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Ryan Benched Again, and Another Look at Kawasaki
Munenori Kawasaki had a big spring, at least according to Spring Training statistics, Kawasaki was one of the best hitters in baseball. Of course, only the real foolish people believed that this meant anything
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The Old Pitcher Off-Season of 2012
Kevin Millwood had his 2nd straight poor start on Sunday, as the Mariners lost to the White Sox again, this time 7-4. It was a continuation of a narrative I have seen develop over
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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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Mariners Play the Tigers (but not the ones from Detroit)
The Mariners played their first game of the Japan trip, losing 5-1 to the Hanshin Tigers. Hector Noesi started for the Mariners and struggled a bit, getting 4 fly-balls (one homer), 4 infield fly-balls,
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Cuts, Bullpen, and Other Spring Training Notes
On Sunday, The Mariners played the San Francisco Giants, losing 7-5. The Giants walked twice while striking out 5 times, while the Mariners also walked just twice while striking out 9 times! Felix Hernandez
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Vargas, Seager and Other Spring Training Notes
The Mariners played their 3rd Cactus League game on Sunday, their first not against the A’s. They won 5-4 against the Padres, another team that is projected to be pretty lowly in 2012. The
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Noesi, Millwood, and Other Spring Training Notes
Hector Noesi started the Spring Training game against the A’s on Saturday, the second of the Cactus League season. Noesi threw his fastball in the range of 91-97 MPH for an average of 94.28
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Roy, Cactus League, and Other Spring Training Notes
I actually saw this a few weeks ago here, but knew nothing about it and decided not to include it on here. However, the Mariners have signed 16 year French pitcher Alexandre Roy, as
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Jaso, Iwakuma and Other Spring Training Notes
The Mariners played their 3rd intrasquad game on Tuesday, with Vargas and Iwakuma starting. Jason Vargas made a throwing error after Chone Figgins already had a bunt single. Hisashi Iwakuma threw 38 pitches in
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Pitchers for Intrasquad, Injury Updates and Other Spring Training Notes
The Mariners have announced their pitching lineups for the 2 upcoming intrasquad games. According to Greg Johns, here they are: Tuesday Team 1: Hisashi Iwakuma (2), Shawn Camp, Oliver Perez, Aaron Heilman, Cesar Jimenez,
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