Hello Seattle Mariners fans! Zach Mason, Anders Jorstad and Evan James are here for the Meet at the Mitt episode 19 on May 27th. We’re trying something new this week and pitching first a question to you, the listener: “What would your extension for Logan Gilbert look like?” let us know in the comments or feel free to chat us up on Twitter. First up…
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! John Trupin, Kate Preusser and Max Ellingsen are here for the return of the “They Might Be Mariners” segment of the Meet at the Mitt Podcast, episode 18 on May 22nd 2023. The MLB draft looms ever closer and with the Mariners making three selections in the top thirty, it seemed like the right time to give a proper update…
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! John Trupin, Kate Preusser and Evan James are back in business to fix the Mariners sub par offense. After a glorious win over the hapless Oakland Athletics last night, the Mariners have 9 games remaining in a long home stand to make some magic happen. We have come with a distinct plan of attack for each struggling hitte…
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! Zach Mason, Anders Jorstad and Evan James are here for the Meet at the Mitt episode 17th on May 20th. First up, Bryce Miller turns in another excellent start, further cementing our faith in his fastball and future at the front end of the rotation. Next up, what’s eating Luis? Zach looks at what might be ailing our staff…
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! John Trupin, Kate Preusser and Evan James are here for the Meet at the Mitt episode 16 on the morning of May 16th! After a Kirby start where the mariners beat the tar out of the feeble Detroit Tigers, much optimism abounds. First up John asks the gang whether or not this is the greatest Mariners rotation of all time? Ho…
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! Zach Mason and Evan James are joined by staff writer Grant Bronsdon are here for Meet at the Mitt episode 15 on Friday May 12th. First things first, Lookout Landing has been immortalized in Legend of Zelda cannon. Is this a direct reference to your favorite baseball blog, to the T Mobile Park/Safeco Field section or jus…
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! John Trupin, Kate Preusser and Evan James are here for the Meet at the Mitt episode 14 on May 8th! The Mariners are fresh off a series victory, taking two of three games against the rival Houston Astros. However, with the juggernaut and division leading Texas Rangers rolling into town, there is little time to rest. Are …
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! Anders Jorstad, Zach Mason and Evan James are here for Meet at the Mitt episode 13 on Saturday May 6th. The Mariners are fresh off a loss to the Houston Astros due to some monster home runs from who else but Yordan Alvarez and Kyle Tucker. Despite the loss, the hometown crowd showed up to see the team strut in their new…
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! John Trupin, Kate Preusser and Evan James are here for the Meet at the Mitt episode 12! The Mariners stole a game on Sunday to stay afloat at 12-16 as they roll into Oakland behind the rookie arm of Bryce Miller. The offense has been in a deep funk but are looking to get right against the underbelly of the league in May…
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! Anders Jorstad, Zach Mason and Evan James are here for Meet at the Mitt episode 11 on April 27th. The Mariners dropped the final two of three against the Philadelphia Phillies to fall to 11-14 as they roll into Toronto to face the fearsome Blue Jays. Robbie Ray is out for the season and DMO has been pulled back from reh…
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! John Trupin, Kate Preusser and Evan James are here for the Meet at the Mitt episode 10! The Mariners took 2 of 3 games from the St. Louis Cardinals and find themselves at 8-10 as we record on the morning April 25th. Big series are on the horizon against the Phillies, the Texas Rangers, the Oakland Athletics and the Toro…
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! Anders Jorstad, Zach Mason and Evan James are here for Meet at the Mitt on 4/20! Yes indeed it’s a smoky Thursday in Seattle and the Mariners at 8-11, fresh off a sweep at the hands of the Milwaukee Brewers. Are changes at DH afoot? Is Tommy La Stella fully cooked or al dente? We kick things off with an around the horn …
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! John Trupin, Kate Preusser and Evan James are here for the Meet At The Mitt episode 9! The Mariners swept the Colorado Rockies out of Seattle and find themselves at .500 with things looking up as the rare foe St. Louis Cardinals come to T Mobile Park. Ten percent of the season is in the book, so how are we feeling? Jarr…
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! Anders Jorstad, Zach Mason and Evan James are here for Meet at the Mitt on an auspicious Thursday afternoon/ The Mariners won the final game of the 3-3 road trip to roll back into Seattle at 5-8. There have been highs and deep, profound lows in the seasons first two weeks, but some bright spots are there to be found. Za…
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! Anders Jorstad, Zach Mason and Evan James are here for Meet at the Mitt on Easter Sunday. First up, the Mariners, proud victors of two in a row are surging back to .500 on the bats of Jarred Kelenic and Julio Rodriguez, but is all well with the offense? The gang talks Kolten Wong’s slow start, injury updates for Evan Wh…
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! John Trupin, Kate Preusser and Evan James are here for the Meet At The Mitt episode 6!.The offseason is over, the on season is here and the gang is all back to the business of baseball proper. First things first, the Mariners came out somewhat limp in the first series against the Cleveland Guardians and we have the full…
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! Anders Jorstad and Evan James are joined by Bat Flips and Nerds, A British Take on Baseball’s John McGee and Russell Eassom for the Meet At The Mitt episode 5! We talk about the popularity (or lack thereof) of British baseball, the World Baseball Classic, king Harry Ford and the struggle of being an international baseba…
