Seattle Mariners Information and History

The Seattle Mariners are Major League baseball team based out of Seattle, Washington. The Seattle Mariners are in the American League Western Division, and play their games in Safeco Field. The Seattle Mariners became a member of the American League as an expansion team in 1977, and did not post a winning season till 1991. The Seattle Mariners are owned by Nintendo of America, represented by Howard Lincoln. The Seattle Mariners share the record for wins in a single season with 116 wins. The Seattle Mariners are also one of four teams to not win the World Series Championship.

The Seattle Mariners first came to be as a result of a law suit in 1970, due to the Seattle Pilot's purchase and relocation to Milwaukee. A breach of contract filed by King County in Seattle against the American League. In 1976, the American League offered to give Seattle a baseball team as long as the suit was dropped. The Seattle Mariners played their first game against the California Angels and lost 7-0. The Seattle Mariners would not win in the late 70's and early 80's. The Seattle Mariners fortunes would change in the 1987 with the drafting of Ken Griffey Jr. In 1989, the Seattle Mariners saw the emergence of a Superstar, Ken Griffey Jr., as he won A.L. Rookie of the Year. In eleven season with the Seattle Mariners Ken Griffey put up impressive numbers and averaged a .297 average, stole 167 bases, 1,152 RBIs, 398 Homeruns, and 1,752 hits. In 1997, Ken Griffey Jr. won the AL MVP for the Seattle Mariners.

In 1993, the Seattle Mariners hired Lou Piniella was hired as the new manager. He would win two AL Manager of the Year Awards for the Seattle Mariners. In 1994, the Seattle Mariners fortunes changed with players like Edgar Martinez, Jay Buhner, and Randy Johnson. In 1995, the Seattle Mariners will to not lose was that attitude that all the players took on. With a bunch of wins by the Seattle Mariners and a collapse by the Angels both teams finished tied for first in the AL East and forced a one-game playoff. The Seattle Mariners defeated the Angels to make their first playoff appearance. In the ALDS the Seattle Mariners played the New York Yankees. The series went to a game five. In a memorbale series in Seattle Mariners history down 5-4 in the bottom of the 11th inning Edgar Martinez hit a game winning double of Jack McDowell to give the Seattle Mariners first post-season series win. The Seattle Mariners Championship came to a halt as they faced the Cleveland Indians in the ALCS and lost in four games. In 1996, the Seattle Mariners acquired rookie shortstop Alex Rodriguez, and with the help of Griffey, Jay Buhner, and Edgar Martinez, the Seattle Mariners won 85 gmaes, but missed the playoffs. In 1997, the Seattle Mariners won the AL West. Seattle Mariners marched into the playoffs but faced the Baltimore Orioles and lost three games to one in the ALDS. In 1998 and 1999, the Seattle Mariners had losing season due to the poor pitching staff. Long time pitcher for the Seattle Mariners was traded to the Houston Astros. In 1999, the Seattle Mariners moved to their new stadium SAFECO Field. After the 1999 season, Ken Griffey requested to be traded to the Cincinnati Reds.

In 2000, the Seattle Mariners made the playoffs with a wildcard berth. In the playoffs the Seattle Mariners faced the Chicago White Sox in the ALDS who they swept. In the ALCS the Seattle Mariners faced the New York Yankees who they lost to in six games. The following season Alex Rodriguez went to the Texas Rangers via Free-Agency. The Seattle Mariners managed with the aquistion of good hitter second baseman Ichiro Suzuki. In 2001, the Seattle Mariners won 116 games in the regular season. The Seattle Mariners also hosted the All-Star that year and had a team record eight all-stars: Jeff Nelson, Freddy Garcia, Kazuhiro Sasaki, John Olerud, Bret Boone, Mike Cameron, Edgar Martinez, and Ichiro Suzuki. The Seattle Mariners won the AL West easily. Ichiro also won some individual awards for the Seattle Mariners like: Gold Glove Award, AL Rookie of the Year, and AL MVP. In the playoffs the Seattle Mariners defeated the Cleveland Indians by coming back from a 3-2 deficit. The Seattle Mariners advanced to the ALCS to face the New York Yankees but lost for the second year in a row with a score of 4 games to 1. In the 2002-2003, the Seattle Mariners try start off were they had begin the previous years but failed to qualify for the playoffs in both years. In 2002, Lou Piniella left the Seattle Mariners for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The Seattle Mariners replaced him with Bob Melvin. The 2004 season saw the downfall of the Seattle Mariners, except for some personal player accomplishments like Ichiro breaking George Sisler's single season record for hits in a season of 257 hits. Ichiro ended the season with 262 hits. At the end of the season Bob Melvin was fired and Mike Hargrove replaced him on October 20, 2004. The 2006-07 season saw the emergence of young talent and a strong pitching staff for the Seattle Mariners. In the middle of the season in 2007, Mike Hargrove resigned and was replaced by John McLaren. The Seattle Mariners missed the playoffs but one highlight for the season was the performance by Ichiro who for the seventh consecutive season hit for 200 hits in a season.

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