To Love a Mariner

After a disastrous July, the Seattle Mariners approached the 2026 trade deadline as soft buyers. Is this team actually good enough to make the playoffs? Jamie and Eric discuss the disappointing state of the season, then dig into the incoming and outgoing names.

If the Seattle Mariners had a clear roadmap for the 2026 season, it's been abandoned by now – whether due to injuries, underperformance, or prospects knocking at the door. Eric and Jamie discuss aspects of Plan A that haven't panned out, as well as various attempts to improvise Plan B – including J.P. Crawford moving to third, and the controversial "piggyback."

CW: This episode contains discussion of anti-Black police violence.

The Seattle Mariners are off to a lackluster start, but poor performance isn't all that can test one's fandom. Jamie and Eric discuss what it means when baseball players hold worldviews drastically different from one's own. In the second half, Brock Pytel (Doughboys, SLIP~ons) joins for the 2nd annual TLAM Standings Draft.

The Seattle Mariners are about to kick off their 2026 season! Eric and Jamie process what it means to be a consensus top AL West pick, then indulge in an annual TLAM tradition. This time Claire Jones joins to help look back at last year's players no longer in the organization, and to ask the question: where are they now?

The Seattle Mariners are preparing for their 50th season, but 2026 also marks the 25th and 30th anniversaries of M's home videos Sweet 116 and You Gotta Love These Guys, respectively. Jamie and Eric react to Rick Rizzs' retirement announcement, then embark on a VHS odyssey with return guest Amanda Lane Cumming (NW Baseball History). This one's for the cinema lovers.

Midway through the offseason, the Seattle Mariners have re-signed Josh Naylor and acquired Rob Refsnyder, Jose Ferrer and Andrew Knizner. Eric and Jamie gauge relative levels of excitement, then chat with Steven Blackburn about the saga of the Etsy Witch. The episode concludes with the results of the 2025 Standings Draft.

Another season in which the Seattle Mariners did not advance to the World Series is over. Jamie and Eric reflect on the team's postseason run, and attempt to view things positively by spotlighting every player's best playoff moment.

The Seattle Mariners have defeated the Detroit Tigers in the ALDS to advance to the Championship Series for the first time since 2001. Eric and Jamie recap the highs and lows, then preview the upcoming matchup against the Blue Jays.

The Seattle Mariners won the AL West and are playing the Tigers in the Division Series. Jamie and Eric talk about it! Playoff baseball, baybee.

The Seattle Mariners finally won their first road series since the All-Star break! Eric and Jamie tentatively celebrate while still reflecting on the recent skid. Then, musician, singer/songwriter and journalist Alex Hudson (Rec Centre, Exclaim!) joins the pod for a discussion of the current Blue Jays, '90s Mariners, and the Tacoma Dome.

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.