Almost every Mariners pitcher can say center fielder Franklin Gutierrez has had their back at some juncture this season.

Line drives destined to become extra-base hits become outs. Runners that might have scored become runners left on base. And ERAs are lower than they would have been if some of those would-be hits had not been caught in a gap or over a fence.

Indeed, Gutierrez has made a lot of friends in his first season with the Mariners.

“He’s unbelievable,” right-hander Felix Hernandez said. “You feel comfortable anytime a ball is hit in the direction of center field. He’s so quick getting to balls.”


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If a season-opening loss to LSU included the so-called moral victory of sticking with a nationally-ranked team, last Saturday’s win by the University of Washington football team might have had elements of a moral defeat.

During a convincing, 42-23 win over Idaho, the Huskies gave up far too many passing yards (349) to an offense that’s not nearly as dangerous as the ones UW will face in Pac-10 play.

While the coaching staff has not hit the panic button, by any means, there is reason for concern as the Huskies move forward — beginning with third-ranked USC this weekend.

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As if an off-and-on left hamstring problem wasn’t enough for Mariners shortstop Jack Wilson to deal with, he can add a bruised right heel to his injury woes.


Wilson was on crutches on Wednesday, one day after being forced from Seattle’s game against Chicago after stepping awkwardly on first base while running out a bunt base hit. Wilson is day to day, manger Don Wakamatsu said.

“I don’t know how long it’s going to be,” Wakamatsu said. “We’ll just reevaluate it every day.”

Wilson has struggled at the plate since coming over from Pittsburgh in a July 29 trade. He’s hitting .224 in 31 games and also missed 10 games in mid-August with a Grade 1 hamstring tear.


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The Seattle Seahawks signed veteran running back Edgerrin James on Tuesday night, hoping that he can help revive a rushing offense that generally has been dormant since February 2006, when Shaun Alexander was the NFL MVP and led the franchise to its only Super Bowl appearance.

Earlier Tuesday, the Seahawks waived fellow veteran running back T.J. Duckett to clear roster space for James.
“It’s official! Congrats to Edgerrin James on signing a 1 year deal with the Seahawks,” James’ agent, Drew Rosenhaus, posted on Twitter late Tuesday.
Moments later, a team spokesman confirmed the deal, which NFL Network’s Michael Lombardi reports is for $2 million


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A 30-year career that started as the Mariners’ traveling secretary and included a four-month stint as the organization’s interim general manager last season ended on Tuesday for longtime front-office executive Lee Pelekoudas, who submitted his resignation, effective immediately, to “pursue other career opportunities.”


“Thirty years in one place is a long time, and I want to try something different in a new place,” Pelekoudas said. “This is something that has been going through my mind for a while, and it’s the best time to do it.
“This gives both side some flexibility,” he added. “I am going to try to stay in baseball, and it gives me a head start for finding another job and gives the Mariners the opportunity to start looking for my replacement.”

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Ken Griffey Jr. had an MRI exam on his left knee Tuesday afternoon to determine the extent of the discomfort that has kept him out of the lineup for the past five games.


The results showed inflammation, and Griffey should be ready to resume action on Thursday night when the Mariners open a four-game series against the Athletics in Oakland.

“He’s had some pain in this particular spot and he hadn’t had it there in a while,” manager Don Wakamatsu said. “It just showed up again.”

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The first stint first baseman Mike Carp had with the Mariners this season was more of a get-acquainted period than anything else.


He had eight at-bats during the 16 days he spent with the team in June and July, playing in five games and getting three hits and one RBI in very limited duty.
Carp returned to Triple-A Tacoma on July 4, took a couple of days to regroup, and then got his swing back, helping the Rainiers get back into the Pacific Coast League pennant race. The race goes on without Carp as he rejoined the Mariners on Tuesday when big league rosters could be expanded.

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Doug Fister went from facing one of the worst teams in the American League to facing one of the best. Funny, then, how his quality of performance made the same polar progression from one start to the next.

Fister had the worst outing of his career against the light-hitting Royals on Thursday. But on Tuesday against the Angels, who roughed up the Mariners a night earlier, the rookie right-hander played the part of giant killer.
Fister went 7 1/3 innings, holding the Angels to one run on five hits in his longest and best effort to date, allowing the Mariners to take the second game of a three-game series, 2-1, in front of 18,542 at Safeco Field.

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