Visiting Dugout Episode 23 — Seattle Mariners

The White Sox continue their West Coast road trip to Seattle, taking on the Mariners. Seattle is in a tough division, ranking fourth despite hovering around .500. Both teams seem to have turned a corner, or at the very least are peeking around the corner. Two-time SABR award winner and contributor to Baseball Prospectus Mikey Ajeto joined the podcast to preview the series, chat about the Mariners, and talk about baseball and life. Content warning: There is talk about deep depression.

• The wild American League West
• What’s going on in Seattle?
• How do the Mariners get out of their slump?
• Who is the team’s current MVP, and who could be on the trading block?
• The Paul Sewald fan club, and how it saved a life
• A round of questions from Twitter about best friends, best players aside from Ichiro and Ken Griffey Jr., and Mikey’s love for Nirvana
• Series matchup and pitching breakdowns
• Why can’t [redacted] join his friend [redacted] in Japan?
• Fears, threats, and the keys to win the series
• Around the league with Mikey’s thoughts

Find Mikey on Twitter and follow along at Baseball Prospectus and It’s Never Sunny In Seattle.

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