Table of Contents Page Chapter Chapter Page Meet the Mariners 4 Glory Days 6 Home Turf 12 Dressed for Success 14 We Won 16 Go-To Guys 20 Calling the Shots 24 One Great Day 26 Legend Has It 28 It Really Happened 30 Team Spirit 32 Timeline 34 Fun Facts 36 Talking Baseball 38 Great Debates 40 For the Record 42 Pinpoints 44 Glossary 46 Extra Innings 47 Index 48 ABOUT OUR GLOSSARY In this book there may be several words that you are reading for the first time Some are sports words some are new vocabulary words and some are familiar words that are used in an unusual way All of these words are defined on page 46 Throughout the book sports words appear in bold type Regular vocabulary words appear in bold italic type
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Meet the Mariners T he Pacific Northwest draws sports lovers from all over the over the country and from all over the world In this corner of the of the United States people can do fun activities in the woods on the he water and in the mountains The Seattle Mariners are an important part of that picture especially during the spring and summer The Mariners have a wonderful way of finding players with unusual talents Seattle might sign a star from a foreign country Or the M’s may trade for a good young player from another club Either way they know how to put together an exciting team This book tells the story of the Mariners While they are only nly one part of the Seattle sports landscape they play a big role when it when it comes to bringing sports lovers together Indeed when the Mariners are winning they are the hottest ticket in town Ichiro Suzuki known throughout baseball by his first name Ichiro helped the Mariners become popular with fans all over the world 5
