Mariners' battle cry tonight: "Toma!"

Here's Ian Snell's description of the Mariners' dugout after Ken Griffey Jr.'s home run in the fifth, which defused a tense situation after Jose Lopez was hit by Oakland rookie pitcher Vin Mazzarro. "it got us pumped up,'' Snell said. "These guys were screaming 'Toma' and started jumping up and down and giving high fives." In Spanish, "Toma" translates roughly to "Take that!" Any Spanish speakers out there can perhaps give a more precise translation, but I checked with my resident Spanish expert, Seattle Times teammate Jose Romero, and he confirmed the connotation that was explained to us by Snell. That's Griffey tipping his helmet to the crowd in the photo above after he and Lopez scored on the blast. Read more...