SEATTLE – For a moment it all seemed so certain.There might be eight innings left to play, but as Julio Rodriguez pranced around the base paths following his two-run blast, you can forgive Mariners fans from looking ahead a little. To the magnificent start George Kirby already seemed to be putting together. To a second-straight shelling of the visiting Blue Jays.To being up … [Read more...] about Jacob Thorpe: Blue Jays give strong reminder to Mariners why ALCS is best of seven
ALCS: Mariners get rocked in Game 3 as Blue Jays climb back into series
Game on, and on to Game 4.The Toronto Blue Jays rocked George Kirby and the Mariners, 13-4, in Game 3 on Wednesday night, silencing a sold-out Seattle crowd and climbing back into this best-of-seven American League Championship Series in emphatic fashion.Party-like vibes had taken over T-Mobile Park early Wednesday evening, after Julio Rodríguez launched a two-run first-inning … [Read more...] about ALCS: Mariners get rocked in Game 3 as Blue Jays climb back into series
Seahawks, oft-traveled QB Sam Darnold seem to have found perfect match
By March, when he met the Seattle media for the first time as the Seahawks’ new quarterback, Sam Darnold was used to holding introductory news conferences.There was the one he held on April 27, 2018, after he was the third overall pick in the NFL draft by the New York Jets.There was the one he held April 12, 2021 after he was unceremoniously traded to the Carolina Panthers … [Read more...] about Seahawks, oft-traveled QB Sam Darnold seem to have found perfect match
Mariners focused on taking stranglehold on ALCS vs. Blue Jays
Five days after he started one of the most epic games in Mariners history, George Kirby will take the mound again Wednesday with a chance to take Seattle closer to the World Series than ever before.“Just to be in front of the home crowd again is honestly huge for us,” Kirby said, looking ahead to an American League Championship Series Game 3 showdown against the Blue Jays at … [Read more...] about Mariners focused on taking stranglehold on ALCS vs. Blue Jays
ALCS: Mariners’ home run surge following MLB playoffs trend
On the final day of the regular season, Jerry Dipoto sat in the Mariners’ dugout at T-Mobile Park assessing the year and playoff expectations when he made a statement that through seven postseason games has turned out to be true about his ballclub.“In the postseason you really don’t get the benefit of facing the back-end rotation guy or a middle reliever who’s prone to an extra … [Read more...] about ALCS: Mariners’ home run surge following MLB playoffs trend