Holy crap, that catch by Gutierrez ... jaw dropping. I watched it three times and it still looks impossible.

Quoted: Rewind Recap: Jarrod Washburn tossed eight scoreless frames and Brandon Morrow held on for the save to beat Minnesota

Tragic ... just saw him pitch last night.

Quoted: Nick Adenhart killed in traffic accident.

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Great commercial.

Quoted: 2008 American League MVP, and MLB 09 The Show Cover Athlete, Dustin Pedroia debates with PlayStation whether he can hit the high-and-inside fastball. Comedy...

Having read much of tangotiger's work, this is great news.

Quoted: Derek noted it in passing in his thread on Blengino's BP interview, but it deserves its own post. The Mariners have hired Tom Tango as a consultant to assist

Jack Zduriencik continues to get high marks from me. He definitely seems to have a plan.

Quoted: The idea is that the team will receive video of their opponents and have workers in the new department break down each pitch from a statistical viewpoint. They can grade the break on curve balls, tendencies to throw certain pitches in certain situations, figure out what hitters like to swing at, that sort of thing.

Crazy!

Quoted: Brad Pitt is adding to his busy schedule by playing ball for Columbia..Los Angeles, news from the entertainment source: Variety.Columbia pitches 'Moneyball' to Pitt.

If the M's lose everything to close out the season, Strasburg is a Mariner ... for an indication of why people find that so exciting, refer to his numbers in this game.

Quoted: San Diego State sophomore righthander Stephen Strasburg struck out 23 batters in a complete-game one-hitter Friday against Utah. It’s hard to decide if the scariest ...

Is Adrian Beltre the most valuable defensive player in baseball? It's possible.

Is Raul Ibanez a worse defender than Manny Ramirez? Also possible.

Quoted: This whole situation with expecting value back for Washburn is absurd on so many levels. The Mariners are like a guy who got suckered into a timeshare presentation in Mexico, and spent $20,000 on a one week per year one-bedroom condo with $1000 per year in fees. Now the guy is trying to find someone in his office who will buy it from him for $10,000 - half price, he tells them - but the reality is that he's lucky if he can simply find someone who will take that albatross off his hands for nothing. He still thinks this is something valuable because, after all, he paid $20,000 for it, didn't he?