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Mystery team may join Mariners in AL West

Found January 29, 2012 on Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
TEAMS: Houston Astros,  Seattle Mariners

When the Houston Astros join the Mariners in the American League West Division in 2013, they may not be the Astros at all. The baseball team’s owner, Jim Crane, is mulling a name and uniform change for his struggling Astros, The Associated Press reports. In fact, the team is “highly considering” a change. “We’re going [...]
Original Story: http://blog.seattlepi.com/baseball/20...
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