Hardcover Book - Tales from the Seattle Mariners Dugout

These are stories, tales, and anecdotes about Major League Baseball in the Pacific Northwest, from its very beginnings as the expansion Seattle Pilots to the Mariners? rise from a perennial last-place team to its division championships of 1995, 1997, and 2001 (when the team won a league record 116 regular-season games). This look at the Mariners, who will be observing their 30th anniversary season in 2007, offers a colorful series of stories and tales from and about the players, managers, coaches, and team personnel who shaped the franchise, like superstars Ichiro Suzuki , Alex Rodriguez, Randy Johnson, Ken Griffey, Jr., and Lou Pinella; along with many others, such as beloved play-by-play broadcaster Dave Niehuas, boastful second baseman Bret Boone, and hard-nosed supreme prankster Jay Buhner.2007. 196 Pages