That was an entertaining ballgame– lot’s going on. Chris Woodward’s Bugs Bunny single, Rob Johnson blowing through a stop sign to score right on Woodward’s heels, Wladimir Balentien’s game ending catch in the crowd, and everything in between. That was a fun one.
Geoff Baker has a couple notes on Adrian Beltre and Ken Griffey’s health:
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June 20, 2009
I haven’t done any game notes in ages, so…
Veteran infielder Chris Woodward got the start at second base tonight and did well enough. Had a solid base hit and started a slick double play. Defensively he’s reliable and versatile but lacks range. Not as good a defender overall as Josh Wilson or Ronny Cedeno, but [...]
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June 21, 2009
June 22, 1994: Ken Griffey Jr. breaks Babe Ruth’s record of most home runs by end of June (31)
June 23, 1996: Nintendo 64 goes on sale in Japan
June 24, 1992: John Gotti begins life sentence in jail
June 26, 1993: Julia Roberts marries Lyle Lovett (huh?)
June 27, 1993: New York Mets pitcher Anthony Young loses 24th straight game
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June 21, 2009
Ken Griffey Sr. said he would have enjoyed being here for the third Civil Rights Game weekend.
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June 21, 2009
SEATTLE — Wladimir Balentien hit his first home run in nearly two months, and Jason Vargas retired 17 straight Arizona batters at one point as the Seattle Mariners knocked off the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-3 Saturday night.
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June 20, 2009
Wladimir Balentien hit his first home run in nearly two months, and Jason Vargas retired 17 straight Arizona batters at one point in the Mariners' 7-3 win over the Diamondbacks on Saturday night.
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June 21, 2009
Wladimir Balentien hit his first home run in nearly two months, and Jason Vargas retired 17 straight Arizona batters at one point in the...
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June 20, 2009
SEATTLE — The potential for this kind of moment was what brought Ken Griffey Jr. back to Seattle this spring after a decade away.
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June 19, 2009
SEATTLE (AP) -Ken Griffey Jr. hit a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the eighth inning and Rob Johnson drove in Chris Woodward with the go-ahead run to give the Seattle Mariners a dramatic 4-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night.
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June 20, 2009
Ken Griffey Jr. hit a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the eighth inning and Rob Johnson drove in Chris Woodward with the go-ahead run to give the Seattle Mariners a dramatic 4-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday.
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June 20, 2009
Ken Griffey Jr. was the story tonight, the shot about showing him taking D-Backs pitcher Ramon Pena over the wall in right center with a game-tying homer in the eighth. Rob Johnson then helped win it later that inning with an RBI triple down the left field line.
So, a dramatic 4-3 win by the M's. They trailed 3-0 heading into the eighth.
"He was great, he just jumped on...
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June 20, 2009
Ken Griffey, Jr.'s pinch-hit two-run homer tied the game, and Rob Johnson's run-scoring triple won it, as the Mariners scored four times in the eighth inning to edge the Arizona Diamondbacks, 4-3, in the opener of a three-game interleague set.
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June 19, 2009
Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports reports that, though the Braves could definitely use a right-handed power hitter, there aren't many available. As GM Frank Wren points out, the shortage of big bats on the market will have implications for many teams: "It's going to make it difficult for every team that's looking to add a bat," he said. Braves president John Schuerholz...
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