The Enni Way

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]

Forever Young with Kate Preusser

Welcome to The Enni Way, a podcast about the Mariners with Sarah Enni. Our guest this week is Kate Preusser, managing editor of Lookout Landing [https://www.lookoutlanding.com/], the SB Nation website dedicated to all things Seattle Mariners. Theme music by Jerome Barnes [https://www.instagram.com/whereartthoujeromeo/] Kate on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/katepreusser.bsky.social] and X [https://x.com/KatePreusser] Lookout Landing on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/lookoutlanding.bsky.social] and X [https://x.com/LookoutLanding] An early example of Kate’s fan posts: The Unbearable Lightness of Batting: On Edgar and Reshaping Narratives [https://www.lookoutlanding.com/post/Cwx9gEhLkpg7] Kate’s piece about Victor: 40 in 40: Victor Robles and annus horribilis, mirabilis [https://www.lookoutlanding.com/series-previews/138763/40-in-40-victor-robles-and-annus-horribilis-mirabilis] War Pigs by Black Sabbath [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQUXuQ6Zd9w] Lookout Landing’s reporting on disgraced former president and CEO, Kevin Mather [https://www.lookoutlanding.com/2021/2/21/22298224/the-seattle-mariners-kevin-mather-scandal] Kate’s crockpot & goo setup as chronicled on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/lookoutlanding.bsky.social/post/3mi3733wo3s2t] and on the Meet at the Mitt podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-guide-to-t-mobile-park-meet-at-the-mitt-podcast/id1196574285?i=1000757351826] Holding Kourt [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/holding-kourt/id1502759777], Kourtney Turner’s podcast about being a WAG (wife and girlfriend) of a professional baseball player Josh Naylor welcoming Jen Powel, MLB’s first female umpire [https://sports.mynorthwest.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/seattle-mariners-josh-naylor-history-making-umpire/1840328] (MLB) Kate’s piece on Cole Young’s offense: Mariners’ Cole Young makes early bid for Most Improved Player [https://www.lookoutlanding.com/seattle-mariners-analysis/139835/mariners-cole-young-makes-early-bid-for-most-improved-player] Get full access to The Enni Way at sarahenni.substack.com/subscribe [https://sarahenni.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]