Raul Ibanez has led many fantasy baseball teams to the top of the standings in 2009. However, the 37-year old Ibanez is playing well above his career averages, leading some to speculate that there could be unnatural explanations for his torrid start.
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June 07, 2009
The Seattle Mariners have recalled catcher Jamie Burke from Triple-A Tacoma and designated reliever Denny Stark for assignment.
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June 09, 2009
Many of you have been asking about my statement yesterday that Erik Bedard should qualify for Type A free-agency and net the Mariners a pair of draft picks should he leave as a free-agent by year's-end. First off, while his situation appears similar to that of Adrian Beltre, another Mariners player right on the cusp between Type A and Type B free-agency, there is a big difference...
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June 07, 2009
The Seattle Mariners recalled catcher Jamie Burke from Triple-A Tacoma on Sunday and designated reliever Denny Stark for assignment.
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June 08, 2009
Mariners have won 7 of 10
Mariners update The Mariners have won seven of their past 10 games, including taking two of three from the Orioles last week at Safeco Field. They've played 27 one-run games this season and are 15-12 in those contests. In the two games since losing his 27-game hitting streak, Ichiro...
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June 07, 2009
Final score: Minnesota Twins (28-29) 1 - Seattle Mariners 2 (27-29)
Box Score
The road woes continue for the Minnesota Twins, as the Mariners squeak out another tight win, powered by brilliant pitching and timely hitting. Ken Griffey Jr. hits a double to score Ichiro in the bottom of the 8th inning to break up the tie, and David Aardsma saves his 9th game in 10 tries.
The...
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June 09, 2009
Welcome to Phillies-Mets, Version 3. But it’s more like Version 2, as the original Versions 1 and 2 were just two games each. Not really enough, eh?
It’s June 9 and the rivals will tussle again. Currently the Mets have hit 34 home runs. And Raul Ibanez and Ryan Howard together have hit 36 home runs. [...]
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June 10, 2009
After the Wagnerian (as in Richard, not Billy) storms that rolled through here overnight and this morning, I thought we'd be lucky just to get a game in. I didn't count on one so thoroughly entertaining.
You want home runs? Done. Wright. Beltran. Howard. Ibanez. Rollins. Church. Utley. And a shot by Tatis (of course) that would have been out if the Great Wall of Flushing...
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