Updated Jun 26, 2012 - 4:10 pm
Wilhelmsen has been a bright spot for struggling M's
There is some good news with the Mariners despite Seattle losing 11 of its last 15 games and going 23 innings without scoring a run.
As Mariners broadcaster Mike Blowers discussed during his latest conversation with "Bob and Groz" on Tuesday, reliever Tom Wilhelmsen is having a fine season.
Blowers said Wilhelmsen has benefited from a change in approach more than anything, noting that he had the same ability when he made the team out of spring training last season.
Blowers: "At that time Tom still threw 97 miles an hour. Tom still had the great curveball. Tom just didn't believe that what he had was good enough to get major-league hitters out, so he would fall behind, he would maybe walk more guys than he should. Here's a 3-1 fastball at 96 miles an hour – major-league hitters will turn that around.
"And he had to go back down [to Triple-A]. And then when Tom came back, you kind of fall into this attitude ... of 'I have nothing to lose. I'm going to go out there and just let it rip, and whatever happens is going to happen.'"
Blowers went on to say that he thinks Wilhelmsen has the best curveball in the American League.
In the video below, Bob Stelton and Dave Grosby discuss Wilhelmsen's strong season and whether he could be the Mariners' All-Star representative.
You can download Tuesday's podcast here.
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messiah101 wrote...I would trade him to a contender in a New York minuteJune 27, 2012 8:24 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }- Reply
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Bob Stelton is the co-host of "Bob and Groz". He came to 710 ESPN Seattle from 101 ESPN in St. Louis and had previously worked for Sporting News Radio in Chicago and Santa Monica, Calif. Bob began his radio career in Seattle in 1997 after a failed attempt to become a rock star. 
Dave Grosby is the co-host of "Bob and Groz." The Groz has spent the last 21 years of his 39-year broadcast career as a Seattle sports talk show host. Dave is also the play-by-play announcer for Seattle U basketball on KTTH 770. Before coming to Seattle, Dave worked at KFI in Los Angeles and KFBK in Sacramento. He's been married to his wife Bonnie for 23 years.
After two years as the producer for "Brock and Salk," Colin Paisley now produces "Bob and Groz." Colin also hosts "Seattle Sports at Night" with Tom Wassell and Matt Pitman. Colin came to 710 ESPN Seattle after five years at various FM music stations in Bellingham and Seattle. In addition to his time as producer and host, Colin likes to spend his time embracing his "Slacker Gen-Y" persona by napping and not caring about stuff. Plus he likes tons of bands you've never heard of, and once you hear of them he'll stop liking them.
