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Prelude to a Miss

What entrance music should Ichiro and his teammates use?

Mariners vs. Kansas City Royals

What entrance music should Ichiro and his teammates use?

Mike Sweeney Is the Nicest Man in Baseball

​Sports Illustrated asked 347 players for their opinion on the nicest player in the game and 20-percent named Mariners' designated hitter Mike Sweeney. Even when he's threatening to beat up his teammates, he still does it with a smile on his face. (Joe Posnanski)

Ken Griffey Jr. and the Mariners Keep Tossing and Turning, Can't Put "Sleepgate" to Rest

When it comes to Sleepgate, Griffey hasn't made solid contact yet.​The alleged misdeeds perpetrated by Ken Griffey Jr. in "Sleepgate" are far less nefarious than the crime that first spawned the suffix. But the clueless reactions of the player, his team and now his agent have proven that the s ... More >>

The Mariners Have a Royal Rumble: Who's the Last Man Left in the Ring?

Grandpa Sweeney wants to throw down.​After two Mariners players allegedly ratted out Ken Griffey Jr. for falling asleep during a game, designated hitter Mike Sweeney drew a line in the sand during a team meeting by challenging his loose-lipped teammates to a fight. Forget for a second that Sw ... More >>

Byrnt Out: How Much Washed-Up Weight Can the M's Roster Continue to Carry?

Replace the "cks" with a "g" on the jersey, and this photo would captionize itself.​Some things never change, do they? Just like last year, the Seattle Mariners are a team with a sensational pitching staff--and this is a statement that precedes All-Star acquisition Cliff Lee's debut Friday. An ... More >>

David Aardsma, Mariners Pitcher, Apparently Has a Nude Photo Floating Around

Fully clothed and, thankfully, only from the waist up.​Mariners closer David Aardsma allegedly did a very dumb thing: he took a cell-phone photo of himself naked. Now he might pay for that unfortunate sext by having his junk blasted across the interwebs. Noted athlete-manhood enthusiasts Dead ... More >>

Will World Series MVP Hideki Matsui Be a Mariner Next Year?

Free agent Matsui says he might like to join his pal Ichiro in Seattle next year.​Yankee DH Hideki Matsui is now a free agent. And despite the fact that he was just named MVP of the World Series, there's a better than even chance that the Bronx Bombers will decline to pursue the services of th ... More >>

What To Do With Jose Lopez?

​One of many key decisions the Mariners will face this off-season is what they want to do with Jose Lopez. A second baseman with limited defensive range but a potent bat, the M's have lined him up at first base more and more as the season has progressed, a move made possible by an injury to Ru ... More >>

"I Flipped Him a Benjamin"

​Imagine a workplace where you casually toss your boss $100 for giving an assignment to a co-worker. So it went in the Mariners' clubhouse this weekend. The M's took 2 of 3 games from a vastly superior Tampa Bay Rays team, moving within 4.5 games of the Red Sox for the Wildcard playoff spot. ... More >>

The M's Are Stuck in the Middle

Granted, the M's best power hitter, Russell Branyan (never thought I'd type those words), was given the day off at Oakland yesterday, but a gander at the batting averages for the middle of the team's order should tell you all you need to know about why the M's have struggled this year. In the thre ... More >>

Tonight M's Fans Will Party Like It's 1989

1989 marked the year that both Ken Griffey Jr. and Randy Johnson made their Mariner debuts. While Edgar Martinez and Jamie Moyer may be more beloved for their loyalty to the Trident, there is little disputing that the former pair constitutes the best hitter and pitcher ever to don a Mariner uniform ... More >>

Proof Positive

With a couple of exceptions, the Mariners are in exceptionally fine form.