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Saturday Dec 19 | Kansas City Star

The Royals' decade

January 2000: David Glass steps down as president and CEO of Wal-Mart. This will free me up to spend a little more time to do the things that I have a real passion for, he says.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Kansas City Royals, Baseball Players, Neifi Perez, John Buck, Mark Teahen, Zack Greinke

Thu Dec 17, 2009

Fox Sports

Seattle Mariners Roster Report

From a 101-loss team that bickered and was in complete disarray, Seattle had become a place where the players were happy and, more significantly, a place where the team had a chance to win on any given day.

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Related Topix: Sports, Seattle Mariners, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Yusmeiro Petit, Arizona Diamondbacks, Kenji Johjima

Sun Dec 13, 2009

Seattle Times

Ryan Langerhans knew he might be jobless today: says buddy Adam LaRoche being looked at by Mariners

Just spoke to Ryan Langerhans down in southern Texas, where he's off with some buddies on a white-tailed deer hunting trip.

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Related Topix: Sports, Seattle Mariners, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Ryan Langerhans, Hunting, Outdoor Recreation, Russell Branyan

Thu Dec 03, 2009

Seattle Mariners

Q&A with skipper Don Wakamatsu

Don Wakamatsu had a whirlwind first year as manager of the Mariners. The soft-spoken former big league catcher led his team to a dramatic turnaround, going 85-77 a year after the club finished with the worst record in the American League at 61-101. The 24-game improvement was the best in the Majors in 2009 and garnered Wakamatsu recognition in the ...

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Related Topix: Sports, Seattle Mariners, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Shawn Kelley, David Aardsma, Mark Lowe, Russell Branyan

Tue Dec 01, 2009

Seattle Times

Arbitration deadline looms for free agents

Update 1 p.m.: The Mariners must also make a decision on whether to offer salary arbitration to their non-ranked free agents -- Russ Branyan, Endy Chavez, Mike Sweeney, and Miguel Batista .

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Related Topix: Sports, Seattle Mariners, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Endy Chavez, Miguel Batista, Felix Hernandez, David Aardsma

Mon Nov 23, 2009

The Boston Globe

Ever-confident Sheffield game for a comeback

The old-guy market may not be so hot this offseason, so Gary Sheffield is making sure he's not one of the old guys shut out of the 2010 season.

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Related Topix: Sports, Gary Sheffield, Baseball Players, Tom Glavine, Dave Roberts, Carlos Delgado, Garret Anderson

Sat Nov 21, 2009

The Seattle Times

Mariners add six to 40-man roster

Some interesting Mariners prospects have been added to the team's 40-man roster, including two players making noise this week.

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Related Topix: Sports, Seattle Mariners, Major League Baseball, Jose Lopez, Baseball Players

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Seattle Times

Window of exclusivity shutting on Mariners where Russell Branyan, other free agents are concerned

Tomorrow is the start of the free-agency period, where the Mariners can window-shop for some of the bigger names from other teams.

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Related Topix: Sports, Seattle Mariners, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Russell Branyan, Adrian Beltre, Erik Bedard, Miguel Batista

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Kitsap Sun

The Mariners Improving Offense Key As Free Agency Begins

Baseball's shopping season begins in earnest today when teams are allowed to negotiate with all 171 players who filed for free agency.

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Related Topix: Sports, Seattle Mariners, Major League Baseball, American League, Baseball Players, Russell Branyan, Jack Wilson, Adrian Beltre

Major League Baseball

Inbox: Who will earn '10 catching duties?

The Hot Stove portion of the baseball season is in full swing and the Mariners have several holes to fill before the start of Spring Training.

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Related Topix: Sports, Seattle Mariners, Major League Baseball, Rob Johnson, Kenji Johjima, Baseball Players, Adam Moore, Mike Redmond

Wed Nov 11, 2009

Seattle Times

Ken Griffey Jr. will be a Mariner in 2010

Ichiro, left, and Ken Griffey Jr. slap hands as teammates carry them off the field after the team's 4-3 win over Texas put the final touches on the Mariners' turnaround season.

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Related Topix: Sports, Seattle Mariners, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Ken Griffey, Edgar Martinez

The Herald

Mariners Blog: Lowe on learning Griffey will return: 'I got chills'

Mark Lowe is living his dream as a major league relief pitcher, but that dream became something special this year when he played on the same team as his childhood idol, Ken Griffey Jr.

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Related Topix: Sports, Seattle Mariners, Major League Baseball, Mark Lowe, Baseball Players

Mon Nov 09, 2009

Seattle Times

Beltre, Sweeney file for free agency

Adrian Beltre and Mike Sweeney were among the 79 players that didn't waste any time and filed for free agency today on the first day they could do so.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Adrian Beltre, Seattle Mariners, Major League Baseball, Miguel Batista, Endy Chavez, Erik Bedard

Sun Nov 08, 2009

Major League Baseball

Seven Mariners among free-agent class

The end of the World Series means the start of a new "season" for seven Mariners.

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Related Topix: Sports, Seattle Mariners, Major League Baseball, Erik Bedard, Baseball Players, Adrian Beltre, Russell Branyan, Endy Chavez

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Seattle Times

Mariners will likely avoid non-tender madness

UPDATE 4:07 P.M.: The union just released the list of players that filed for free agency today.

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Related Topix: Sports, Seattle Mariners, Major League Baseball, Miguel Batista, Erik Bedard, Baseball Players, Endy Chavez, Adrian Beltre

Fri Nov 06, 2009

The Daily Weekly

Will World Series MVP Hideki Matsui Be a Mariner Next Year?

Free agent Matsui says he might like to join his pal Ichiro in Seattle next year.

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Related Topix: Sports, Seattle Mariners, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Hideki Matsui, Ichiro Suzuki

The Spokesman-Review

M's, Junior chat November 6, 2009

Ken Griffey Jr. made $3.5 million last season with Seattle while batting .214 with 19 homers.

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Related Topix: Sports, Seattle Mariners, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Adrian Beltre, Miguel Batista, Russell Branyan

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Major League Baseball

Lowe up for prestigious Hutch honor

For the past three years, Mariners reliever Mark Lowe was an interested spectator at the annual Hutch Award luncheon held at Safeco Field.

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Related Topix: Sports, Seattle Mariners, Major League Baseball, Mark Lowe, Baseball Players, American League, Jonny Gomes, Tim Hudson

Mon Oct 19, 2009

The Herald

Aardsma: Teammates worked hard to make sure Johjima, Ichiro were appreciated

What David Aardsma loved most about the Seattle Mariners of 2009 was the hope they carried into 2010.

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Related Topix: Sports, Seattle Mariners, Major League Baseball, David Aardsma, Baseball Players, Russell Branyan, Kenji Johjima

Wed Oct 14, 2009

Philly.com

Phillies fans have embraced Ibanez' blue-collar style

SOMETIMES acceptance is found in the strangest places, at the oddest times. So, sure, Raul Ibanez noticed when the paying customers at Citizens Bank Park began chanting Rauuuul earlier in the year and how loudly they cheered when he hit that walkoff homer against the Padres in April.

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Related Topix: Sports, Philadelphia Phillies, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Raul Ibanez

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