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  Seattle Mariners (1977-Present)
While the Mariners struggled again in their 3rd season finishing in 6th place with a record of 67-95, the Pacific Northwest had their first taste of the baseball spotlight as they hosted the All-Star Game, which was the 50th game featuring the American League's best going up against the best of the National League.
Mariners fans were finally able to have some hope for the future as Rookies Alvin Davis, and Mark Langston burst on to the scene.
Seattle was in fact a baseball town, and the playoff drive would force the Seattle Legislator into a special session where they devised a new plan, and finally approved the building of a new stadium.
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  Seattle Mariners - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1970, in the aftermath of the Seattle Pilots purchase and relocation to Milwaukee by future Commissioner of Baseball Bud Selig, the City of Seattle, King County, and the State of Washington (led by attorney general and future U.S. Senator Slade Gorton) sued the American League for breach of contract.
In 1998 and 1999, the Mariners had losing records due to their lack of pitching depth (Johnson was traded at the July Non-Waiver Trading Deadline to the Houston Astros after being inconsistent in the first half of the season; some fans and press thought he was trying to force a trade through malaise).
However, the Mariners' rotation beyond Hernandez and the aging Jamie Moyer was poor; the Mariners had the most suspendees under the new drug testing policy, notably Ryan Franklin and Morse; and fan attendance declined significantly.
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 Seattle Mariners Tickets - Seattle Mariners Schedule - Seattle Mariners Baseball Tickets
The Seattle Mariners tickets were sold to 57,762 supporters, and though the Mariners had a losing record of 64-98, it never stopped the team from struggling for victory.
In 1982, the team of the Seattle Mariners obtained a record of 76 wins and 86 losses, and this was considered as their first step due to a number of losses during their first seasons.
Mariners 3, Red Sox 0 (AP) There were no Venezuelan flags fluttering at Fenway Park, no doughnut signs in Castilian, no concession stands selling arroz con coco for reporters or fans who had flown in from South America to see their countryman pitch.
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 Seattle Mariners
Seattle turned its attention from the skies to the seas, where eight years later, the Mariners sailed into Seattle and weighed anchor at the Kingdome, the first indoor ballpark in the American League.
The Mariners first game was a 7-0 whitewashing at the hands of the California Angels on April 6, 1977 and it was a portent of what was to come for more than the next decade.
On April 29, 1999, the Seattle Mariners set a team record for runs scored during an inning with eleven (11) in the fifth inning versus the Detroit Tigers.
www.baseball-almanac.com /teams/mari.shtml   (1094 words)

  
 Seattle Mariners Tickets - nwtix.com/Seattle Mariners Tickets - Buys/Sells Seattle Mariners Ticket
He was the Mariners' eighth-round pick in the 2000 Draft and has compiled a 40-22, 3.13 mark in 105 games in the minors.
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 seattlepi.com Mariners blog
The Mariners had Carl Everett in the lineup as the DH against Kansas City Royals' left-hander Mark Redman Sunday at Safeco.
Seattle pitchers simply haven't been as efficient with the rest of their pitches.
In the bigger picture, the Mariners, the Twins and the Angels are 1-2-3 in the AL in strikeouts, and yet they came into Friday night's play a combined 20 games under.500 at 61-81.
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 Seattle Mariners Tickets, Seattle Mariners Baseball Tickets at Tickco
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 Seattle M's by Michelle
The Mariners were 0-6 against left-handed starters this season and in Mark Buehrle, were facing a pitcher with the third-most wins among southpaw starters in baseball since 2001 (84), and who was 3-0 this season.
Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki finished his preseason in good form, going 1-for-3 with a triple against Triple-A Tacoma as the spring training schedules ended Saturday for all Japanese players with major league teams.
Seattle rookie catcher Kenji Jojima batted seventh in the lineup and went 0-for-1 with a walk, finishing the preseason with a.292 average with two homers and five RBIs.
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 SportsOutOfTheBox - MLB Preview 2005 - Mariners
Seattle produced 757 RC as a team; Ichiro was responsible for 137 of those.
That said, the Mariners have a top Rookie of the Year candidate and a sleeper pick for the award who could both contribute in Seattle in ’05.
So in effect, the Mariners are banking on the fact that Beltre and Sexson are going to be worth at least 120 runs more than what their ’04 counterparts produced.
www.sportsoutofthebox.com /mlb2005/mariners.htm   (2617 words)

