1. MLB Trade Rumors: Seattle Mariners' Remaining Trade Chips

    The Major League Baseball Trade Deadline passes this Saturday, and baseball’s buyers and sellers will be in negotiations all week over potential last minute trades. The Seattle Mariners are undoubtedly sellers at this year’s deadline...

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  2. Winners and Losers in the Seattle-Texas Cliff Lee Trade

    On Friday, the Seattle Mariners traded ace Cliff Lee and reliever Mark Lowe to the Texas Rangers for switch-hitting first baseman Justin Smoak and three other prospects...

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  3. Breaking News: New York Yankees Close To Acquiring Cliff Lee

    Trade talks have progressed quickly between the New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners throughout the morning, and the Yankees now appear on the verge of acquiring top trade target Cliff Lee in exchange for prospects...

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  4. MLB Trade Rumors: Cliff Lee for the Texas Rangers' Justin Smoak?

    Buster Olney tweeted on Saturday morning that Seattle continues to look for "big bat potential" in exchange for Cliff Lee. He listed two potentially available prospects who fit the bill: Cincinnati's Yonder Alonso and Texas' Justin Smoak...

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  5. MLB Trade Rumors: Cliff Lee to the Minnesota Twins?

    Recently dubbed the "rock-solid, no-questions-asked, No.1 trade target in baseball" by Larry Stone of the Seattle Times, Cliff Lee has done nothing but improve his trade value every time he takes the mound...

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  6. Where the Seattle Mariners Could Trade Cliff Lee as a Second Half Rental

    If the Seattle Mariners trade Cliff Lee before the 2010 trading deadline, he has made sure that the Mariners will get top value in return. Lee has posted an historic start to his 2010 campaign...

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  7. Story Time: Sharing Your Ken Griffey Jr. Moment

    Last Wednesday, Ken Griffey Jr., one of the greatest baseball players of all time, hung up his cleats, capping a historic career, both on and off the field...

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  8. Mike Sweeney Makes a Case To Be the Seattle Mariners' Designated Hitter

    As a lifelong skeptic, I am the first person to downplay a small sample size of excellent statistics. When Mike Sweeney tore through spring training and earned a roster spot with the ...

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  9. Standoff: Seattle Mariners React To the Ken Griffey Jr. Sleeping Story

    Last night, Cliff Lee sat ready to discuss his first win as a Mariner with a host of reporters. That discussion didn’t start, however, until a certain news reporter had left the area...

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  10. Seattle Mariners-Texas Rangers: The Importance of One Series

    Turning the Tide Less than three weeks ago, the Seattle Mariners were in a proverbial free fall. The Mariners dropped consecutive series at Oakland and Texas to start the season and lost the home opener to Oakland to open a nine-game homestand...

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  11. MLB: Milton Bradley to the Chicago Media: "God Bless Seattle"

    On his way out of Chicago, Milton Bradley burned a number of bridges. When asked about his lackluster season with the Chicago Cubs, Bradley didn’t refrain from playing the blame game...

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  12. Five Things We Learned About the Seattle Mariners in Week One

    Let's be honest. The first week of the Seattle Mariners season has been a massive disappointment. Thus far, the offense has underwhelmed and the pitching has struggled...

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  13. The Case for Jose Lopez as the Seattle Mariners' Cleanup Hitter

    As I wrote last week , Milton Bradley's appointment as the Seattle Mariners' cleanup hitter highlighted a bitter truth about the Mariners' lineup; it is (nearly) completely devoid of power...

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  14. Texas Rangers Claim 1B Ryan Garko Off Waivers from Seattle Mariners

    The Texas Rangers claimed Seattle Mariners 1B Ryan Garko off of waivers on Wednesday. Garko, acquired this offseason by the Seattle Mariners, was expected to spell Casey Kotchman at ...

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  15. Seattle Mariners Set Starting Pitching Rotation

    Seattle Mariners’ Manager Don Wakamatsu announced the team’s starting rotation on Wednesday afternoon...

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  16. Milton Bradley Named Seattle Mariners' Cleanup Hitter: Can It Work?

    The Seattle Mariners announced on Sunday that recently-acquired outfielder Milton Bradley will serve as the team’s cleanup hitter to start the season. Bradley, who endured a miserable 2009 campaign with the Chicago Cubs, sports a career line of ...

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  17. 2010 MLB Predictions: Breaking Down the Seattle Mariners' Projected Lineup

    The 2010 Seattle Mariners feature a new lineup, but much about the team remains the same. Here is the projected lineup: 1. RF Ichiro Suzuki 2. 2B Chone Figgins 3. LF Milton Bradley 4...

    Scotty Kimberly Written by Scotty Kimberly about 3 years ago 1,879 reads 4 comments

  18. Major Mariners Moves: The Five Most Important MLB Trades in Seattle History

    Every sports franchise has certain trades that linger with the team. To use basketball as an example, the Lakers' acquisition of Pau Gasol for peanuts in 2008 constitutes a good trade which sticks with the team...

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  19. The Five Most Important Hits in Seattle Mariners History

    In Seattle Mariners' history, there have been dry spells (see 1980s) and hot streaks (see late 1990s and early 2000s). In most franchise-changing moments, the winning play can be traced to a single at-bat that changed the course of the game...

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  20. Seattle Mariners' Players of the Decade for the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s

    Established in 1977, the Seattle Mariners have competed in three complete decades: the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. The Mariners have featured few true "franchise players," who could be instantly noticed as the face of the franchise...

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  21. Legal Talk with Seattle Seahawks RB Justin Forsett and DT Brandon Mebane

    As a law student and a sports fan, the arena of sports law is a tempting, yet mysterious, field of law. On Thursday, March 4, the Sports and Entertainment Law Association at the University of ...

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  22. Friday Faceoff: Five Players the Seattle Seahawks Should Watch in the 2010 NFL Scouting Combine

    Entering the 2010 NFL Scouting Combine, the Seattle Seahawks are one of the most unpredictable teams in terms of draft strategy...

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  23. Note to The Seattle Seahawks Community

    Recently, I was informed that a string of trolling attacks have been made under the alias "Scotty Kimberly. Much to my chagrin, these activities have taken place on well-respected sites such as Seahawks Addicts and NFL Touchdown...

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  24. Breaking News: Seattle Seahawks OT Walter Jones Retiring From The NFL

    Nine-time Pro Bowl selection and future Hall of Fame member Walter Jones has tentatively announced his retirement from football. In a tweet from Sunday afternoon, Jones said, "I have came to the concussion it is time for me to retire from football...

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  25. Friday Faceoff: 2009 Seattle Seahawks Offensive MVP Is RB Justin Forsett

    For anyone unfamiliar with the Friday Faceoff , please read the overview found here . This week's prompt: Name the 2009 Seattle Seahawks' Offensive MVP...

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