Larry LaRue has been The News Tribune's Mariners beat reporter since 1988, following an eight-year stint covering the Angels for the Long Beach Press-Telegram. He's been a Baseball Writers Association of America member since 1980.
Ryan Divish has been with The News Tribune since 2006 covering a variety of sports, including baseball, the Mariners and Rainiers. Ryan played baseball at Dickinson State University.
Larry Larue | February 28, 2009
Carlos Silva lost weight, did the work, has been a good spring training teammate - and none of that mattered to a few folks watching him pitch today.
Two innings, five hits, two runs. One home run allowed, twenty-six pitches thrown.
And, midway through the second inning, a leather-lunged fan yelled 'You're STILL throwing batting practice!'
Had Silva [...]
Larry Larue | February 28, 2009
Adrian Beltre gave up his apartment, was ready to leave for the World Baseball Classic tomorrow and then got the news
Larry Larue | February 28, 2009
No team wants to collect first basemen, but the Seattle Mariners have managed to do just that over the off-season, although at least a few of them are athletic enough to play other positions in a pinch.
In no particular order, the Mariners have Russell Branyan, Mike Carp, Bryan LaHair, Mike Sweeney, Mike Morse and Chris [...]
Larry Larue | February 27, 2009
Erik Bedard and a handful of relievers shut the Dodgers out until the ninth inning, and the Seattle offense pounded out 20 hits in an 18-2 victory.
Their first victory of the spring included home runs by Mike Wilson, Matt Tuiasosopo and Mike Carp, who had five RBI.
"It was good to see Adrian Beltre and Erik [...]
Larry Larue | February 27, 2009
Scheduled to pitch one inning against Los Angeles, left-hander Erik Bedard went two - and then had to go throw in the bullpen.
Against the Dodgers, he got six outs on just 14 pitches - nine of those strikes. At that pace, he could have thrown a complete game with 63 pitches.
Instead, he left the game [...]
Larry Larue | February 27, 2009
The Los Angeles Dodgers visit Peoria today, and the Mariners have a lineup that features a former Dodger - Adrian Beltre - as their designated hitter.
Here's the lineup for Game 2 of the Cactus League:
Ronnie Cedeno SS
Jose Lopez 2B
Russell Branyan 1B
Adrian Beltre DH
Bryan LaHair LF
Mike Morse 3B
Franklin Gutierrez CF
Prentice Redman RF
Rob Johnson C
Erik Bedard P
Typical [...]
Larry Larue | February 27, 2009
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Larry Larue | February 26, 2009
Base-running got them a run and took away several as the Seattle Mariners opened the Cactus League season with a 4-4 tie against San Diego.
"We're going to make mistakes, we're going to struggle a bit and we're going to adjust," manager Don Wakamatsu said.
Two Mariners were thrown out at the plate by wide margins, another [...]
Larry Larue | February 26, 2009
Felix Hernandez made his first start of spring training look like ... well ... most any first start of any spring.
Two innings, one a 1-2-3 breeze and the other a labored effort in which he allowed a two-run home run to Padres catcher Henry Blanco.
Still, Hernandez left the game with a 3-2 lead because of [...]
Larry Larue | February 26, 2009
The Cactus League begins today for the Mariners, and manager Don Wakamatsu is going to do everything in his power to win it.
Well, not really.
Wakamatsu is taking precautions with veterans, easing them into games. So today, no Griffey, no Sweeny, no Branyan, no Gutierrez.
Instead, a lot of other players in camp are going to get [...]
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