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Pictured: 168.2 career fWAR

Same as it ever was. (Idaho Semi-Weekly World, August 10, 1883)

My favorite style guide is "Clear and Simple as the Truth" which is chock-full of Bryson excerpts. A powerhouse in classic prose.

📢 v1.113 is rolling out now! This release focuses on fixing bugs and improving the stability of the app. We also fixed an issue some of you reported about the app locking up while watching fullscreen videos. With that done, we have some bigger things planned to kick 2026 off right — more soon!

Saros from Housemarque is the media I'm most looking forward to in 2026. Returnal was my all-time favorite game; still the defining game of the PS5, in my opinion. Roguelite + bullet hell + nimble story telling is the perfect formula for me.

BERKLY CATTON WITH HIS FIRST CAREER NHL GOAL! HE DID IT #SeaKraken

It's possible the Kraken -- yes, your Seattle Kraken -- could move into the Pacific Division lead tonight. They need both Vegas and Edmonton to lose, then need to win themselves to take sole possession or lose in OT to make it a three-way tie. Vegas is down 2-0 in Winnipeg. Oilers up 1-0 vs. Preds.

Former big league left-hander James Paxton (Ladner, B.C.) will become the 14th member of Baseball Canada's Wall of Excellence on Saturday. Here are 15 things you might not know about him: is.gd/4s26hZ

Four weeks ago, I was probably the lowest on the Kraken I'd ever been. And now I'm probably the highest.

Since the start of Seattle's "step-back," Julio Rodríguez has shouldered the weight of expectations to be the Mariners' salvation. He's become the best CF in the world. And yet, for the first time since he debuted, he's not his own team's biggest star. www.lookoutlanding.com/series-previ...

Seeing some sun-baseball discourse today, so allow me to indulge. I stared directly into the sun last year to better understand how it changes what a batter sees in Seattle.

One thing I wanted to do this offseason but don't think I can after looking further into the dataset is who benefits from rain delays, whether that be home/away or batter/pitcher. I believe baseballr has data on rescheduled games but not delays.

WAM had @robarthur.bsky.social run a report for us that found that fielders in stadiums with closed roofs were, on average, positioned a foot closer to where fly balls landed than in outdoor venues. Theoretically, you could use WAM's data to position your fielders better and save a few runs a year.

Happy Loop Back In Day to all those begrudgingly observing. @swingsandtakes.com has the loop and the scoop on our latest 40 in 40 focus: Bryce Miller, bones and all. www.lookoutlanding.com/series-previ...

Bryce Miller had (perhaps) the best five-start debut in MLB history while throwing nothing but fastballs. He's since developed a deep arsenal of secondaries, and few pitchers have more to offer. But a bone spur derailed what was supposed to be his breakout season in 2025. It's still in there.

Philipp Grubauer has the highest goals saved above expected/60 in the NHL, per Moneypuck (minimum 10 games) #SeaKraken

Ah yes, the Winter Classic, our national ODR game, in Miami.

Hi, BlueSky converts. Probably deserves some updating, but here's a list of baseball analytics nerds if that's up your alley. go.bsky.app/GZjLuxK

Julio Rodríguez, Seattle Mariners, 2023 Topps

Edgar Martínez, Seattle Mariners, 1992 Topps

New year, new Kraken

First goal incoming

Stuck in a 10 round shootout in NHL 26 career mode because even AI Kraken can’t score in a shootout.

Josh Naylor was in the middle of a series sweep that sent the #Mariners to the rock bottom point of their season. How they responded to it is why they were able to actually get him and turn 2025 into the deepest playoff run in franchise history.

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I wrote about how it works when Spokane Chiefs players get picked in the NHL Draft. www.inlander.com/culture/how-...

This is the best thing I read this year, baseball or otherwise. Please read. It will stick in your head. www.lookoutlanding.com/2025/5/8/244...

Luis Castillo is something almost rarer than an ace. He’s a true member of the upper-middle class, and he’s continued making life easy on the Seattle Mariners. www.lookoutlanding.com/series-previ...

Spotted at Westlake @lookoutlanding.bsky.social

Carlos Vargas in 2025 was an extreme ground ball pitcher in front of one of the worst infields in MLB. How’d the go? No pitcher suffered more from the defense behind them (-11 OAA).

Struggling to make sense of the Kraken at the moment. Four game win streak. Special teams looking massively improved. Top two players back in the lineup; Schwartz and Montour back soon-ish. Encouraging signs from several young players. And still getting dominated by xG, Corsi, etc.

During their four game winning streak, the #SeaKraken have been surviving off their goaltending. (The Kraken scored two empty net goals against the Flyers.) Daccord: 5 GSAA Grubauer: 6.07 GSAA Source: Moneypuck

Pitchers and catchers report in about 40 days. Few if any Mariners have more to prove this spring than Carlos Vargas. Our annual season previews are underway @lookoutlanding.bsky.social www.lookoutlanding.com/series-previ...

Happy 25th Birthday to Julio Rodríguez! Highest bWAR accrued by a player in their first four seasons since baseball integrated in 1947… #Mariners

Philipp Grubauer is a top 10 goalie in goals saved/60 this season, per Moneypuck (minimum 10 games) #SeaKraken

Huge hit on Sarah Fillier. Aneta Tejralová has been ejected.

it also appears that in the timeline of documents (email timestamps), the sale of the Modesto Nuts to Diamond Baseball Holdings occurred after the Mariners and the city of Modesto were not able to come to an agreement regarding improvements to John Thurman Field

Best of BP 2025: Why The Stock Market Is the Wrong Way to Gauge Owners’ Investment in Baseball Teams by Rob Mains (@robmains.bsky.social) free to read www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

SCOOP — according to public records, the Modesto Nuts left the city due to 9% rent escalation over five years in the city's counterproposal to the Seattle Mariners. the Mariners' proposal had a 3% escalation, and the team was to be responsible for capital improvements to renovate JTF.

Lambert says Dunn and McCann are "Very likely" for tonight but the decision will be made this afternoon #SeaKraken

And year over year tracking at 70 ballots for Félix Hernández, Andy Pettitte and Bobby Abreu:

“Three Takeaways – California dreaming for the #SeaKraken” 1️⃣ No Dunn/Montour, no problem 2️⃣ Special teams 3️⃣ Are they back? soundofhockey.com/2025/12/24/t...

Christmas gifts to myself this year were annual memberships for Baseball Prospectus and Fangraphs and also this mug

Fantastic slate of hockey tonight. Selfishly wish the NHL would play on the holidays but this almost makes up for it.

@swingsandtakes.com There are those middle innings again. 6th and 7th were the worst for the Mariners in 2025.

Re-running this for 2025 and... Yikes, Rockies! The Giants were the most stressful, alternating leading and trailing in the last few innings

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Really liked this @theathletic.com story about Rob Refsnyder's hitting approach a lot. Good reminder that "making contact" isn't the point of hitting so much as "finding a way to score runs" is. www.nytimes.com/athletic/691...

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