Happy Valentine’s Day, and more importantly, happy birthday to ME. The Mariners gave me an early birthday present last night when it was announced James Paxton, The Big Maple, the Lefty from Ladner, Our Sad-Eyed King, will be coming home to pitch for Seattle this season. Maple Grove Hive, assemble! Grant has the writeup with the deets in case you missed it because you were doing something like “spending time with loved ones” or “watching a movie” instead of spending Valentine’s Eve stalking social media.
In Mariners news:
- Not much can overshadow the Paxton news (he’s so tall, it’s hard for him to get overshadowed), but Joel Sherman at the NY Post did rank the 50 most interesting people in baseball and a surprising Mariner made the list—Jarred Kelenic, 34th.