  
 Baseball America - Top 10 Prospects: Seattle Mariners
Seattle's record-tying 116-win season in 2001 seems much more distant than five years in the past.
A series of poor drafts has caught up to the Mariners, who forfeited four first-round picks and failed to sign another (John Mayberry Jr., who went to Stanford and became the 19th overall choice in 2005) from 2000-04.
If not for their efforts on the international market, the Mariners' situation would be far worse.
www.baseballamerica.com /today/features/05top10s/mariners.html   (617 words)

  
 vintage collectible SEATTLE MARINERS BASEBALL memorabilia for sale from Gasoline Alley Antiques   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
SEATTLE MARINERS Baseball Club with the large M's baseball.
SEATTLE MARINERS BASEBALL CLUB with the pitchfork "M", but issued in 1979 for the 40th All-Star Game Seattle 1979.
Seattle Mariner Star first baseman JOHN OLERUD is pictured on the cover.
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 Seattle Mariners Players : Mariners Players, Mariners News, Mariners Jerseys, Mariners Forum
The Seattle Mariners are a Major League Baseball team that belongs to the West Division of the American League.
The Mariners continued to be viable in 7 of the 9 seasons from 1995 to 2003.
The Mariners comprehended that in order to come back to propriety and gaining profits, they had to make a splatter in the weak free agent and trade markets this winter, particularly in view to the rotation.
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 Pro Sports Daily: Seattle Mariners News
Seattle Times: "There was no snow Tuesday at Fenway Park, as much as the Mariners might have been rooting for an act of God to halt this monstrosity of a game.
Seattle Times: "Last November, after learning the Boston Red Sox had acquired the rights to negotiate with him, Daisuke Matsuzaka was asked at a news conference which batter he most wanted to face in America.
Tacoma News Tribune: "For the better part of four days, the Seattle Mariners watched snow fall on this city, forcing the cancellation of all four games in their scheduled series with the Cleveland Indians.mAnd on the way to the airport Monday afternoon, after the third consecutive doubleheader had been bagged, the Mariners saw something else.
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 Seattle Mariners Tickets MLB Baseball Ticket - Cheap Seattle Mariners Tickets Broker
After the All-Star break, unable to ignore the dreadful state of their team, the Mariners gave the team a complete overhaul, moving aging and unproven players away from center stage and inserting over a dozen call-ups into the 25-man roster.
The Mariners as a club struggled, falling swiftly down to the AL West cellar with a 53-99 record.
While Ichiro chased the hits record, all-time Mariners great Edgar Martinez played his last games in a Seattle uniform, capping it all off with a special season-ending weekend in his honor.
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 Pro Sports Daily: Seattle Mariners Rumors
Seattle Times: "When Ben Broussard left Cleveland on July 26, traded to the Mariners for outfielder Shin Soo Choo, he was hitting.321 as the Indians' regular first baseman.
Seattle Times (scroll down): "The Mariners were minutes from Sunday's noon deadline to set their roster — with Ordonez on it — when general manager Bill Bavasi consummated the trade that ended Ordonez's comeback bid...
Seattle Times columnist Larry Stone: "When it comes to Ichiro and a new contract, the silence is deafening.
www.prosportsdaily.com /mlb/mariners/rumors.html   (922 words)

  
 Seattle Mariners : Rotoworld.com - Seattle Mariners News from Rotoworld.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The Mariners selected RHP Brandon Morrow with the fifth overall pick in the 2006 draft.
Morrow is perhaps the draft's hardest thrower, but it's surprising that the Mariners passed on Andrew Miller when he fell into their laps.
The Seattle offense hasn't left him with much margin for error most of the time, but that changed tonight, as the Mariners exploded for 12 runs against Kansas City.
www.rotoworld.com /content/clubhouse_news.asp?sport=MLB&majteam=SEA   (1187 words)

