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Bedard close to return
According to manager Don Wakamatsu, Erik Bedard could return to the Mariners rotation as early as Tuesday against his former team the Baltimore Orioles. He's been out for nearly a month with discomfort in his pitching shoulder. He threw a bullpen ses...
The Morrow Identity
I'll just get this out of the way from the very start, the M's have really screwed up the way they've handled Brandon Morrow right from the start.Is he a starter? Is he a reliever? Not mention former manager Mike Hardgrove taking Morrow back to Seatt...
M's come to terms with 4
According to the Miami Herald (of all papers) is reporting that the Mariners have come to terms with four players on contracts for 2009.Brandon MorrowDavid ArdsmaCesar JimenezFranklin Guitierrez...
DVD Giveaway #2: We have a winner!
Congrats to Raid Delay reader Leigh who correctly answered this question:What former Major Leaguer appeared as Coach Duke Temple in all three "Major League" movies? Bonus if you can name the west coast team he played for.The answer was: Steve Yeager....
No WBC for Beltre
Well it looks like the Mariners have made Adrian Beltre's decision to play in the WBC for him. According to Geoff Baker of the Seattle Times, the team told Beltre "No"."We had an idea how we both felt,'' Beltre said. "And from that conversation, I go...
Clement getting work at 1st
Well with the Ken Griffey Junior signing, people are getting edged out for at-bats. The general thought was that Jeff Clement would split time behind the plate and at the DH spot, but now that's all changed, and it looks like what a lot of people did...
Summer Shots of SafeCo
Here are some pictures I took in September whilst attending my only Mariners game of the year. So a lot of the Tacoma Rainers here in Portland, but this was my only major league game. I have more, but I’ll post them later. Random Posts A...
Dom Chiti, no longer special assistant
Here’s an interesting piece of news that effects both the Braves and Mariners. Back at the beginning of November I noted that the Braves hired former Ranger Dom Chiti as a special assistant to General Manager Frank Wren. Now it seems he’s...
Injury Update: Erik Bedard
Apparently Bedard doesn’t have a labrum tear, at least that’s what Geoff Baker is reporting. That makes the recovery time much less than if they had to repair a torn labrum, it’s looking like six months instead of twelve months and ...
Ichiro! is not of this world..
Congrats to Ichiro! For the eigth year in a row, Ichiro has posted at least 200 hits. He now has 8 of 11 200 hit seasons in Mariners franchise history and if you’re keeping track at home he now has 1,792 hits over his Major League career. That ...
It was Armstrong that nixed the Washburn deal..
From Geoff Baker: For the record, Armstrong says he was the one who blocked the Jarrod Washburn trade to the Twins. Says he wants “value” back, not just more saved money. He feels Washburn has been the only one other than Hernandez gettin...
Injury Update: Carlos Silva
According to MLB.com, Carlos Silva will be activated from the Disabled List on Monday to make his start against the Texas Rangers. Silva has been on the DL since August 16th with a cranky elbow. He’s one loss shy of a career record. Random Post...
Former Brave Sosa Suspended 50 Games
Jorge Sosa, remember him? Well, as I reported over at Baseball Digest Daily - he was suspended yesterday for 50 games for testing positive for amphetamines. He had been pitching for Tacoma of the Pacific Coast League, apparently after the Mets design...
Junior ties Slammin’ Sammy
In the White Sox victory over the Mariners, Ken Griffey Junior hit career home run #609 which ties him with Sammy Sosa for fifth on the all time list. It seems fitting in a way that his 609th came against the team he used to play for the Seattle Mari...
