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Video: Did the Seattle Mariners crush the trade deadline? – Bob's Baseball Breakdown – Seattle Sports
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Bob Stelton’s Baseball Breakdown picks up after the MLB trade deadline where we saw the Mariners make some of the biggest splashes in the league – but was it enough? Are the injuries mounting too fast? Why weren’t any of the bigger bats moved before the deadline? And are the M’s better equipped to win the AL West today?
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The troubling trend developing for the Seattle Mariners
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A troubling trend is starting to emerge for the Seattle Mariners.
How experts are grading Seattle Mariners trade deadline moves
After falling 3-2 in extra innings to the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, the Mariners have dropped seven consecutive one-run contests. They finished the month just of July with just one victory by one run and now sit 19-16 in such games.
The streak started inconspicuously with a comeback bid falling short in a 5-4 loss to the Blue Jays on July 6, but the close losses have been brutal since.
• July 7: Ryne Stanek allows game-tying, three-run home run in seventh as Mariners fall 5-4 in 10 innings against the Blue Jays for second straight one-run defeat.
• July 12-14: Seattle goes a combined 2 for 18 with runners in scoring position during a stretch of three straight one-run losses to the lowly Angels before the All-Star break, including two games it led in the eighth inning or later.
• July 24: Gregory Santos allows two runs and surrenders lead in eighth during fourth one-run loss to the Angels in July.
• July 31: Mariners go 1-for-14 with runners in scoring position and fail to score with a runner on third and no outs in the 10th during a 3-2 loss to the Red Sox.
“What’s most discouraging and it’s almost a little concerning, is the fact that all these close games now the Mariners are losing,” Mike Lefko said on Seattle Sports’ Brock and Salk. “… That’s tough to stomach.”
What was once a strength of the team has become a weakness over the past month. One-run success is what fueled the M’s during their surprise 90-win 2021 campaign and the drought-busing playoff season in 2022. They led the league in one-run victories both years and went a combined 67-41.
“For the past few years when they had made the playoffs and have been in contention, that one-run record had gotten so much scrutiny because in 2021 and 2022 it was absurdly good,” Lefko said.
In last season’s playoff miss, they went just 25-26 in one-run games. However, a 19-9 start in those contests this season seemed to point towards a positive shift.
Continued lack of production from the offense and shaky performances from the bullpen have been the culprits for the recent struggles.
The Mariners have scored two runs or fewer four times and are averaging 2.7 runs per game during their losing streak in one-run games. They’re also a combined 7 for 56 and haven’t mustered more than two hits in a game with runners in scoring position.
Meanwhile, the bullpen has surrendered a lead in the seventh inning or later in four of the losses. There hasn’t been much room for error for the group with many of the leads being slim, but it’s a unit the team is heavily relying upon to come through in those situations.
Listen to the full conversation about the Mariners at this link or in the audio player near the top of this story. Tune in to Brock and Salk weekdays from 6-10 a.m. or find the podcast on the Seattle Sports app.
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• Mariners’ Dipoto on top prospects staying put at deadline
• Drayer: Mariners navigated thin market for deadline adds
• A closer look at Mariners trade acquisition Justin Turner
• Mariners strike deal with Marlins, reunite with veteran reliever
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Boeing's new CEO already seems to have given a major indication of where his priorities lie
The Seattle Times first reported that Ortberg has chosen to be based in Seattle, where Boeing was founded in 1916, and where it had its headquarters for over 80 years.
Both Reuters and industry publication The Air Current also reported that Ortberg plans to move to Seattle.
It’s an early sign that the former boss of Rockwell Collins will prioritize production quality over financial performance — a much-needed shift, especially in the wake of the Alaska Airlines blowout.
Boeing moved its headquarters from Seattle to Chicago in 2001 and then to Virginia in 2022. Most of its commercial planes are still manufactured in Washington state, with another facility in South Carolina.
