Since the Mariners have played a total of three (three and half, maybe) times so far this season and haven’t actually completed a game since Wednesday of last week, the baseball monkey on the CEO’s back is in need of serious feeding. Luckily the internet is here. I regularly read a handful of the M’s websites; I’m always looking for more. The best new one by far is the blog of Geoff Baker, the Seattle Times reporter assigned to cover the team. His comments today looking ahead after all four scheduled games in Cleveland were called:

Just got back from Jacobs Field, which is still covered in a foot-and-a-half of snow on many parts of the field. There is, of course, a tarp covering the infield and they have removed snow from a portion of the outfield. Trouble is, it’s still snowing, the temperatures are getting a little warmer but hardly playable and…and…well, that’s it.

They’ve called off not only the games involving Seattle, but now, a three-game series with the Los Angeles Angels due to start tomorow [Tuesday] has been moved to a different city as well. The two options are Milwaukee or Houston. I’d take Houston, personally, but I’m sure it’ll go north just in time for a spring blizzard or something. The Indians leave here at 7 p.m., so they will obviously know by then. (Just found out at 11:33 a.m. PDT that it will be Milwaukee).

As for the Mariners, they are continuing to keep their rotation in order, meaning Jeff Weaver tomorrow in Boston and then Felix Hernandez on Wednesday against Red Sox ace Daisuke Matsuzaka in what is looking to be the pitching matchup of the year. Seriously, to get a duo like this squaring off at a setting like Fenway Park, with all the hype thrown in, is just too much to ask for this time of year. So, hats off to Cleveland for this one.

I am very much looking forward to Wednesday. Some additional awesomeness is that the game doesn’t start until 4:00 PM out here (the latest start you’ll see for an east coast game) so I’ll actually get to listen/watch some of it. Man I hope things are looking mighty hectic at the office at about 3:30 on Wednesday, because it’ll be very tempting for the CEO to up and skedaddle if they are not.