mariners handed the ball to King Felix in game 7 to all but ensure a ALCS victory and the franchise's first ever trip to the World Series. But that's just not how it was supposed to be.

Felix was his dominant self, going 8 IP and giving up no runs on three hits. He also had 15 Ks.

However, him giving up 0 runs in 8 IP doesn't matter when the offense doesn't score any runs in NINE innings. Top of the ninth, Ichiro just ... Read More
Posted on August 20, 2014 at 05:35 AM.
Game 5:
Beavan/Sabathia

The Yankees score first as Brian McCann doubles in Derek Jeter for a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the third. Blake Beavan escaped a bases loaded jam to escape further damage.

However, in the bottom of the 4th, Ichiro (lol) hit a HR to right field. 2-0 Yankees after 4 full innings.

In the top of the 8th, #9 hitter Chris Taylor his a Leadoff HR to make it 2-1. 3 runs later, and we're going into the 9th with a 4-2 lead. ... Read More
Posted on August 20, 2014 at 05:18 AM.
Game 3:
Paxton vs. McCarthy

Mariners took a early lead in the first, scoring three runs. They also added 2 in the 5th to make it 5-0. The Yankees scored one run in the 5th as well to make it 5-1. In the 7th, Cano homered to make it 6-1 M's.

A home run by Chase Headley made it 6-2 and Farquhar shut the door for the win.

Mariners are now only down 1-3, and in game 4, will send Roenis Elias to the mound against former Mariner Michael Pineda. ... Read More
Posted on August 20, 2014 at 04:55 AM.
Game 1 ALCS:
Felix vs. Hiroki Kuroda

In the bottom of the first, three straight base hits by Cano/Morales/Seager brought up Justin Smoak with the bases loaded and two outs. He popped out to Brian McCann at C in foul territory. I really wish I had Logan Morrison instead if Smoak.

In the top of third, the Yankee's 9/1/2 hitters (Ichiro/Gardner/Jeter) all had base hits, which made the bases loaded for Jacoby Ellsbury. He struck out looking on a 0-2 sinker. ... Read More
Game 3: Paxton vs. Gray

Both pitchers were perfect through 6, but Paxton gave up a Leadoff HR to Crisp in the bottom of the 7th.

Gray shut us down, but we both took advantage if each other's bullpens.

Lost the game log, but FINAL score: Oak 6 - 4 Sea

I'll post a quicker write up for games 4/5 like I did for game 3, at the end of the series, win or lose, I'll post the stats from all the hitters.

Game 4:
Elias vs. ... Read More
Posted on August 20, 2014 at 04:19 AM.
ALDS Results:
Game 1
Hernandez vs. Lester

Lester was perfect through 5, but unfortunately for him, Dustin Ackley smacked a HR with one out in the 6th. Felix was perfect though 7, but unfortunately he gave up a leadoff solo HR to Brandon Moss to start the 8th.

In the bottom of the 9th, tied 1-1, Cano led off with a single, followed by Morales, who flew out to RF. Seager was up next, and Cano stole second during his at bat. He grounded out to 2B, and Cano ... Read More
Posted on August 20, 2014 at 03:23 AM.
Made it to October! The Mariners went 97-65 and won the division by one game over Oakland, who went 96-66 and won the WC

Playoff Brackets:
NL:
NLWC: Atlanta def. SF
ALWC Oakland def. TB

Now, in the ALDS It's the Brewers/Dodgers and the Braves/Nationals in the NL, compared to the Yankees/Royals and Oakland/Seattle.

I'll be posting game-by-game updates, starting with game 1 of the ALDS against Oakland with Felix taking on Lester. ... Read More
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Posted on August 19, 2014 at 06:22 AM.
Re: Seattle Mariners - rise to the top!
All Star Game update:
Hey guys, I had a HUGE post with all the AS roster and everything, then my phone died and I lost it all.

