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OAKLAND -- Seattle Mariners Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Lee Pelekoudas announced today that the Mariners have released first baseman Richie Sexson. "We felt that at this time it was in the best interest of the ballclub, and in Richie's best interest, to make this move" Pelekoudas said. The Mariners have not yet announced a corresponding move. ... [link]

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Published 7/10/2008 by Jeff at Lookout Landing: Front Page Posts
Pravda: OAKLAND -- Seattle Mariners Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Lee Pelekoudas announced today that the Mariners have released first baseman Richie Sexson. "We felt that at this time it was in the best interest of the ballclub, and in Richie's best interest, to make this move" Pelekoudas said. Thanks for the Funk Blasts, you clumsy giant.

Mariners Release Richie Sexson
Published 7/10/2008 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
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Big Richie released, Bedard to DL
Published 7/10/2008 by TD at Rain Delay
Here’s the Official Press Release. Seattle Mariners Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Lee Pelekoudas announced today that the Mariners have released first baseman Richie Sexson. “We felt that at this time it was in the best interest of the ballclub, and in Richie’s best interest, to make this move” Pelekoudas said. According to Jim Hickey of the Seattle PI, the Mariners have purchased the contract of IF Tug Hulett and Pitcher Jared Wells (Wells takes the roster spot of Erik Bedard who was placed on the 15-Day DL) from Triple A Tacoma. We all knew the Sexson move was coming, it was all about waiting for the axe to fall. ...

Richie Sexson Released
Published 7/10/2008 by Nick Scala (noreply@blogger.com) at Mets Prospectus
According to MLB.com the Seattle Mariners have officially released slugging first baseman Richie Sexon. Seattle Mariners Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Lee Pelekoudas announced today that the Mariners have released first baseman Richie Sexson. The Mariners have not yet announced a corresponding move. Sexson, 33, was hitting .218 (55-for-272) with 8 doubles, 11 HR and 30 RBI in 74 games with Seattle this season. As The Man said one month ago a platoon of Sexon/Carlos Delgado could really help both guys out. This season in 61 at-bats against lefties Sexon is hitting .344 with 5 home runs, while he is hitting just .178 ...

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Posted 7/11/2008 on Home Run Derby

Seattle beer lovers might be a little sad today. Sometime last year we told you about a Seattle Bar which had a awesome promotion called Cheap Sexson Mondays … wherein Norm’s Eatery and Ale House in Seattle would sell cheap bottles of Budweiser and Bud Light (priced according to Richie Sexson’s batting average) all day on Mondays. Norm’s continued Cheap Sexson ...

MLB.com: Mariners release Richie Sexson

Posted 7/10/2008 on BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog

Now will somebody please tell me why Jose Vidro still has a job, much less is batting cleanup? OAKLAND—Seattle Mariners Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Lee Pelekoudas announced today that the Mariners have released first baseman Richie Sexson. “We felt that at this time it was in the best interest of the ballclub, and in Richie’s best interest, to make this move” ...