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Read the rest of this entry »Mariners Fire Don Wakamatsu
The Mariners today fired 2nd year manager Don Wakamatsu, along with the bench coach, the pitching coach, and the performance coach. Despite comments from General Manager Jack Zduriencik only a few days ago that “Don’s our manager,” Wakamatsu was fired today, after posting a 127-147 (.464) record in less than two seasons as Mariners manager. [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Mike Sweeney’s Last Game in Tacoma (and Seattle)
I had the opportunity to attend a Tacoma Rainiers minor-league game August 3, 2010 and saw several of the Seattle Mariners’ top prospects play, as well as one well-honed veteran making what is likely his last appearance as a player in the Pacific Northwest. The day after the game, Mike Sweeney was traded by [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Hapless Mariners Finally Trade Ace Cliff Lee to…Texas
Add the name Cliff Lee to the list of All-Stars who once played for the Seattle Mariners. The perennial losers from Seattle, the hapless Mariners (12 winning seasons in 33 seasons of existence, four playoff appearances, one of only three teams to never play in the World Series, no players in the Hall of Fame as a [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Cliff Lee May Go To Mariners and Halladay to Philly
It looks like the Mariners are going for broke in building a contender for the 2010 season. After stealing Chone Figgins from their division arch-foes in LA, Seattle may be getting Cy Young winner Cliff Lee from Philadelphia, while Roy Halladay looks to be headed for the City of Brotherly Love. If they really do [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Chone Figgins to Play for the Mariners
Chone Figgins will bat for the Seattle Mariners next year, but a major question remains: Who will bat leadoff? Figgins, or Ichiro? The Mariners have an interesting conundrum ahead of them in deciding who should bat first. Realistically, unless Ichiro offers to bat second, it would be logical for Ichiro to go first, given his [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Catcher Kenji Johjima is Leaving the Seattle Mariners
Kenji Johjima, the Seattle Mariners catcher, is apparently leaving Seattle and returning to Japan, according to his agent, Alan Nero. On October 19, Seattle announced that Johjima opted out of the remaining two years left on his contract with the Mariners. According to the Seattle General Manager, the opt out clause allowed the catcher to [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Ichiro Watch: 1,988 Hits, With 12 To Go To Reach 2,000 Hits
Ichiro Watch: 1,988 Hits, With 12 To Go To Reach 2,000 Hits September 5, 2009, Ichiro had two hits in five at-bats in Seattle’s 6-3 loss in Oakland. Ichiro Career Hits: 1, 988 Ichiro Hits This Season: 193 When Ichiro reaches 2,000 career hits, he will be the first the first (and only) [...]
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Ichiro Watch: 1,986 Hits, With 14 To Go To Reach 2,000 Hits September 4, 2009, Ichiro Career Hits: 1, 986 Ichiro Hits This Season: 191 When Ichiro reaches 2,000 career hits, he will be the first the first (and only) player to do so in the first nine years of his Major League [...]
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Ichiro Watch: 1,983 Hits, With 17 To Go To Reach 2,000 Hits Today, August 21, 2009, Ichiro registered one hit in five at-bats in Seattle’s 9-4 win in Cleveland. Ichiro Career Hits: 1, 983 Ichiro Hits This Season: 188 When Ichiro reaches 2,000 career hits, he will be the first the first (and only) player to [...]
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