Morse hard at work to stick in Seattle Oct 23, 2008
After a long summer spent recovering from surgery on his left shoulder, which he injured while trying to make a diving catch in right field at Safeco Field on April 13 against the Angels, Morse believes he has fully recovered from shoulder reconstruction surgery nine days following the injury after testing the shoulder in the AFL.. "I played first base in my first game and dove across my body to make a play," Morse said. (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Mariners tab Zduriencik as new GM Oct 23, 2008
Zduriencik will be introduced to the Seattle-area media at 10 a.m. PT on Friday at Safeco Field. Major League Baseball has a news blackout during the World Series, which starts Wednesday night in St. Petersburg. (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
JOHN SMITHERS: Here's a tip of the cap to Red Sox fans Oct 22, 2008
It was a black night at Safeco Field. Jason Varitek had just blasted a three-run home run with two outs in the eighth inning to give the Red Sox what would end up being an 8-5 victory over Seattle. (Missoulian, MT)
Crowds Expected For Job Fair At Safeco Field Oct 15, 2008
SEATTLE -- In light of the shaky economy, organizers of a job fair said they are expecting large crowds at the event Tuesday at Safeco Field ... Tuesday's job fair is at Safeco Field from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is free. (KIRO TV, WA)
Centralia Home Manager Charged With Rape Oct 15, 2008
Current Conditions 39. E-Mail News Alerts Get breaking news and daily headlines. (KIRO TV, WA)
Teams failures increase Seattles gloom Oct 12, 2008
The Mariners magical playoff run in 1995 helped save baseball in Seattle and build Safeco Field, and their 116 wins in 2001 may never be matched ... Nathan Seaman manages the Seattle Team Shop fan apparel store across the street from Qwest and Safeco fields, and hesitates to count up the amount of money hes spent on Seahawks gear. (MSNBC -- Sports)
WaMu's list of creditors grows Oct 11, 2008
The money owned to the team is tied to work in the Moose Den, the children s area at Safeco Field. Hale said she isn t sure whether the Mariners will file a formal claim in the bankruptcy case. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Armstrong opens up about club's future Oct 10, 2008
Sitting in his fifth-floor office at Safeco Field, overlooking First Avenue and Edgar Martinez Drive, Armstrong spent nearly an hour in an exclusive interview with MLB.com, discussing the organization's past, present and future and explaining why it's so important for him to stay on board during one of the most crucial offseasons in franchise history. "I trust my own ability to make good decisions," Armstrong said. (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Mailbag: What about Kouzmanoff? Oct 7, 2008
Safeco Field in Seattle, another favorite in the American League, is also good that way. I will throw out AT in San Francisco as another favorite, as well as Busch Stadium in St. Louis. (MLB.com -- San Diego Padres)
Mariners don't plan to raise ticket prices Oct 5, 2008
Home attendance at Safeco Field has fallen from 3. 5 million in 2001-02 to 2. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Mariners' Burke not certain about '09 status Oct 3, 2008
SEATTLE -- When backup catcher Jamie Burke drives away from Safeco Field on Sunday evening, heading south on I-5 to his offseason home in Roseburg, Ore. he'll be wondering if he'll see the picture in his rearview mirror again. (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Armstrong weathers 'miserable' season Oct 3, 2008
"I have never been the president of the Mariners when we lost 100 games," Armstrong said on Friday afternoon during an end-of-the-season interview session with local beat writers at Safeco Field. "[This season] has been miserable.". (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Rowland-Smith keys Mariners' win Oct 3, 2008
"Three or four starts ago, we felt really good about what he was doing out there, and he's added to it," manager Jim Riggleman said after Rowland-Smith and right-handed reliever Sean Green combined to hold off the Athletics, 7-3, in front of 24,440 at Safeco Field. "There is nothing more he can do but come to Spring Training and nail down his spot in the rotation.". (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Riggleman speculates on future in Seattle Oct 3, 2008
