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The Seattle Mariners play in the American League of Major League Baseball. The Mariners reside in the AL West Division and compete against division rivals the Los Angeles Angels, Oakland Athletics, and Texas Rangers. Seattle plays its home schedule at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington which has a seating capacity of 47,447; the M's Stadium opened in 1999, and was constructed with a retractable roof due to Seattle's penchant for rain. Mariners Manager John McLaren, who completed his 1^st season in 2007, finished the 2007 MLB Schedule with an 88-74 record and a 2^nd place finish in the American League West. McLaren entered as manager midseason when former skipper Mike Hargrove resigned. The Mariners were in the playoff hunt until very late in the season, led by Ichiro Suzuki, Felix Hernandez, J.J Putz, Kenji Johjima, Adrian Beltre, and Richie Sexson.

The Mariners franchise was established in 1977, but was unable to experience postseason play until 1991. The Mariners remain one of only 4 MLB teams to not have competed in a World Series; they do however share a MLB record for wins in a season with 116. The Mariners won the division in 1995, 1997, and 2001. The Mariners haven't retired any numbers in their history, still being fairly young in comparison to other MLB teams. It should be noted however that the M's have yet to reissue the numbers 11, 14, 19, or 24, worn by Edgar Martinez, Lou Piniella, Jay Buhner, and Ken Griffey, Jr. The Mariners are owned by Nintendo. GM Bill Bavasi has been in place since 2003, and has made a number of big time deals, particularly before the 2007 and 2008 seasons.

Seeing how close the Mariners were to winning the AL West in 07, Bavasi made a big splash in baseball when he traded for Erik Bedard, one of the top pitchers in the game. He also added Carlos Silva to the roster, a good pitcher who eats up a lot of innings, and multi-talented IF Miguel Cairo. The Mariners believe they have what it takes to break through to the top of the division in 2008.

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