Mariners Moose Tracks, 5/19/19: Tom Murphy, The Twins, and Joe Maddon

Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty ImagesIt’s rare for good things to come out of 14-run losses; however, the M’s losing 18-4 gave us an opportunity to see Tom Murphy pitch for the second time this year. He recorded two strikeouts in a scoreless inning. According to FanGraphs, Tom Murphy has a 2.61 FIP. Way to go, Tom.

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The Mariners were almost a part of a blockbuster trade that would have moved Mark Langston to the Mets in the 80s.

Just found out that the Mets had a deal in place to trade Sid Fernandez, Howard Johnson, Kevin Tapani, and David West to the Mariners in 1989 for Mark Langston, but were talked out of it by Davey Johnson. Later that…