To Love a Mariner

Eugenio Suárez is back crushing dingers for the Seattle Mariners! Jamie and Eric discuss the acquisitions of him, Josh Naylor and Caleb Ferguson at the trade deadline — but not without lamenting Trent Thornton's season-ending injury. Listen until the end to hear a track from Jamie's new album with his band self//care.

The Seattle Mariners occupy a wild card spot at the so-called halfway point of the season. Eric and Jamie use the All-Star break to catch up on a smorgasbord of topics, including Big Dumper's derby win, ongoing fascism, the team's big-picture outlook, and where things are at with their standings draft.

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 Claire Jones 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.

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).

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.

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.

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 Amanda Lane Cumming joins at 25:37 to discuss her Northwest Baseball History newsletter, and the 1994 masterpiece Little Big League.

(More of Amanda's Mariners writing can be found at Lookout Landing.)

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.

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.

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.