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September 04, 2002
CORRESPONDENT REPORT
Game Date Team Decision Record Win Loss Save
121 08/15 BOS W 4-3 74-47 Garcia Fossum Sasaki
122 08/16 NYY L 3-9 74-48 Wells Halama Weaver
123 08/17 NYY L 3-8 74-49 Mussina Franklin Karsay
124 08/18 NYY W 5-2 75-49 Pineiro Clemens Sasaki
125 08/19 @DET L 3-4 75-50 Lima Moyer Acevedo
126 08/20 @DET L 3-6 75-51 Maroth Garcia Acevedo
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• To Close out the Month of August, the Mariners Eclipsed the 3 Million Plateau Sunday, September 1st. Seattle Is The 1st Team to Team in Major League Baseball to Draw 3 Million Fans In 2002. Jim Conley Was Seattle’s 3 Millionth Fan. Conley Has been a Season Ticket Holder for Over a Decade and Has Seen Some Less Than Stellar BaseBall Over the Years. For Being Selected the 3,000,000 Fan to Pass Through the Turnstiles, Conley Received a Mariners cap, jacket, Commissioners Box seat, and was Allowed to Throw Out the Ceremonial First Pitch to Christen the Mariners vs. Royals Game. Seattle Reached Number 3,000,000 One Game Earlier In 2002, and Have Accomplished the Feat Three Consecutive Seasons, and 4 Times In the Teams 25 Year History. The Mariners are Averaging Aproximately 44,000 Fans A Game, Which Ranks Them 2nd In BaseBall Behind The Yankees.
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• On May 13, 1929 The Fans Are Able to Pick Out their Favorite BallPlayers With the Help of Numbers on the Back of the Jerseys. Both Teams Wear Numbers on their Uniform Backs For the 1st Time In Major League BaseBall History Blazing a Trail that Ultimately Spread to the Entire Nation of Sport.
• Sunday, April 29 The New York ban on Sunday baseball is temporarily lifted and the Highlanders and Philadelphia A's play a benefit game for the victims of the San Francisco earthquake. Apr, 1913 The Highlanders are officially renamed the "Yankees" after moving to the Polo Grounds, home of the National League's New York Giants.
• The Baltimore Orioles Set a Record record for most games won in 2 Consecutive Days { 5 } When the Team Won won all three games of a Triple-Header On September 7, 1896 and then Followed The Impressive Sweep With a Win in Both Games of Doubleheader The Following Day { September 8, 1896 } to Complete a Feat that Will Stand the Infinite Test Of Time.
• The 1916 New York Giants Started the season Losing 13 of their First 15 Games Before Compiling 17 Straight Victories, All On the Road, and finished the Season with an 86-66 Record (Fourth in the National League). 6 Teams have won 20 Or More Consecutive Games in chronological order: 1880 Chicago White Stockings / Cubs (21 wins, 1 tie, 11 at home), 1884 St. Louis Maroons (20 wins, 0 ties, 16 at home), 1884 Providence Grays (20 wins, 0 ties, 18 at home), 1916 New York Giants (26 wins, 1 tie, 26 at home), the 1935 Chicago Cubs (21 wins, 0 ties, 18 at home), and the 2002 Oakland A’s (20 Wins, 10 at home). Friday, September 15 The Giants, sporting a 9-game winning streak, are losing 2–0 to Cincy in the 4th inning when rain washes out the game. Lose to the Boston Braves and Lefty Tyler 8-3 Saturday, September 30 to End a 26 Game Stretch Without a Loss. The Streak Included 9 DoubleHeaders, With The Giants Sweeping 7, A 1-1 Tie in the September 18 NiteCap, and a Loss In the Second Game of the Giants 9th DoubleHeader.