So to make it short, here are the Mariners players that made it and they're role:

2B Robinson Cano - starting 2B, batting 3rd
3B Kyle Seager - bench
SP Felix Hernandez - Starting pitcher
SP Hisashi Iwakuma - Starter #5
CP Fernando Rodney - Bullpen
... Read More
Posted on August 19, 2014 at 06:21 AM.
Home Run Derby:
Participants:
Freddie Freeman - Atlanta Braves 1B - HR: 22
Evan Longoria - Tampa Bay Rays 3B - HR: 23
Justin Morneau - Colorado Rockies 1B - HR: 23
Adam Jones - Baltimore Orioles CF - HR: 27
Troy Tulowitzki - Colorado Rockies SS - HR: 24
Mike Trout - Los Angeles Angels CF - HR: 27
Paul Goldschmidt - Arizona Diamondbacks 1B - HR: 24
Giancarlo Stanton - Miami Marlins RF - HR: 24

Round 1 totals:
Freeman: ... Read More
Posted on August 19, 2014 at 06:18 AM.
Finally at the All Star Break! It's been a long season. But it's also been fun as we currently lead the division by one game over the A's. Also, IRL, I'm ahead of these updates, so if they seem to be coming out fast, it's because I have them already written and everything.

Futures game update:

The Mariners were definitely represented in the Futures game. As on the World team, Gabriel Guerrero was the starting RF and batted 6th in the lineup. He went 1-2 with a RBI ... Read More
Posted on August 19, 2014 at 03:56 AM.
At the end of June, the Mariners have put up a 46-37 record. Here are the standings from all the divisions heading into July.

ALE:
Yankees 50-32
Rays 49-36
Red Sox 38-45
Blue Jays 36-48
Orioles 35-47

ALC:
Tigers 50-32
Royals 43-40
Twins 39-43
White Sox 37-48
Indians 35-49

AL West:
A's 46-36
M's 46-47 (0.5 GB)
Angels 42-40
Rangers 42-40
Astros 32-52 ... Read More
Monday, August 18, 2014
Posted on August 18, 2014 at 01:08 PM.
AHHHHHH, what a month of May! The mariners went 13-16, to push their overall record to 33-24. We still lead the division, but now only by one game over the Athletics.

M's 33-24
A'a 32-25 1GB
Angels 27-29 5.5GB
Rangers 25-32 8GB
Astros 23-35 10.5GB

Notable Mariners news:
Danny Hultzen is OUT FOR THE YEAR. He's been placed on the 60 day DL where he will be for the rest of the season. He'll finish the year with a 2-2 record and a 4.83 ... Read More
Posted on August 18, 2014 at 08:01 AM.
The Mariner finished April 20-7, which is good for 1st in the American League West.

Standings:
M's: 20-7, -
Rangers: 14-14, 6.5GB
A's: 14-15, 7GB
Angels: 13-14, 7GB
Astros: 9-19, 11.5GB

Michael Saunders came off the 15-day DL in mid April and in his first game back, hit a walk off against Oakland. The next week, we played 20-innings against Miami and lost when Giancarlo Stanton hit a three-run walk off bomb!

Here's ... Read More
Posted on August 18, 2014 at 03:22 AM.
Just played a 15-inning game against the Angels. Mike Zunino hit a two-run walk-off homerun to win 3-1.

We are now 8-1
AL West:
M's (8-1) -
Rangers (5-4) 3GB
A's (5-5) 3.5GB
Astros (4-6) 4.5GB
Angels (3-6) 5GB

Hitting leaders:
Despite the small sample sizes, Kyle Seager has hit .353 in 9 games this far. Cano has hit .316 and are the only everyday players. There are no standouts in any other hitting categories.
... Read More
Posted on August 18, 2014 at 03:18 AM.
Opening day in my Mariners franchise. I have guys like Peterson, Pike, Alex Jackson, and other B-ish prospects stashed in A, I have young guys who are B/C POT in AA (Ketel Marte, etc.). AAA is for guys like Jesus Montero, Justin Smoak, and guys who are MLB-ready and guys who have big league expirience.

Rotation:
Felix
Iwakuma
Paxton
Elias
Chris Young

Guys locked in the rotation all season:
Felix, Iwakuma
Guys who could ... Read More

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