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The Letter the Mariners Should Send to Fans Today

Seth Kolloen — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:59:15 +0000

The Mariners are stuck in a Catch-22. They can’t attract an elite player at a reasonable price until they’re out of last place, but they can’t climb out of last place -- not right away -- without an elite player.

Could Soccer Be the Sport Seattle Finally “Beats L.A.” In?

Seth Kolloen — Wed, 02 May 2012 16:30:46 +0000

Those late ‘80s Lakers/Sonics matchups may be the best comparison to the Sounders/Galaxy rivalry. Like those Lakers teams, the Galaxy are studded with stars. The supreme stud: David Beckham, one of the best-known people on Earth. The Galaxy also have Landon Donovan and Robbie Keane, who’ve both captained their respective national teams and are well-known to soccer fans worldwide. The Sounders are a good team. But who the hell are they?

Mariner Fans Feeling Spurned by Their Exes

Seth Kolloen — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:11:33 +0000

Much gnashing of teeth has occurred in the Mariner fan community over the number of former M's on teams in baseball's playoffs--16 of them, more exes than any other major league team. "Hey," the thinking goes, "if we'd just held on to all those guys, we'd be in the playoffs, too!" This thinking is wrong.

Five Reasons Why Mariners Games Will Suck Less This Year

Seth Kolloen — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 16:30:18 +0000

Even us serious baseball fans like a home run now and again, and the Mariners failed to homer in 52 of their 81 home games last year. But behold! I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people! That is, five ways in which 2011 Mariner games will be better than 2010 Mariner games.