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! Anders, Zach Mason and Evan James are here for the Meet At The Mitt episode 2! Opening day is in the books and the Mariners are undefeated. First off, ZAM tells the truths of the Brash pitch heard round the world, with an article on the magic of that at bat coming in the next days. Everyone collectively remains unconcer…
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! John Trupin, Kate Preusser and Evan James are here for the Meet At The Mitt episode 3! With opening day right around the corner, we are here to look at the final 26 man roster as the team rolls into the regular season at full steam. Who made the bullpen? How are Trammel and Marlowe healing up? Who’s healthy? Who’s hitti…
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! Anders Jorstad, Zach Mason and Evan James are here for the Meet At The Mitt episode 2! This time it’s “Picks to Click” or dark horses, under the radar guys, whichever colloquial metaphor you prefer. We are looking for the Mariners ready to pop from the major league club on down through the minors. Anders talks “the Vani…
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! John, Kate and Evan are here for the Meet At The Mitt debut episode! With only 8 days to go before opening day the 26 man roster has begun to crystalize. The crew kicks off with the little AL west preview and fond memories of Sports Illustrated now that our new King has risen to his rightful throne (Julio on the cover).…
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! John is here, Kate is back from Spring Training and Evan has returned to make a very special announcement: The “Lookout Landing Podcast” will become the “Meet at the Mitt”, a reference to the bronze/brass glove outside of T Mobile park. Lookout Landing has famously been a place for the fans to congregate and we are ecst…
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! John is out, Kate is at Spring Training, but the boys Evan, Anders and Zach are here to look at ZAM’s contentious, deeply scandalous predictions in his very thoughtful piece “40 Mariners and MLB Predictions For 2023”. Anyone can hide behind vagueness and anonymity, but Zach has come with facts, data and serious analysis…
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! Evan and John are holding down the fort on the podcast while Kate does the real work in person at Spring Training. She will have a bevy of knowledge to unleash when she returns. In the interim, the boys are here to dive deep into the Mariners early spring play and see if they are primed for deep playoff fortune. Who’s s…
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! Kate, Evan and John are here to bask in the early glow of spring training. Pitchers, catchers, coaches, Jerry, the gang is all out in Peoria warming up for the much anticipated sequel to the highly rated, award winning 2022 season. First Kate expresses her concerns over the fate of many in The Last Of Us, but she will f…
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! Kate, Evan and John are all back together to talk Seattle baseball as Spring Training closes in. In lieu of more pressing news from the team at this juncture, the crew has opted for a spattering of listener questions from twitter. First up there is much banter about the new rules: bigger bases, no shifts and pitch clock…
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! Kate and John are here to follow up the Mariners very optimistic, inaugural spring training press conference and news is bountiful. The crew goes through the injury updates (EVAN WHITE LIVES!), Jerry’s comments on Bryce Miller and previews the limited number of camp battles yet to come. As a follow up to last week’s new…
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! The whole crew Kate, John and Evan are back with big news! Yes indeed, after big time layoffs, the Podcast will be migrant off of VOX Media/SBN at the end of February. Where will you find the pod after that? We will keep you posted on all the changes as we get them. Next up a smattering of listener questions address the…
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! The whole crew Kate, John and Evan are back in for the second podcast of 2023, basking in the afterglow of the freshly finished Seattle Seahawks season and looking ahead to spring training just around the corner. First up, "the Phoenix" Felnin Celsten is finally here. After what feels like 2 plus years of speculation li…
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! The whole crew Kate, John and Evan are back in a new year with a new flow to dig into an all new, fully decked out Mariners squad. First up, newest Mariner AJ Pollock gets an extended break down, as we look back at Zach Mason’s article on his very specific platoon splits and what it could all mean for Jarred’s playing t…
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! The whole crew Kate, John and Evan are back to discuss the discord in the Mariner discourse. Beginning with some strange comments from Jerry out of the Winter Meetings, onto a much maligned Mike Salk article on 710 and wrapping up with scathing comments from Jeff Passan about how “greedy” Mariners fans are wanting the t…
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! Trader Jerry strikes again! After adding Teoscar Hernandez several weeks ago, the Mariners have continued to forge the 2023 roster by acquiring long-rumored Mariner and much needed second baseman Kolten Wong in exchange for struggling prospect Abraham Toro and Jesse “change of scenery” Winker. The crew Kate Preusser and…
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! The crew Kate Preusser and John Trupin are joined by staff writer Zach Mason to uncover the secrets of The Lookout Landing Awards. But first up, the crew analyzes the Kyle Lewis for Cooper Hummel trade, noting how hard the road in Seattle has been for Kyle. Zach espouses a deeply dangerous opinion on Taylor Swift. Do yo…
