No news is no news in GM search
blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com 10/22/2008 — I was talking to a friend of one of the Mariners' four candidates for the Seattle general manager's job Monday night, trying to gauge what is happening.

Seattle Mariners off Season Report
baseballreflections.com 12/13/2008 — Season Wrap Up Despite having the ninth ranked payroll in the major leagues at $118 million (and bringing the face of their franchise, Ichiro Suzuki , back in the off season), the Mariners still managed to lose 101 games and finish in last place in 2008. Prior to the season, many believed ...

Mariners Hire Jack Zduriencik as Exec VP and GM of Baseball Ops for Seattle Mariners
bizofbaseball.com 10/22/2008 — Seattle Mariners CEO Howard Lincoln and President Chuck Armstrong announced today that Jack Zduriencik has been named the Mariners new Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations. "Today is a very exciting day for the Mariners," Armstrong said. "We have spent the past ...

Mariners-Yankees Talking Trade?
bleedingblueandteal.com 12/29/2008 — I’m a bit late on this one, but apparently Peter Gammons was on ESPN Radio Christmas morning reporting that the New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners have been in trade talks regarding Yankee DH/LF Hideki Matsui and Mariner LHSP Erik Bedard.  ...

Mariners to decide by Tues
boston.com 11/18/2008 — It appears that the Mariners are getting closer to making a decision on their new manager, a choice that has a two-in-seven chance of affecting the Red Sox. Both bench coach Brad Mills and third base coach DeMarlo Hale met...

Mariners make free-agent offer | Mariners.com: News
seattle.mariners.mlb.com 12/2/2008 — 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 ...

As Seattle Teams Keep Losing, or Leaving, Fans Try Not to Lose Hope
nytimes.com 11/21/2008 — Seattle, which has lost its pro basketball team as its football and baseball teams flounder has, in the words of one fan, “the worst sports scene in the history of sports scenes.” >

Roster moves add four - and cost the Mariners Eric O'Flaherty
blogs.thenewstribune.com 11/20/2008 — The retooling of the Seattle Mariners continued as the team added four minor leaguers to its 40-man roster, took two ...

Possible Adrian Beltre Suitors
bleedingblueandteal.com 12/8/2008 — Adrian Beltre is a great player. He is possibly the most underrated Seattle Mariners player in recent years, with Mike Cameron being his only challenger in my mind. You can make a strong argument that Beltre is the best defensive third baseman in ...

Fontaine shown the door
ussmariner.com 10/29/2008 — This is a bummer. Larry Stone reports that Zduriencik fired Mariners scouting director Bob Fontaine yesterday. Looks like a case of having too many cooks in the kitchen and it sounds heavy handed… One source said that Fontaine was called into ...

NLCS | Phillies rally to beat Dodgers 7-5, grab 3-1 lead — The Seattle Times: Sports 10/14/2008
Shane Victorino and much-traveled pinch-hitter Matt Stairs hit two-run homers off two of Los Angeles' most reliable relievers in the eighth inning Monday night, lifting the Phillies to a 7-5 victory over the Dodgers and a 3-1 lead in the NL ...

MLB | Cards' Albert Pujols has elbow surgery — The Seattle Times: Sports 10/14/2008
Albert Pujols had elbow surgery Monday, and the St. Louis Cardinals star is expected to be ready for spring training. The 2005 National League...

Phillies ride home runs to 3-1 lead in NLCS — The Seattle Times: Sports 10/14/2008
Shane Victorino and the Philadelphia Phillies struck back with long balls rather than beanballs to move within one win of the World Series...

Rays rout Sox, take ALCS lead — The Seattle Times: Sports 10/14/2008
B. J. Upton, Evan Longoria and the rest of the Tampa Bay Rays have quickly become a playoff monster. Upton hit a three-run home run and...

The Seattle Mariners Need a Life Preserver — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/15/2008
Dickens wrote, "These are the best of times and these are the worst of times." No such duality exists for Seattle sports fans. The doldrums of a pathetic Mariners season have been replaced by a miasmic foray into the NFL by our beloved Seahawks. We ...