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Don Wakamatsu's hire as manager means a fresh start for Mariners

 
A new day has dawned in Mariners history. And a better future is coming. These are not your daddy's Mariners. This is a franchise that finally has been dragged, cleats-kicking, into the 21st century. (link)

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