SEATTLE -- With the start of his 90th game as the Mariners manager almost two hours away, Jim Riggleman sat behind a desk at Safeco Field on Sunday morning fielding questions from the media. Everyone in the room, including the manager, knew the Mariners' regular season finale against the Athletics could well be the skipper's swan song. (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Replay upholds foul-ball ruling at Safeco Oct 3, 2008
SEATTLE -- The Major League's recently-adopted instant replay mechanism was used for the first time at Safeco Field on Wednesday night and it confirmed the initial call made by third-base umpire Chuck Meriwether. With one out in the fifth inning, Angels slugger Vladimir Guerrero hit a line drive to left field off Mariners ace right-hander Felix Hernandez. (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Ibanez cheered as Mariners take '08 finale Oct 3, 2008
In what might have been his final game wearing a Mariners uniform, Ibanez went 0-for-5 in the season-ending, 4-3 victory over the Athletics in front of 27,110 at Safeco Field. Closer J.J. Putz struck out all three batters he faced in the ninth inning to notch his 15th save and secure right-hander R.A. Dickey's fifth win overall and first at home this season. (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Mariners turn attention to GM search Oct 3, 2008
We have done that since moving into Safeco Field. "It certainly is possible that [the payroll] will come down a little, but I don't know what that figure is going to be. Whatever it is, it will represent the best effort from ownership and be consistent with the philosophy ownership has taken.". (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Mariners can't hold down Vlad in finale Oct 3, 2008
Guerrero swung at the first 000026D6 pitch, a fastball that was darting in on his hands, swung mightily and somehow had the strength to hit the ball over the left-field fence for a home run that saddled the Mariners with a 6-4 loss in front of 16,939 at Safeco Field ... " A two-run home run by shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt in the seventh inning lifted Seattle into a 4-4 deadlock and Putz, who had not surrendered a run at Safeco Field since June 1, intended to keep it tied for at least one more... (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Mariners tip their cap to fans on Friday Oct 3, 2008
SEATTLE -- The Mariners' road to 100 losses this season had many onlookers and some of them will be rewarded for their loyalty during the annual Fan Appreciation Night festivities at Safeco Field Friday night, kicking off the final homestand of the season ... It marks the 13th consecutive year Seattle has surpassed the 2 million mark in attendance, which includes four consecutive 3 million seasons from 2000 through '03 -- all at Safeco Field -- and 3 ... Friday night is Fan Appreciation night at... (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Lopez powers Mariners to win over A's Oct 3, 2008
He hit two of them on Friday night against the Athletics, hiking his single-season high to 17, to lead the Mariners to a 10-8 victory in front of 24,662 on Fan Appreciation Night at Safeco Field. Rookie catcher Rob Johnson hit his first career home run, a two-run blast into the visitor's bullpen in left-center, and sprinted around the bases instead of enjoying the jaunt with a trot. (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
2008 Mariners the definition of futility Oct 3, 2008
Safeco Field attendance has dropped from 3. 5 million fans in 2001, Seattle's last year in the postseason, to 2. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Wait-and-see game begins for Riggleman Sep 25, 2008
They will return to their respective offseason homes following Sunday afternoon's regular-season finale against the Athletics at Safeco Field and wait for the Mariners organization to make decisions that will shape the immediate future of the franchise. The first order of business is to hire a full-time general manager, which might be Lee Pelekoudas, who replaced the dismissed Bill Bavasi in June, or someone from outside the organization. (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Hernandez lets victory get away Sep 25, 2008
The first four batters reached base, three of them scored, and although Felix made it through the inning without allowing another run, he never came back out to pitch the seventh inning and therefore settled for his 11th no-decision of the season in a game the Mariners eventually lost 6-5 in front of 19,015 at Safeco Field. The Mariners (58-100) join hands with the 1983 (60-102), 1980 (59-103) and 1978 (56-104) teams that reached triple-digits in losses. (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Kendrick studied teammates during layoff Sep 25, 2008
