Brandon Morrow News

Dave Wallace was known as one of the better pitching coaches of his generation, helping to develop the arms of Orel Hersheiser , Pedro Martinez and John Wetteland , to name a few.

Great Day in the Morning ! The Yankees continue to impress with their heroics. They are clearly the Best Team in Baseball ! The Magic number is down to only 5... They have gone 25-3 in the last 28 games played versus the 3 other AL playoff teams ! The pitching, top to bottom has been stellar! C.C. is a horse! Mo is, well, Mo ! The Greatest of All ...

Trade Brandon Morrow to Milwaukee for J.J. Hardy. Trade Jose Lopez, Mark Lowe, and Jason Vargas to Chicago for John Danks.

Morrow drops his hand, KOs the A's The eight shutout innings, nine strikeouts, sharp control of a darting fastball and overall excellence by Brandon Morrow in Wednesday night's victory over the A's obviously were just what Mariners manager Don Wakamastu wanted to see.

Brandon Morrow gets a chance to finish his rocky season on a positive note. And yes, Michael Saunders comes out of semi-hiding to make his 10th start in September -- on the last day of the month.

We told you weeks ago that Mike Sweeney wants to return to the majors for one final season next year and would prefer to play here or in Anaheim, which is close to his home north of San Diego.

Doug Fister will never be confused with Brandon Morrow in terms of velocity. At 6-foot-6, Fister might be expected to have a 98 mph fastball in his arsenal.

Ken Griffey Jr. and Franklin Gutierrez tip their caps during a game against the Yankees earlier this season.

Ken Griffey, Jr. hit a three-run homer and Brandon Morrow was stellar on the bump, as the Seattle Mariners made short work of the Oakland Athletics, 7-0, in the middle test of a three-game set.

A dedicated Mariners fan and long-ago sportswriter , I have over the past eight years done "looking-ahead" pieces at the beginning and end of each season.

TODAY: A's Trevor Cahill vs. Mariners' Felix Hernandez , 7:10 p.m. TV: CSNCA. Radio: 860-AM, 1640-AM WEDNESDAY: Clayton Mortensen vs.

With a winning streak in tow, the Mariners quietly have been ascending up the standings in the American League West.

B.J. Upton hit a go-ahead two-run single in the eighth inning, spoiling Seattle's bid for back-to-back wins in a two-game series with a 5-4 loss at Tropicana Field on Wednesday.

The Mariners try to sweep this abbreviated series by sending Brandon Morrow to the mound.

Young right-hander Wade Davis looks for a third strong outing in his fourth major-league appearance tonight when the Tampa Bay Rays host the Seattle Mariners in the finale of a brief two-game series at Tropicana Field.

Ryan Rowland-Smith turned in another sensational performance in the M's 4-1 victory over the White Sox at the Safe last night.

Some of you have wondered about Bill Hall and why the Mariners insist on playing him every night.

Those of you who took the first eight innings off didn't miss anything. The Mariners seemed dead in the water after managing just an Adrian Beltre solo homer off John Danks and seeing Brandon Morrow walk six guys and allow three runs -- two earned -- in a ho-hum afternoon contest in front of the second-smallest crowd all season.

Brandon Morrow got pulled with two on and two out in the sixth and Jason Vargas came on and got the strikeout to keep it a 3-0 game, the White Sox still leading.

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