Seattle Times writer Larry Stone comes out of retirement briefly to compare today’s Seattle Mariners to those of earlier playoff runs.

Carpenter Media Group, which softened the description of Charlie Kirk in Alaskan newspapers, also owns the Herald in Everett and numerous other small newspapers in WA.

8 out of 8 writers for The Athletic predict the Mariners will dispense with the Tigers.

Never underestimate the willingness of the Seattle police officers union to fuck things up.

I’m pretty sure it’s in the Revised Code of Washington that residents must hate the Yankees and Red Sox equally unless they play each other, in which case you root against the Yankees but do not cheer for the Red Sox.

Boeing needs to design a ground-breaking, must-have narrow-body airplane that improves on economics -and- passenger comfort — not just refine the standard look. And think about this: "Last year, Boeing delivered 348 airplanes while Airbus delivered 766." Stakes are very high.

Trump "added that the plan was for Harvard to operate trade schools. 'They are going be teaching people to do A.I. and a lot of other things — engines, lots of things,' he said." I think we all agree that we don't need Harvard to add auto shop to the curriculum. We do need them to grow a spine.

Interesting take.

Scoop: CBS News' corporate-installed, MAGA-loving ombudsman visited the network on Monday, visiting with senior leadership. Meanwhile, the Bari Weiss appointment is imminent. More in @status.news: link.status.news/4nrFwyD

How hungry are the Yankees and Dodgers? Their stadiums were nowhere near full tonight.

Seriously? Wounded Knee? This is beyond, um, the pale.

Wow. You've never seen a judicial opinion like this. A Reagan-appointed federal judge has ruled against Trump's policy re: ideological deportation. And he has used the opinion to teach Americans about Trump and the law—with great clarity, humor, and grace. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The generals and admirals at Quantico today should be forgiven if they walked out of the auditorium and wondered: What on earth is wrong with the commander in chief? www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

This current American presidential administration is run by people who are quite obviously mentally ill, and we need to start talking about that.

Judging by their speeches, neither Trump nor Hegseth has paid the slightest attention to how actual wars are being fought in the actual world. The “war fighting” and “lethality” they plan is inside their own country and comes from conflicts inside their own minds.

About time.

When people say “midnight on Wednesday,” does that mean the start of Wednesday or the end? Precision, people! They mean 12:01 a.m. or 00:01 on Wednesday, don’t they?

"Accepting the MLB reality of sunk costs is a sign of a serious operation. Much-criticized club president Jerry Dipoto deserves credit for finally getting the bosses to take risks over the easy life of a four-state (and western Canada) monopoly."

Every single one of these clips was taken today in downtown Portland. Portland doesn’t want or need a federal takeover. If Trump insists on sending federal “resources” he can start with funding health care, bridges, affordable housing, and wildfire protection to name a few.

Dispatch from the front lines of war torn Portland. Not sure how much longer we can hold out

Trump is ordering the military to use “full force” against an American city, while the Supreme Court declares him the Sun King and Congress hides under a pile of coats. The checks and balances only work when the institutions aren’t run by utter cowards and the complicit

Taken just a few minutes ago outside the ICE facility in Portland that Trump claims is under siege. My message to Donald Trump is this: we don’t need you here. Stay the hell out of our city.

"... the mood in this country has sometimes reminded me of what it felt like after Sept. 11, a combination of genuine fear and mourning, hysterical sanctimony and vicious opportunism. ... violent losers copy one another, and their deeds become an excuse to oppress the rest of us."

Please everyone in #WarRavagedPortland post your best photographs of the devastation there so that you will not suffer alone!!

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says "AI could wipe out half of U.S. entry-level white-collar jobs and send unemployment soaring. ... Ford CEO Jim Farley said almost the same thing ..." Said Walmart CEO Doug McMillon: "Maybe there's a job in the world that AI won't change, but I haven't thought of it."

"It was not immediately clear what led to the change. But Sinclair owns stations in progressive strongholds, including Seattle and Portland, Ore., where viewers in droves complained about the decision on social media."

The inevitable end of an era. Last broadcast will be Sunday. I hope the on-air talent find their way to other microphones.

Consumer pressure works. Sinclair backs down.

I miss my 50-year streak of not knowing who the Secretary of Health is or anything about them.

The MAGA monocultural revolution is so thorough that Hegseth made it a priority to honor soldiers who carried out war crimes in 1890.

Tigers beat the Guardians. The #Mariners have clinched a first-round bye.

I don't understand why Aaron Judge is even in the MVP conversation. If Cal Raleigh were Judge's Yankees teammate, who would win MVP? It would be the guy who hit 60 home runs and caught 120 games, that's who.

He's up to something, and I'm sure it's not good.

Within 10 years we're going to be in a full-blown unemployment crisis. The white-collar world is about to learn what many in the trades already know: Machines can eat your lunch when it comes to common tasks in a controlled environment. Kids, become a plumber or electrician when you grow up.

Anyone else having trouble getting Mariners playoff tickets through Ticketbastards? It keeps telling me tickets are not available online. The Mariners emphasized in an instructional email that online would be the only option.

Sorry, but ain't going to be no "kick in to their benefit."

Waiting online to buy Mariners playoff tickets ...

The Seattle Mariners win the American League West for the first time since 2001. Homers tonight by Geno, Polanco, Julio, and #60 for Cal. Four games left in the regular season and then, "might as well..."

Players with 60+ HR in a season: Cal Raleigh Aaron Judge Barry Bonds Sammy Sosa (x3) Mark McGwire (x2) Roger Maris Babe Ruth

Sen. Maria Cantwell, a top Democrat on the committee overseeing the FCC, warned the decision to not air Kimmel was a threat to free speech.

“Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell sent a letter to Sinclair Broadcast Group chief executive Christopher Ripley. The letter, provided to Status, urged the right-wing station owner to restore Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show in Washington state, where Sinclair owns Seattle’s KOMO-TV.”

The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?

“Go ahead and stack Seattle up against every team it might face in the ALDS. The Mariners are the clear favorite each time, right?”

BREAKING NEWS: TYLENOL RESEARCHERS FIND DISTURBING LINK BETWEEN DONALD TRUMP AND JEFFREY EPSTEIN

16 million views so far on YouTube alone.

As of this moment, the SEA Mariners are: • Fifth-best in MLB, tied with LAD and CHC (88-69), 6.5 games behind #1 MIL. • Third-best in AL, 2 games behind TOR and 1 game behind NYY. • 4 games ahead of HOU atop AL West. • Now #2 seed in playoffs with Wild Card bye. Would face DET or CLE in ALDS.

Newsom: "I fear that we will not have an election in 2028 -- I really mean that in the core of my soul -- unless we wake up to the code red, what's happening in this country, and we wake up soberly to how serious this moment is."

KOMO to Air Hour of Sinclair CEO Sucking Off Trump Instead of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’: tinyurl.com/3jzrpt4y

Kimmel hit a grand slam.