The Rebirth of Baseball
Some odds and ends today. A little light astrology, Ichiro, Little League, and Kurt Cobain.
Mariners
Internet Fandom and the Seattle Mariners, Part 1: Email Lists and the World Wide Web
The Mariners were the first professional sports team to jump on the information superhighway (remember when we called it that?!). But Mariner fans had already staked a claim in cyberspace.
Three Days, Two Games, and a Lunchbox
A tribute to the extra innings games of yore, and a memoir of becoming a baseball fan.
Desperation and Euphoria: The Mariners and the Signing of Robinson Canó
10 years ago today the Mariners reached an agreement on a huge free agent signing that had Mariner fans singing from the rooftops, "Yankees, you over baby!"
Odds & Ends and Miscellany
The A's are the new Sonicsgate, NW Baseball History endorses its first book, I indulge in astrological trivia, and share thankfulness and a few invites.
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.
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.