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SEATTLE MARINERS 2010 DYNASTY

Posted on April 10, 2010 at 07:47 PM.

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In 1993, the Mariners donned their current uniforms. During the 1992-93 offseason, the Mariners hired manager Lou Piniella, who had led the Cincinnati Reds to victory in the 1990 World Series. Mariner fans embraced Piniella, and he would helm the team from 1993 through 2002, winning two American League Manager of the Year Awards along the way.
The 2001 Mariners led the major leagues in winning percentage all season long, easily winning the American League West division championship, breaking the 1998 Yankees American League single-season record of 114 wins, and matching the Major League Baseball record for single-season wins of 116 set by the Chicago Cubs in 1906. At the end of the season, Ichiro won the AL MVP, AL Rookie of the Year, and one of three outfield Gold Glove Awards, becoming the first player since the 1975Boston Red Sox's Fred Lynn to win all three in the same season.

On October 22, 2008 the Mariners announced the hiring of Jack Zduriencik, formerly scouting director of the Milwaukee Brewers, as their general manager. Weeks later, on November 18, the team named Oakland Athletics bench coach Don Wakamatsu as its new field manager. Wakamatsu and Zduriencik hired an entirely new coaching staff for 2009, which included former World Series MVP John Wetteland as bullpen coach. The off-season also saw a litany of roster moves, headlined by a 12-player, 3-team trade that included sending All-Star closer J.J. Putz to the New York Mets and brought 5 players�including prospect Mike Carp and outfielder Endy Chavez from New York and outfielder Franklin Gutierrez from the Cleveland Indians�to Seattle. Many of the moves, like the free agent signing of Mike Sweeney, were made in part with the hope of squelching the clubhouse infighting that plagued the Mariners in 2008. The 2009-10 offseason was highlighted by the trade for 2008 American League Cy Young Award winner Cliff Lee from the Philadelphia Phillies, the signing of third baseman Chone Figgins and the contract extension of star pitcher Felix "The King" Hernandez.

With veteran Ken Griffey Jr. 's career nearing the end the team is on high alert and wanting to win it all so the hall of famer can finally put the ring on his finger.

Season records

Highest Batting Average: .372, Ichiro Suzuki (2004)
Most Runs: 141, Alex Rodriguez (1996)
Most Hits: 262, Ichiro Suzuki (2004)
Highest Slugging %: .674, Ken Griffey Jr. (1994)
Most Doubles: 54, Alex Rodriguez (1996)
Most Triples: 12, Ichiro Suzuki (2005)
Most Home Runs: 56, Ken Griffey Jr. (1997,98)
Most Grand Slams: 4, Edgar Mart�nez (2000)
Most RBIs: 147, Ken Griffey Jr. (1997,98)
Most Stolen Bases: 60, Harold Reynolds (1987)
Most Wins: 21, Jamie Moyer (2003)
Lowest ERA: 2.28, Randy Johnson (1997)
Strikeouts: 308, Randy Johnson (1993)
Complete Games: 14, Mike Moore (1985) and Mark Langston (1987)
Saves: 45, Kazuhiro Sasaki (2001)

Stay tuned for lineups and pitching rotations!

4-5-10 Game 1 Mariner vs. A's

MLB Scoreboard \| Mariners () at A's ()
April 5, 2010	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	EXTRA INNINGS	R	H	E
Mariners	0	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	6	19	0
A's	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	16
WIN: Fister 1-0 LOSS: Zigler 0-1 SAVE: Lowe 1

Scoring Summary
			SEA	OAK
OAK	1st	Fox rbi single	0	1
SEA	3rd	Galarce 2 run homerun	2	0
OAK	3rd	Ellis rbi double		1
OAK	3rd	Pennington rbi single		1
OAK	3rd	Chavez sac fly		1
SEA	5th	Galarce homerun to center field	1
SEA	7th	Bradley 2 run homerun	2
OAK	9th	Pennington rbi blooper to center field		1
SEA	15th	Brynes rbi single	1

4-6-10 Game 2 Mariners (1-0) vs. A's (0-1)

MLB Scoreboard \| Mariners (1-0) at A's (0-1)
April 6, 2010	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Mariners	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	3	0	7	14	0
A's	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	9	0
WIN: Lee 1-0 LOSS: Devian 0-1 SAVE: Aardsma 1

Scoring Summary
			SEA	OAK
OAK	1st	Cust RBI	0	1
SEA	3rd	Gutierrez 3 Run homerun	3	0
OAK	3rd	Crisp 2 Run homerun	0	2
SEA	4th	Galarce RBI single	1	0
OAK	6th	Kouzmanoff RBI	0	1
SEA	8th	Griffey 3 RBI double	3	0