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Seattle Mariners slide into last in A.L. West
The Seattle Mariners were in pretty good shape, having avoided last place in the A.L. West for most of the season hovering near .500 while the Angels got off to a slow start. However, that was until the Angels came into Seattle. In the teams’ first meeting of 2012, the Angels swept four straight from Seattle to catapult the Mariners in the standings. Even with snapping a five...
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Seattle Mariners fantasy baseball stats & breakdown – Week 8
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The Seattle Mariners had another tough week. After taking 2 of 3 shockingly from the Texas Rangers at home, the Mariners then continued to be swept by the Angels in a 4 game series, also at home.
They scored 21 runs total in their 2-5 week and are hitting the road, starting this week in Arlington to take on the Rangers.
With the weak performance...
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The Mariners Brandon League: The good, the bad & the ugly
Can’t close a door…
The closer role is the ultimate reminder that the game of baseball is a mental game unlike any other.
When things are going right, there’s nothing quite like the look of confidence and pure focus on the face of your team’s closer.
Even the fans in the stadium have a confidence about them, singing along and dancing to his song of choice almost knowing...
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Brandon League Loses Seattle Closer Job
Brandon League has lost his job as starting closer for Eric Wedge and the Seattle Mariners after blowing three of his last five save chances.
League converted 71% of his save opportunities over his nine year career with Seattle and Toronto, with a 3.74 ERA and 1.278 WHIP. One of the knocks against League as a closer has been is relatively light SO/9 rate of 6.6, which limit’...
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Brandon League Out as Mariners Closer
League has been dreadful this season. He has nearly as many walks, 12, as he does strikeouts, 13. His groundball rate is down significantly this year, and all-in-all, the negative peripheral stats have resulted in a 4.43 ERA and 1.62 WHIP. Unfortunately for his fantasy owners, the ugly season line isn't the result of some messy non-save work. He has fumbled away the closer...
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Mariners' League loses closer job
Brandon League has lost his job as the Seattle Mariners closer after blowing three of his last five save opportunities.
Manager Eric Wedge said Saturday that he will give league opportunities outside of the closer job. League allowed three runs in the ninth Friday as the rival Los Angeles Angels rallied for a 6-4 victory.
League, who is 0-4 with a 4.43 ERA in 21 appearances, has...
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League out as Mariners' closer
After his third blown save in the last five save situations, Brandon League is out as closer for the Seattle Mariners. Manager Eric Wedge said Saturday that he will not name a specific closer, but will play matchups late in the game. League will next be used in a non-save situation in order to work himself back toward the closer's role. "We're not going to name a...
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LA Angels vs. Mariners: MLB baseball love ‘em & hate ‘em Game 2
Brandon League and lagging bats forfeit win
The Headline: Seattle Mariners look poised to win, until Brandon League registers his third blown save of the month
Seattle Mariners 6, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 4
When: 10:10 ET, Friday, May 25, 2012
Where: Safeco Field, Seattle
Temperature: 69
Umpires: Home — Dale Scott, 1B — CB Bucknor, 2B — Jim Wolf, 3B — Vic Carapazza...
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Angels rally in ninth to beat Mariners
Pinch-hitter Howie Kendrick broke a tie in the top of the ninth inning with a two-run single off Seattle closer Brandon League, and the Los Angeles Angels rallied from a 4-0 deficit for a 6-4 win over the Mariners on Friday night.
Albert Pujols homered for the second straight game, a three-run shot in the sixth inning on a 0-2 pitch from Seattle starter Blake Beavan. His sixth homer...
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Seattle Mariners can’t cool off Indians, lose 2 out of 3 games
Simply put, it was a rough three game series for the Seattle Mariners against the Cleveland Indians. The Mariners had leads in all three games, but the Indians ended up taking two out of three games. Seattle led 8-1 in the fourth inning on Tuesday before eventually losing 9-8. They also led 1-0 in the ninth inning last night, but a rare blown save from closer Brandon League...
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