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2008 Seattle Mariners Schedule

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Seattle Mariners History

An expansion franchise, the club was founded in Seattle in 1977. Then based in the Kingdome, the Mariners would find little success until 1995, when they won their division and defeated the New York Yankees in Game 5 of the ALDS, the winning hit being an iconic moment in team history that is honored by a mural in Safeco Field. The Mariners share the record for most wins in a single season with 116, which they achieved in 2001. Despite this, they have never played in a World Series, being one of four MLB teams to have never won a league championship.

The 2007 season began with a sense of muted optimism. While the team had a busy off-season in terms of changes to the roster, fans questioned player transactions that moved young, potential-filled players (Rafael Soriano, Chris Snelling) in favor of veterans who have suffered injuries in recent seasons (José Guillén, José Vidro, Horacio Ramírez) or who have achieved mediocre success in the past with other clubs (Miguel Batista, Jeff Weaver). These transactions followed CEO Howard Lincoln's remarks at the completion of the 2006 campaign that GM Bill Bavasi and manager Mike Hargrove were on his "hot seat" and needed to produce more wins in 2007. Further magnifying the need to win was outfielder Ichiro Suzuki's suggestion at the beginning of spring training that he may have an interest in testing free-agency waters when his contract is completed at the end of the season if the Mariners continue to struggle on the field.

After two and a half seasons with the Mariners and while guiding the team to a 44-33 record in the 2007 season, Mike Hargrove announced before the July 1, 2007 game against the Toronto Blue Jays that the game would be his last as the Mariners' manager. Hargrove said that he could no longer get the commitment from himself that he was expecting of his players and coaches. Bench coach John McLaren was announced as Hargrove's replacement. On July 13, Ichiro Suzuki signed a 5-year, 90-million-dollar contract with the Mariners that will extend to 2012. With the new minor league prospect Adam Jones playing well and a fairly consistent offense and pitching staff, the 2007 Mariners were back in contention in the AL West and AL Wild Card races. However, a 3-15 stretch late in the season effectively ended the Mariners' 2007 playoff hopes. The Mariners were mathematically eliminated from contention on September 24. One highlight during this strech, however, was Ichiro Suzuki's home run that gave him 200 hits for the season and a seventh consecutive 200-hit season, becoming only the third player with seven consecutive 200-hit seasons, and the first to do it in his first seven seasons.

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