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| Alone in the basement |
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06/06/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Through 60 games, the Seattle Mariners own the fewest wins in the majors and are 15 1/2 games back of the AL West-leading Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. It is always good to look on the bright side, but in this case that bright side is hard to find. The Mariners made national headlines this week when manager John McLaren unleashed a profanity-laden tirade following yet another loss. McLaren, who is 64-80 since taking over the team in July of 2007, is undoubtedly feeling the heat. Seattle was |
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| Wounded Red Sox put home streak on line against Mariners |
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06/06/2008 |
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| s Network) - Few teams exit a three-game sweep of an opponent worse off than before the series started. However, that may be the case for the Boston Red Sox, who continue their nine-game homestand tonight with the opener of a three-game set with the Seattle Mariners at Fenway Park. While Boston isn't in a worse situation in regards to the American League East after sweeping Tampa Bay -- the Red Sox now lead the division by 1 1/2 games over the Rays -- the club is limping into this set with the Mariners. With de |
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| Angels try to pull away from A's in AL West clash |
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06/06/2008 |
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| the two ballclubs get together for the first of three straight games at McAfee Coliseum. The Angels are 3 1/2 games ahead of the Athletics in the division standings and have won a season-high five straight games, including a three-game sweep of the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field to open a six-game road trip. In Thursday's 5-4 victory in the series finale, Torii Hunter had two RBI and Maicer Izturis, Howie Kendrick and Gary Matthews Jr. added two hits apiece in a winning effort. Anaheim starter Jered Weaver r |
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| Bavasi says he's mostly stuck with current M's |
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06/05/2008 |
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| se with a seething rant. The demoralized general manager ordered his 25 players to sit at their lockers for an accountability drill to answer why they are so bad. The team president ripped into his veteran coaching staff. Now what for these sunken Seattle Mariners? With noise still echoing from manager John McLaren's profanity-filled tirade Wednesday after their 20th loss in 27 games, the Mariners spent an off day in Boston on Thursday pondering this: There are still 102 games left in this face-plant of a s |
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| Lesbian kiss at Seattle ballpark stirs debate |
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06/05/2008 |
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SEATTLE (AP) - Most of the time, a kiss is just a kiss in the stands at Seattle Mariners games. The crowd hardly even pays attention when fans smooch. But then last week, a lesbian complained that an usher at Safeco Field asked her to stop kissing her date because it was making another fan uncomfortable. The incident has exploded on local TV, on talk radio and in the blogosphere and has touched off a debate over public displays of affection in generally gay-friendly Seattle. ``Certain individuals have |
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| Major League Baseball No. 1 Draft Picks |
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06/05/2008 |
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| - Pat Burrell, 3b (Philadelphia Phillies) 1997 - Matt Anderson, rhp (Detroit Tigers) 1996 - Kris Benson, rhp (Pittsburgh Pirates) 1995 - Darin Erstad, of-1B (California Angels) 1994 - Paul Wilson, rhp (N.Y. Mets) 1993 - Alex Rodriguez, ss (Seattle Mariners) 1992 - Phil Nevin, 3b (Houston Astros) 1991 - Brien Taylor, lhp (N.Y. Yankees) 1990 - Chipper Jones, ss (Atlanta Braves) 1989 - Ben McDonald, rhp (Baltimore Orioles) 1988 - Andy Benes, rhp (San Diego Padres) 1987 - Ken Griffey Jr., of ( |
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| Lesbian kiss at Seattle ballpark stirs up gay-friendly town |
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06/05/2008 |
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SEATTLE (AP) - Most of the time, a kiss is just a kiss in the stands at Seattle Mariners games. The crowd hardly even pays attention when fans smooch. But then last week, a lesbian complained that an usher at Safeco Field asked her to stop kissing her date because it was making another fan uncomfortable. The incident has exploded on local TV, on talk radio and in the blogosphere and has touched off a debate over public displays of affection in generally gay-friendly Seattle. ``Certain individuals have |
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| M's brass has had it |
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06/04/2008 |
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SEATTLE (AP) -Finally, after plummeting to a place from which no team has made the postseason, the Seattle Mariners' decision-makers ripped into their club. Team president Chuck Armstrong berated members of the coaching staff Wednesday morning, hours before the imploding Mariners got swept in a three-game series by the same Los Angeles Angels they expected to unseat for the AL West title. Later, Armstrong refused to comment on the outburst during a 5-4 loss that sent Seattle to a season-low 18 games unde |
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| Angels edge Mariners to complete sweep |
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06/04/2008 |
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| Seattle, WA (MySportsbook) - Torii Hunter knocked in two runs, as the LA Angels of Anaheim clipped the Seattle Mariners, 5-4, to complete a three-game sweep at Safeco Field. LA starter Jered Weaver (5-6) gave up four runs and 10 hits in six innings of work. Francisco Rodriguez tossed a perfect ninth to notch his 24th save of the season. Maicer Izturis, Howie Kendrick and Gary Matthews Jr. each had two hits, with Kendrick driving in a run for the Angels, winners of a season-best five straight. Mike Napoli and |
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| Angels wrap set with M's aiming for fifth straight win |
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06/04/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim will try to run their current win streak to a season-high five games in this afternoon's finale of a three-game series with the Seattle Mariners from Safeco Field. The Angels have taken the first two matchups of this set with the lowly Mariners to maintain a 3 1/2-game lead over second-place Oakland in the American League West standings. Anaheim will visit the Athletics for three consecutive meetings beginning on Friday. On Tuesday, the Angels' struggling of |
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