One day after concluding the season with another last-place finish (75-87), the Mariners announced the retention of the entire coaching staff with the exception of hitting coach Chris Chambliss, who was fired after the club finished at the bottom of most offensive categories.
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The Mariners made a small improvement in 2012, winning a half dozen more games than in 2011, but will finish last in their division for the seventh time since 2004.
The final shot of the game was given to Lauren Jackson, the three-time WNBA most valuable player. This time, it became the final shot of the Seattle Storm’s tumultuous season because Jackson missed the 10-foot baseline jumper, which gave the Minnesota Lynx a harrowing 73-72 triumph Tuesday night in Minneapolis and a 2-1 playoff series
Beset by miserable offensive production in their home park, Mariners will move in portions of the outfield wall at Safeco Field for the 2013 season. The changes, which will primarily affect the left field power alley, are the first to the facility’s dimensions since the ballpark opened in July, 1999.
An 8-4 loser to the Los Angeles Angels Monday, the Mariners are putting up no resistance as the 2012 season winds down. Seattle and L.A. play the second of two Tuesday.
Lynx should win at home Tuesday in Game 3 in the playoff series between the Lynx and Seattle Storm. But after what the Storm did Sunday night, nothing can be assumed.
23rd-ranked Washington meets No. 2 Oregon in Eugene Saturday, but that means far less to Sarkisian than getting over the LSU beatdown, the big virtue in the win over Stanford.
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Felix Hernandez went 4-0 with a 1.08 ERA and a .137 opponent batting average in August. This month, he’s 0-3 with a 5.70 ERA and an opponent batting average of .323.
The Seahawks and Huskies provided their fans plenty of thrills, the Seahawks winning on the last play vs. Green Bay and UW shocking No. 8 Stanford.