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	<title>The Figgins factor</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/the-figgins-factor/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2009/12/10/the_figgins_factor.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="The Figgins factor" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Seattle needed Chone in a bad, bad way. Click the title to read more. Read more great baseball stuff at The Hardball Times .


 
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	<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Chone Figgins: Cha-Ching </title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/chones-figgins-cha-ching/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_preview/2009/12/09/chone.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Chone Figgins: Cha-Ching " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Chone Figgins is officially the newest member of the Seattle Mariners organization. The former long-time Los Angeles Angels third baseman finalized his $36 million, four-year deal with the club on Tuesday, including a 2014 option that could bring the total to $45 million over five years...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;sooze posted 17 hours ago from babeslovebaseball.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/chone_figgins/"&gt;Chone Figgins&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/seattle_mariners/"&gt;Seattle Mariners&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/los_angeles_angels/"&gt;Los Angeles Angels&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/ichiro_suzuki/"&gt;Ichiro Suzuki&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/adrian_beltre/"&gt;Adrian Beltre&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Wed, 9 Dec 2009 18:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Halo Headlines – 12/9/09</title>
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 The Story:  Why did the Mariners sign Chone Figgins ?  The Monkey Says: I can answer that without even reading the article.  Figgy is perfect for their ballpark and came at a solid price.  Not to mention Seattle has to love screwing the Angels in the process. 
 The Story:  Kelvim Escobar is&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;gstatejester posted 19 hours ago from monkeywithahalo.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/los_angeles_angels/"&gt;Los Angeles Angels&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/john_lackey/"&gt;John Lackey&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/vladimir_guerrero/"&gt;Vladimir Guerrero&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/chone_figgins/"&gt;Chone Figgins&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/kelvim_escobar/"&gt;Kelvim Escobar&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/jose_arredondo/"&gt;Jose Arredondo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Wed, 9 Dec 2009 17:07:20 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Chone Figgins, Ichiro Will Be &#39;Special&#39; Atop Mariners&#39; Batting Order</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/chone-figgins-ichiro-will-be-special-atop-mariners/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_preview/2009/12/09/chone_figgins_ichiro_will_be_special_atop_mariners.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Chone Figgins, Ichiro Will Be &#39;Special&#39; Atop Mariners&#39; Batting Order" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt; INDIANAPOLIS - Tuesday afternoon, Seattle Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik mockingly announced that he was revealing the &quot;best kept secret of the Winter Meetings,&quot; when he informed the press that they had inked Chone Figgins to a four-year deal with a fifth-year option. If the Mariners&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sports Page Atlanta found this 20 hours ago on mlb.fanhouse.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/chone_figgins/"&gt;Chone Figgins&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/seattle_mariners/"&gt;Seattle Mariners&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/ichiro_suzuki/"&gt;Ichiro Suzuki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Wed, 9 Dec 2009 16:12:52 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Who Loves The Hot Stove?</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/who-loves-the-hot-stove/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_preview/2009/12/09/who_loves_the_hot_stove.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Who Loves The Hot Stove?" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  No One Is Getting Barry Zito Money This Year 
 The MLB off-season is arguably the most exciting off-season of all the major sports. There, I said it! Aside from free agency, the MLB is probably the most active league when it comes to trades. Although this off-season was supposed to feature one&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;cwik02 posted 11 hours ago from foulpole2foulpole.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/texas_rangers/"&gt;Texas Rangers&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/chone_figgins/"&gt;Chone Figgins&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/milton_bradley/"&gt;Milton Bradley&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/rob_neyer/"&gt;Rob Neyer&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/tampa_bay_devil_rays/"&gt;Tampa Bay Rays&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/seattle_mariners/"&gt;Seattle Mariners&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:48:20 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Third base almost within the grasp of Angels&#39; Brandon Wood</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/third-base-almost-within-the-grasp-of-angels-brandon/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2009/12/07/third_base_almost_within_the_grasp_of_angels_brand.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Third base almost within the grasp of Angels&#39; Brandon Wood" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;With Chone Figgins expected to sign with Seattle, the 2003 first-round draft pick says he&#39;s not thinking the position as his: &#39;I&#39;m going in to spring training to win a job.&#39;
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                        With Chone Figgins expected to sign with Seattle, the 2003 first-round draft pick says he&#39;s not thinking the position as his: &#39;I&#39;m going in to spring training to win a job.&#39;
       
