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ussmariner.com - 11/26/2008
How Things Have Changed
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If there was one consistent theme in all of Bill Bavasi’s decision making, it was reliance on track record. He acquired players who had a track record and trusted that they’d eventually just play to the level of their past history. He hired managers who had track records of winning, ...
2008 Season Review: AL West
seamheads.com - 11/30/2008
2008 Season Review: AL West
— seamheads.com — For the second season in a row, the AL West became a one-team division. Though the first... half of the season was close between the Angels and the Athletics, it was the Rangers that made a surprising run to inch closer to competitiveness. All the while, the Seattle Mariners had promise with their ... (more) 2008 Season Review: AL West

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blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com - 11/26/2008
Tidbits on new coaches
— blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com — Fresh faces are coming to the Mariners from all corners. An entirely new coaching staff will be... around next season from the one that began the 2008 campaign. But for some, the coaches coming to Seattle are not new at all. The folks in Dallas know Don ... (more) Tidbits on new coaches

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Mariners make free-agent offer | Mariners.com: News
seattle.mariners.mlb.com - 12/2/2008
Mariners make free-agent offer | Mariners.com: News
— seattle.mariners.mlb.com — SEATTLE -- Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik told reporters on Monday that he has made an offer... to a free-agent position player and hopes to know something "in the next 24 to 48 hours." He wouldn't name the player, but it isn't Ken Griffey ... (more) Mariners make free-agent offer | Mariners.com: News

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ShysterBall — Quite the observation from Dave at U.S.S. Mariner: Well, if rumors are true, Don Wakamatsu’s bench coach is going to be the guy who was in charge of the A’s hitting last year, and his pitching coach is going to be the guy who was second in command for the Rangers pitching. The A’s had the worst offense in baseball last year. We’re hiring their hitting coach.The Rangers had the worst run prevention in baseball last year. We’re hiring their bullpen coach.Dave's point, however, is a good one, and that's that Wakamatsu is not doing the brain-dead ...

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