Things haven't gone according to plan for both the Cleveland Indians and Seattle Mariners this year. The two last-place clubs square off tonight, as the Mariners host the Tribe in the opener of a three- game set at Safeco Field.
And the weird thing is, there are still 67 games left.
SEATTLE — A look at what’s in store for the Mariners the final 10 weeks of their season walked into the clubhouse wide-eyed and full of hope.
SEATTLE — The chances Erik Bedard will be traded soon by the Mariners are now as slim as the prospects for a happy finish to Seattle’s lost season.
Richie Sexson will see if he can resurrect his career under a bigger spotlight.
SEATTLE - The names are hanging out there, just waiting for word they're headed out of Seattle: Jarrod Washburn, Raul Ibanez, Erik Bedard and Arthur Rhodes, among others.
With their push to advance from lousy to mediocre under interim manager Jim Riggleman, the Mariners escaped the All-Star break tag of worst team in the majors. They’re merely a run-of-the-mill disaster right now, not an all-time train wreck. They might not even lose 100 games.
NEW YORK - It was at Yankee Stadium in 1928 that Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne, at halftime of the Army game, famously exhorted his team to "win one for the Gipper."
NEW YORK - Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki and the Cubs' Kosuke Fukudome are the only Japanese All-Stars this year. And though Suzuki saw Fukudome in spring training, he hasn't kept up with the Cubs outfielder's progress.
SEATTLE - Through three miserable months, these sunken Mariners have fired their general manager, their manager, their hitting coach and their first baseman.
SEATTLE — Through three miserable months, these sunken Mariners have fired their general manager, their manager, their hitting coach and their first baseman.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - It was the kind of game Willie Bloomquist was made for.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Most of his players and coaches were planning post-game flights for all points of the compass Sunday, but Seattle manager Jim Riggleman was headed back to the Northwest.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Adrian Beltre scored the go-ahead run on an error in the ninth, enabling the Seattle Mariners to close out a disappointing first half of the season with a 4-3 victory over Kansas City Royals on Sunday.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A scrappy little infielder known as much for his attitude as his slashing batting style, Tim "Tug" Hulett's major league debut figured to come at any number of positions - but not as a designated hitter.