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Mariners.org Mariners season in review
Mariners.org - 16 hours ago
... But say this much for the 2006 Seattle Mariners -- they showed improvement from their 93-loss season of 2005, which was certainly the goal heading into the ...
Strong 'pen leads way for young Mariners Mariners.org
Notes: Goff making most of fill-in role Mariners.org
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Mon, 02 Oct 2006 18:38:00 GMT

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[Lefty Noob]

Good breakdown here of the 2006 Seattle Mariners season.

What went right: Seattle was very encouraged by the development of its top young talent, namely shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt, second baseman Jose Lopez and pitcher Felix Hernandez. The bullpen -- until late-season injuries hit -- was surprisingly good, especially the emergence of closer J.J. Putz (36 saves). Rookie catcher Kenji Johjima drove in 76 runs and was dependable defensively.

What went wrong: Again, most of the Mariners' problems centered around an offense that largely underachieved, as sluggers Adrian Beltre and Richie Sexson got off to slow starts. Each recovered some in the second half, but by then it was too late. The team struggled mightily against American League West foes, going 19-38 with a 0-11 record to show for an August road trip against the Rangers, Angels and A's.

Not a great season for Seattle, but they do have Ichiro and some up and coming young talent. What does the forecast look like for the Mariners in 2007 and beyond?

[ThePundit]

Seattle has a good bullpen. Otherwise, the team is a total bore..That's a tough park to hit in so they should improve their starting pitching and try to out pitch teams.

[MJHMarc]

I like Safeco Field!

I think they should get rid of Richie Sexson. He only hits well when he is not injured. How often is that?