S4 Episode 3: AL West Gut Check w/ Claire Jones
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The Seattle Mariners will be without Victor Robles for at least 12 weeks. Jamie and Eric reflect on this loss, then are joined by ball-knower for a discussion about the other four teams in the AL West. In lieu of early season predictions, the episode concludes with the inaugural TLAM MLB Standings Draft.
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S4 Episode 2: Opening Day / Where Are They Now?
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Opening Day is (almost) here! Eric and Jamie go over the short list of new names on the Seattle Mariners roster, then check in on every single member of the 2024 squad no longer in the organization. This episode ends with a few words in celebration of friend-of-the-pod Kieran Turner (1968-2024).
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S4 Episode 1: Baseball in a Time of Fascism
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The Seattle Mariners had a lacklustre offseason, but unfortunately bigger problems exist in the world than just that. Jamie and Eric discuss the struggle to find meaning in professional baseball amid the horrors, then share big-picture thoughts on what the Mariners did(n't) do.
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S3 Episode 12: Reliever Believers / Predictions Revisited
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The Seattle Mariners haven't added a single player on a major league contract and we're already at the new year. Eric and Jamie resort to discussing minor league bullpen acquisitions like Drew Pomeranz and Sauryn Lao, before revisiting predictions from early 2024 and reflecting on the year that was.
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S3 Episode 11: NW Baseball History w/ Amanda Lane Cumming
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The Seattle Mariners recently non-tendered four players. Jamie and Eric get into their feelings about Josh Rojas, and also say goodbye to Dave Sims. Special guest joins at 25:37 to discuss her newsletter, and the 1994 masterpiece Little Big League. (More of Amanda's Mariners writing can be found at .)
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S3 Episode 10: Victor Robles Reloaded
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The Mariners' 2024 season was a failure, but one bright spot was the (re-)emergence of Victor Robles. Eric and Jamie embark on the deepest of dives, telling his story from skinny kid playing 'la plaquita' to electric leadoff hitter in Seattle.
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S3 Episode 9: The Dan Wilson Era
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The Seattle Mariners fired longtime manager Scott Servais, and replaced him with someone named Dan Wilson. How do Jamie and Eric feel about it? It's complicated.
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S3 Episode 8: Deadline TNT
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Randy Arozarena is a Seattle Mariner! Eric and Jamie discuss all the Mariners' deadline acquisitions and departures, the team's recent offensive outburst, and the players they were hoping to see gone just four weeks ago.
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S3 Episode 7: Should They Stay or Should They Go?
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The Seattle Mariners dropped their home series against the Blue Jays, making it six series losses in a row. Jamie and Eric attempt to fix the offense by looking at each position player and determining where the team needs to upgrade.
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S3 Episode 6: Dipoto's Wheelhouse
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The Seattle Mariners are in first place. Eric binge-listened to all 97 episodes of The Wheelhouse with Jerry Dipoto in order to discuss with Jamie whether this front office’s tenure so far has been successful by its own terms.
info_outlineThe Seattle Mariners have played very well in July, and enter the trade deadline in an interesting situation. Eric and Jamie take a deep look at the career of last year's deadline prize: La Piedra, aka starting right-handed ace Luis Castillo.