" Yet, at heart, he remains the same Kendrick who batted .359 in 375 Minor League games, using his compact swing to slash line drives to all fields. Sidelined since Aug. 27 with a strain of the same left hamstring that took him down on April 13 for 42 games, Kendrick returned on Monday night at Safeco Field with two at-bats, hitting the ball sharply to shortstop for outs. Satisfied that the hamstring would hold out in the field and on the bases, he came back Tuesday night with renewed confidence... (MLB.com -- Anaheim Angels)
Angels' Moseley saves lost season Sep 25, 2008
"The last two starts have meant a lot to me," Moseley said, heading into his assignment against the Mariners on Thursday night at Safeco Field. After undergoing surgery on his pitching arm last October to alleviate elbow pressure and going through the long rehab, Moseley struggled to find his form in four April starts and was dispatched to Triple-A Salt Lake, where he continued to labor. (MLB.com -- Anaheim Angels)
Teixeira powers Angels to win Sep 25, 2008
Teixeira's fourth hit, a homer into the right-field seats in the eighth inning, lifted the Angels to a 6-5 decision over the Mariners on Wednesday night at Safeco Field, bringing the AL West champions within two victories of the franchise's first 100-win season. "This team has everything it needs," Teixeira said. (MLB.com -- Anaheim Angels)
Mariners' Silva gets scratched Sep 24, 2008
The end of the year is Sunday, so Silva would have to get better real fast to pitch in the final series of the regular season against the Athletics, which begins on Friday night at Safeco Field. "If Carlos said, 'Hey, I feel good and I want to go,' then we would put him out there," Riggleman said. (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Lopez impressing in stint at first base Sep 24, 2008
They go into Wednesday night's game against the Angels at Safeco Field in danger of becoming the first Seattle team to lose 100 games since 1983 ... " Lopez will be at first or second in Wednesday night's game, which features ace right-hander Felix Hernandez pursuing his elusive 10th victory in his final start of the season. Hernandez needs to pitch 5 1/3 innings to reach the 200-inning plateau for the first time. His 3.83 ERA is the lowest ever for a Mariners pitcher with 10 or more losses. A... (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Putz caps comeback with 100th save Sep 24, 2008
While nothing short of a seven-game winning streak at the end of the season can keep this Mariners team from joining three others as 100-game losers, it's what happened in the three innings before Putz got the ball that made Seattle's 9-6 victory in front of 19,065 at Safeco Field that made it such an accomplishment ... Putz has not allowed a run at Safeco Field since June 1 ... But the Angels counterpunched in the fourth, the big blow being catcher Mike Napoli's 447-foot, three-run home run off... (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Ibanez's fine season leads to Aaron nod Sep 24, 2008
When left fielder Raul Ibanez went 3-for-4 and drove in four runs in the Mariners' first game following the All-Star break, little did anyone know the internal fire lit that night at Safeco Field would glow so brightly for the remainder of the season. And has it ever. (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Mariners' rally halts Angels' surge Sep 24, 2008
What could have been an inning-ending double play, preserving a four-run lead, became a floodgate-opening single, leading to a 9-6 Mariners victory at Safeco Field that derailed a pair of streaks on Tuesday. Gone is a five-game Angels winning streak that had opened up some distance on the rest of the American League. (MLB.com -- Anaheim Angels)
Angels' Saunders still battling kidney stones Sep 24, 2008
SEATTLE -- Joe Saunders' bout with kidney stones remained unresolved on Tuesday as Angels manager Mike Scioscia prepared for the second of four games against the Mariners at Safeco Field. "Saunders is feeling better -- but as of 20 minutes ago, we weren't sure if it has passed," Scioscia said of his All-Star left-hander, projected to start Game 3 of the American League Division Series despite no official word from the manager on his rotation plans. (MLB.com -- Anaheim Angels)