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! The crew Kate Preusser, Evan James and John Trupin are back to feast on mid-November hot stove cooking. Scott was shafted in the Manager of the Year voting in favor of Terry Francona, Julio Rodriguez was rightfully crowned Rookie of the Year and the Mariners have traded Erik Swanson and Adam Macko for Teoscar Hernández.…
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! The crew Kate Preusser, Evan James and John Trupin are back in the habit of looking forward with the 2022 season firmly in the rear view mirror. John kicks off the chat with a deep dive on the Houston Astros roster and how they might be looking to patch a few leaky spots this offseason. Next Kate looks at Mitch Haniger …
Hello Seattle Mariner fans. The crew Kate Preusser Evan James and John Trupin come together in the aftermath of a brilliant season to dig deep and provide the dissection it deserves. First and foremost, a reminder to check out Kate’s interview with C Trent Rosecrans from last week, which gives some wider context and detail to the Jesse Winker story…
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! The crew John Trupin and Evan James are here to preview the Mariners coming home to Seattle and T-Mobile Park to face the Houston Astros with the season on the line. Do or die, lose and you’re out of the playoffs, it all comes down to this. But John and Evan are here to celebrate the 2002 Mariners and the incredible sea…
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! On this episode Kate Preusser, Zach Gottschalk and Jacob Parr are here to look forward to the American League Division Series against (who else but the Seattle Mariners most hated and dangerous rival) The Houston Astros. Yes indeed, if the Mariners intend to reach the mountain top they first have a dragon to slay. From …
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! This episode Lookout Landing captain Kate Preusser is joined by special guest and Cincinnati Reds writer for the Athletic, C. Trent Rosecrans to talk all things baseball but specifically some Reds/Mariners imports making waves in the Pacific Northwest. Kate praises the Mariners for acquiring Suarez & Castillo while lame…
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! The crew Kate Preusser Evan James and Shay Weintraub are here to celebrate the Mariners historic playoff comeback against the Toronto Blue Jays. Shay talks about meeting new people at a watch party in Rhode Island and the general experience of making the Mariners a social event. She then takes us through the game step b…
Well Seattle Mariners fans, we did it. Kate Preusser, Evan James and John Trupin are here to celebrate the Mariners first playoff berth in more than 20 years. Dead tired and possibly hungover, we are here to revel in the glory that has eluded us for so long. Where to start? The 2022 Mariners are awash with young success stories who came through las…
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! The crew Kate Preusser Evan James and Nick Tucker are here to dig into the Mariners as they enter the most critical homestretch of games in a decade of baseball. Is Luis Castillo good to go for the playoffs? The crew breaks down his up and down performance across his first few months with the Mariners as tries to assess…
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! The crew Kate Preusser John Trupin and Evan James are here to diagnose the many maladies ailing the injured mariners. Who would we start in a 3 game playoff series? What do we make of Jake Lamb? Does Jarred Kelenic have a place on this roster yet this season? Is Brian O’Keefe? We have all the spicy details and wild pred…
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! The crew Kate Preusser and Evan James are joined by staff writer Jacob Parr to dig in to the Mariners latest hot streak. After basking in the glow of the Geno, Geno & Julio week, The Mariners find themselves firmly locked in the driver's seat on the road to a playoff game. While it sure seems like the competition outsid…
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! The crew John Trupin, Kate Preusser and Evan James are joined by prodigal son and Lookout Landing alumni Matthew Roberson to talk all things Mariners on this joyous 200th episode celebration. Matthew extols the virtues of properly numbering your players as the Yankees approach a digit drought. We dig into twitter questi…
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! The crew John Trupin, Kate Preusser and Evan James are back to business and prepped to roll into the final quarter of the season. Kate recaps a successful Lookout Landing softball game and a tremendous Ichiro celebration weekend. On the subject of playoffs, listener questions abound, and the crew assess the field in fro…
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! The J Rod show has been renewed with a 7 season order! The boys John Trupin and Evan James are joined by resident contract consigliere Grant Bron$don who is here to break down the big news of the day: Julio Rodriguez has agreed to an extension with the Seattle Mariners. Needless to say, the contract has numerous options…
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! After a busy trade deadline and crispy summer month, the full crew of John Trupin, Kate Preusser and Evan James are back to business to discuss a tidy little sweep of the disintegrating, wet cheese pile we call the Los Angeles Angels. Is Ohtani done with the Angels? Is Mike Trout’s spine wet sand? We’ve got the hot take…
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! This week John and Kate look at the Mariners post deadline after long series against the Houston Astros, New York Yankees and Los Angeles Angels, with one more series against the AL East juggernauts before the team can safely slide into friendlier scheduling territory. My apologies for the sparser notes this week, I am …
Hello Seattle Mariners fans! Trader Jerry has been working the hot stove to the bone, but now that the dust have settled, the 2022 Mariners team has come into stark focus. Out are prospects, most notably Noelvi marte and Edwin Arroyo, but also Andy Thomas, Michael Stryffeler, and the release of Jack Larsen; in are Luis Castillo, Matthew Boyd, Curt …