Alright, I’m home now so here’s the Norm update. Yesterday at 4pm, I got a text from a family I’ve been helping who had a loved one abducted a couple of days after Renée Good’s murder. This was the family that Norm Nation kept from being evicted (and you delivered). ICE had released their loved one.

So funny story. Alex was supposed to join us today on Locked On. He understandably had to reschedule haha. Happy for him and hoping to have him on with us soon!

Dan Wilson does NOT 🙅🏻‍♂️ live on Pretty Girl Avenue

🔱 AHOY, SAILORS! 🔱 - Dan Wilson does it again - The other reason last night's loss was annoying - Why the #Mariners ultimately chose not to call up Colt Emerson in light of Brendan Donovan's trip to the IL 📺: youtube.com/watch?v=6C3k... 🎧: linktr.ee/lockedonmari...

My guess is the Mariners' rationale for not calling up Emerson as the corresponding move for Donovan hitting the IL is twofold: 1. They (hopefully) don't think Donovan will need to be out of action for long 2. They don't want to call up Emerson "off-schedule" due to injury

Per Mariners PR, Brendan Donovan is headed to the 10-day injured list (retroactive to April 18) with a left groin muscle strain. Will Wilson has been called up to take Donovan's place. Miles Mastrobuoni transferred to the 60-day IL to make room for Wilson on the 40-man roster.

🔱 AHOY, SAILORS! 🔱 - Bats finally come alive to help #Mariners secure second series victory of 2026 - Bryan Woo continues to dominate while George Kirby shows growth - What will Seattle do upon Bryce Miller's return? 📺: youtube.com/watch?v=ol2g... 🎧: linktr.ee/lockedonmari...

9/10

Including today's stats, Julio Rodríguez since the end of the Mariners' first homestand: .263/.353/.368, 6 RBI, 24.5 K%, 9.8 BB%, 38% hard-hit Not slugging the way you want to see, but he's overall been good for a little under three weeks now.

Bada-bing. #Mariners | #TridentsUp

🔱 AHOY, SAILORS! 🔱 - Yet another #Mariners loss attached with a questionable Dan Wilson decision - Josh Naylor is being uncharacteristically aggressive and it isn't working - Why the Colt Emerson deal looks even better 📺: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyFR... 🎧: linktr.ee/lockedonmari...

my two cents on the whole connor joe/luke raley thing

🔱 AHOY, SAILORS! 🔱 - Dissecting the #Mariners' ninth-inning collapse last night - Luke Raley deserved better - So did Emerson Hancock 📺: youtube.com/watch?v=CvZh... 🎧: linktr.ee/lockedonmari...

🔱 AHOY, SAILORS! 🔱 - #Mariners bats regress in 4-1 loss to Padres - Are they making the best use of their bench? - What to look for in Game 2 tonight 📺: youtube.com/watch?v=BojW... 🎧: linktr.ee/lockedonmari...

Couple weeks ago, some dude DM'd our Instagram account cussing me out and saying I should lose my job. Earlier today, he DM'd again asking a pretty standard baseball question and ended it with "Love the show!"

We just hit 17,000 subscribers over on YouTube! Thank you!

🔱 AHOY, SAILORS! 🔱 - What final hurdles are left for Colt Emerson to overcome before his #Mariners debut? - What's up with Rob Refsnyder's struggles so far? - And more! 📺: youtube.com/watch?v=M3cX... 🎧: linktr.ee/lockedonmari...

The answer to the first question is Yes.

🔱 AHOY, SAILORS! 🔱 - Are the #Mariners back or are the Astros just that bad? - Why Saturday's win was the most important of the four this weekend - Logan Gilbert finally goes seven and George Kirby goes even further 📺: youtube.com/watch?v=EWgB... 🎧: linktr.ee/lockedonmari...

Mop 'em up

Naylz finally gets on the board with a pair of bombs. #Mariners | #TridentsUp

Josh Naylor is hard on crime (being a filthy Astro)

With today's win, the Mariners are now 28-14 against the Astros since Houston eliminated them in the 2022 ALDS.

Walter returns. #Mariners | #TridentsUp

Dan hating

For the first time since Opening Day 2025 vs. the Athletics, Logan Gilbert has completed seven full innings of work in a single start. Good chance for him to go eight for the first time since September 7, 2024 at St. Louis.

