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Yes! What a duo!

Joy

T-Mobile park from the third deck as the Mariners take the field.

Playoff baseball, round deux. Catch it!

Two men wearing a Jose Lopez jersey and a Luke French jersey.

It’s possible I spotted the only Luke French jersey in existence. Too bad his friend wasn’t wearing a Ty France jersey, but Jose Lopez is a good pull too.

YES! Me too!

We gotta coordinate these games in the future.

Pain

A view of T-Mobile Park with the Seattle skyline in the background.

Playoff baseball, catch it!

love this camera angle for a HR

My friends and I might have been a little obsessed with him in high school. It was the combination of a unique last name and his singular skill, his speed.

Luis Ugueto.

POLO IS INEVITABLE

The only reason why I have my wife’s phone number memorized is because it’s our phone number associated with our fuel/grocery rewards. But ask me what Matt, Aaron, or Adam’s home phone numbers are, and I’ll recite them on cue.

NLCS Preview: Dodgers and Brewers Set for a Clash of Styles Can the Brewers’ scrappy roster overcome the Dodgers’ star power in the NLCS?

The Dodgers and Brewers couldn’t be more different. It’s big market vs. small market. Superstars vs. Average Joes. And it should make for a fascinating NLCS. My series preview for @fangraphs.com: blogs.fangraphs.com/nlcs-preview...

Championship series predictions:
Mariners in 6.
Dodgers in 7.

Book it.

AL Championship Series Preview: Mariners vs. Blue Jays The Mariners advance to the ALCS to face the Blue Jays.

The ALCS preview for @lookoutlanding.bsky.social has been updated with game-by-game odds. ZiPS gives the M's a 56% chance of advancing to the World Series. Read: www.lookoutlanding.com/series-previ...

AL Championship Series Preview: Mariners vs. Blue Jays The Mariners advance to the ALCS to face the Blue Jays.

The Mariners are going to play for the American League Championship.

The Blue Jays await an exhausted Seattle ballclub in what should be a very competitive ALCS. The series preview for @lookoutlanding.bsky.social:
www.lookoutlanding.com/series-previ...

Humpy can never lose the Salmon Race ever again. That’s the rule.

You’re telling me we gotta go through that again for the ALCS? And then again for the World Series. I’m gonna die

Yeah, the location on the changeup hasn’t been great, but it doesn’t matter. They’re flailing at it anyway.

lol nearly an 80% whiff rate on the changeup for Skubal.

One of my compulsive responses to stress is deep cleaning. I think it’s my body’s way of channeling that negative energy into something productive. So anyway, the house is spotless ahead of first pitch. You’re welcome?

From 2021–24, starters who started multiple times during a single postseason series performed worse in their second start:
⬆️ +0.23 ERA
⬆️ +0.52 FIP
⬆️ +.012 wOBA allowed
⬇️ -3.1 K-BB%
That familiarity penalty will be a big factor in Skubal's start against the Mariners tonight.

How do the Seattle Mariners beat Tarik Skubal for a 4th time? Can Seattle strike twice, twice?

On the Mariners approach:
- Refuse to chase the changeup
- Crush the slider
- Flail at the fastball

They'll need to be patient and wait for Skubal to come into the zone. @johntrupin.bsky.social wrote something similar yesterday -- you should go read it too. www.lookoutlanding.com/the-more-you...

How Did the Mariners Beat Tarik Skubal Three Times — And Can They Do It Again? Did the Mariners have a specific approach against Tarik Skubal that allowed them to beat him three times this season?

Tarik Skubal will have a fourth chance at finally beating the Mariners tonight. A look at how Seattle has approached him in the past and if there's a familiarity penalty for starters making multiple starts in a postseason series. My latest for @fangraphs.com: blogs.fangraphs.com/how-did-the-...

Tigers Roar Back, Send ALDS to Game 5 The Tigers’ bats came alive during their Game 4 victory, sending the series back to Seattle for a decisive Game 5.

The Tigers pounded out 7 extra-base hits on Wednesday, en route to a 9-3 blowout win. The Mariners’ bats went silent after taking a 3-0 lead. I wrote about the momentum shift in the series and the overtaxation of Gabe Speier in my Game 4 recap for @fangraphs.com: blogs.fangraphs.com/tigers-roar-...

Consider this: through the first three games of the ALDS, the Mariners had hit more home runs (six) than the Tigers had extra-base hits (five). Detroit had seven extra-base hits today while Seattle had one. There's your ballgame.

Here’s a fun fact: 8 runs is the fewest the Mariners have scored in four games in Detroit this year, tied with the 8 they scored on 7/13. They scored 12 and 15 in the other two games. I think they like hitting in Comerica Park.

lol, Craig, Caleb. Get outs and I’ll remember your first name.

Craig Ferguson was not the right mop up guy apparently.