The Seattle Mariners Felix Hernandez finished second in the balloting with 80 overall points.
The fact that Greinke won the most coveted pitching accolade in Major League Baseball is astounding when one considers the obstacles that the native of Orlando has had to overcome as a young adult.
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Well, if there was ever a reason to just hang up the cleats and call it a season, it happened to the Ms today and last night. After a brilliant performance where he hit the first HR by a Mariners pitcher, and the first grand slam for an AL pitcher since Steve Dunning of Cleveland in 1971 (that was before the DH was introduced).
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With the strangehold that FOX has on Saturday afternoon baseball (see my earlier rant on this), I get the distinct pleasure today of watching the 23-31 Tigers muddle around the diamond with the 20-35 Mariners, a matchup with all the excitement of watching two toddlers tussle in the sandbox over a broken Tonka truck. I'm sure this looked like a good game during the preseason FOX schedule-making, but now it's barely enough to hold my interest.
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Living in Portland, I've adopted the Mariners as my team. They're generally fun to root for, play at a good park, and succeed just enough for fans to feel like This Year Might Be The Year. But is it?
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Seattle Mariners
Will this be Felix Hernandez’ breakout season?
Seattle ended up a surprise contender last season despite a pitching staff that ranked 10th in the American League in both ERA and strikeouts. To fix that, they went out and traded for Erik Bedard who could team with
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Most important Player- Felix Hernandez. He has to finally breakout for the M’s to win this division.
Best Manager- Mike Scioscia, again this is easy.
Cy Young of the Division-
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