Mariners Moose Tracks, 6/22/23: Gio Urshela, Pedro Martinez, and the Oakland A’s

Patiently awaiting the downfall of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

By Anders Jorstad@AndersJorstad Jun 22, 2023, 7:00am PDT

Good morning folks! Onto the news.

In Mariners news...

Jeff Passan finds it “confusing” that the Mariners aren’t performing better than they currently are.

Angels infielder Gio Urshela is likely to miss the rest of the season due to a pelvic fracture.
Pirates ownership has given the baseball operations team the green light to buy at the trade deadline.
Oakland A’s fan Dan Moore at The Ringer penned a wonderful and sad piece on how the A’s were stolen from the fans in Oakland, and how we are powerless to stop the people in control of our favorite teams.
A group of former big league scouts are suing Major League Baseball for age discrimination following mass layoffs during and since the pandemic-shortened season.
Joseph Bien-Kahn of GQ profiled Pedro Martinez, who has turned into a unique pop cultural figure in the sports world in recent years.