Debuting in 1996 with a four-issue season, The Grand Salami has published six issues per year — seven when the M’s made the postseason — ever since. If you skipped any along the way, now’s your chance to see what you missed. Many issues are still available and affordable — save when you buy more than one! Single copy price for back issues is $5 plus postage, with discounts for additional issues. The more you buy, the more you save. See below for details on each season’s issues!
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1997 issues Click for larger image #1 April The Grand Salami’s first full season of publication gets underway with a cover of the model for the Mariners’ yet-to-be-built new stadium superimposed in front the Seattle skyline. Inside is a preview of the eventual-division winning 1997 team, a photo gallery from spring training, a look at the history of baseball in Seattle, Mike Gastineau’s “Voice of Reason,” and more.  Click for larger image #2 May Dave Niehaus and a casually-dressed Ken Griffey, Jr., appear on the cover in a photo taken at the groundbreaking ceremony for what would become Safeco Field. Niehaus is also interviewed this month, as is broadcasting engineer Kevin Cremin, the guy you hear Rick Rizzs thank every night. Also this isue: Part two of the history of Seattle baseball article from April, Mike Gastineau on the obvious evidence of rookie fans, and more.  Click for larger image #3 June Second baseman Joey Cora is featured this issue, with an illustrated Cora cover and an interview inside. Part two of the Dave Niehaus interview from May also runs here, plus Mike Gastineau talks to Cal Ripken, Jr., and a look at the bad old days of pre-1995 Mariner baseball.  Click for larger image #4 July This issue finds Lou Piniella in the cover and interviewed inside. Also, part two of the Bad Old Years of Mariner baseball, Mike Gastineau’s “Voice of Reason,” suggestions for improving the use of the DiamondVision screen, and more.  Click for larger image #5 August Edgar Martinez graces the cover in his Turn-Back-the-Clock outfit, while inside is a two-page profile of the great DH. Also this issue, a recap of Mariner players’ participation in the ’97 All-Star Game, a Ken Griffey poster, and the lowdown on the late-July trades for horrible relief pitchers.  Click for larger image #6 September Ken Griffey, Jr., gets the spotlight this month, with his mug on the cover and a lengthy piece on Junior inside. Also, an article on wildly unpopular Mariner GM Woody Woodward, a look at Bud Selig’s then-possible plan for realigning the Major Leagues, a Dan Wilson poster, and more.  Click for larger image #7 Postseason The first postseason edition of The Grand Salami includes a profile of catcher Dan Wilson, Q & A with Mariner broadcaster Rick Rizzs, a look back at the M’s first playoff appearance in 1995, and a guest column by Rick Kaminski, AKA Rick the Peanut Man. All potential playoff opponents are profiled, plus recommendations for off-season baseball reading and more. |