Raul Ibañez swung like a man who wanted to knock all of the frustrations of the season out of Safeco Field.
He knows you can’t really do that, of course, but his 443-foot home run gave the Seattle Mariners their first lead in six games.Read more...
A six-run deficit in the top of second inning isn’t a guaranteed loss for most major league baseball teams. After all, there are eight innings remaining to score seven runs – fewer than one run an inning.
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Richie Sexson is ready to move on. He’s been in the local and national spotlight for the wrong reason for the past two days. Now he’s ready for the spotlight to shine on someone else.
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John McLaren stepped into the sunlit home dugout of Safeco Field, glanced at a large media contingent waiting and muttered to himself, “A few more people here today.”
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Mariners first baseman Richie Sexson was suspended for six games and fined today by Major League Baseball after charging the mound and throwing his helmet at a Texas pitcher the previous night.Read more...
During the moment, the anger of Richie Sexson and the Seattle Mariners may have been directed toward pitcher Kason Gabbard and the Texas Rangers, but really, the rage had been building steadily in the Mariners for the past few weeks.
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Jeff Clement has gone through slumps. It happens to every player at some point, and he hasn’t been immune. And for a player seeing his first extended stay in the majors, it’s almost expected.
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Fueled by rumors that have been either denied or called misinterpretations, the topic of the day is whether the Mariners should try to bring Ken Griffey Jr. back to Seattle.
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On Wednesday afternoon, Seattle manager John McLaren expressed confidence in his team, and Mariners president Chuck Armstrong expressed confidence in his manager.
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Chuck Armstrong has been president of the Seattle Mariners long enough to remember the acres of empty seats at the Kingdome. Now, he’s seeing them again at Safeco Field.
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