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Jake Mailhot - y @jakemailhot.bsky.social · 13h

Here’s a fun fact: 8 runs is the fewest the Mariners have scored in four games in Detroit this year, tied with the 8 they scored on 7/13. They scored 12 and 15 in the other two games. I think they like hitting in Comerica Park.

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Jake Mailhot - y @jakemailhot.bsky.social · 14h

lol, Craig, Caleb. Get outs and I’ll remember your first name.

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Jake Mailhot - y @jakemailhot.bsky.social · 14h

Craig Ferguson was not the right mop up guy apparently.

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Jake Mailhot - y @jakemailhot.bsky.social · 14h

It’s a good feeling to be thinking about which back end bullpen guy is gonna mop up the ninth in a playoff game.

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Jake Mailhot - y @jakemailhot.bsky.social · 2d

After their Game 2 win, the Mariners odds to win the ALDS are back up to 51.5%. They were just 29.4% after yesterday’s loss.

Both the M’s and Tigers have scored 5 total runs in this series.

A coin flip feels pretty right.

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Jake Mailhot - y @jakemailhot.bsky.social · 2d

And breathe

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Jake Mailhot - y @jakemailhot.bsky.social · 2d

After every single pitch, the girls are asking “yeah? or nah?” There’s been a lot of “yeahs” in the last few minutes.

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Jake Mailhot - y @jakemailhot.bsky.social · 2d

The Sunday coordination is easily worth at least a run or two

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Jake Mailhot - y @jakemailhot.bsky.social · 2d

I wore my City Connect Jersey last night which had been 7-0 during the regular season. Huge mistake. Switched to my home white Felix jersey today. You’re welcome.

Crystal @falloran13.bsky.social · 3d

My favorite part about being a sports fan when your team loses is trying to figure out how this is specifically YOUR fault. Bought the wrong postseason shirt? Didn't pick the right game beverage? Sat when you should've been pacing? Wrong wrong wrong... why couldn't you have been better?!

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Jake Mailhot - y @jakemailhot.bsky.social · 3d

This series was always gonna go through Skubal. M’s were gonna have to beat him at least once, and now they’ve gotta do it tomorrow instead of in Game 5.

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Jake Mailhot - y @jakemailhot.bsky.social · 3d

goms

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Matt Martell @mattmartell.fangraphs.com · 3d

“Hope is a powerful antidote for many woes. It heals and unifies. That’s why those who seek to maintain positions of power also seek to suffocate hope in those who challenge their authority. But as long as hope remains, we keep fighting.”

@kirio.bsky.social on the Mariners, Etsy Witches, and hope:

Must Be the Season of the Witch

The Mariners won the AL West for the first time since 2001. And they did it with a little help from some witchy friends.

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Jake Mailhot - y @jakemailhot.bsky.social · 3d

The Ben Williamson two-run home run in Game 2 while Naylor is out on the paternity list is gonna be epic.

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Jake Mailhot - y @jakemailhot.bsky.social · 3d

The switch from Woo in Game 4 to Miller instead was worth about five points in the series odds. According to the ZiPS game-by-game odds, the M's had a 57.4% chance of winning the series yesterday. That has dropped to 52.5% with Woo out. 😬

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Jake Mailhot - y @jakemailhot.bsky.social · 3d

The ALDS series preview for @lookoutlanding.bsky.social has been updated with all the projected pitching matchups:
- Kirby and Melton starting Game 1
- Castillo starting Game 2
- Woo off the ALDS roster

Read: www.lookoutlanding.com/series-previ...

AL Division Series Preview: Mariners vs. Tigers

The Mariners take on the Tigers in the ALDS.

www.lookoutlanding.com

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Jake Mailhot - y @jakemailhot.bsky.social · 4d

I just wrote nearly 5,000 words about the two ALDS matchups in the last 24 hours. I think I’m ready for the games to begin.

