Amanda Lane Cumming
@amandalc.bsky.social
I write about baseball. Lookout Landing alum. 2021 SABR Award Finalist. I read a lot of old newspapers. Can solve a Rubik’s Cube. She/Her. Aries ☀️ Aquarius 🌙 Cancer ⬆️ Tacoman
Newsletter on all things PNW baseball history: https://www.nwbaseballhistory.com
Newsletter on all things PNW baseball history: https://www.nwbaseballhistory.com
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Amanda Lane Cumming
@amandalc.bsky.social
· Sep 25
A Brief History of How the West Was Won
From 19 long years of frustration to a 24-year drought, a celebration of Seattle Mariners division championships.
www.nwbaseballhistory.com
Had so much fun winning the West last night I went back and relived the other three times the Mariners have won the American League West Division Championship. It's a brief history, but a fun history!
I also love this picture so much, there was no question which one would be the main photo!
I also love this picture so much, there was no question which one would be the main photo!
The Wreck of the Seattle Pilots
Fun fact: Edmund Fitzgerald was a founding partner of the Milwaukee Brewers. The freighter as named for his father.
November 11, 2025 at 1:21 AM
The Wreck of the Seattle Pilots
I like the Rookie of the Year award because the winner is either a future Hall of Famer, or some guy you’re never going to hear about again until you play Remember Some Guys. Anyway, salute to Kyle Lewis, we’ll never forget you.
November 11, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I like the Rookie of the Year award because the winner is either a future Hall of Famer, or some guy you’re never going to hear about again until you play Remember Some Guys. Anyway, salute to Kyle Lewis, we’ll never forget you.
Just finished reading my 69th book of the year, so you can’t say I haven’t accomplished anything nice in 2025.
November 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Just finished reading my 69th book of the year, so you can’t say I haven’t accomplished anything nice in 2025.
I get very pedantic about people using the term “high tea” when they actually mean “afternoon tea”. People (at least in the US) basically never mean to talk about high tea, they don’t even know what it is! And yet, they continue to use that term just to victimize me, personally.
November 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I get very pedantic about people using the term “high tea” when they actually mean “afternoon tea”. People (at least in the US) basically never mean to talk about high tea, they don’t even know what it is! And yet, they continue to use that term just to victimize me, personally.
I swear I never heard of the Edmund Fitzgerald until several years ago and now it’s like a national holiday, it may be the real reason why we don’t have school today.
November 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I swear I never heard of the Edmund Fitzgerald until several years ago and now it’s like a national holiday, it may be the real reason why we don’t have school today.
I have a weird habit of scheduling kids doctors and dentist appointments early AF on Monday mornings and I always hate it when we’re getting ready to go and swear I won’t do it anymore, but it’s the best once it’s done, so yeah, I’m gonna keep doing it.
November 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I have a weird habit of scheduling kids doctors and dentist appointments early AF on Monday mornings and I always hate it when we’re getting ready to go and swear I won’t do it anymore, but it’s the best once it’s done, so yeah, I’m gonna keep doing it.
Just checking in on the news and careening between blind rage at politicians and deep despair and sadness for everyone they’re all willing to fuck over. I’ll never understand the cruelty or how anyone can live with themselves after inflicting it upon so many people.
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Just checking in on the news and careening between blind rage at politicians and deep despair and sadness for everyone they’re all willing to fuck over. I’ll never understand the cruelty or how anyone can live with themselves after inflicting it upon so many people.
Okay, look, I’m sorry but I’m not letting the tech bros take away the experience of trying to write something and getting so frustrated you scream out loud and declare that you hate writing. Fuck them. Hate writing! And channel that hate into writing. That’s how it works. Don’t let them ruin it!
November 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Okay, look, I’m sorry but I’m not letting the tech bros take away the experience of trying to write something and getting so frustrated you scream out loud and declare that you hate writing. Fuck them. Hate writing! And channel that hate into writing. That’s how it works. Don’t let them ruin it!
It’s really depressing to watch history repeat in the most fuckingly predictable ways.
November 9, 2025 at 8:16 PM
It’s really depressing to watch history repeat in the most fuckingly predictable ways.
