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League of My Own: I'm a Bad Fan

A couple years ago I remember hearing someone, somewhere, on some day tell me that the secret to fantasy baseball success was to start whatever pitcher was going against the Seattle Mariners that day when their offense was horrible...

Written by Kip Arney about 6 months ago 41 reads 0 comments
Breaking Down the Mariners, Week By Week: Week Two

This is more of what was to be expected. After two weeks in the books, the Mariners still find themselves above .500 and atop the American League West at 8-5. But some faults began to crack through the surprising start and flaws are being noticed...

Written by Kip Arney about 7 months ago 80 reads 1 comments
Seattle Named Most Miserable Sports City of 2009

I was not shocked when I heard the news. It was so obvious, and I would've been stunned if another city had topped us for the dubious honor. Forbes magazine tagged Seattle as "the most miserable sports city" for 2009...

Written by Kip Arney about 7 months ago 286 reads 2 comments
Breaking Down the Mariners, Week By Week: Week One

I didn't see this coming. Five and two out of the shoot for the Seattle Mariners? Tied for the best record in the American League while ranked No. 2 in run differential at plus 10. How did this happen? Hitting, pitching, and defense...

Written by Kip Arney about 7 months ago 232 reads 1 comments
Brandon Morrow Cannot Win in Seattle

Brandon Morrow. Tim Lincecum. Those two players will always be put together in the same sentence, whether they like it or not...

Written by Kip Arney about 8 months ago 172 reads 3 comments
Sleepers Slow Out of the Gate: Fantasy Baseball Opening Day

Please remember that this is an article about a single fantasy team. I'm acting as a beat writer for this one team. Got it? Good. Finally opening day is here. The green grass, the blue skies...

Written by Kip Arney about 8 months ago 113 reads 0 comments
Grand Slam Fantasy Baseball Second Round Breakdown

The 2009 Fantasy Draft for the keeper Grand Slam league in its 10th season came and went on Saturday, March 14. After the first seven rounds were completed with keepers being claimed, the real draft began...

Written by Kip Arney about 8 months ago 157 reads 0 comments
Grand Slam Fantasy Baseball First Round Breakdown

The 2009 Fantasy Draft for the keeper Grand Slam league in its 10th season came and went on Saturday, March 14. After the first seven rounds were completed with keepers being claimed, the real draft began...

Written by Kip Arney about 8 months ago 190 reads 0 comments
2009 Fantasy Draft Completed

Draft day is always exciting as a new group of players come in with high hopes to play for the league title. Today was that day and last year's runner up in the Grand Slam league filled out their roster with proven and unproven talent...

Written by Kip Arney about 8 months ago 114 reads 1 comments
All Keepers Announced (Fantasy Style)

The February 28th deadline has come and gone in the Grand Slam league for keepers to be announced. Each team was allowed to keep 7 players from last year's roster. The positions next to the names are those where each player is eligible as of right now...

Written by Kip Arney about 9 months ago 36 reads 0 comments
More Keepers Fill the Inbox (Fantasy Style)

Just a reminder that this article is a series of articles covering the team Sleeper in a fantasy baseball keeper league that is going into it's 10th season. Keepers are flooding into the league front office as the Friday Feb...

Written by Kip Arney about 9 months ago 101 reads 0 comments
Unveiling of Keepers (Fantasy Style)

Despite the deadline of Feb. 28 as the day keepers are due in the Grand Slam league, teams are already starting to release their tentative rosters. Here are the few that have. Screaming Eagles UTL - David Ortiz (...

Written by Kip Arney about 9 months ago 141 reads 0 comments
Defending Champ Full Count Names His Keepers (Fantasy Style)

Hot off the wire, news has come out on who the Full Count organization has decided to keep from last years squad. Full Count, people may remember, won an 11-10 battle in the championship against Sleeper to take their first title in program history...

