SURVEYING THE MOONSCAPE that was the local sports year in 2008, the wisest course for the local outfits for 2009 is to not try growing crops right away. http://www.foxsports.com
Seattle Mariners Inside Pitch 2008-12-10 The coaching staff being put together by new Seattle manager Don Wakamatsu has many ties to the Angels organization. Third-base coach Bruce Hines, bench coach Ty Van Burkleo and first-base coach Lee Tinsley -- as well as Wakamatsu himself -- have come up ... more Submitted on 2008-12-10
Seattle Mariners Notes, Quotes 2008-12-10 --INF/OF/DH Russell Branyan will get a chance to be an everyday player, an opportunity he hasn't gotten while playing in the big league leagues for a decade. Blessed with immense power but cursed by high strikeout totals and low batting averages, Branyan ... more Submitted on 2008-12-10
Mariners likely to work the Strip LAS VEGAS - With the stunning Bellagio Resort and Hotel as backdrop, it would be easy to use gambling clich?s and metaphors to discuss theSeattleMariners' role in the Baseball winter meetings this week here on the Las Vegas Strip.... more Submitted on 2008-12-09
Batting coach fills Mariners' staff LAS VEGAS - Seattle manager Don Wakamatsu completed his coaching staff Sunday by adding Alan Cockrell as the Mariners' new hitting coach.... more Submitted on 2008-12-09
It's official: Ibanez becomes free agent LAS VEGAS - As expected, Raul Iba?ez declined theSeattleMariners' offer of salary arbitration. Iba?ez's agents notified Major League Baseball after Sunday's 9 p.m. deadline that he will apply for free agency. MLB officials then notified the Mariners.... more Submitted on 2008-12-09
Sources: Cardinals serious about Burnett A.J. Burnett finished the 2008 season in Toronto, but sources tell Ken Rosenthal the Cardinals are seeking the righty's services.... more Submitted on 2008-12-08
Mariners hire Cockrell as hitting coach New Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu has finished his coaching staff for the 2009 season, hiring Alan Cockrell as hitting coach.Cockrell spent the last two seasons as hitting coach for the Colorado Rockies. The 46-year-old had spent his entire coaching care... more Submitted on 2008-12-08
