The Chaos Ball Podcast

It's been a while since I recorded, but I am back to talk about the many moves that Jerry Dipoto and Co. have done since I last podded. Mitch Garver first and foremost, and then I talk about the pair of trades that happened more recently in which we saw our beloved boy Mitch Haniger return to the Seattle Mariners, and Anthony DeSchlafani has to be mentioned because he is indeed, a baseball player....

Jung Hoo Lee has signed, Shohei Ohtani has signed, Yoshinobu Yamamoto signed an hour after I recorded. Who's left on the free agent pile and what's doable at this point for the (broke) Seattle Mariners? With the lack of significant Mariners news, this is a shorter episode and I decided to defer the rest of this podcast to 2024, so happy holidays and I'll see you next year. Twitter - @chaosball1977...

I'm back folks, and it's officially salary dumping season and everyone is thrilled about it. I missed quite a bit since I last recorded, so I covered the Urias, Eugenio, and Kelenic trades and discussed how I am feeling about the team right now. Plus, the winter meetings were boring, Servais and Dipoto both said some things, and Ty France is at Driveline. If you too hate ownership groups, please l...

Listen, was the title of this episode a plot to improve my SEO? Maybe. I do talk about Snell but it's not until the end of the show. I meander through my thoughts about free agency and arrive at some conclusions about the M's second base situation, their recent coaching hire, and how they should sign Jung Hoo Lee or I'm going to be unhappy. Plus, Julio was 4th in MVP voting, and JP and Cal both go...

I look ahead into the vast sea that is the baseball off-season and take stock of who is available, what the Mariners strategy should be, and why the front office is currently in a pressure cooker. Would signing Shohei Ohtani release the pressure, or do they need to do more? What trades could they consider? I pose lots of questions with multiple choice answers, will the M's ace the test? (Probably...

Join me as I reflect upon my divisional preview podcasts. I went back and listened to each pre-season preview podcast, and I am ready to share how much I got right and wrong when previewing each team. I got a lot right, but my O/U picks do not reflect greatness. Thanks for listening, and be on the lookout for Monday when I release my Mariners offseason outlook podcast. Twitter - @chaosball1977 Ema...

I've digested the Mariners season, and split it up into three categories: The good, the bad, and the meh. I listened back to my pre-season episode and yoinked some quotes to see if I really do know ball, and then I talked candidly about the 2023 Mariners and what we can take away from this season. Please rate and/or review if you enjoy, especially for those of you I talk to within 1 minute of the...

The best and brightest seasons in the Mariners minor league system! My 2022 Team of the Year pod was a success, so I continued with 2023 and I hope you all enjoy! Twitter - @chaosball1977 Email - mschaosball@gmail.com

Why did Jerry Dipoto say that? Twitter - @chaosball1977Email - mschaosball@gmail.com

Lots of despair. There is a long monologue in here about what went wrong for this team down the stretch, plus I touch on Cal Raleigh's comments about the team, and I also go over the next few weeks and what plans I have for the offseason. Thanks for listening all season, the Mariners may be out of it, but the podcast goes on! Twitter - @chaosball1977 Email - mschaosball@gmail.com

The 50th episode of this historic podcast has come at the most stressful point in the season. It's do-or-die time, there is one week of baseball left and the Mariners are on the outside looking in. I talk about the cursed Rangers series this weekend and look forward to the most important series of the year against the Astros starting today when this pod drops. I also diagnosed Ty France and talked...

Fair warning, about half this episode is Mariners talk, and then I unveil a new segment "random weekly notes" and that really takes over. The September schedule has not been kind to our Seattle Mariners. But they look to bounce back this week in Oakland, which I have dubbed as the most important series of the year. Can they start playing better ball? Can they recapture a playoff spot going into th...

The long road trip was not very kind to your Seattle Mariners. In this episode, I talk at length about the George Kirby situation, and I also go over monthly splits from our two rookie pitchers, Bryan Woo & Bryce Miller, to identify why some season long fatigue might be setting in for both of them. I also go over what went wrong on this road trip and more specifically how tired they looked aga...