Written by Kip Arney about 9 months ago 53 reads 0 comments
Possible Keepers for Sleeper (Fantasy Style): Pitchers

The following players were on the Sleeper roster at season's end and all have a chance to make the squad in 2009. Starting pitching is more valuable for this quad and has an array of up and coming hurlers to choose from...

Written by Kip Arney about 9 months ago 68 reads 0 comments
2009 Sleeper Preview (Fantasy Style)

This piece is the first installment of a major project as I'm going to cover my fantasy baseball team as a beat writer and provide nightly recaps (once the season starts) of my players and how they're doing...

Written by Kip Arney about 9 months ago 246 reads 0 comments
The Seattle Mariners' Five Biggest Questions for 2009

First off, let's just get this out there: The 2009 Seattle Mariners will not reach the postseason. Got it? Good. Let's move on...

Written by Kip Arney about 9 months ago 113 reads 2 comments
Receivers You Shouldn't Give Up On

"Don't give up. Don't ever give up." - Jimmy Valvano. That can be said for fantasy football owners who are always looking for the next hot thing and dropping players because they haven't done squat for them in the past two weeks...

Written by Kip Arney about about 1 year ago 266 reads 0 comments
The Day the Sports World Stands Still

Every year, it's the exact same day. No, not July 16. I'm talking about the day after the MLB All-Star game. The day where the sports-world stands still. I hate today. Nothing happens. No basketball, baseball, football, golf, or auto racing...

Written by Kip Arney about about 1 year ago 590 reads 63 comments
Brandon Morrow: The West Coast Joba Chamberlain

I seriously question how many people know who Brandon Morrow is? Or Brad Lincoln? Lincoln is a right handed pitcher drafted number four overall out of the University of Houston by the Pittsburgh Pirates during the 2006 draft...

Written by Kip Arney about about 1 year ago 390 reads 5 comments
Erik Bedard an Ace? I Don't Think So

Along with everyone else who thought Erik Bedard was this supernatural lefty who would become the rock steady ace of this "on-paper" soild rotation the Mariners have thrown out this season. Boy was I wrong...

Written by Kip Arney about about 1 year ago 580 reads 9 comments
These Players Should Go To New York For The All Star Game

Have you ever been mixed in with a crowd of people and felt that you're more knowledgeable than everyone single of of them? Has the crowd ever been over 30,000 people? My answers, yes and yes...

Written by Kip Arney about about 1 year ago 106 reads 0 comments
Seattle Sonics Gone: What's a Fan to Do?

People say a picture speaks a thousand words. Weird how this picture show 41 years of history being carefully deconstructed into a thousand pieces. I haven't really gotten hit with the team being taken away...

Written by Kip Arney about about 1 year ago 808 reads 6 comments

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Kip Arney Article Archive

League of My Own: I'm a Bad Fan

Breaking Down the Mariners, Week By Week: Week Two

Seattle Named Most Miserable Sports City of 2009

Breaking Down the Mariners, Week By Week: Week One

Brandon Morrow Cannot Win in Seattle

Sleepers Slow Out of the Gate: Fantasy Baseball Opening Day

Grand Slam Fantasy Baseball Second Round Breakdown

Grand Slam Fantasy Baseball First Round Breakdown

2009 Fantasy Draft Completed

All Keepers Announced (Fantasy Style)

More Keepers Fill the Inbox (Fantasy Style)

Unveiling of Keepers (Fantasy Style)

Defending Champ Full Count Names His Keepers (Fantasy Style)

Possible Keepers for Sleeper (Fantasy Style): Pitchers

2009 Sleeper Preview (Fantasy Style)

The Seattle Mariners' Five Biggest Questions for 2009

Receivers You Shouldn't Give Up On

The Day the Sports World Stands Still

Brandon Morrow: The West Coast Joba Chamberlain

Erik Bedard an Ace? I Don't Think So

These Players Should Go To New York For The All Star Game

Seattle Sonics Gone: What's a Fan to Do?

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