Archive for March, 2011

Mariners to take third in the wild AL West in 2011

March 30, 2011

Share The Mariners wrapped-up a nice Spring Training tonight and overall look like a team that will improve this year under new manager Erik Wedge and take third in the wide-open AL West in 2011. While my prediction may come as a surprise to the experts who almost unanimously pick the Mariners to finish last [...]

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Spring Training wrapping-up for Mariners

March 27, 2011

Share The Mariners lost another exta-innings game today in Peoria to the Texas Rangers 5-4 as things begin wrapping-up this week before the season opener on Friday against the A’s. The Mariners are down to 35 players left in camp after sending Tuiasosopo to AAA and Mike Wilson, Justin Miller, Denny Bautista, Royce Ring are [...]

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Mike Sweeney retires after 16 years, So Long Mike!

March 25, 2011

Share Mike Sweeney after a home run in Tacoma 2010 Mike Sweeney retired today after 16 years in the Major Leagues including a couple seasonsĀ  with the Seattle Mariners. Sweeney had been waiting around for the phone to ring with one last offer, but alas the call never came so the friendly veteran signed a [...]

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Ryan Langerhans is hoping to keep his career alive with the Mariners

March 24, 2011

Share Veteran outfielder Ryan Langerhans appears to have won a spot as a reserve outfielder with the Mariners in order to keep his Big League career alive for one more summer. The Mariners have sent veteran Gabe Gross down to their Minor league camp along with Steve Baron, Fabio Castro, Sean Kazmar and Dustin Ackley. [...]

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Remembering the 1995 Mariners magical run

March 23, 2011

Share For some reason I was remembering parts of the Mariners magic run in 1995 today after talking to a woman about my blog. Since I figured the Mariners front office will be attempting to finally move forward from trying to tug on fans heart-strings by referring to the 95 season in order to sell [...]

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