(Mariners in 4, Yankees in 4)

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Jake Mailhot - y @jakemailhot.bsky.social · 4d

The Blue Jays and Yankees look evenly matched in their ALDS clash, so it’s the small advantages that will be the big difference-makers. For the Jays, it’s their elite defense. For the Yanks, it’ll be Aaron Judge, obviously. My series preview for @fangraphs.com: blogs.fangraphs.com/another-al-e...

Another AL East Clash: Yankees vs. Blue Jays ALDS Preview

The Blue Jays and Yankees meet in the ALDS in a postscript to their battle for the AL East crown.

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Jake Mailhot - y @jakemailhot.bsky.social · 4d

The Mariners begin their postseason journey with a series against the Tigers. These two teams were trending the opposite directions down the stretch, but don’t overlook how talented Detroit is. AL Division Series preview for @lookoutlanding.bsky.social: www.lookoutlanding.com/series-previ...

AL Division Series Preview: Mariners vs. Tigers

The Mariners take on the Tigers in the ALDS.

www.lookoutlanding.com

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Jake Mailhot - y @jakemailhot.bsky.social · 4d

I know all eyes are focused on the ALDS, but Colt Emerson got a pretty big bump in this end-of-season prospect update. He's ranked 8th in baseball with a 55FV. And there are six other M's prospects listed in the Top 100. The future is bright.

FanGraphs Baseball @fangraphs.com · 4d

2025 End-of-Season Top 100 Prospects Update blogs.fangraphs.com/2025-end-of-...

2025 End-of-Season Top 100 Prospects Update

Today’s postseason off day provides a nice opportunity to check in on our Top 100 Prospects list following the 2025 season.

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Jake Mailhot - y @jakemailhot.bsky.social · 6d

Did you see what Mason Miller did today? Did Manny Machado find the spark he’s been looking for?

All the deets from the Padres 3-0 win in Chicago this afternoon. My gamer for @fangraphs.com.

FanGraphs Baseball @fangraphs.com · 6d

Padres Strike Back Behind Dominant Bullpen, Force Game 3 in Chicago blogs.fangraphs.com/padres-strik...

Padres Strike Back Behind Dominant Bullpen, Force Game 3 in Chicago

The Padres won Game 2 thanks to a big moment from Manny Machado and utter dominance from Mason Miller.

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Jake Mailhot - y @jakemailhot.bsky.social · 7d

It was a great, stress-free day of baseball! The best!

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Jake Mailhot - y @jakemailhot.bsky.social · 7d

One benefit of being laid off right at the end of September: I can devote an entire day to watching baseball without a second thought. (although, who are we kidding, I’d have baseball on anyway even if I did have a job.)

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Jake Mailhot - y @jakemailhot.bsky.social · 7d

The storylines write themselves!

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Jake Mailhot - y @jakemailhot.bsky.social · 8d

With a little over an hour to go until the Wild Card round begins, here's a look at the #Postseason field for @fangraphs.com.

The Favorites:
1️⃣ SEA #SeizeTheMoment
2️⃣ PHI #RingTheBell
3️⃣ LAD #LetsGoDodgers

The Challengers
4️⃣ TOR #WANTITALL
5️⃣ NYY #RepBX

Read: blogs.fangraphs.com/fangraphs-po...

FanGraphs Power Rankings: 2025 Postseason Edition

With the playoffs set to get underway today, which teams look the strongest and which ones look like underdogs this October?

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Jake Mailhot - y @jakemailhot.bsky.social · 8d

CLE over DET
NYY over BOS
LAD over CIN
SDP over CHC

NYY over TOR
SEA over CLE
SDP over MIL
LAD over PHI

SEA over NYY
LAD over SDP

SEA over LAD in 7

Book it.

FanGraphs Baseball @fangraphs.com · 8d

Here’s Who’s (Maybe) Going to Win the 2025 World Series blogs.fangraphs.com/heres-whos-m...

Here’s Who’s (Maybe) Going to Win the 2025 World Series

We definitely might know what we’re talking about. Maybe. Probably. Perhaps.

blogs.fangraphs.com

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