MARINERS: Fishing for Carp
nextseasonsports.com 5/24/2009 — Up for three days As a part of the trade that sent J.J. Putz to the New York Mets, Mike Carp, is still waiting for the Seattle Mariners to call his number.That day could soon come for the 22-year old left-handed bat that the Mariners are longing to have in a lineup dominated by the ...

Make or break time for M’s
outsidethepressbox.com 6/26/2009 — As we approach the halfway point of the season, the Mariners find themselves in a strange position - too good to start having a firesale, yet not good enough to consider taking on salary. Quite simply, the M’s have been paralyzed into inactivity by their own modest success. At 37-35, ...

A Statistical Look at the Seattle Mariners' Season So Far
bleacherreport.com 6/26/2009 — With the Mariners only a couple games out of first place in the AL West, it is time to start looking deeper at some statistics to see whether the Mariners truly have a shot at making the playoffs. The biggest apparent weakness of the Mariners has ...

Time to Sell High: Russell Branyan?
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 6/5/2009 — Many people, myself included, were shocked when the Mariners signed Russell Branyan in the offseason with the intention of having the journeyman start at first base. Everyone knew that Branyan possessed plus power, but he never made enough contact ...

Should the Mariners Resign Branyan?
mlbnotebook.com 6/25/2009 — One of the better moves this offseason was the Mariners signing Russell Branyan. Branyan was signed to a 1 year deal, at the price of $1.4 million. First off, it was amazing that the M's could get Branyan at such a low price. According to FanGraph's WAR data, Branyan has been worth at least ...

The Baltimore Mariners Road To Success
baltimoresportsreport.com 6/18/2009 — Playoff Bound Mariners Found Unity on the Road and Continuity on the Field Baltimore, Maryland (June 18, 2009) – As the clock moves past midnight Thursday the Baltimore Mariners’ bus will pull away from the Hampton Inn in Glen Burnie as a cadre of dedicated fans wish them well. As the team ...

Day One Draft Review
sodomojo.com 6/10/2009 — The 2009 first year player draft is no doubt a big one for the Seattle Mariners. With the second overall pick and two picks in the first round, there was a lot riding on this first day. I thought, all things considered, the front office did a ...

MARINERS: Yankee bats too much for Seattle in 8-5 loss
nextseasonsports.com 7/1/2009 — Twice the Mariners battled back to even the game, but a three-run eighth inning proved to be too much as the Mariners lost to the Yankees 8-5 today in New York.Yankees CF Melky Cabrera brought home the go-ahead run with a two-run double to deep center. Derek Jeter followed it up with a one-run ...

Mariners midseason report card
outsidethepressbox.com 7/14/2009 — If you had told me at the beginning of the season that at the all-star break, the Seattle Mariners would be 46-42 and four games out of first place with noted baseball luminaries like Russell Branyan, David Aardsma, Rob Johnson and Chris Shelton playing key roles, I’d probably still be ...

MARINERS: Orioles blank the Mariners 1-0
nextseasonsports.com 6/2/2009 — As if the season he was having wasn't painful enough for Mariners fans, former Mariners star prospect Adam Jones scored the winning run, the only run, as the Mariners fell to the Orioles 1-0 tonight at Safeco Field.Seattle's hitting struggles continued, despite a promising eight-run outing ...

Ken Griffey Jr. Goes Deep As the Mariners Rally To Beat Arizona 4-3 — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/20/2009
In the first game I have attended since moving back to Seattle, the Mariners rallied from a three-run deficit to defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3. Ken Griffey Jr. hit a two-run pinch hit homerun in eighth inning to tie the game and Rob Johnson ...

Larry Stone's MLB power rankings — The Seattle Times: Sports 6/21/2009

Tacoma Rainiers fall to Reno as Kenji Johjima catches four innings — The Seattle Times: Sports 6/21/2009
Alex Romero doubled in the go-ahead run in the fifth inning, and the Reno Aces earned a 2-1 victory over the Tacoma Rainiers before 6,220...

Mariners' Chavez shelved for season — SFGate: Top Sports Stories 6/21/2009
Mariners outfielder Endy Chavez is done for the season after an exam revealed a serious right knee injury sustained in a collision with shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt. Chavez tore the anterior cruciate ligament and has other structural damage in his ...

Unheralded Mariners Offseason Acquisitions Making Mark On 2009 Season — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/21/2009
One year ago, David Aardsma was a middle reliever for the Boston Red Sox who was most notable for being the first name in the alphabetical listing of Major League Baseball players. A 6′4″, hard-throwing righthander, Aardsma had never ...