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9:22 — WEll, it’s now a 4-2 game because Chase Headley just hit a line-drive homer that got just high enough off the ground to clear the wall at 336. The Mariners have 11 hits and six walks and only four runs to show for it. But they also have a chance to break the club record of 16 runner left on base in a nine inning game. They’re at 14 right now. The AL record is 20.

8:44 — Sorry for the delay, I was having some internet issues, namely the wireless here

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It’s retro night tonight, so the both teams will be wearing throwback uniforms from 1978, which means will look something like this ….

Nothing like Tuxedo baby blue and yellow. That’s a lot of blue on some of these guys. Richie looks like a 6-7 stick of Xtra mint gum.

While the Padres will look something like this …

Um, those colors are urine and manure.

I also saw and talked to this guy for a little while …

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Obviously, like the Mariners I took yesterday off. Well, at least from the blog.

* I did write an off-day story about Willie Bloomquist.

I wasn’t completely happy with it nor are the guys over at USS Mariner. To be fair, I shouldn’t have characterized them as “captaining” the anti-Bloomquist faction. It was a mistake. They don’t universally hate Willie, they just have issues with the idea of him being more than a bench player, which is understandable and logical.

* Also in the blogdome,

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Not much going on here, pretty quiet clubhouse. JJ talked about getting to see the last seven or eight songs of Pearl Jam at Madison Square Garden. I said Richie went to the concert last night, but he didn’t go.

It doesn’t look as though Felix will start on Sunday.

“We’re not counting on Felix for Sunday,” manager Jim Riggleman said.

Riggleman hopes that Erik Bedard might start on Sunday instead. He was supposed to throw today in the bullpen so I’m sure they’ll let us know after the game. If not R.A. Dickey will

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I’ve been meaning to be better about posting daily link, particularly in the morning. And the late nights at the stadium, the later nights in New York, just haven’t allowed it.

But that ends today. It’s a new day, the Mariners are going for a three-game sweep of a team, which hasn’t happened in months, so it’s time to get some linkage rolling.

* Here’s my game story that leads with R.A. Dickey calling Tim Wakefield for some advice.

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Let’s see where to begin.

* A good start from R.A. Dickey, seven innings, no runs, six hits, two walks and five strikeouts.

Dickey credited a talk he had with Tim Wakefield on the phone late Monday night.

I called Wakefield and he called me back and we were able to talk about that. He was able to look at an outing on the computer and he gave me a couple suggestions and I was able to take them into the game and it was good. It’s

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It’s a gorgeous summer night here at Shea. But I will say it now, I can see why they’re tearing this place down. It’s antiquated and old, and basically a dump. The new stadium in the distance looks pretty sweet.

Anyway, Ryan Rowland-Smith won’t be available tonight. But Jarrod Washburn, who was supposed to have a throw-day today, volunteered for bullpen duty. So he’s there if needed.

There’s a relatively decent breeze blowing so that should make Dickey’s knuckleball move a little more. It could be an adventure for Joh…

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We didn’t get to talk to Felix about his ankle or his shiny blue and white walking boot that he’s wearing. He limped past a couple of times and didn’t want to talk.

The boot looks something like this….

According to manager Jim Riggleman and trainer Rick Griffin, Felix still believes he’s going to start Sunday.

But Riggleman didn’t sound quite as certain.

“He thinks he’ll pitch Sunday, but I don’t know that he will,” Riggleman said. “I’m going

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