  
 Seattle Mariners | BaseballLibrary.com
When Seattle's original franchise, the Pilots, moved in 1970 to Milwaukee and became the Brewers, the city of Seattle threatened the American League with litigation and was awarded an expansion franchise in 1977.
Argyros was quick to hire and fire managers and general managers and insisted that the Mariners pay their players the lowest average salaries in the major leagues.
After the Mariners take the field for warm—ups, several players run back to the clubhouse to tell the coaching staff that Kingsale had jumped ship and is wearing a Padres uniform.
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 Seattle Mariners Tickets - Seattle Baseball - Buy Mariners Tickets
The Seattle Mariners have been a force to be reckoned with since exploding into Major League Baseball in 1977.
In 2001the Mariners matched the 95 year old record of winning 116 games in the regular season.
The Mariners are the best team to play baseball in almost a century.
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 Seattle Mariners Tickets, Seattle Mariners Baseball Tickets at StubHub!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Seattle rain is no problem for the Mariners, as Safeco Field is ready to handle anything Mother Nature throws at her and still showcase great baseball.
The Seattle Mariners are perennially one of the most compelling teams in baseball.
Armed with a rich tradition of success, the Mariners play their home games at beautiful Safeco Field, and are a cherished part of the culture in the Pacific Northwest.
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 Seattle Mariners News - Topix   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The Red Sox welcomed the Seattle Mariners to Boston with a whole different kind of storm.
All the Seattle Mariners did for the Inland Empire 66ers was win two California League championships in four years and parade future big-leaguers through San Bernardino.
Centerplate and the Seattle Mariners have announced plans to move to offerings with zero grams TransFat in 2007 as part of their ongoing efforts to provide consumers with safe, quality food at Safeco Field.
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 The Official Site of The Seattle Mariners: Community: Community Programs
The Seattle Mariners were proud to join Warm 106.9 fm, The Moyer Foundation, Fox Sports Net and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to support Catch A Cure For Cancer weekend benefiting The Gregory Fund, Aug. 25-27, 2006.
Mariners fans had the opportunity to test their arms against the Major Leaguers with an official radar gun at the Les Schwab Mariners Care Speed Pitch machine located near the Centerfield entrance.
To request a donation from the Mariners for an upcoming fundraising effort, please send a request in writing, six weeks prior to your event, on organizational letterhead to: Seattle Mariners, c/o Charitable Donations, P.O. Box 4100, Seattle, WA 98194.
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 2006 Seattle Mariners Schedule with Wins, Losses, Scores and Splits
Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive team schedule for the 2006 Seattle Mariners with dates for every game played, opponents faced, a final score, and a cumulative record for the 2006 season.
The 2006 Seattle Mariners (click team name for complete roster) home / road splits for the regular season were 44-37 (0.543 winning percentage) at home and 34-47 (0.420 winning percentage) away.
During the regular season the 2006 Seattle Mariners scored the most runs (14) on May 31, 2006 versus the Texas Rangers.
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 Seattle Mariners Tickets with a 200% Guarantee: 2007 Mariners Baseball Tickets
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The Mariners are waiting for a spark to ignite this 2007 season.
Safeco is located in the SoDo district of downtown Seattle at the intersection of 1st Avenue south and Edgar Martinez Drive south.
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 U.S.S. Mariner - Seattle Mariners and general baseball discussion
Larry Stone has the story of the Mariners getting a beatdown yesterday, as well as a notebook where Johjima compared the gyroball to a cut fastball or a slider.
The U.S.S. Mariner was a tug (the Jack T. Scully) that was pressed into naval service during the first World War.
The U.S.S. Mariner is in no way affiliated with, condoned or given any notice by the Seattle Mariners baseball team, who have their own website.
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 KING5 Seattle News | Mariners
Seattle's Jarrod Washburn beat his former Angels teammates for the second time this year, and Raul Ibanez homered Friday night in the Mariners' 4-1 victory.
The pitching-needy Seattle Mariners chose power first in Tuesday's major league draft with fifth overall choice Brandon Morrow, a right-handed starter from the University of California.
Mariners stumble hard in 9-4 loss to K.C. Reggie Sanders drove in a season-high three runs and the Kansas City Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 9-4 Sunday to snap a nine-game losing streak at Safeco Field.
www.king5.com /sports/mariners/page2.html   (1117 words)

  
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Whether you are a visitor or a local, Seattle.net brings you up-to-date articles on Seattle, links to restaurants, businesses, hotels, recreation, events, and much more.
Seattle is a mecca for indepedent music shops, all of which thrive in our music-loving city.
Hadiah, the new tiger cub at woodland park, was unveiled to the public on April 9th.
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 Seattle Virtual Tour, Visiting Seattle, the Official Site of the City of Seattle
The Seattle Mariners are a Major League Baseball team based in Seattle, Washington.
On April 6, 1977, Major League Baseball returned to Seattle when the Mariners played the California Angels before a Kingdome crowd of 57,762.
The Mariners opened a new chapter in club history when they played in the new open air ballpark Safeco Field on July 15, 1999.
www.seattle.gov /tour/mariners.htm   (149 words)

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