I am officially on the waiver wire and looking for a new destination to make an impact down the stretch. The Mariners? Oh that silly little team? Still in first place, chugging along with some early September hiccups. I talk a little Modesto Nuts in this episode, as well as JP Crawford, Angels waiver wire, Kolten Wong, and Daniel Vogelbach trying to stretch out a double. A shorter episode this wee...

The Seattle Mariners are in sole possession of first place in the American League West division. Half of this episode is dedicated to how the Mariners gained this much ground, and how astonishing it is that they sit in 1st place at the end of August. Julio is at the center of it all, but when the entire 'championship core' is performing like this, the sky is the limit. In the latter half of the ep...

Join me as I recap a wonderful, if not very weird, week of Mariners baseball. With JP Crawford out with a concussion, our amazingly talented baseball boy Julio went on a heater to end all heaters and propelled the team to a (cursed) series victory in Kansas City and a sweep in Houston. They sit firmly in a wild card spot with the division lead in their crosshairs, as they continue to play their be...

Felix Hernandez is now a member of the Mariners HOF, and I discuss what he means to me as a fan, what he means to the Mariners franchise, and the best bits of his HOF ceremony. The Orioles came to town and took a series from the Mariners, which has been very difficult to do since July started. It felt like a playoff preview, and I break down the highlights from those three games. I also talk some...

I'm back! After a week off during the trade deadline, I make my triumphant return to this podcast just in time to talk about the Mariners mop of the Angels in Anaheim. This is a loaded episode, I break down who the Mariners acquired at the deadline while saying my heartfelt goodbye to Paul Sewald. I go over the crucial Angels series MOP over the weekend, the wild card picture/playoff odds, and I t...

This weekend, we saw the yearly pilgrimage of Blue Jay fans to Seattle. Those fans got to see Cal Raleigh and Teoscar Hernandez take turns savaging their baseball team en route to a series victory. But the M's continue to hover around .500 and the trade deadline is right around the corner, so I talk about what they might do in the next week to set themselves up for this season and the future. I al...

Nothing like dropping a series to the Tigers to kickstart the second half! The trade deadline is looming, and the Mariners simply cannot continue to roll out the same offense and hope to make the playoffs. What do they do? I go over why trading Logan Gilbert, while I don't want to see it happen, makes the most sense to address the offensive woes. I talk a little Ohtani, again, and what I would do...

Join me in this midweek podcast and recap what we just saw during the All Star Break! Julio Rodriguez broke a derby record, the NL finally won an All Star Game, Ohtani said things about Seattle, and I recap what the Mariners did in the Amateur draft. Plus, I review the JuliO's cereal live on the podcast, and trust me, you don't want to miss out on that excellent listening experience. Thanks for tu...

The chaos is flowing in this one, no structure, simply vibes . We've finally reached the All Star break, and the MLB limelight now shines on the beautiful city of Seattle. The only thing I need to see from the break is Julio Rodriguez wearing the home run derby chain, because it goes absolutely crazy. The Mariners have been playing some great ball recently and carry some momentum going into the br...

The Mariners are a submarine and the World Series is the Titanic wreck, they're currently descending down to view the wreck, will they implode before they reach the bottom? I rant about the current state of the Mariners in this episode, and I do a little trade deadline strategy talk to get us prepared for the month of July. Tap in and be sure to rate and review if you enjoyed the show! Twitter - @...

Join me this episode as I discuss THAT Dodgers-Giants play, a special Negro Leagues BRef POTW, the A's reverse boycott, and the recent Mariners home stand that left me happy but yearning for more. I also arrive at two conclusions this episode, Rob Manfred hates baseball and the Mariners are officially a mustache team. Follow me on Twitter and email me stupid questions about baseball or life. Twitt...

The Seattle Mariners took a trip down to SoCal this past week, and they got a heavy dose of June gloom. They continue to play uninspiring baseball and somehow lead the league in getting picked off??? The dreams of winning the AL West this season are likely tarnished. Something has to change for this club and soon, otherwise the daunting AL Wildcard will slip away from their hands. Twitter - @chaos...