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The Dugout: Seattle Mariners Spring Training 2011

Look at that face. I like to pretend Milton Bradley has that look on his face all day, every day. Like, the mailman drops off his mail, but he tries to get one of Milton's subscribed magazines into the normal mail cubbie and bends it all up, and all Milton can do is stand there at the mailboxes making that face. He...

Mariners Hire Ken Griffey Jr. as Consultant

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Ken Griffey Jr., the longtime face of the Seattle Mariners organization who left the team to retire last year when his playing time dwindled, is returning to the Mariners as a special consultant to the franchise. The announcement was made by club president Chuck Armstrong, one of the few club employees...

Reds Look Inward to Solidify Future

Surely it's no surprise to the Reds that their NL Central rivals have scrambled to reload this winter. For a perennial heavy like the Cardinals, Cincinnati's 2010 division title was a reminder that pedigree ultimately guarantees nothing. For a perennial wannabe like the Brewers, the Reds' triumph not only proved an...

MLB 2010 in Review: Best of the Rest

All this week, the FanHouse staff is looking back at the most significant baseball storylines of 2010. Our top stories are linked below, but there were many more high and low points... Hot Streaks • Troy Tulowitzki hit four home runs in 40 games between June 7 and Sept. 2, missing nearly six weeks during that span...

Ichiro Suzuki: 'I Wonder Why We Still Lose This Many Games'

One of the worst parts of watching a team suffer a run of several seasons out of the money is how it keeps great players from burnishing their reputations with playoff appearances. Seattle's current postseason drought is at nine years and counting, which means that Ichiro Suzuki has spent a lot of time playing in games...

Background on Ken Griffey jr.

George Kenneth "Ken" Griffey, Jr. (born November 21, 1969), nicknamed "Junior" and "The Kid", is an American former professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter.

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