• Cory Lidle, Barry Zito, Tim Hudson, & Mark Mulder Led an Oakland Starting Rotation to 11 Straight Wins With the Decision Going to the Starter. The Oakland Team Won Their 20th Straight Game To Take Over The American League Record For Most Consecutive Victories During a Regular Season. Oakland Has Found the Magic, and Behind NewFound Ace Cory Lidle, Have Ridden a Patient Offensive Attack { 3rd In Walks } and a Classic Power LineUp { 5th In Home Runs } to Claim the AL West Lead. The Oakland A’s Have Several Weaknesses – Average Defense, Little Team Speed, and a Very Fragile BullPen - None of Which Have Seemed to Matter During The 20 Game Wave Of Winning as Oakland Starters Have Managed to Pitch Through The 7th Inning 14 Times accumulating an Inpressive 2.17 ERA During the Month of August { 4th Lowest In BaseBall Since 1980 }. Oakland’s Offense Hit Around .300 During ‘The Streak’ With an Impressive 30 Home Runs. Next Up for the A’s Are the 1935 Cubs Who Won 21 Straight Games Behind Bill 'General’ Lee . The 1935 Cubs Won 11 Straight Games Early in the Season Before Starting a 21 Game Streak Monday September 2nd. The Win Streak Concluded Friday, September 27th at SportsMan’s Park With a DoubleHeader Sweep Of the Cardinals as the Team Finished the Season with 100 Wins as Bill Lee OutPitched Dizzy Dean for a 6-2 Victrory. The Team Concluded ‘The Streak’ the Following Day with the Pennant in the Bank and the Season Near End with an 11th Inning Home Run to Fabian Kovalik of the Cardinals. The 21 Straight Victories Tied an 1880 White Stockings { Cubs } Record for Consecutive Wins Without a Tie. The 1935 Cubs Had Two 20 Game Winners In Lon ‘Humming Bird’ Warneke { A 6 Time All-Star } and Bill ‘General’ Lee {A 2 Time All-Star }. Lon ‘Humming Bird’ Warneke Served the Military In WW11 and Later Worked His Way Back to the National League as an Umpire. Bill ‘General’ Lee was a Career Minor Leaguer In the Cardinal System Before Branch Rickey Sold His Rights to the Cubs In 1934. The 'General’ Won 169 Major League Games Before Detached Retinas Caused a Deterioration In His Ability to See the Catchers Signals. The 'General’ won 5 Games During the 1935 Cubs 21 Game Winning Streak and Fashioned a Career 2.95 ERA in 21 World Series Innings.
• White Sox pitcher Roy Patterson beats Washington, 4-1, giving Chicago its 19th straight win. The White Sox Won 11 Straight Seperated by a Tie Monday, August 13 1906 Against New York { 0-0 }, Followed by 8 More Wins To Set the Record For Most Wins In American League History Without a loss. The White Sox Used 'The Streak' To Catapult From 4th to 1st Place In Less Than 2 Full Weeks Passing the Phillidelphia Athletics, who were Crippled by injuries, and Eventually Faded On the Arm Of Cy Young Into the Blackness of BaseBall Ether. The streak Was Tied by the 1947 Yankees. However, the Yankee Season Started Rather Inauspiciously On 'Babe Ruth Day' { Which Was Celebrated at all Major League Parks to Raise the Ailing Idol Into the Heavens Of BaseBall History } as A Yankee Stadium Crowd of 58,339 Honored the Failing Slugger. Sid Hudson and the Washington Senators Shut Down the Bronx Bombers 1-0 Starting a Streak of 7 Losses In Ten Games. The Yankees Strung Together a 7 Game Stretch Before Starting 'The Streak' Sunday June, 29th In the Second Game of a DoubleHeader Against the Washington Senators at Griffith Stadium. The Yankees Closed Out 'The Streak' Sweeping the Indians In a DoubleHeader Thursday, July 17 at Cleveland Stadium. Randy Gumpert Opposed Freddie Hutchinson Of Detroit on Friday, July 18 1947 In Game # 20 of a Spiraling Streak. Gumpert and the Bombers Were Held Scoreless By Hutchinson, Who Shut Down the Bombers 8-0, Officially Ending the Longest Winning Streak In American League BaseBall History. The Yankees Never Manage to Run any More Than 5 Games Together Following 'The Streak', However, The PinStripers Closed the Season With Another World Series Victory as the Brooklyn Dodgers Lost 5-2 In the 7th Game of the Early { Monday, October 6 } October Classic. Joe DiMaggio Finished the Season with a .315 Average, 20 HR, and 97 RBI, and a Controversial MVP Award. DiMaggio Edged Out the Splendid Splinter - Who Was Left Off the Writers Ballot - 202 to 201. Ted Williams Eclipsed Dimagio in Average { .343 }, Home Runs { 32 }, and RBI { 114 } for a Third Place Team. The Sporting News Named Williams the Player of the Year.