Infield healing up in time for postseason Sep 24, 2008
00 ERA. His one loss against them came at Safeco Field, when he allowed six runs (three earned) in five innings. SEA: RHP Felix Hernandez (9-11, 3. (MLB.com -- Anaheim Angels)
Unearned run costs Rowland-Smith Sep 23, 2008
And the game he pitched against the Angels on Monday night at Safeco Field could have been the best yet. He held the American League West champion Angels to two runs -- one earned -- but absorbed the loss in a 2-1 setback in front of 19,717, as Seattle's end-of-the-season losing streak reached 12 games. (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Kendrick returns to Angels lineup Sep 23, 2008
He missed 42 games earlier in the season after straining the same hamstring running the bases at Safeco Field on April 13. It was a cool Monday night in Seattle, but it did not deter manager Mike Scioscia from sending Kendrick out. (MLB.com -- Anaheim Angels)
Vlad makes it 11 straight with 25 homers Sep 23, 2008
SEATTLE -- With his fourth-inning homer on Monday night against the Mariners' Ryan Rowland-Smith at Safeco Field, Vladimir Guerrero achieved the distinction of reaching at least 25 homers for the 11th season in a row. The homer was No. 390 of Guerrero's career, moving him past Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench. (MLB.com -- Anaheim Angels)
Commercial Real Estate: Seattles pro teams score environmental victories Sep 22, 2008
Most property managers will probably never score a touchdown at Qwest Field, hit a home run at Safeco Field, or sink a three-pointer at KeyArena. But by adopting the same environmental practices that the Seahawks, Mariners and Storm have instituted at their stadiums, they can reap the same successes off the field. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Morrow loses no-no, Mariners lose 11th Sep 22, 2008
" The early work by Morrow was both impressive and encouraging. The 24-year-old who had more than 40 family and friends watching, held the Athletics hitless through 5 1/3 innings -- rekindling memor 00001CC5 ies of the gem he pitched against the Yankees at Safeco Field on Sept. 5 in his first big league start, when he held the Yanks hitless for 7 1/3 innings. And just like that game, a double ended Morrow's no-hitter on Sunday. He walked the first batter he faced in the sixth inning, struck out... (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Road trip remains fruitless Sep 20, 2008
It happened on May 7-8 against the Rangers at Safeco Field, and this is the first time since 1992 a Mariners team has been shut out in back-to-back games twice in the same season. Records are falling, but certainly not the feel-good kind, and the frustration level keeps going higher. (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
HUskies promote interim AD Sep 19, 2008
The school is pushing for a proposed 300 million renovation of the stadium, hoping 150 million can come from state tourism taxes already in place to help pay off the bonds on Qwest Field and Safeco Field. The remainder would come from premium seat charges, private donations and the athletic department. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Mariners kick off '09 schedule on road Sep 18, 2008
A trio of three-game series, against the reigning American League West champion Angels, followed by the Tigers and Rays, begins the Mariners' 10th full season at Safeco Field. The nine-game homestand, from April 14-23, follows a season-opening road trip to Minnesota and Oakland that begins the Mariners' 33rd season in the AL. A four-game series against the Twins beginning on April 6 marks the beginning of the final season inside the Metrodome. (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Expect Traffic Delays Around Seattle Thursday Sep 18, 2008
SEATTLE -- Microsoft is holding its annual meeting Thursday at Safeco Field. The meeting is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and a crowd of about 22,000 is expected to attend. (KIRO TV, WA)
Tuiasosopo taking it all in with Mariners Sep 15, 2008
Tuiasosopo, the Mariners' third-round selection in the 2004 First-Year Player Draft, was promoted from Triple-A Tacoma on Sept. 2 and made his big league debut three nights later against the Yankees in front of family and friends at Safeco Field. "I remember going to Safeco that Friday afternoon and how cool it was pulling into the garage, walking into the clubhouse and seeing a locker with my name on it," he said. (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
