On the first full day of the rest of the Mariners lives’ without Ichiro, they replaced two of their most unproductive bats by bringing up a couple of young guys for more chances to be productive. As Ichiro received another standing ovation for his first at-bat in Tuesday night’s game with his new team, the
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The Seattle Seahawks Tuesday agreed to terms with defensive end Chris Clemons on a multi-year extension. The Seahawks did not announce the length of the extension nor did they disclose financial terms, but the deal is believed to be for three additional seasons (2012-14) with the deal paying Clemons an average of $7 million per
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Yankees added to their collection of ex-Mariners still playing well; today they face the pitcher they really want, Felix Hernandez. As of the moment, he isn’t in NY dugout.
Ever the stoic, Ichiro betrayed little emotion as he took to Safeco Field in the uniform of the New York Yankees. But as always with him, he was churning inside. “I was a little worried about the first at-bat,” he said. “I was really relieved by the standing ovation.”
An exhaustive look at Ichiro’s glory years in Seattle, which will no doubt land him in the Baseball Hall of Fame as soon as he becomes eligible for entry.
The Mariners turned their own clubhouse on its ear Monday by trading Ichiro Suzuki to the Yankees for a pair of minor-league pitchers and picking up part of Ichiro’s contract.
A-Rod, Freddy Garcia and Raul Ibanez are ex-Mariners playing big roles for the team with American League’s best record.
Go figure: The Mariners won a series in Kansas City by scoring 38 runs on 50 hits, and won another in Tampa despite scoring only seven runs and fanning 40 times.
Lack of run support and an untimely error didn’t keep Blake Beavan (5-6, 5.54 ERA) from turning in the best performance of his young career. The six-foot, eight-inch Texan carved through the Tampa Bay Rays lineup Sunday, yielding just one run on four hits in eight innings as the Mariners held on for a 2-1