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Mariners lose to Rockies, and People Freak Out Over Carlos Peguero
The Mariners played the Rockies for the second straight day on Tuesday, losing 9-8. The Mariners again registered an awful strikeout to walk ratio, with 8 of the former and 2 of the latter.
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Some Spring Training Notes for Sunday April 1st
Kevin Millwood made his final spring training start against a mostly MLB quality San Diego Padres lineup on Saturday night. His final line included 8 strikeouts, 2 walks, and 5 hits in 7 innings.
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Split Squads, Pitching Prospects, and Other Spring Training Notes
The Mariners first Split Squad game was against the Dodgers, and they tied it 5-5. The Mariners struck out 5 times and walked 2 times and the Dodgers did the same. Hisashi Iwakuma started
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An “A Game”, A “B Game”, and Other Spring Training Notes
On Monday, the Mariners beat the Padres 13-7 in their “A-game”. Dustin Ackley doubled off a change-up to the lead-off the game (he also had a single and triple), a sign for things to
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Guti injured, Intrasquad ends, and Other Spring Training Notes
The Mariners played their final intrasquad game on Wednesday. Chone Figgins played CF for Franklin Gutierrez, and had a hit in 3 at-bats. Vinnie Catricala had 2 hits and a walk, as Trayvon Robinson
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The 2nd Intrasquad game, Catchers, and Other Mariners Spring Training Notes
The Mariners played their 2nd intrasquad game on Sunday, here are some highlights (a full summary can be read here): Franklin Gutierrez (who went 3 for 3) hit a lead-off homer off Felix Hernandez
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Instrasquad Lineups, Minor League Camp, and Other Spring Training Notes
Trayvon Robinson was going through some minor leg soreness, but appears to be over it. Franklin Gutierrez was going through a similar problem, and didn’t play in the intrasquad game. Reports are that he
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Lineup Nonsense, Versnik, and Other Spring Training Notes
Geoff Baker had a good article on the fact that there has been (and evidently will not be) really any competition for starting spots in the lineup. This is pretty bizarre considering most of
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Gutierrez, Hultzen and Other Spring Training Notes
At the risk of sounding like an annoying “best shape of their life story”, Greg Johns reports that Franklin Gutierrez has reported to camp 25 pounds heavier. The relationship between weight and power is
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Saunders, Catricala and other Spring Training Notes
Conor Glassey points out that out of the players that have had at least 500 Plate Appearances over the last 3 years in the Majors Mariners’ Michael Saunders has the worst OPS at .569.
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