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	<pubDate>Tue, 8 Dec 2009 02:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Mike Scioscia interviews with AM 830 hosts</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/mike-scioscia-interviews-with-am-830-hosts/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_preview/2009/12/09/mike_scioscia_interviews_with_am_830_hosts.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Mike Scioscia interviews with AM 830 hosts" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;   If you missed the Mike Scioscia interview yesterday on the Angels&#39; radio station AM 830 with hosts Jeff Biggs and Jason Brennan, do not fret. We have it all for you here. Click on the play button below to hear the entire interview. Find out what Scioscia had to say about free agent Jason Bay,&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Angelswin posted 17 hours ago from angelswinblog.blogspot.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/los_angeles_angels/"&gt;Los Angeles Angels&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/mike_scioscia/"&gt;Mike Scioscia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/jason_bay/"&gt;Jason Bay&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/roy_halladay/"&gt;Roy Halladay&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/chone_figgins/"&gt;Chone Figgins&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/john_lackey/"&gt;John Lackey&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Wed, 9 Dec 2009 18:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Chone Figgins News Seattle Mariners Third Base</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;Figgins News Customize ALL News Blogs Regional Powered by Relegence Over 3,000 Sources View More Headlines Real-Time Headlines: Customization Relevancy Filter: Select the subject relevance you want to view. Relevancy: Broad Medium Specific Source Filter: Select the news and information source&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;24 Hours From Suicide...A Day In The Life ... found this 10 days ago on mlb.fanhouse.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/seattle_mariners/"&gt;Seattle Mariners&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/chone_figgins/"&gt;Chone Figgins&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Chone Figgins ready to bat second and play second if he has to</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;Chone Figgins sounds like one relieved guy now that his physical is finally done and he&#39;s $36 million wealthier. Figgins was like plenty of Mariners fans the past few days as he waited for this process to get the official stamp of approval. He admitted to being nervous when he went to bed last night not knowing the results of bloodwork he&#39;d submitted to a clinic to get analyzed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Babes Love Baseball found this 18 hours ago on seattletimes.nwsource.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/chone_figgins/"&gt;Chone Figgins&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/seattle_mariners/"&gt;Seattle Mariners&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Wed, 9 Dec 2009 18:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Seattle Mariners Officially Sign Chone Figgins</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/seattle-mariners-officially-sign-chone-figgins/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_preview/2009/12/09/chone_figgins.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Seattle Mariners Officially Sign Chone Figgins" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;A deal that was seemingly consummated weeks ago, was finally made official today.

The Seattle Mariners officially announced the signing of 3B Chone Figgins to a four-year, $36 million contract. The deal also includes a $9 million option for 2014. 
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;adamb77 posted 19 hours ago from theghostofmoonlightgraham.wordpress.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/chone_figgins/"&gt;Chone Figgins&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/seattle_mariners/"&gt;Seattle Mariners&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/jack_wilson/"&gt;Jack Wilson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/marco_scutaro/"&gt;Marco Scutaro&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/boston_red_sox/"&gt;Boston Red Sox&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/juan_pierre/"&gt;Juan Pierre&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Wed, 9 Dec 2009 16:58:05 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>What Figgins means to M&#39;s</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;With Larry Stone confirming that Chone Figgins will become a Mariner, I went back to find out what U.S.S. Mariner thought about the prospective deal ....&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Monkey With A Halo found this 19 hours ago on espn.go.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/chone_figgins/"&gt;Chone Figgins&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Wed, 9 Dec 2009 17:07:20 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Seattle Mariners finalize $36M, 4-year deal with Chone Figgins</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;Chone Figgins and the Mariners have finalized their $36 million, four-year contract.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Angelswin.com - Los Angeles Angels Blog found this 33 hours ago on sports.espn.go.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/chone_figgins/"&gt;Chone Figgins&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/seattle_mariners/"&gt;Seattle Mariners&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Wed, 9 Dec 2009 02:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Mariners On The Verge of Signing Chone Figgins. Whither Adrian Beltre?</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/mariners-on-the-verge-of-signing-chone-figgins-whither/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/mariners-on-the-verge-of-signing-chone-figgins-whither/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2009/12/08/mariners_on_the_verge_of_signing_chone_figgins_whi.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Mariners On The Verge of Signing Chone Figgins. Whither Adrian Beltre?" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  he AP reports that  Chone Figgins   has signed a deal with the  Seattle Mariners  that would guarantee him $36 million over 4 years, with a vesting option for a 5th year to make the deal worth up to $45 million.   Figgins would likely be the Mariners opening day third baseman and slide nicely&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Peter@BaseballReflections posted 2 days ago from baseballreflections.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/seattle_mariners/"&gt;Seattle Mariners&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/chone_figgins/"&gt;Chone Figgins&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/adrian_beltre/"&gt;Adrian Beltre&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/orlando_hudson/"&gt;Orlando Hudson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/safeco_field/"&gt;Safeco Field&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Tue, 8 Dec 2009 10:57:04 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Seattle balances cash with caution</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;A year ago, it was the Yankees who began the winter with their pockets full of cash, ready to spend on the best free agents, and after locking up CC S...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com found this 45 hours ago on insider.espn.go.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/seattle_mariners/"&gt;Seattle Mariners&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/new_york_yankees/"&gt;New York Yankees&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/cc_sabathia/"&gt;C.C. Sabathia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/mark_teixeira/"&gt;Mark Teixeira&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/aj_burnett/"&gt;A.J. Burnett&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/chone_figgins/"&gt;Chone Figgins&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Tue, 8 Dec 2009 14:47:57 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Zduriencik reports &#39;pretty busy&#39; day</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/zduriencik-reports-pretty-busy-day/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/zduriencik-reports-pretty-busy-day/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2009/12/08/zduriencik_reports_pretty_busy_day.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Zduriencik reports &#39;pretty busy&#39; day" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;By Doug Miller / MLB.com 12/08/09 12:50 AM EST INDIANAPOLIS -- The tubs of snacks and beverages laid out for the staff members in the Mariners&#39; executive suite still looked untouched at 5 p.m. PT when the media met with Seattle general manager Jack Zduriencik for a talk to wrap up Day 1 of these&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com found this 2 days ago on mlb.mlb.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/seattle_mariners/"&gt;Seattle Mariners&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/chone_figgins/"&gt;Chone Figgins&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Tue, 8 Dec 2009 05:56:44 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Bay Watch: Winter Meetings</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/bay-watch-winter-meetings/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_preview/2009/12/07/bay_watch_winter_meetings.gif" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Bay Watch: Winter Meetings" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  
 Here&#39;s the latest buzz on Jason Bay from the Winter Meetings in Indy: 
 Even though Jason Bay reportedly told his former teammates that he wanted to play for the Mariners it is unlikely he will end up there according to ESPN&#39;s Buster Olney.  The Mariners just signed Figgins and may have to&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;fenwaywest posted 2 days ago from fenwaywest.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/boston_red_sox/"&gt;Boston Red Sox&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/jason_bay/"&gt;Jason Bay&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/seattle_mariners/"&gt;Seattle Mariners&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/chone_figgins/"&gt;Chone Figgins&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/general/espn/"&gt;ESPN&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Mon, 7 Dec 2009 18:54:35 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Winter Meetings Buzz: Chone Figgins Officially with the Mariners</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/winter-meetings-buzz-chone-figgins-officially-with-the/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/winter-meetings-buzz-chone-figgins-officially-with-the/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2009/12/08/winter_meetings_buzz_chone_figgins_officially_with.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Winter Meetings Buzz: Chone Figgins Officially with the Mariners" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  
  
