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Mariners, meet Nick Swisher – Swisher, Mariners
#mariners badly wanted hamilton, too. so #angels deal disappointed 2 al west rivals. hou and oak presumably sat this 1 out — Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) December 13, 2012 The Mariners badly wanted Josh
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Re-Ranking the Mariners 40 Man Roster
So it is December, and the Winter Meetings have now passed. While the Mariners were rumored to be going after every hitter imaginable, the only player they got in the Winter Meetings was Jason
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Looking at the Potential September Call-Ups
September is coming. This means that MLB active rosters will expand from 25-40. Of course, a team cannot bring up any 15 players in the minors that they want. They can only bring up
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Kyle Seager and Learning that Patience is a Virtue
On Monday night against the Twins, Kyle Seager worked a 10 pitch walk in the first against Liam Hendriks. Jesus Montero went on to bang into a double play to end the inning anyway.
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Mariners Lose to White Sox, Tacoma beats Las Vegas
The Mariners lost to the White Sox 5-4 Jose Quintana has been putting up really good numbers (2.76 ERA/3.83 FIP/4.30 SIERA before the game) despite a real lack of stuff (91-92 MPH fastball, occasionally
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Scouting Chase Headley
The annual rumor mill around the trade deadline has started and has not disappointed. Absurd trade ideas have been floated by respected journalists, big names have been assigned to teams, teams that aren’t very
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The King is Alive
On a Saturday night where the Mariners roughed up Yu Darvish behind big Kyle Seager, John Jaso, and Dustin Ackley hits, the King was on full display. He threw a complete game shutout on
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Mariners Trade Rumors July 14
The Mariner that is most likely to be dealt in the next few weeks, maybe even days is SS Brandan Ryan. The Braves are rumored to be very interested given Ryan is only making
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The Mariners and Safeco Field
The Mariners’ home/road splits have been big news this year. On the road, the Mariners are hitting .259/.310/.420, in other words, pretty average. MLB average (at home and road) is .254/.320/.405. At home, they
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Perhaps the Wrong Guy is named Jesus
It all started when Ichiro hit a ball the other way between the infielders and the left fielder for the millionth time in his career (according to Baseball Reference, it is his 563rd hit
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Should the Mariners demote Dustin Ackley?
A recent Hardball Talk article asked whether or not Dustin Ackley and Justin Smoak should be demoted to AAA. I have written extensively about Smoak here before, so I will spend most of the
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Seattle’s long national nightmare finally ends, Mariners score and win
The Mariners came into the game not scoring a run in 23 straight innings. The Mariners faced Travis Blackley on Tuesday. The same Travis Blackley that used to pitch for the Mariners. The same
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Erasmo Pitches like King Felix, Loses like King Felix
Erasmo was brilliant. He must have felt like King Felix. He went 8 innings and struck out 10 while walking just 1. A Seth Smith homer was the only run Erasmo Ramirez gave up
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Ichiro Moves Back to Leadoff, Seager Remains Third
The Mariners are taking on the White Sox as I write this and it should be noted, for those of you not watching the game that Ichiro has returned to his leadoff role with
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Mariners end losing streak, beat Rangers 10-3
The Mariners came in losing 4 in a row and 6 out of their last 7. However, they beat the AL-West leading Rangers 10-3. Dustin Ackley was back in the lineup, leading off against
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A Bad Day for the State of Washington
The Mariners lost to the division foe Texas Rangers 3-1, spoiling a solid Hector Noesi start. Noesi was 93-94 MPH to begin the game, mainly displaying his fastball. He was getting some calls on
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Mariners hit with runners in scoring position, destroy Rockies
The Mariners had been struggling with runners on base. Those problems were really well documented. Before Saturday, with runners in scoring position the Mariners were on a 6 for 58 (just a .103 batting
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Brandon League is not Brandon League
The Mariners bullpen failed once again, in a highly repetitive storyline fashion. The Mariners lost to the Cleveland Indians 6-5 in 11 innings. After gaining a 4-1 lead by Kyle Seager and John Jaso,
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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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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 win 2nd in a row, while AA Jackson plays a 16 inning marathon
The Mariners won their 2nd game in a row (clinching the series win) on Sunday, beating the A’s 5-3. The Mariners had their first multi home run game, but walked just once and struck
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