2008 Seattle Mariners season

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2008 Seattle Mariners
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DivisionWestern Division
BallparkSafeco Field
CitySeattle, Washington
OwnersNintendo of America, represented by Howard Lincoln
ManagersJohn McLaren
(dismissed June 20)
Jim Riggleman
TelevisionNone
FSN Northwest (cable)
RadioKOMO 1000 AM
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The 2008 Seattle Mariners season was the 32nd Major League Baseball season in the team's history. Coming off the heels of the previous 2007 season, in which the M's finished with their first winning record since 2003, the team was widely expected to once again compete for the American League West division championship. The team was bolstered by some major roster additions during the previous offseason, most notably starting pitchers Erik Bedard and Carlos Silva. However, by the end of May, it became apparent that the team had gone back to its losing ways of the 2004-06 seasons. Despite their losing ways, they won their first and last game of the season. Their longest winning-streak of the season is 4 games after a Cleveland sweep at the end of August and a 12-6 win against the Texas Rangers on the first day of September. However, standing at 57-87, their longest losing-streak of the season is 12 games, 11 on the road, 1 at home, after being swept by the L.A. Angels, Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, and suffering a loss at the last homestand opener against the L.A. Angels. By September 21st, the Mariners were standing at 57-99 after a tough road trip and homestand opener and were only two losses away from becoming the first 100-100 Club, meaning the first club to spend $100 million in payroll and lose at least 100 or more games. On September 22nd, the M's won their 58th game of the season and stood at 99 losses, just 1 away from the big 100. The following day, they became the first club to spend $100 million in payroll and lose 100 games by losing to the Angels 5-4 and stood at 58-100.

With the team underperforming and underachieving, a number of people who had become scapegoats for the team's underperformance were dismissed during the season, most notably general manager Bill Bavasi, field manager John McLaren, first baseman Richie Sexson, and designated hitter Jose Vidro.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

AL West 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 100 62 0.617 — 50–31 50–31
Texas Rangers 79 83 0.488 21 40–41 39–42
Oakland Athletics 75 86 0.466 24½ 43–38 32–48
Seattle Mariners 61 101 0.377 39 35–46 26–55


Record vs. Opponents

Team BAL BOS CWS CLE DET KC LAA MIN NYY OAK SEA TB TEX TOR NL
Baltimore – 6–12 4–5 4–4 4–3 5–3 3–6 3–3 7–11 0–5 8–2 3–15 4–5 6–12 11–7
Boston 12–6 – 4–3 5–1 5–2 6–1 1–8 4–3 9–9 6–4 6–3 8–10 9–1 9–9 11–7
Chicago 5–4 3–4 – 11–7 12–6 12–6 5–5 9–10 2–5 5–4 5–1 4–6 3–3 1–7 12–6
Cleveland 4–4 1–5 7–11 – 11–7 10–8 4–5 8–10 4–3 5–4 4–5 5–2 6–4 6–1 6–12
Detroit 3–4 2–5 6–12 7–11 – 7–11 3–6 7–11 4–2 3–6 7–3 3–4 6–3 3–5 13–5
Kansas City 3–5 1–6 6–12 8–10 11–7 – 2–3 6–12 5–5 6–3 7–2 3–5 2–7 2–5 13–5
Los Angeles 6–3 8–1 5–5 5–4 6–3 3–2 – 5–3 7–3 10–9 14–5 3–6 12–7 6–3 10–8
Minnesota 3–3 3–4 10–9 10–8 11–7 12–6 3–5 – 4–6 5–5 5–4 3–3 5–5 0–6 14–4
New York 11–7 9–9 5–2 3–4 2–4 5–5 3–7 6–4 – 5–1 7–2 11–7 3–4 9–9 10–8
Oakland 5–0 4–6 4–5 4–5 6–3 3–6 9–10 5–5 1–5 - 10–9 3–6 7–12 4–6 10–8
Seattle 2–8 3–6 1–5 5–4 3–7 2–7 5–14 4–5 2–7 9–10 – 3–4 8–11 5–4 9–9
Tampa Bay 15–3 10–8 6–4 2–5 4–3 5–3 6–3 3–3 7–11 6–3 4–3 – 6–3 11–7 12–6
Texas 5–4 1–9 3–3 4–6 3–6 7–2 7–12 5–5 4–3 12–7 11–8 3–6 – 4–4 10–8
Toronto 12–6 9–9 7–1 1–6 5–3 5–2 3–6 6–0 9–9 6–4 4–5 7–11 4–4 – 8–10
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25-Man Roster

Seattle Mariners roster
25-Man Roster Coaches/Other
Starting Pitchers

Relief Pitchers

Disabled List

Roster updated 2008-09-28
Transactions • Depth chart

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Designated Hitter

  •  3 José Vidro (Eventually released; currently a free agent)
 Manager

Coaches

In-Season Transactions

Front office/coaching staff

Individual accomplishments

Game log

Template:2008 Seattle Mariners season game log

Current roster

Seattle Mariners roster
Active roster Inactive roster Coaches/Other

Pitchers
Starting rotation

Bullpen

Closer(s)


Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Designated hitters

Pitchers


Infielders

Outfielders


Manager

Coaches

60-day injured list


Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Ichiro Suzuki 32 136 38 .279 2 9
Adrián Beltré 31 113 32 .283 6 13
Yuniesky Betancourt 32 107 31 .290 1 9
Raúl Ibáñez 32 126 38 .302 5 21
José López 31 125 36 .288 2 17
Jose Vidro 29 104 20 .192 2 18
Richie Sexson 30 107 23 .215 6 17
Brad Wilkerson 19 56 13 .232 0 5
Kenji Johjima 28 87 16 .184 0 5
Jamie Burke 9 19 3 .158 1 3
Willie Bloomquist 15 25 4 .160 0 2
Mike Morse 5 9 2 .222 0 0
Miguel Cairo 10 9 0 .000 0 1
Charlton Jimerson 2 1 0 .000 0 0
Greg Norton 6 16 7 .438 0 4
Wladimir Balentien 5 18 3 .167 1 3
Jeff Clement 5 14 3 .214 0 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L SV ERA SO
Félix Hernández 7 50.1 2 2 0 3.04 44
Carlos Silva 7 45.0 3 1 0 4.20 19
Erik Bedard 4 24.2 2 1 0 1.82 20
Miguel Batista 7 (6 starts) 32.2 2 3 1 4.41 24
Jarrod Washburn 6 33.1 1 4 1 4.86 22

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; SV = Saves; W = Wins; L = Losses; H = Holds; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L H SV ERA SO
Sean Green 16 15.1 1 1 2 0 1.76 8
J. J. Putz 5 5.0 0 1 0 4 9.00 9
Eric O'Flaherty 7 6.2 0 1 2 0 20.25 4
Mark Lowe 13 10.0 1 2 1 1 4.50 7
Roy Corcoran 8 10.2 0 0 2 0 1.69 7
Cha Seung Baek 5 (1 start) 16.1 0 1 0 0 5.51 8
Ryan Rowland-Smith 11 10.2 0 1 0 2 5.06 8
R.A. Dickey 2 (1 start) 7.0 0 1 0 0 6.43 3
Arthur Rhodes 9 6.1 1 0 1 0 4.26 8
Brandon Morrow 8 5.1 0 0 1 0 1.69 6

References

  • Game Logs:
1st Half: Seattle Mariners Game Log on ESPN.com
2nd Half: Seattle Mariners Game Log on ESPN.com
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