Tag Archives: Seattle Mariners

Tough-luck Buck

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

Buck Showalter was a fine minor-league first baseman in the Yankees farm system. He had the poor luck of being at that position when Don Mattingly was bashing all those home runs. Showalter was then given the job of managing … Continue reading →

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They’d Name a Candy Bar after Me

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

When Reggie Jackson of the Baltimore Orioles boasted ca. 1976 that “They’d name a candy bar after me if I played in New York” he wasn’t kidding. I (Evander) remember a 1977 Yankee Stadium opening-day field littered with thousands of … Continue reading →

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Yankees Trade Young Bat and Catching Prospect for Young Pitching, and Ink Innings’ Eater

Posted on January 14, 2012 by

Pending an official announcement, the New York Yankees and the Seattle Mariners, franchises with a history (A-Rod, Ken Griffey Jr., Randy Johnson, Jay Buhner, plus probably the greatest five-game Division Series ever [October 1995]), have completed a swap that will … Continue reading →

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All Across the Telegraph His Name It Did Resound

Posted on September 20, 2011 by

Mariano Rivera mowed down the Minnesota Twins in the ninth inning of a close game, during the heat of a pennant race, thereby becoming the all-time leader in saves in baseball history. He did it at Yankee Stadium and made … Continue reading →

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Mariano Rivera Knocking on the Door

Posted on September 2, 2011 by

Mariano Rivera notched career save 595 last night in super-dramatic fashion at Fenway Park. Seven more and he surpasses Trevor Hoffman, the all-time leader in saves. I (Evander, and Martin has publicly joined in this sentiment) can truly say I … Continue reading →

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Unhappy Meals

Posted on July 27, 2011 by

I (Evander) earlier reported on what may have been the worst call of the season. The San Diego Padres scored a 1-0 win against the Seattle Mariners when home-plate umpire Phil Cuzzi lost count of the count, and batter Cameron … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Count on Anything

Posted on July 3, 2011 by

Something new always happens in baseball. I (Evander) don’t know if this is a first, but I cannot remember it happening. (I do remember this oddity: One of former lifetime home-run champion Hank Aaron’s round-trippers [cricket fans: baseballspeak for “home … Continue reading →

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Baby, You’re the Greatest!

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

The New York Times reports that Mariano Rivera made his first spring-training appearance. Twelve pitches. Nine strikes. Three out. Next! Rivera has been doing this for sixteen seasons. I cannot remember any player, at any position, so dominating the baseball … Continue reading →

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Hope Springs Anew…We Hope

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

This has been one of those old-fashioned New York City winters, the bleeding kind that Paul Simon wrote about in “The Boxer,” which seem to have departed with the 1970s. Those were winters before el Niño and la Niña, when … Continue reading →

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