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Casper Wells Ruins Andy Pettitte’s return to the Majors
The Mariners beat the Yankees on Sunday, winning 6-2 (the reverse of the score on Saturday). The big story of the game was the return to Andy Pettitte to the big leagues, making his
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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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2012 AL East Preview and Projections
*This is the fourth in a series of 7 posts revealing my predictions in 2012 for each division as well as award Winners and the postseason. The AL East is like this:
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Aardsma, Minor Leaguers and Other Spring Training Notes
The Yankees have signed former Mariner reliever David Aardsma to a MLB deal worth $500,000 with an option year for 2013. I previously wrote that Aardsma had starting throwing from 90 feet, and its
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Brett Lawrie, Michael Pineda, or Jesus Montero?
The other day, a story broke that the Mariners tried to trade pitcher Michael Pineda for the Blue Jays’ shortstop prospect Brett Lawrie. Of course, they eventually traded Pineda to the Yankees for Jesus
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Why the Mariners should (have) acquire Johnny Damon
It appears that Prince Fielder doesn’t want to play in Seattle, or that Seattle is at least out of the running. Any casual baseball fan knows that the Mariners’ 2011 offense was horrible. Just
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Grading the Mariners Offseason so far
Of course, last night the Mariners got Jesus Montero and Hector Noesi from the Yankees for Michael Pineda and Jose Campos Montero played in just 18 games in his debut season in 2011. It
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Who Won the Trade?
Reading over dozens of posts about the Mariners trade of Michael Pineda for Jesus Montero, there seems to be a consensus that the majority of people don’t know how they feel about the trade.
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Reports: Mariners Trade Michael Pineda to New York Yankees for Jesus Montero
Reports coming from Twitter and every major new source are that the Mariners have dealt Michael Pineda to the Yankees for Jesus Montero. Many of you will remember that the Mariners were after Jesus Montero in
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Ichiro, Felix, or Rookie Phenom – Future Trade Casualties?
After Tuesday’s rookie showcase, Ichiro’s fading numbers, and the ever-growing King Felix following, it is becoming difficult to ignore one glaring question. In the aftermath of the crumbling 2011 season, who stays and who
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