| ext">The Mariners tickets are always in popular | | | | in a huge rush for Mariners tickets. The Mariners |
| demand due to the consistent star performance | | | | also have a record for the most wins in a single |
| of the team. The Mariners are a professional | | | | season with 116, achieved in the year 2001. In |
| American baseball team based in Seattle, | | | | 1996, the Mariners won a record 85 games led by |
| Washington, United States. This team is a | | | | Griffey, rookie shortstop Alex Rodriguez and |
| member of the Western Division of Major League | | | | sluggers Jay Buhner and Edgar Martínez. The |
| Baseball’s American League. The home | | | | team, again, won the division title in 1997, but was |
| stadium of the team is Safeco Field. From 1977 till | | | | defeated in the ALDS by Baltimore Orioles. The |
| June 1999, the club’s home park was | | | | year 2000 again favored the Mariners and they |
| Kingdome. The team was nicknamed The | | | | were declared the wild card winners clinching the |
| M’s which was also a part of their logo | | | | divison crown due to the tie-breaker rules. |
| from 1987 to 1992, with Mariner Moose as their | | | | In 2001, The M’s won the American |
| mascot. The current colors of the team are navy | | | | League West Division Championship and beat the |
| blue, northwest green and metallic silver. | | | | previous Major League Baseball record for single |
| The M’s — Origin And History | | | | season wins of 116 set by Chicago Cubs in 1906. |
| The Mariners made their debut in April 1977 but | | | | The year 2002 started good, but the team |
| lost to the California Angels. The Mariners were | | | | missed out on the playoffs. The team again had |
| sold in the year 1981 to George Argyros. The | | | | an excellent start in 2003 and reached the same |
| team was never devoid of star players. However, | | | | record as 2002, but was beaten in the playoffs |
| with players like pitcher Gaylord Perry, 1984 | | | | by Oakland Athletics. |
| American League Rookie of the Year Alvin Davis, | | | | Barring the 1998 and 1999 seasons, the Mariners |
| two-time All-Star and three-time Gold Glove | | | | have been annual challengers for the AL West |
| winner Harold Reynolds, three-time American | | | | title from 1995 to 2003. The team had a low |
| League strikeout leader Mark Langston and | | | | profile in terms of divisional ratings during 2005 |
| shortstop and team captain Spike Owen, the | | | | and finished at the last place. |
| M’s showed dismal performances during | | | | Mariners Hall Of Fame |
| the 1970s and the 1980s. This led to a dip in the | | | | The team has enjoyed Mariners Hall of Fame with |
| sale of the Mariners tickets. | | | | members like Dave Niehaus, Broadcaster |
| The team, after such poor performances, | | | | (1977-present), Alvin Davis (1984-91), Jay Buhner |
| witnessed their first winnings in the season of | | | | (1988-2001) and Edgar Martínez, DH |
| 1991. After the team’s buyout by a group | | | | (1987-2004). |
| of Seattle based businessmen, the team’s | | | | No matter what the team’s standing has |
| performance began to improve in 1994. | | | | been, the Mariners tickets have always been in |
| The team lost their first two games of the ALDS | | | | demand due to the team’s popularity all |
| against the Yankees but won the next two at | | | | through since its origin. |
| home, defeating the New York Yankees, resulting | | | | |