Ty France continues to get no respect

The Mariners are on an historic 11-game winning streak. That's what matters (insofar as anything related to baseball matters in the grand scheme of things). Next Tuesday's All-Star Game is merely an exhibition, a sideshow. Moreover, it's a sideshow that has become a parody of itself in recent years with the advent of mic'd up player interviews while they are on the field, either fielding or batting, and absolutely no one involved with the actual playing of the game cares who wins.

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Posted in Mariners, MLB; Tagged All-Star Game, Ty France  |   Posted on July 15, 2022 at 5:11pm   |   Permalink   |     |  
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Mariners snubbed (for now) with All-Star selections

Major League Baseball announced the reserve rosters for the All-Star teams yesterday, and they included a few surprises. The biggest being the absence of a certain Tyler Lawrence France.

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Posted in MLB, Columns, Around the Horn; Tagged All-Star Game, Ty France, Logan Gilbert, Julio Rodriguez  |   Posted on July 11, 2022 at 11:55pm   |   Permalink   |     |  
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Four wins and a roster update

Apparently it just took getting the heck out of town.

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Posted in Mariners, News; Tagged Transactions, Ty France, Tom Murphy  |   Posted on June 25, 2022 at 6:20pm   |   Permalink   |     |  
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Random thoughts

On this off day in the schedule, some random musings on the state of the Mariners and the Majors, as well as the experience of attending games at TMP...

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Posted in Mariners, MLB; Tagged JP Crawford, Designated Hitter, Ty France, TMP, Eugenio Suarez  |   Posted on April 25, 2022 at 8:19pm   |   Permalink   |     |  
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2022 Season Preview: Catcher/Infield

Last July the M's decided it was time to begin the Cal Raleigh era in Seattle. Was that a good idea? In 47 games from July 11 through the end of the season the big switch-hitter couldn't hit his weight, batting all of .180 in his rookie year. On the other hand, he got to experience the big leagues and a pressure-packed playoff chase, which may turn out to be valuable as a transition period. It remains to be seen. In roughly two full minor-league seasons spread over three years (2018, ’19, and ’21) he worked his way up from...

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Posted in Mariners; Tagged Tom Murphy, Luis Torrens, Ty France, J.P. Crawford, Cal Raleigh, Adam Frazier, Infield, Season Preview, Catchers, Eugenio Suarez, Dylan Moore, Abraham Toro  |   Posted on April 4, 2022 at 10:38pm   |   Permalink   |     |  
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Vive la France!

How important is Ty France to Your Seattle Mariners in 2021? Critically.

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Posted in Mariners; Tagged Ty France  |   Posted on May 31, 2021 at 7:53pm   |   Permalink   |     |  
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More injuries, more roster shuffling

The already popular Mariners' injured list is adding two more names. First baseman Evan White has officially been placed on the 10-day IL with a hip flexor strain, suffered on a diving play in last night's loss to Cleveland. Infielder/DH Ty France is headed there as well, having been unable to adequately play through wrist pain suffered from being hit on the forearm by a 98-mph fastball on April 19th.

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Posted in Mariners; Tagged Transactions, Injuries, Evan white, Ty France  |   Posted on May 14, 2021 at 5:37pm   |   Permalink   |     |  
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Previewing the '21 Mariners: Outfield/DH

The future is bright for Your Seattle Mariners when it comes to outfielders. The present is a little dimmer, but any youth movement has growing pains; 2021 may see a fair number of those as the building of the New Mariner Dynasty™ continues. Top prospects Jarred Kelenic and Julio Rodríguez will start the season in the minor leagues (as they should) and the guys on the big club have some developing left to do.

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Posted in Mariners, News; Tagged Mitch Haniger, Jake Fraley, Kyle Lewis, Taylor Trammell, Ty France  |   Posted on March 14, 2021 at 5:13pm   |   Permalink   |     |  
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