In February, a Federal Aviation Administration investigation found “a disconnect between Boeing’s senior management and other members of the organization on safety culture.”
Later that month, The Seattle Times reported that Boeing’s board shut down a shareholder’s bid to move its headquarters back to Seattle.
When he takes over next Thursday, Ortberg will also have to contend with supply-chain disruption and certification delays for new jets like the 777X.
Boeing declined to comment when asked by Business Insider about Ortberg’s plans.
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“It’s a good first step that the CEO will be based in Seattle, and now the rest of the headquarters needs to move back home to rejoin our world-class aviation workforce,” Maria Cantwell, a Washington senator who chairs the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, said in a Wednesday statement.
“When it comes to quality and safety, being close to the workforce on the ground matters,” she added.
Outgoing CEO Dave Calhoun last year faced criticism from employees after commuting to Boeing’s HQ by private jet, The Wall Street Journal reported. He was rarely seen in the office despite a crackdown on remote working, the report added.
After Calhoun announced his resignation in March, he acknowledged that Boeing has a “bad habit” of being too focused on speed at the expense of quality.
Airline bosses like Emirates’ Tim Clark had called on Boeing to appoint a new CEO with an engineering background.
Calhoun is an accounting graduate and former head of portfolio operations at Blackstone, whereas Ortberg has a mechanical engineering degree and over 35 years of experience in aerospace.
Courtesy of Boeing
“He knows full well that we’re in a recovery mode, and he knows full well we’ve got to complete the recovery mode, and we’ve got to get to stable and move forward,” Calhoun said of his successor in a Wednesday call related to the company’s second-quarter earnings.
“But I don’t think this is intended to be a large leadership overhaul,” he added.
The reports that Ortberg will be based in Seattle instead suggest a considerable change of tack.
Wall Street reacted positively to Ortberg’s appointment. Despite Boeing’s second-quarter earnings being lower than expected, the company’s stock rose 2% on Wednesday.
“We think Ortberg is a good pick, as his experience leading Rockwell Collins before and during its integration into RTX offer the qualities we think Boeing most needs going forward in a leader,” Nicolas Owens, an equity analyst at Morningstar, said in a note.
Ortberg has an “appreciation for the aerospace engineering and manufacturing process plus the ability to incentivize and foster continuous problem solving and collaboration on the shop floor,” Owens said
Even one of the planemaker’s biggest critics is on board with Ortberg, too.
“While this man is an industry insider, he does come from outside of Boeing and, on the face of it, has a well-regarded reputation in the industry,” said Bob Clifford, an attorney representing the families of 737 Max crash victims.
“Maybe he can bring the company back to the stature it once held before it criminally and preventively killed 346 people,” he added.
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Seattle weather: Temperatures heating up Thursday
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Seattle weather: Sunny and warm rest of the week
FOX 13 Seattle Meteorologist Ilona McCauley has your latest western Washington weather forecast!
After patchy clouds in the morning, the sunshine finally returned this afternoon in full force and temperatures returned to average. It was the first above average temperature in 10 days for Seattle. We are going to continue to warm up through the weekend.
Highs today topped out in the upper 70s to low 80s, with plenty of sunshine.
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Tonight we will see clear skies with mild overnight lows. Calm conditions with lows in the mid to upper 50s.
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Regional Overnight Lows
Thursday we will see plenty of sunshine with only a few passing clouds through the afternoon.
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Temperatures are going to soar back into the mid to upper 80s and even some low 90s.
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Regional Highs Tomorrow
The extended forecast is looking well above average and peaking in the upper 80s to low 90s.
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The warm and dry weather ahead will also increase the fire risk levels, especially for central and eastern Washington. Temperatures will be very warm and there are chances of dry thunderstorms overnight Saturday into Sunday.
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FIRE DANGER (FOX 13 Seattle)
Skies will remain sunny and dry into early next week thanks to a building ridge of high pressure. Perfect conditions for Seafair Weekend!
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