My toxic trait is that I’m unendingly fascinated by Alex Rodriguez as a person who somehow exists in the world and I really want to watch the documentary series about him. This is my true crime and I don’t feel good about it, but I’m also absolutely giddy for it.
November 9, 2025 at 2:09 AM
My toxic trait is that I’m unendingly fascinated by Alex Rodriguez as a person who somehow exists in the world and I really want to watch the documentary series about him. This is my true crime and I don’t feel good about it, but I’m also absolutely giddy for it.
Well, on the plus side, no more playoff torture until hockey.
November 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Well, on the plus side, no more playoff torture until hockey.
That might have been the most anxious, unenjoyable 10 minutes of sports I’ve ever watched.
November 8, 2025 at 11:44 PM
That might have been the most anxious, unenjoyable 10 minutes of sports I’ve ever watched.
Soccer is literally so dumb lol, I say make them play overtime until someone wins/all the players collapse on the field in exhaustion.
November 8, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Soccer is literally so dumb lol, I say make them play overtime until someone wins/all the players collapse on the field in exhaustion.
It’s fine. Do goalies even need a pinky finger?
November 8, 2025 at 11:25 PM
It’s fine. Do goalies even need a pinky finger?
Penalty kicks, sure, why not 😭
November 8, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Penalty kicks, sure, why not 😭
I see the Sounders uh….went off the rails while I was gone 😬
November 8, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I see the Sounders uh….went off the rails while I was gone 😬
Does anyone else have a minor trauma response when you see these books 😂 The falsest of false advertising!
November 8, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Does anyone else have a minor trauma response when you see these books 😂 The falsest of false advertising!
The Sounders just casually scoring 2 goals in 7 minutes.
a woman wearing glasses and a pink shirt says " what like it 's hard "
Alt: a woman wearing glasses and a pink shirt says " what like it 's hard "
media.tenor.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The Sounders just casually scoring 2 goals in 7 minutes.
I wish I remembered more details from my childhood because I’m trying really hard to interpret what’s behind some of the things my kids do and I’m coming up short. Kid brains just operate on a whole different frequency 😂
November 8, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I wish I remembered more details from my childhood because I’m trying really hard to interpret what’s behind some of the things my kids do and I’m coming up short. Kid brains just operate on a whole different frequency 😂
7 year old is SUPER into this Reign game. I love it.
November 8, 2025 at 2:32 AM
7 year old is SUPER into this Reign game. I love it.
Hey, Ken Griffey Jr is at the Reign's game in Orlando!
November 8, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Hey, Ken Griffey Jr is at the Reign's game in Orlando!
Post you from a different era
This was the end of my elementary school era, 6th grade graduation with my best friend. We met in kindergarten and remain friends to this day ❤️
This was the end of my elementary school era, 6th grade graduation with my best friend. We met in kindergarten and remain friends to this day ❤️
November 8, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Post you from a different era
This was the end of my elementary school era, 6th grade graduation with my best friend. We met in kindergarten and remain friends to this day ❤️
This was the end of my elementary school era, 6th grade graduation with my best friend. We met in kindergarten and remain friends to this day ❤️
I feel like I have playoffs burnout, but I'm digging deep and tuning in to cheer on the Reign anyway because I am rooting for more playoffs.
November 8, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I feel like I have playoffs burnout, but I'm digging deep and tuning in to cheer on the Reign anyway because I am rooting for more playoffs.
It's a weird marker of the times that Tacoma elected a new mayor and there is no coverage of it in the only newspaper in this city. The mayor is weird here, but still, even as a figure head, it feels like it should be mentioned?
November 8, 2025 at 12:17 AM
It's a weird marker of the times that Tacoma elected a new mayor and there is no coverage of it in the only newspaper in this city. The mayor is weird here, but still, even as a figure head, it feels like it should be mentioned?
It's pretty bonkers that we don't have final results for an election that happened on Tuesday? And it's not a recount situation, just the first count.
November 7, 2025 at 11:53 PM
It's pretty bonkers that we don't have final results for an election that happened on Tuesday? And it's not a recount situation, just the first count.