American League Game Capsules Sep 14, 2008
Seattle, WA (Sports Network) - Raul Ibanez finished 4-for-5 and drove in three runs as Seattle edged Texas, 8-7, in the finale of a brief two-game set at Safeco Field. With the loss and an LA Angels win over the New York Yankees earlier in the day, the Rangers were officially eliminated from the AL West race. (KSBW 8, CA)
ATM Sales and Service Sep 14, 2008
Safeco Field in Seattle charges 10 per transaction. Folks who feed their plastic card into an ATM used to take out an average of 60 per withdrawal and then immediately spend 30 percent of that at the business. (Montana Standard, MT)
Beltre opts for surgery next week Sep 14, 2008
" Beltre actually has been playing with the torn ligament for nearly two seasons. He suffered the injury on May 31, 2007, while diving for a ball hit near the third-base line, missed a few games, came back at far less than 100 percent, resumed playing and ended up missing just 13 games all of last season. He thought the injury would heal with rest, but it never did and the damage was found during an MRI exam taken last December. Rather than have surgery and miss the first month or so of this... (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Felix vies for elusive 10th victory Sep 14, 2008
The Mariners' ace has lost his past two starts, pitching superbly in a 1-0 setback to the Rangers in Arlington on Sept. 1, and not-so-superbly in a 7-3 loss six days later at Safeco Field. Hernandez went a season-low 4 1/3 innings in that outing, admittedly his worst performance of the season in 28 starts. (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Beltre reluctant to end season Sep 12, 2008
The only question in Beltre's mind is whether to have it before the Mariners play their season finale on Sept. 28 against the Athletics at Safeco Field ... Beltre first injured the thumb on May 31, 2007, when he dove for a ball that was hit near the third-base line in a game against the Rangers at Safeco Field. (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Mariners balancing crowded rotation Sep 12, 2008
It might come down to two of the starters pitching on the same day, something the Mariners were going to do last Saturday night at Safeco Field against the Yankees. Morrow was going to start and be replaced by Rowland-Smith at some point during the game. (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Mariners not looking for encore Sep 11, 2008
After spending a month at Triple-A Tacoma converting from late-inning reliever to a starter, Morrow held the Yankees hitless for 7 2/3 innings last Friday night, creating a buzz at Safeco Field that had not been heard most of the season ... 42 ERA) Morrow had electric stuff in shutting down the Yankees at Safeco Field, commanding the strike zone with fastballs, curveballs and changeups. (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Ibanez, Ichiro lead Mariners' charge Sep 11, 2008
But in the end -- and to the relief of the Mariners -- power took a back seat to timely hitting, as Seattle held on for an 8-7 victory over the Rangers in front of 23,644 at Safeco Field and several thousand interested spectators at Angel Stadium in Anaheim. About an hour before Mariners closer J.J. Putz buzzed a game-ending third strike past Rangers shortstop Michael Young, Angels closer Frankie Rodriguez did the exact same thing in Anaheim to finish off the Yankees -- a combination that... (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Mariners' Bloomquist heads home Sep 11, 2008
" Bloomquist, born in Bremerton, Wash., and a graduate of South Kitsap High in Port Orchard, was selected in the third round of the 1999 First-Year Player Draft out of Arizona State. A middle infielder at the beginning of his career, he has developed into one of the best all-around players in the Major Leagues, starting at seven different positions last season and six positions this year, batting .279 in 71 games. Overall, he has a .280 average with six home runs and 98 RBIs in his career and is... (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Weaver to make return against Mariners Sep 11, 2008
Morrow, who spent a month at Triple-A Tacoma making the transition from reliever to starter, had electric stuff in shutting down the Yankees at Safeco Field, commanding the strike zone with fastballs, curveballs and changeups. He also throws a slider and a cutter, which he didn't need against New York. (MLB.com -- Anaheim Angels)
Rangers' four homers not enough Sep 11, 2008
