Mariners start 2011 season with a major shuffle
Listen The Mariners are making some changes to their starting lineup as the 2011 season gets underway. Will it bring them better luck than last year's losing season? KPLU sports commentator Art Thiel...
View ArticlePreview: M's Ichiro not chosen for All-Star game, what gives?
For the first time in 10 years, the Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki has not been selected for Major League Baseball's All-Star game, which takes place Tuesday, July 12, in Phoenix. Mariner pitchers Felix...
View ArticleMariner presence won't be felt All-Star Game
Two Mariner pitchers have been elected to the American League All-Star team. However, KPLU sports commentator Art Thiel says, neither is expected to play in the game on Tuesday in Phoenix. Adding...
View ArticlePreview: Ichiro or Felix could go? Say it isn't so!
With Major League Baseball's trade deadline looming at the end of the month, and given the Mariners recent plummet from contention, KPLU sports commentator says the M's need to make some big moves....
View ArticleTrade Ichiro or Felix? Yes – Time for drastic action
They Mariners have now lost 12 straight games, plummeting out of playoff contention for another season. KPLU sports commentator Art Thiel says desperate times call for desperate measures. That includes...
View ArticleMariners finally 'growing their own' talent
It's about time. That's what KPLU sports commentator Art Thiel says about all the young players the Mariners have acquired recently. Art has said for years that the Mariners need to grow their own...
View ArticleMariners in 2012: Newbies show promise, veterans pose problems
The Mariners had a dismal 2011 season. They lost more than 90 games for the third time in four years. Attendance hit a new low at Safeco Field. Now that the season is over, fans are looking ahead to...
View ArticlePreview: Change in status, style for Ichiro
When the Mariners regular season opens in late March, Ichiro Suzuki will not be in the top spot in the batting order. And that's not the only change we're hearing about for Ichiro this week.
View ArticleIchiro lineup move necessary...but Chone Figgins leading off?
KPLU sports commentator Art Thiel called for it last season. And now the Mariners have made it official. They announced this week that long-time leadoff hitter Ichiro Suzuki has been moved to No. 3 in...
View ArticlePreview: Excitement builds for new Seahawks QB
Fan excitement is building for the Seahawks new quarterback Matt Flynn. Will he really have to compete for the job of starter?
View ArticleMariners trip to Japan a hit in more ways than one
The Mariners return from Japan Friday with one win and one loss under their belt, following the two-game series with the A's in Tokyo that kicked off their 2012 season. KPLU sports commentator Art...
View ArticleMariners trade Ichiro Suzuki to New York Yankees
Ichiro Suzuki is going to the Yankees, confirms KPLU sports commentator Art Thiel. “The Mariners have been spared huge ugliness,” Thiel said. "He wanted out of Seattle and Seattle fans wanted him...
View ArticleVIDEO: Ichiro says goodbye to Seattle with Yankee hit
Baseball fans love perfect moments. -- Babe Ruth hitting his "called shot." -- Ted Williams homering in his last at-bat (and not tipping his cap). -- Willie Mays and "the catch."
View ArticlePreview: Moving on without Ichiro
A lot of people are wondering what's next for the Mariners, now that the face of the franchise - Ichiro Suzuki - has been traded to the Yankees. KPLU sports commentator Art Thiel shares his thoughts on...
View ArticleThanks for the Mariners memories: Ben Gibbard's 'Ichiro's Theme'
Ben Gibbard, the man behind indie rock darlings Death Cab for Cutie, has been a Seattle Mariners fan since he was five-years-old, and is such an Ichiro Suzuki devotee he wrote a song about the outfielder.
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