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The Seattle Mariners are a team ready to admit pitching and defense are not enough to win the AL West in the 21st century. The Rangers and Angels are top tier baseball teams and even the Oakland A’s seem to have abandoned the Moneyball approach. The M’s remain dedicated to making the most out of the bottom line and Mariners tickets to Safeco Field will feature a starting rotation and batting order revamped for a new run.
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The established star is Felix Hernandez, a perennial Cy Young candidate. The falling star is Ichiro Suzuki, a former batting champion whose sometimes divisive personality can no longer be tolerated if his batting average is not in the .350s and his OBP is not near .380. The Seattle Mariners hope lies at the plate with catcher/DH Jesus Montero and first baseman Justin Smoak. Montero and Smoak both have pop in the bat and Montero actually has some potential to post a decent batting average and OBP. While last season, the fans at Safeco Field knew what to expect, no one is quite sure what 2012 will bring.
Will Hisashi Iwakuma be the stud he was in Japan or will his reported velocity issues make him a liability? Will Ichiro continue his decline? Will Smoak make enough actual contact to fulfill his potential to become a 30-plus home run hitter? The questions continue, and the experts and fans are left wondering if this team is destined to reside at the bottom of the standings again.
The Rangers and Angels are the favorites and no expects the M’s to compete for the division title or a MLB wild card spot, even if those previously mentioned stars play to their potential. The best hope seems to be an entertaining battle with the Oakland Athletics for third place or perhaps a season-long flirtation with the blessed .500. The TicketSpecialists have the Seattle Mariners tickets to see if this is the season all goes right in Washington State, and the lone professional baseball team in the region makes a major play first in the AL West.