That was about their only hope, and hope officially came to an end Wednesday afternoon when Young struck out against Mariners reliever J.J. Putz, leaving the Rangers with an 8-7 loss at Safeco Field. Farther down on the Pacific Coast, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim had already beaten the Yankees and were patiently waiting for the Rangers to finish. (MLB.com -- Texas Rangers)
Rangers knock off Mariners 7-3 Sep 10, 2008
Texas Rangers starting pitcher Vicente Padilla throws to the Seattle Mariners, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008, at Safeco Field in Seattle. Rangers knock off Mariners 7-3. (Anchorage Daily News)
Hernandez scuffles in defeat Sep 10, 2008
The Mariners never recovered, dropping a 7-3 decision in front of 22,704 at Safeco Field. The three hit batters were a first for Felix during his 101-start career and the seventh in franchise history. (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Teagarden helps Rangers to win Sep 10, 2008
Teagarden continued to do that by going 2-for-5 with a single, double and three RBIs in the Rangers' 7-3 victory over the Mariners at Safeco Field. Teagarden is now 7-for-20 with three home runs and nine RBIs in six games as a Major Leaguer. (MLB.com -- Texas Rangers)
Brandon Morrow Throws Near No-Hitter in First Major League Start Sep 10, 2008
SEATTLE, WASH. - Former Cal standout , the highest draft pick in Golden Bear baseball history, was phenomenal in his first Major League start last Friday, Sept. 5 against the New York Yankees at Safeco Field in Seattle. The Mariner's 24-year-old right-hander, who for the past two seasons has been a stand-out reliever for Seattle, came within four outs of becoming the second pitcher in Major League history to throw a no-hitter in his first big league start. (Calbears.com)
Free-swinging Betancourt more patient Sep 9, 2008
Going into Tuesday night's series opener against the Rangers at Safeco Field, Betancourt has a. 280 career batting average and. (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Mariners' Silva out with back spasms Sep 8, 2008
Left-hander Ryan Feierabend, scheduled to start Wednesday afternoon's game against the Rangers at Safeco Field, got the start in the series finale instead. Silva reported to work on Sunday with a stiff back that began bothering him on Saturday. (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Mariners' Morse begins return back Sep 8, 2008
More than five months after suffering a serious shoulder injury while diving for a ball in right field at Safeco Field, Morse returns to game action next week at the Mariners' instructional league in Peoria, Ariz. -- his days as an outfielder probably behind him forever. (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Feierabend lends Mariners a hand Sep 8, 2008
But circumstances out of his control put the game in his hands, and he didn't let go of it until he had pitched the first seven innings in the Mariners' 5-2 victory in front of 42,677 at Safeco Field. On a day Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter tied Babe Ruth for second place on the Yankees' all-time hit list, Mariners second baseman Jose Lopez acted like the Babe, belting two home runs in one game for the first time in his career. (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Ibanez's value to Seattle beyond stats Sep 8, 2008
SEATTLE -- As an indication of just how much left fielder Raul Ibanez has meant to the Mariners' offense this season, consider this: The team has had four or more RBIs in a game from one player just 10 times and almost half of them belong to Ibanez. He has a six-RBI game, a five-RBI game and two four-RBI games so far, and there are 20 games remaining in what might be his final season with Seattle. (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Bruney a late-season bloomer for Yanks Sep 8, 2008
Bruney has reemerged as a contributor down the stretch, throwing another scoreless inning on Saturday in New York's 7-4 victory at Safeco Field. "Everybody heals differently, and I feel like I've always healed pretty well," Bruney said. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
History on Yanks' side down stretch Sep 8, 2008
SEATTLE -- All season long, the Yankees have pinned a version of their schedule in each of their lockers back in the Bronx. The month of September was always available for inspection, so it should not be any surprise to see what lies ahead. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
