Three things I learned from minicamp

The rookie cornerback looks like something out of 2013, Chris Carson's return is in doubt and Drew Lock is more than a big-armed pocket-passer.

Bad blood in Texas, a fresh start in Seattle

Three runs, four hits and an untimely errand

That was the ninth-inning summary for me and the Mariners on Sunday as I had to watch the replay of an improbable comeback because I turned off the TV in disgust to walk to Bloodbath & Beyond.

The time Jim Moore made Jerry Dipoto mad

Trigger words, the Mariners win a three-game series against their East Coast stepbrother and another example of why no one likes Josh Donaldson.

A Mariners victory, an ejection and Internet beef

Seattle walloped the Orioles, Julio Rodriguez hurt an umpire in his feelings and I've got a few (more) thoughts on the member of the Bay Area media who trolled a player he covered.

The Mariners (almost) totally redeem themselves

The Mariners rack up the hits, Joc Pederson takes a Will Smith-style slap delivered by a Reds outfielder and we experiment with a new format here at The Dang Apostrophe.

Too little, too late on Mariners spending

The problem isn't that the Mariners spent too much money on Robbie Ray. It's that they've spent too little on other veterans over the past three years, putting too much pressure too soon on prospects.

This smells like suffering

The Mariners are 42 games into this fourth season in which they're building for a better tomorrow. Pardon me while I throw a temper tantrum in the backseat because I'm currently sick of this journey.

Hard to hear about Earl Thomas

I don't know exactly what has happened to Earl Thomas in the three years since he left Seattle. I just know that the story makes me incredibly sad.