A comprehensive look at Mariner MLB Debuts and how the team has preformed in them
Edgar Martinez
Edgar went without a at bat in his first game which ironically had him enter the game as a pinch runner. The team meanwhile, bashed the White Sox 12-2.
Ken Griffey Junior
Griffey went 1 for 3 which included a double on the second pitch he saw in the big leagues. The team would go on to lose 3-2 on opening day despite Mark Langston throwing 8 strong innings.
Alex Rodriguez
Alex went 0-3 as the Mariners lost the Red Sox in a other unnoteworthy 4 to 3 defeat.
Raul Ibanez
Went hitless in a appearance as a pinch hitter. The 9-2 victory over the Brewers is memorable as it was Jamie Moyer's Mariner debut.
Gil Meche
Gave up 2 runs over 5 2/3rds innings against the Anaheim Angels but Frankie Rodriguez did his thing and allowed 6 8th innings runs along route to a 8-2 defeat.
Ichiro
Went 2 for 5 on Opening day, starting rallies in the 7th and 8th innings respectively. The resulting 5-4 win set the tone for the rest of the record setting 2001 campaign.
Jose Lopez
Went 0-5 in a 9-8 extra inning loss in Anaheim in which the team blew a early 5 run lead.
Yuniseky Betancourt
Tripled on the first pitch that he saw in the majors, but the Mariners lost 6 to 5 to the Indians as Yuni went hitless in his other 3 at bats.
Felix Hernandez
Allowed the first 4 batters to reach base but would than button up and allow only a HBP and a single in the rest of his 5 innings. The team would go onto lose 1 to 3 to the Tigers.
Adam Jones
Went 0 for 3 with one walk as the Mariners defeated the Blue Jays 5 to 3.
Brandon Morrow
Came into pitch the 9th inning of 8 to 4 victory over the Oakland A's, allowing the first two batters to reach base on a walk and single, but would retire the next three batters to help the 07 Mariners equal the amount of wins as they had against the 06 A's.
Wlad! Balentien
Pinch hitting in a game that would ultimately end the Mariners 2007 season, Wlad! would hit a double in his only at bat giving Mariner fans everywhere hope that perhaps that year's Mariners squad had a miracle run still in them.
Jeff Clement
Struck out two at bats before Wlad!'s heroics, which pretty much put the final nail in the coffin for the Mariners 2007 season as the 12 to 3 defeat to the Yankees put the team to far out of contention for them to be a factor for the rest of the year.
Matt Tuisasappo
After being inspired by Matt's double in his second at bat, Brandon Morrow went on to go no hit the Yankees for 7 2/3rds innings in his first big league start which ended up as a 3-1 win. Using the experimental !RA stat (331212313.2 !RA or a !RA+ of 283), you can easily say that Mat Tuisasappo's 1 for 4 performance was the greatest big league debut in club history.
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A couple of things:
Junior’s debut was in 1989, not 1987.
And why no Big Unit?
I live in georegia but i dont see rusia no where not even sound but they says theres tanks should i be worrie-Yahoo Answers
by Phildopip on Sep 6, 2008 11:01 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Probably because he made his MLB debut with Montreal.
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by andrewgolfsalot on Sep 6, 2008 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heh, oops. Good point.
I was thinking of this as Mariner debuts.
I live in georegia but i dont see rusia no where not even sound but they says theres tanks should i be worrie-Yahoo Answers
by Phildopip on Sep 6, 2008 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Throughout last night's game I was having terrible memories of
Ken Cloude’s MLB debut, in which he retired the first sixteen White Sox he faced, before getting smacked around.
by katal on Sep 6, 2008 11:18 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
And I was thinking of Russ Swan's Mariner debut
where his no-hitter was broken up in the 8th. Cloude was a bit more like morrow, as opposed to the slop-tossing Swan, so it’s probably a better comp.
I listened to that Swan game on the radio, and was convinced that the M’s had finally pulled off the trade that would push them to the WS.
by marc w on Sep 7, 2008 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was nice putting Meche in the list.
He’s bashed on a bit by some fans, but his promise at the time was huge. If only his shoulder had held together, he should have been the M’s Mike Mussina.
"Steee-rike!" cries the umpire, and the westward course of empire flows unchecked. Paul O'Neil in SI.
by dpseadv on Sep 6, 2008 12:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Meche was the first rookie to dash my hopes
by Robert on Sep 6, 2008 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Shane Monahan was the first rookie to dash my hopes.
I live in georegia but i dont see rusia no where not even sound but they says theres tanks should i be worrie-Yahoo Answers
by Phildopip on Sep 6, 2008 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brandon Morrow is slowly sewing mine back together.
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by andrewgolfsalot on Sep 6, 2008 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does anyone know Madritsch's situation?
As near as I can tell he was with the Long Island Ducks until August 19th, 2008 when he felt tightness in his shoulder. Was he released? Is he on the Independent League’s version of the DL? Is he going under the knife again?
I know he is 32 and on his third or fourth shoulder, but as long as he is pitching there is still hope. Although I guess it is sad that there are 32 year-old men out there who are hoping to get onto an affiliated minor league team.
by csiems on Sep 6, 2008 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've held a grudge against Piniella ever since that season.
Don’t know if it’s rational or not, I’ve just blamed him for Meche’s arm. I love Lou and if he was ever the manager here again I’d welcome it, but still. Oh Meche…
"Steee-rike!" cries the umpire, and the westward course of empire flows unchecked. Paul O'Neil in SI.
by dpseadv on Sep 6, 2008 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
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by I'm NOT Corco on Sep 6, 2008 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't do this to me I'm still sorting out tRA.
"Steee-rike!" cries the umpire, and the westward course of empire flows unchecked. Paul O'Neil in SI.
by dpseadv on Sep 7, 2008 12:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yiu shoulw look up !ra.
I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 7, 2008 1:14 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah! A drunk post! Exciting!
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by Goose on Sep 7, 2008 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's fairly easy to ignore if you choose to do so.
J.K.L.
by acblue on Sep 7, 2008 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Considering "I" made about three comments last night yes, it was easy to ignore.
I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 7, 2008 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You mean I should look it up before falling for that. Which I did like a dummy.
Have another! Sounds like you’re having/had fun.
"Steee-rike!" cries the umpire, and the westward course of empire flows unchecked. Paul O'Neil in SI.
by dpseadv on Sep 7, 2008 2:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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