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Mariners put forth embarrassing performance in Cleveland, Felix struggles
The Mariners lost bad to the Indians at Progressive Field, losing 9-3. The first story of the game was that Mike Carp was scratched right before the game started. I thought this would be
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King Felix shuts down the Twins with his Magical Changeup
The Mariners beat the Twins 7-0 behind a dominant Felix Hernandez performance and rare run support. King Felix went 8 innings, giving up just 1 hit with 2 walks and 9 strikeouts. He threw
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Mariners Sweep the Tigers and Some Prospect Notes
Wednesday was another King Felix start and he was solid again. Despite walking 3 batters in the first inning (and walking more than he struck out), he gave up just 4 hits and one
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Indians v. Mariners Series Recap
In the first game of the 3 game series against the Indians, the Mariners blew up a pretty good pitcher (a FIP of 3.28 last year) in Justin Masterson. Masterson gave up 7 hits,
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Mariners Shut Down in Home Opener, Hultzen Pitches in AA
It was the home opener for the Mariners on Friday, and all eyes were on Felix Hernandez and is velocity and locations. His first 2 pitches came in at 92 MPH. Some were calling
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My Take on King Felix’s Velocity
(I swear I had a post on this already, with some other game notes and minor league notes. The WordPress monster decided that it didn’t like my post that much and ate it. You
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Shawn Kelley optioned, King Felix’s Velocity and Other Spring Training Notes
The Mariners played the first of two games with the Colorado Rockies on Monday, winning 7-2. Felix Hernandez started for the Mariners, as this was a designed “tune-up” start. There was a lot made
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The rotation, the Royals, and Other Spring Training Notes
On Sunday, the Mariners played the Royals, winning 6-4. Blake Beavan started for the Mariners, throwing 90-91 on his fastball. He walked one (the first batter he faced in the game) and struck out
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Olivo to DL, Carp Back Up, Jaso Freed
The Mariners lost another frustrating game on Monday, as another very good King Felix start was wasted. The Mariners lost 3-2 in extra innings, when Brandon League gave up 2 runs in 1.1 innings
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Mariners Game 1
The Mariners won the first game of the regular season on Wednesday, beating the Athletics 3-1 in extra innings. In the first inning, King Felix hung a curve-ball to Jemile Weeks for a line
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