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• The Rankings Have Been Broken into three groups: hitters parks, pitchers parks and neutral parks Also, if you'd like to see how three superstars might fare in all 30 major league parks, check out "What they might have hit in . . ." by Fantasy Source Expert David Srinivasan. Also Check The Dave Darling Archive For Other Fantasy Information and an Insider Edge. David Srinivasan The Sporting News Archive Listing.
PITCHERS PARKS
1. San Francisco, Pacific Bell Park
2. San Diego, Qualcomm Stadium
3. Los Angeles, Dodger Stadium
4. Seattle, Safeco Field
5. Oakland, Network Associates Coliseum
6. Detroit, Comerica Park
7. Florida, Pro Player Stadium
8. New York, Shea Stadium
9. Baltimore, Camden Yards
NEUTRAL PARKS
• Toronto, SkyDome (For Artificial Turf Divers AKA Sinker-Ballers)
• Atlanta, Turner Field (Start Your 1-3 Starters)
• Chicago Wrigley Field (When The Wind Is Blowing In)
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• For a Complete List of All Recent September Additions, Visit the Mariner Team Roster Page at The Major League BaseBall Team Site.
• Sep 4, 2002 – Kenny Kelly Was Called Up by the Mariners and Immediately Put on the 60 Day DL. Kelly Is Suffering with Tendonitis In his Left Shoulder. Justin Kaye Was Designated for Assignment.
• Sep 4, 2002 – Scott Podsednik Joined The Mariner Team On Wednesday and Will Serve as a Defensive Replacement and Possible Pinch Runer If Necessary. The 26 Year-Old OutFielder was 35 of 48 In Stolen Base Attempts and Batted .279 on the Season for the Tacoma Rainiers Of the Pacific Coast League.
• Sep 4, 2002 – Pat Borders Was Summoned From AAA Tacoma to Serve as an Additional BackUp to Dan Wilson & Ben Davis, and Offer Additional Options For Pinch Running & Hitting. Piniella Is One of the More Active Managers In the American League and Will utilize His Additional Bench Reserves Immediately.
• Sep 5, 2002 - Mark McLemore Had an MRI on his Sore Right Elbow Tuesday. The Results Were Negative, However, Further Tests Revealed Bone Chips in the Elbow. Mclemore Will Undergo Surgery Thursday to Remove Bone Chips From the Elbow and Could Possibly Return At Some Point In time. Super Utility Man Desi Relaford Is Playing At a High Level and Will See 5 or More Starts A Week, with the Majority of Relaford's Action Coming at 3B as Jeff Cirillo Sits Against Most Tough Right Handers. Relaford Has Value as He Has Some Speed, Can Play Both Middle Infield Positions, May Also Qualify at 3B & OF, and Has Been Able to Hit For Nice Average in Limited Playing Time.
• Sep 6, 2002 – Kazuhiro Sazaki is Listed as Day to Day with a Sore Right Elbow. Initial Reports are Somewhat UnClear, But Kaz Had Major Surgery On his Pitching Arm Before Signing with Seattle in 2000. Sasaki Should Not Be Pressed Into Action Unless Healthy as Seattle has Other Options In Arthur Rhodes and Jeff Nelson. Look For Rhodes to Get a Few More Save Opportunities Should They Present ThemSelves Over the Final 12 Games of the Season. Rhodes Has The Best Pure Stuff on the Team and Can Dominate When He Commands His CurveBall. Rhodes Is Always a Top 100 Pitcher In Leagues that Include Holds, and Can Help with His Overall Dominance In ERA & WHIP, and with His Ability to Scavenge Additional Wins & Saves.
