The Olympian

Mariners

  • Mariners don't plan to raise ticket prices in 2009

    The American League-worst Seattle Mariners don't plan to raise ticket prices for next season, and they might even offer some cheaper seats in response to tough economic times.

  • Mariners' offseason plans: New GM, then a myriad of changes

    Ask Ichiro Suzuki what his sunken Mariners must do this offseason, and the superstar outfielder just keeps cooling himself at his locker with a white, paper-thin fan with red roses on it.

  • Analysis: Bavasi's 'stupid' stunt failed to spark Mariners

    It took just 15 bizarre minutes, back when there were still more than 100 games remaining, to sink the Seattle Mariners' season.

  • Corcoran honored as M's 'unsung hero'

    SEATTLE - When Roy Corcoran gives you his "aw shucks" good-ol'-boy routine, it's no act - that's just his Southern-born, Southern-bred way.

  • M's finish with sweep of A's

    Unfailingly honest throughout his career, Raul Ibanez insisted Sunday he doesn't know whether he'll be back as a Seattle Mariner next season - but he and his teammates seemed to be saying an emotional goodbye.

  • Photos So long, field of screams

    With the Seattle Mariners' lost season officially in the rearview mirror, it's time to take a quick look back at 2008 and a hopeful peek forward to 2009.

  • Recap: Seattle vs. Oakland

    Yuniesky Betancourt's two-run triple in the fifth inning gave the Seattle Mariners a 4-3 win over the Oakland Athletics to sweep the final series of the year at Safeco Field.

  • Photos M's end miserable season with 4-3 win over A's

    Ichiro Suzuki had two hits and scored the decisive run as the Seattle Mariners rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday, ending a pair of forgettable seasons.

  • Oakland Athletics (75-85) at Seattle Mariners (60-101), 4:10 p.m.

    The Seattle Mariners try and finish their season with a three-game sweep of the Oakland Athletics this afternoon at Safeco Field.

  • Rowland-Smith shines again for Mariners

    Ryan Rowland-Smith walked off the mound to a standing ovation from an appreciative Safeco Field crowd of 24,440. Part of the appreciation was for his latest outing, but more of it was because he has been one of the few rays of hope in an otherwise dim season.

  • M's notes: Putz ponders possibility that team will trade him in offseason

    No matter what happens in the final game of Seattle's season today, J.J. Putz has a 7 p.m. flight to Phoenix and a plan.

  • Mariners get good news on Bedard's shoulder

    In a season of disappointment, the Seattle Mariners got some good news Friday when surgery on the left shoulder of pitcher Erik Bedard revealed no tears in the labrum or rotator cuff.

  • Lopez's homers help lift Seattle

    In a season of underachievement, one of the few positives for Seattle was the consistency of Jose Lopez, dispelling any thought that he can't be an everyday contributor.

  • Mariners give Soule a memorable night

    Dressed in slacks, a blue-and-white button-down shirt and a tan jacket, Oscar Soule looked the part of a man receiving a lifetime achievement award.

  • Recap: Seattle vs. Oakland

    Jose Lopez launched two homers to give the Seattle Mariners a 10-8 victory over the Oakland Athletics in the first of three games to finish out the season at Safeco Field.