The Source of Larry Stone's Optimism

Rooting For The Seattle Mariners™️ Til the End of Time with Nathan Bishop

Welcome to The Enni Way, a podcast about the Mariners with Sarah Enni. Our guest this week is Nathan Bishop [https://bsky.app/profile/nathanhb.bsky.social], former Managing Editor of Lookout Landing and The Light Bat, and contributor to KJR’s Mollywop Mondays [https://933kjr.iheart.com/]. We talk about the lack of clear narrative identity for the 2026 team and ask important questions, like: is Julio putting together the Full Julio Season? Is Randy too cool to be a Mariner? Does Kade Anderson know where Seattle is? Is Sasquatch real? We ask: what is the fan theory of the case this year? And finally, we consider George Kirby. Links: The Light Bat Publishing Inc. Clearinghouse [https://bsky.app/profile/lightbat.bsky.social] on Bluesky’s Rob Refsnyder hit tracker [https://bsky.app/profile/lightbat.bsky.social/post/3mmv2zsg42k2r] My conversation with Jage on his podcast, Words from the Wharf, [https://www.wordsfromthewharf.com/p/wftw-pod-ep-11-ft-sarah-enni] where we warned against making declarative statements about the Seattle Mariners My newsletter about the Ichiro statue’s broken bat [https://sarahenni.substack.com/p/send-in-the-clowns?r=nmrh] Jeff Sullivan [https://effectivelywild.fandom.com/wiki/Jeff_Sullivan], Jon Shields, Patrick Dubuque [https://bsky.app/profile/euqubud.baseballprospectus.com], Meg Rowley [https://bsky.app/profile/megrowler.fangraphs.com] (listen to her episode of The Enni Way here), Scott Weber [https://www.lookoutlanding.com/2015/6/15/8757115/a-change-in-lookout-landing-leadership-scott-weber-nathan-bishop], Matt Ellis [https://bsky.app/profile/matthiasellis.bsky.social], Colin O’Keefe [https://bsky.app/profile/colinokeefe.bsky.social], David Skiba [https://bsky.app/profile/skiba.bsky.social], and Samuel Joseph [https://bsky.app/profile/samueljoseph51.bsky.social] Theme music by Jerome Barnes [https://www.instagram.com/whereartthoujeromeo/] Get full access to The Enni Way at sarahenni.substack.com/subscribe [https://sarahenni.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

It Starts Today With Ben Ranieri

Welcome to The Enni Way, a podcast about the Mariners with Sarah Enni. Our guest this week is Ben Ranieri [https://substack.com/profile/45431347-ben-ranieri]. Ben is a former player and beat writer for FanNation of Sports Illustrated and Sodo Mojo, who now runs the Sea Level podcast. We talk about the debut of the Bryce Miller/Luis Castillo piggyback; Dan Wilson, splitting the baby, and team identity; what JP’s offer to play third says about him as a player and a leader; what we’ve seen from Jhonny Pereda; what do we want out of the Kansas City series (normalcy!); Cal’s return timeline; and which Mariner Ben is tracking especially closely. Theme music by Jerome Barnes [https://www.instagram.com/whereartthoujeromeo/] Get full access to The Enni Way at sarahenni.substack.com/subscribe [https://sarahenni.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Bryce Miller: Secret Genius with Shannon Drayer

Welcome to The Enni Way, a podcast about the Mariners with Sarah Enni. Our guest this week is Shannon Drayer, clubhouse reporter for the Seattle Mariners for Seattle Sports (710 AM) radio. We talk about the radio competition that led Shannon to her sports journalism career; Cal’s epic slump and how he might work his way out; how the Ms are going to handle Bryce Miller’s return to the lineup; and I float my Mariners Buddy Cop theory. Find Shannon on Seattle Sports’ website [https://sports.mynorthwest.com/author/shannon-drayer] and YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/seattlesports710], and on X.com [https://x.com/shannondrayer] Theme music by Jerome Barnes [https://www.instagram.com/whereartthoujeromeo/] Get full access to The Enni Way at sarahenni.substack.com/subscribe [https://sarahenni.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

The Source of Larry Stone's Optimism

Welcome to The Enni Way, a podcast about the Mariners with Sarah Enni. Our guest this week is Larry Stone, who retired in 2023 after 44 years as a sportswriter, 27 of those at the Seattle Times. He’s a four-time winner of the Washington Sportswriter of the Year award, a former president of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, and the co-author, with Edgar Martinez, of Edgar: An Autobiography [https://bookshop.org/a/755/9781629377933]. How 2025 Mariners compare with 2001 team and others in MLB playoffs [https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/how-2025-mariners-compare-with-2001-team-and-others-in-mlb-playoffs/] by Larry Stone for the Seattle Times How the Mariners’ George Kirby is learning to control his ‘Furious George’ tendencies [https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/how-the-mariners-george-kirby-is-learning-to-control-his-furious-george-tendencies/] by Adam Jude for the Seattle Times Julio Rodriguez, Ichiro are Mariners stars, but they have more in common than that [https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/julio-rodriguez-ichiro-are-mariners-stars-but-they-have-more-in-common-than-that/] by Larry Stone for the Seattle Times Angels owner Arte Moreno draws MLBPA criticism after saying fans don’t prioritize winning [https://www.foxnews.com/sports/angels-owner-arte-moreno-draws-mlbpa-criticism-after-saying-fans-dont-prioritize-winning] On his path to the Hall of Fame, Edgar Martinez never forgot his humble hometown in Puerto Rico [https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/on-his-path-to-the-hall-of-fame-edgar-martinez-never-forgot-his-humble-hometown-in-puerto-rico/] by Larry Stone for The Seattle Times Josh Naylor’s connection to Mariners fans grows even more with cleat giveaway [https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/josh-naylors-connection-to-mariners-fans-grows-even-more-with-cleat-giveaway/] by Ryan Divish for the Seattle Times Theme music by Jerome Barnes [https://www.instagram.com/whereartthoujeromeo/] Get full access to The Enni Way at sarahenni.substack.com/subscribe [https://sarahenni.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

April Baseball is Dangerous with Meg Rowley

Welcome to The Enni Way, a podcast about the Mariners with Sarah Enni. Our guest this week is Meg Rowley, managing editor of FanGraphs and co-host of Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/effectively-wild-a-fangraphs-baseball-podcast/id545919715]. Democracy at the Ballpark: Sport, Spectatorship, and Politics [https://bookshop.org/a/755/9781438485669] by Thomas David Bunting The Mariners season preview episode of Effectively Wild [https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-2449-season-preview-series-mariners-and-marlins/] Get full access to The Enni Way at sarahenni.substack.com/subscribe [https://sarahenni.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]