For years, the Seattle Mariners were one of the baseball's most hapless teams. They were on the verge of extinction before their mid/late 1990s resurrection at the hands of star players Ken Griffey, Jr., Alex Rodriguez, Edgar Martinez and Randy Johnson. This enabled Safeco Field to be built, which ensured the long-term viability of the franchise. Now headlined by the most exciting player in the game, Ichiro Suzuki, the Mariners are a formidable team year in and year out.
SEATTLE - The Seattle Mariners have hired Ty Van Burkleo as bench coach and Lee Tinsley as first base coach.
Publ.Date : Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:08:00 GMTIt was 13 months ago that then-manager John McLaren and then-general manager Bill Bavasi brought in a veteran coaching staff that would, it was hoped, be just what an up-and-coming Mariners team needed.
Publ.Date : Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:59:36 GMTNew Seattle Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu, when asked to speculate on what will be his managerial style, offered an interesting and unique one-word answer: “Adaptable.”
Publ.Date : Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:37:09 GMTAfter a quiet holiday week, the Seattle Mariners announced more than a little news Monday, saying they’d hired two new coaches, offered arbitration to Raul Ibañez and – oh, yes – had talks about Ken Griffey Jr.
Publ.Date : Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:33:10 GMTSeattle Mariners left fielder Raul Ibanez was offered salary arbitration by the team prior to Monday night's midnight (et) deadline.
Publ.Date : Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:07:25 GMT
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The Mariners are the second MLB team to play in Seattle, since the Pilots debuted in 1969 for a single season before moving to Milwaukee and becoming the Brewers.
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