MLB Tribune » Ichiro Suzuki http://mlbtribune.com Major League Baseball News, Rants and Rumors Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:13:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 What is going on with the Mariners? http://mlbtribune.com/what-is-going-on-with-the-mariners/ http://mlbtribune.com/what-is-going-on-with-the-mariners/#comments Sat, 15 May 2010 14:00:10 +0000 Scooter http://mlbtribune.com/?p=666 Seattle MarinersThe Seattle Mariners have the best one-two punch with King Felix and Cliff Lee, but yet this team seems like the Pirates in the NL. The Mariners are (14-21) and last in the AL West. Ichiro Suzuki and Franklin Gutiérrez are doing their part, but the rest of the team is just crawling.

There team ERA is at 3.62 which is pretty darn good, but that is not problem. The problem is the offense, with a team batting average of only .233.

You can’t win games if you can’t hit even with the two studs in the rotation. Milton Bradley is batting .214 followed by Ken Griffey Jr. at .200, Casey Kotchman at .186 and Chone Figgins at .185. These numbers for this time of year is horrendous.

Is it time to say goodbye to Ken Griffey Jr.? I think so and what a career Junior had. He will be a first ballot Hall of Famer. But right now the Mariners need a bat and there are a few players looking for employment.

Doug Fister and Seattle’s bullpen were just good enough Friday night when they got some needed power from Franklin Gutierrez, Adam Moore and Mike Sweeney all homered in support of Fister, helping the usually light-hitting Mariners beat the baseball-best Tampa Bay Rays 4-3.

There’s time to get it together, but the Mariners need to do it sooner than later.

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The Seattle Mariners are no slouch at offense with Ichiro Suzuki, Chone Figgins, Jose Lopez, and Franklin Gutiérrez. They still have the kid Ken Griffey who still has some pop left in his bat. The Mariners finished 85-77 and good for 3rd place in the AL West.

The Seattle Mariners are a much improved team and could even win the division after the Los Angeles Angels had a little fire sale this winter. Los Angeles Angels have lost Chone Figgins to the Mariners and John Lackey to the Red Sox.

I have a strong feeling that the American Wild Card will not come from the beasts of the East.

Prediction

AL East: Yankees (104-58)
AL Central: Twins (90-72)
AL West:  Angels (97-65)
Wild Card: Mariners (95-67)

Red Sox: 2nd in AL East (94-68)

What are your predictions?

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