Sunday, April 12, 2009

Mariner Matters | 4.12

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Felix on the team after his sub-par start in Oakland...
Surveying the clubhouse scene around him, long forgotten in this latest Mariners victory, starting pitcher Felix Hernandez leaned over and whispered an observation.

"I think we're going to be better this year than everybody thinks," he said.

AP Photo/Ben Margot


Jose thinks it's a "beautiful group"....

"Everybody's talking about 'team' right now,'' he said. "We're running a lot, especially first to third. Moving the runner. We do little things to win the game. Play baseball right. Move the runner, bunting, like today in the ninth inning.

"We've got a beautiful group right now. In spring training, everybody was happy, everybody's together right now. Everybody's a teammate. We go to the dugout before the game and say 'Let's get a win, boys! Let's get a win! Let's play hard, let's play right.' Even if we get a win or a loss, let's play the game right.''


AP Photo/Ben Margot


Wak, liking the dislike...

“One thing I heard when we left Minneapolis was that the Twins were happy to see us go, and I’ll take that as a compliment,” Wakamatsu said. “We want to be a team others don’t like playing. That means doing a lot of things right.”


AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt


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