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| Gillick to return as GM of Mariners |
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10/09/2002 |
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| Seattle, WA (BettingExpress) - Pat Gillick announced Wednesday that he will return as executive vice president and general manager of the Seattle Mariners next season, putting rumors to rest that he would leave the club. The 65-year-old Gillick has 28 years of front office experience in the majors and has spent the last three seasons with the Mariners. His three-year contract expired after this past season. "I'm really enjoying my time with the Mariners," Gillick said. "Seattle has great fans, a committed owne |
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| MLB Playoff Preview: San Francisco versus St. Louis |
MLB Baseball |
10/08/2002 |
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| p the Giants alive; and the lineup, specifically Kenny Lofton, Rich Aurilia and Benito Santiago, came up with clutch hits in crucial situations. Lofton, a year after batting just .105 for the Cleveland Indians in their AL Division Series loss to the Seattle Mariners, compiled a .350 average with a team-leading seven hits and five runs scored versus Atlanta. His ability to make things happen at the top of the lineup will be a factor in determining whether Bonds plays a significant role in this series. Santiago, |
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| D'backs attempt to even series behind Schilling |
MLB Baseball |
10/03/2002 |
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| the Cleveland Indians in mid-July, Finley went 7-4 with one complete game and a 3.80 earned run average in 14 outings. He won four of his final five decisions. While pitching for the Indians in last year's American League Division Series against the Seattle Mariners, the 39-year-old hurler was 0-2 with a 7.56 ERA. This will be his sixth career appearance -- third start -- in the postseason. Finley is 1-1 lifetime versus Arizona, including 0-1 this year. He faced the Diamondbacks while with Cleveland back on Jun |
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| Diamondbacks begin title defense |
MLB Baseball |
10/01/2002 |
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| ar season and earned a win with seven innings of eight-hit, three-run ball. Lifetime, Johnson is 7-7 in the postseason. However, he is just 2-6 with a 4.05 earned run average in the Division Series, with both wins coming while he was a member of the Seattle Mariners in 1995. Matt Morris counters for the Cardinals, who won the NL Central by 13 games over the Houston Astros with a 97-65 record. Morris (17-9, 3.42) defeated the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday in his last trip to the rubber, allowing one run six hits |
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| Piniella suspended |
MLB Baseball |
09/27/2002 |
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| New York, NY (BettingExpress) - Seattle Mariners manager Lou Piniella was suspended for one game and fined an undisclosed amount of money by Major League Baseball on Friday. Piniella will miss Friday night's game in Anaheim. The suspension was given for Piniella's actions following the bottom of the ninth inning during the Mariners/Rangers game at Safeco Field on September 18. Piniella threw and kicked his hat, kicked the infield dirt, picked up first base and heaved it down the right field line twice, after a |
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| Soaring Angels host Mariners |
MLB Baseball |
09/27/2002 |
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| Anaheim, CA (BettingExpress) - The playoff-bound Anaheim Angels will try to recover from a night of celebrating when they open a three-game set versus the Seattle Mariners tonight at Edison Field. On Thursday, Garret Anderson's three-run homer highlighted a four-run fifth inning and propelled Anaheim past the Texas Rangers, 10-5, and finally secured the Angels' first postseason berth since 1986. Tim Salmon and Scott Spiezio also homered for Anaheim, which snapped a four-game losing streak. The Angels had dropp |
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| M's fight for fourth straight win |
MLB Baseball |
09/26/2002 |
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| Seattle, WA (BettingExpress) - The Seattle Mariners aim for their fourth straight win when they play the middle contest of a three-game series against the Oakland Athletics tonight at Safeco Field. In Tuesday's opener, Scott Podsednik finished off a four-run Seattle eighth with a go-ahead single, as the Mariners rallied for an 8-7 victory. Willie Bloomquist and Bret Boone both had RBI doubles in the eighth for the Mariners, who rallied from a 7-2 deficit to win their third straight. The victory kept Seattle's |
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| Zito leads A's into Seattle |
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09/24/2002 |
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| Seattle, WA (BettingExpress) - Barry Zito looks to stretch his American League-leading win total to 23 when his Oakland Athletics try to move closer to securing their first-place finish in the West against the Seattle Mariners tonight in the opener of a three-game series at Safeco Field. Zito, who is 7-0 in his last eight starts, has the opportunity to match Curt Schilling and Randy Johnson as the only pitchers in the majors to record 23 victories. victories. The A's own a three-game lead in the AL West over A |
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