Hey Siri, play Mr. Rager. #Mariners | #TridentsUp

It's time for Emerson Hancock to pitch.

there's a joke about splashdown and houston to be made ahead of tonight's mariners game but i just can't get there wanted to let you guys know i made the effort tho

🔱 AHOY, SAILORS! 🔱 - The #Mariners are not alone in sucking to start the year - Astros' beat-up pitching gives the M's an opportunity to get right - Emerson Hancock kicks things off as he looks to stay hot 📺: youtube.com/watch?v=fn8q... 🎧: linktr.ee/lockedonmari...

I posted their overall 2025 averages. The M/A '25 bat speeds are tough to apply because there are so many variables. Julio and Cal are slightly up from where they were this time a year ago, while Randy is way down (despite being fairly productive so far). Naylor was in AZ. Young wasn't here.

Through their first 13 games of the 2025 season, the #Mariners were also the only team in MLB with a sub-80% in-zone contact rate (77.6%). So they've been here before!

The #Mariners rank dead-last in MLB in-zone contact rate (76.8%). They have five of the 30 worst qualified hitters in MLB in that category: Raleigh - 71.6% (worst) Rodríguez - 72.9% (third-worst) Arozarena - 76.9% (20th-worst) Naylor - 77.6% (22nd-worst) Young - 78.6% (26th-worst)

🔱 AHOY, SAILORS! 🔱 - What else is new? The #Mariners stunk up the joint again - They're bad at (almost) everything right now - It all hurts - Help 📺: youtube.com/watch?v=Xcoa... 🎧: linktr.ee/lockedonmari...

🔱 AHOY, SAILORS! 🔱 @mlbcolby.bsky.social goes solo to discuss: - Logan Gilbert introducing another new wrinkle in his best start of the year - Another quiet night for the #Mariners' bats - Why it's not time to panic 📺: youtube.com/watch?v=lpZ8... 🎧: linktr.ee/lockedonmari...

🔱 AHOY, SAILORS! 🔱 @benranierimlb.bsky.social joins to discuss: - Emerson Hancock's second consecutive strong start - What else stood out in the #Mariners' series loss - If we should be concerned about Jose A. Ferrer - And more! 📺: youtube.com/watch?v=ldjP... 🎧: linktr.ee/lockedonmari...

Looks like Emerson's settled in a bit. Encouraging.

Lot of sinkers from Hancock there in the second. Velo still 95-96.

Big reason for Hancock's success last Sunday was the fastball command. Not there so far tonight and it's getting smoked.

Brutal HR robbery aside, that was the best turn through the 2-3-4 so far, which is sad but also... progress.

Seems like Brendan Donovan is okay, but uh, now there's this.

pls let my problematic-but-very-good-at-baseball leadoff hitter be ok

Leonardo da Wooski. 👨‍🎨 #Mariners | #TridentsUp

🔱 AHOY, SAILORS! 🔱 - Luis Castillo and Emerson Hancock look to stay hot against the Angels - Expectations for J.P. Crawford's return - Is Castillo a #Mariners team Hall of Famer? 📺: youtube.com/watch?v=o1iy... 🎧: linktr.ee/lockedonmari...

🔱 AHOY, SAILORS! 🔱 - How the #Mariners can address their biggest issue without doing something drastic - Final thoughts on Colt Emerson's extension - Updates on Griffin Hugus, Kade Anderson, and Ryan Sloan 📺: youtube.com/watch?v=adLI... 🎧: linktr.ee/lockedonmari...

ICYMI: Talked a lot about Colt Emerson's extension, where the relationship between the Mariners and Logan Gilbert could be going, and a lot more with @wordsfromthewharf.com.

🔱 AHOY, SAILORS! 🔱 - The #Mariners' worst players are their best players right now - Showing Luis Castillo some love after a dominant outing on Monday - And more! 📺: youtube.com/watch?v=lEDS... 🎧: linktr.ee/lockedonmari...

The WFTW YouTube channel is now officially up and running. @tdg.bsky.social and I cracked some beers (needed) and talked Colt, the Mariners and more. Thanks all in advance for those who subscribe - enjoy! youtube.com/@wordsfromth...