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'''U.S.S. Mariner''' is a sports-based ] that focuses on the ], a ] team. It was created in 2002 by authors ], David Cameron and Jason Michael Barker. It has been widely noted as one of the first baseball team-based blogs to extensively utilize statistics and ] to analyze performance of the team. | '''U.S.S. Mariner''' is a sports-based ] that focuses on the ], a ] team. It was created in 2002 by authors ], David Cameron and Jason Michael Barker. It has been widely noted as one of the first baseball team-based blogs to extensively utilize statistics and ] to analyze performance of the team. | ||
Zumsteg, a Seattle native, is the author of The Cheater's Guide to Baseball] as well as a former contributing author of the ] website ]. | Zumsteg, a Seattle native, is the author of The Cheater's Guide to Baseball] as well as a former contributing author of the ] website ]. He also wrote a weekly "Off The Wall" column for the ] in 2005 and has had his fiction work published on ] | ||
Cameron has written extensively about |
Cameron has written extensively about for ], ] and various other publications, both on-line and in print. He is also a scheduled weekly guest of "The Groz" on KJR AM radio in Seattle, WA at 2:20 pm every Friday. | ||
Barker is the creator of the Cooking with Jason blog and was previously a contributor to Grand Salami Magazine and StrikeThree.com. | Barker is the creator of the Cooking with Jason blog and was previously a contributor to Grand Salami Magazine and StrikeThree.com. | ||
Among the notable accomplishments of the site: | Among the notable accomplishments of the site: | ||
*Bringing up the new Motto "It's M's M's M's Good" | |||
*Coining the nickname "King Felix" for the ] pitching phenomenon ]. | *Coining the nickname "King Felix" for the ] pitching phenomenon ]. | ||
*An "open letter" to Mariners pitching coach Rafael Chaves about Hernandez's pitch selection that caused the pitching coach to alter Hernandez's pitch selection | *An "open letter" to Mariners pitching coach Rafael Chaves about Hernandez's pitch selection that caused the pitching coach to alter Hernandez's pitch selection | ||
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U.S.S. Mariner is a sports-based blog that focuses on the Seattle Mariners, a Major League Baseball team. It was created in 2002 by authors Derek Zumsteg, David Cameron and Jason Michael Barker. It has been widely noted as one of the first baseball team-based blogs to extensively utilize statistics and sabermetrics to analyze performance of the team.
Zumsteg, a Seattle native, is the author of The Cheater's Guide to Baseball] as well as a former contributing author of the baseball website Baseball Prospectus. He also wrote a weekly "Off The Wall" column for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer in 2005 and has had his fiction work published on Escape Pod
Cameron has written extensively about for Baseball Prospectus, The Hardball Times and various other publications, both on-line and in print. He is also a scheduled weekly guest of "The Groz" on KJR AM radio in Seattle, WA at 2:20 pm every Friday.
Barker is the creator of the Cooking with Jason blog and was previously a contributor to Grand Salami Magazine and StrikeThree.com.
Among the notable accomplishments of the site:
- Coining the nickname "King Felix" for the Seattle Mariners pitching phenomenon Felix Hernandez.
- An "open letter" to Mariners pitching coach Rafael Chaves about Hernandez's pitch selection that caused the pitching coach to alter Hernandez's pitch selection
- Annual meetings for the site's creators and readers with Seattle Mariners General Manager Bill Bavasi.
External links
- USSMariner.com
- The New Bleacher Bums - Seattle Weekly
- Off The Wall - Seattle P-I
- Prospecting David Wright - Baseball Prospectus