Do you know what divine intervention is, Garrett Olson?

In the upcoming issue of ESPN The Magazine, Felix Hernandez and Garrett Olson of the Seattle Mariners decided to cut loose, trading in their gloves for guns, and their own pride for laughs.  Dressed as Vincent Vega and Jules — with King Felix playing Jules, naturally — from Quentin Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction,” the two Mariners’ pitchers clearly embraced the rare opportunity, as you will see in the remaining photos.

My only question: Garrett Olson? Really? Does that mean Ryan Rowland-Smith was unavailable?

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On Monday, Dustin Ackley of the Seattle Mariners was named the Arizona Fall League’s ‘Player of the Week’ for the second time.  Ackley, who was the Mariners’ 1st round pick(#2 overall) in the 2009 draft, has put together an impressive season in his second Arizona Fall League.  At the time of the announcement that he had been named ‘Player of the Week,’ Ackley was hitting .429 with four home runs, six doubles and 17 RBI.

The Golden Sombrero presents MLB Look-alikes: Cliff Lee and Hugh Laurie

Last Thursday, Jose Bautista became the 27^th player in Major League Baseball history to hit 50 or more home runs in a single season after belting a solo shot of Felix Hernandez in the bottom of the 1^st inning.  However, Bautista wasn’t quite done breaking records.

The following day, Bautista launched two more home runs against the Mariners, bringing his season total to 52.  With that 52^nd home run, Bautista set a new Major League record for the largest, single season increase in home runs in sequential years.

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The 2010 Major League Baseball trade deadline has come and gone and once again ended with GMs shouting out deals back and forth as frenetically as Wall Street floor traders. The two biggest names dealt before today’s deadline were pitchers Cliff Lee and Roy Oswalt. Lee has turned into quite the vagabond as of late, heading from Cleveland to Philly to Seattle and finally to the Texas Rangers all within the last two seasons. Seattle got switch hitting first baseman Justin Smoak and three minor league prospects out of the deal.

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