U.S.S. Mariner

As seen in today’s game (but not on the transaction wire), George Sherrill’s up. We’ve talked about him before, but this is really cool — Sherrill’s a talented reliever who can help the team a lot, and I’m happy to see him get a chance.
Also, Strong’s up to be the 4th OFer for a [...]

RHP Jake Westbrook v RHP Joel Pineiro. 1:05, FSNW.
Last chance to avenge Ichiro the old-fashioned way. But then, Ichiro’s been avenging himself pretty well.
OF: Ibanez-Reed-Ichiro, Hansen’s the DH of the day.
If deals are filed but don’t get cleared for a couple of hours, this game might be good for, if nothing else, trying to figure [...]

The trade deadline is officially 55 minutes away, but keep in mind that a lot of deals are completed at near the last minute and don’t become public for several hours. As long as the paperwork is in the commissioner’s office by 1 pm pacific time, it beats the deadline. So, if you [...]

Tomorrow’s game could be just as weird as Saturday’s. It’s interesting to look at how unsettled things are. It’s like spring training as we head into August.
What do we have so far, then?
C: Wiki and Torrealba or Ojeda take over, the other reporting to Tacoma, to be joined by Borders, who gets to hang out [...]

From the Padres’ website:
The San Diego Padres today acquired catcher Miguel Olivo from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for catcher Miguel Ojeda and minor league right-handed pitcher Nathanel Mateo.
Olivo, you know. I think all of us here at the USS Mariner were quite high on Olivo both at the time he was acquired as well [...]

The M’s traded Randy Winn and got a catcher hitting .226 and a Triple-A pitcher coming off arm surgery. Great, we already have those in spades, right?
Wrong. This is a terrific trade for the M’s, swapping a player they did not need for two potentially useful players who make nothing. Obviously, the [...]

Jayson Stark just reported on Baseball Tonight that Winn goes to the Giants for Yorvit Torrealba and Jesse Foppert. Added by Jason: Here’s what Foppert has done in 2005.
More in a moment, but this seems to me to be a pretty good deal for the M’s. [Interestingly, Jayson Stark actually had to take a [...]

Morosi’s got a piece up on the PI site worth reading.
Hargrove said it was “just a day off,” but one Mariners source said Saturday that there is a 90 percent chance Winn will be moved by Sunday’s 1 p.m. deadline, with the San Francisco Giants a late entry to the market.
The thing reads like Morosi [...]

It’s the weekend, so here’s a frivolous link to distract you from rampant trade talk.
Bob Costas was interviewed on the Daily Show, and much of his talk with Jon Stewart was devoted to Ichiro. I don’t have a direct link, but go to their video page and click the Costas interview link. Matters of [...]

The approaching trade deadline is the talk of the comments. The below thread’s for that, while this one you can use to to talk about the (non-televised) battle between C.C. Sabathia and Ryan Franklin.
Alternatively, you can gleefully watch the Yankees’ bullpen vaporlock against the Angels. Who knows? You might even see someone get pulled out [...]