The Mariners have only formally retired one number from use in their history – that of Jackie Robinson, number 42. Every major league team retired that number some years ago, during the 50th anniversary of Robinson’s breaking of baseball’s color barrier. In my opinion, it’s time to retire some more numbers. The Mariners have been […]

Longtime Mariner catcher Dan Wilson announced his retirement today. I’m sorry to see him retire, though I understand why. He blew out his ACL in his right knee earlier this season and had season-ending surgery early on. He’s 36, has kids at home, and I can see where it would be the right time to […]

I remember very clearly saying to the Webmaster on September 10, 2001, how content I was with our married life, even in a small apartment that always seemed to be cluttered. The next morning, the Webmaster had slept through his alarm and was running late. Since I worked a swing shift and didn’t start until […]

Even though we are geographically far away from the aftereffects of Hurricane Katrina, it has made me think about how much of daily life we take for granted. I could make the typical list of things that I’m thankful for – family, house, food, etc. – but after getting to bed at 4 am thanks […]