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No period of adjustment for Iwakuma this season
A year ago, Hisashi Iwakuma was feeling a little lost in the desert and a bit overwhelmed. Yes, he was 30 years old and had been playing baseball professionally since 1999. But this was his first...
View ArticleMariners split their split squad games: Stefen Romero has himself a day
The facts The Mariners continued score runs and blast the ball over the fence. Seattle got two home runs from prospect Stefen Romero and another from Casper Wells in the win. The Mariners also got...
View ArticleIwakuma rolls on, Mariners close in on second place
Old friend John Jaso started the game with a knock to right off Hisashi Iwakuma. That was it until the sixth for Oakland against Iwakuma. Iwakuma is 4-1 with a 1.74 ERA after seven more dominant...
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Monday’s line-ups, game notes and updated stats vs. the Indians
It’s early! It’s 6:42 a.m. in the Puget Sound, which is normally about two hours after I go to bed. It’s the last game of the series here in Cleveland and thus far it hasn’t gone too well. Hisashi...
View ArticleIndians 10, Mariners 8 –“We are just happy to be leaving Cleveland”
CLEVELAND – Tom Wilhelmsen pretty much summed up the thoughts of the Seattle Mariners and their fans in minutes after yet another stunning walk-off loss to the Cleveland Indians. “We’re just happy to...
View ArticleMariners midseason report
Lots of good nuggets in here. A couple other quick notes before the report: As you’ll see in there, the Mariners are set up to throw Joe Saunders, Hisashi Iwakuma and Felix Hernandez to open the second...
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Wednesday’s line-ups, official game notes and updated stats vs. the Oakland A’s
As expected, Nick Franklin is out of the line-up after needing five stitches in his knee last night. Acting manager Robby Thompson said he hopes that Franklin will be back for Friday or Saturday’s...
View ArticleRainiers transaction madhouse
Tacoma Rainiers manager Roy Howell has been a popular guy lately. His phone has been ringing almost off the hook the past five days. It’s his clubhouse phone, but all the same – he’s got what the...
View ArticleWeather may keep Iwakuma out of Tacoma
It’s looking more unlikely that All-Star right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma will make a rehab start for the Tacoma Rainiers on Tuesday. It’s less to do with him and more to do with the forecast. It’s likely...
View ArticleMariners beat Angels to (barely) stay alive: “Game 161 and we’re still in it....
(With the Seahawks on a bye-week vacation, I pinch-hit tonight for Bob. He had a personal planes-trains-automobiles day with delays in airports trying to get back from Toronto that would have...
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