Watching the World Series Before Radio and Television
No one can say olden times baseball fans weren't dedicated.
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Earthquake! At the Kingdome
Picked a name for my emo/pop punk band, and it turns out the players can't play, play, play, play, play when the earth shake, shake, shake, shake, shakes. Plus, Lou Piniella's Hall of Fame chance.
A Brief History of Baseball Games Take Too Long
Time, time, time, see what's become of me while we take a field trip away from the Northwest into baseball history at large. Plus, Alyssa Nakken makes history in multiple ways.
The Making of Little Big League and the Big Big League Mariners
How a movie gave us the perfect snapshot of where the Mariners were and where they were going. Plus, Brooks Robinson and Nora Ephron, and thoughts on life and death and joy.
The Tacoma Amocats: The Team Too Good for Walter Johnson? It's a Good Story.
The limits of research, memory, and story telling. Plus, Galloping Gertie rides again and Joan Jett's Seattle baseball connection.
Bill Caudill vs. the Mariners Bullpen Cart
Baby, you can(not) drive my (bullpen) car(t), the story behind a popular Mariners picture.
Lumber, Labor, and the Aberdeen Black Cats
A baseball team with a connection to organized labor? Be still my political heart. Also, we didn't start the fire(s), and the underappreciated humor of Randy Johnson.