  THIS IS BREAKING NEWS…  
 The Seattle Mariners have just officially announced the Chone Figgins deal at the Baseball Winter Meetings. 
 The deal is a four-year, $36 million deal that includes a vesting option for 2014 that could push the contract value to approx. $45 million. 
 
  Maury&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Maury posted 38 hours ago from bizofbaseball.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/seattle_mariners/"&gt;Seattle Mariners&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/chone_figgins/"&gt;Chone Figgins&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Tue, 8 Dec 2009 22:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>The Figgins Fallout</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/the-figgins-fallout/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_preview/2009/12/07/the_figgins_fallout.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="The Figgins Fallout" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt; It isn&amp;#8217;t quite official, but it will be momentarily, but Chone Figgins, the Angel leadoff man extraordinaire, is about to become the FORMER Angel leadoff man extraordinaire as he defects northward to the AL West rival Seattle Mariners.  But the pain doesn&amp;#8217;t stop there.  Losing&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;gstatejester posted 2 days ago from monkeywithahalo.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/chone_figgins/"&gt;Chone Figgins&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/los_angeles_angels/"&gt;Los Angeles Angels&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/juan_rivera/"&gt;Juan Rivera&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/roy_halladay/"&gt;Roy Halladay&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/tony_reagins/"&gt;Tony Reagins&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/arte_moreno/"&gt;Arte Moreno&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Mon, 7 Dec 2009 20:57:43 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Mariners Interested In Darren Oliver</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt; The Mariners are doing their best to make the Angels feel uneasy. They&#39;re interested in free agent lefty  Darren Oliver , according to Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports . The M&#39;s are expeceted to finalize a deal with longtime Angel  Chone Figgins soon and they&#39;re in the mix for John Lackey .  The&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Monkey With A Halo found this 43 hours ago on mlbtraderumors.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/darren_oliver/"&gt;Darren Oliver&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/los_angeles_angels/"&gt;Los Angeles Angels&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/chone_figgins/"&gt;Chone Figgins&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/john_lackey/"&gt;John Lackey&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/seattle_mariners/"&gt;Seattle Mariners&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/general/fox_sports/"&gt;Fox Sports&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Tue, 8 Dec 2009 17:13:14 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Lackey, Figgins decline arbitration</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;INDIANAPOLIS
Not surprisingly, Angels free agents John Lackey and Chone Figgins did not accept the team&amp;#8217;s offer of salary arbitration before Monday&amp;#8217;s deadline.
The decision has no effect on the Angels&amp;#8217; ability to re-sign Lackey (Figgins has already agreed to a contract with the&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Monkey With A Halo found this 43 hours ago on fromthedugout.freedomblogging.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/john_lackey/"&gt;John Lackey&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/chone_figgins/"&gt;Chone Figgins&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/los_angeles_angels/"&gt;Los Angeles Angels&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/darren_oliver/"&gt;Darren Oliver&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Tue, 8 Dec 2009 17:13:14 +0000</pubDate>
	
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