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2003 issues Click for larger image #1 April Ichiro Suzuki stares out from this issue’s cover, while inside is a preview of the 2003 campaign. Also in this issue, interviews with new manager Bob Melvin and old manager Lou Piniella, columns from Jim Caple, Mike Gastineau, and Jason Michael Barker, and more.  Click for larger image #2 May Joél Piñeiro is coer-featured. Inside are interviews with Piñeiro, Randy Winn, and manager Bob Melvin; Jim Caple compares the New York Yankees with hellspawn; articles analyzing the attendance drop, Howard Lincoln, and fan frustration; Q & A with former Mariner Charles Gipson; Edgar Martinez on the backpage; and more.  Click for larger image #3 June Bret Boone takes a hack on this month’s cover, while inside are interviews with Boone, Gil Meche, Mike Cameron, and GM Pat Gillick. Also, Mike Gastineau reflects on Bud Selig’s reign of change as commissioner, a review of a local production of Damn Yankees, Minro League Wrap, a Jamie Moyer poster, and more.  Click for larger image  Click for larger image #4 July With lots of potential All-Stars in ’03, the Salami issued this month with two covers spotlighting the would-be All-Stars. Inside are Q & A sessions with Jamie Moyer, Mark McLemore, reliever Shigetoshi Hasegawa, and manager Bob Melvin; Derek Zumsteg writes about the Safeco Field “Kids Inning” promotion; Minor League Wrap examines the San Antonio Missions; an Ichiro backpage poster; and more.  Click for larger image #5 August Ichiro tosses one in from the outfield on this month’s cover. Inside, read about Jim Caple’s run in the Milwaukee Sausage Race; Q & A sessions with Lou Piniella, Jamie Moyer, and Arthur Rhodes; Minor League Wrap; and more. The backpage poster features Ichiro and Albert Pujols from the All-Star Game.  Click for larger image #6 September 2003 wraps with a fine Edgar Martinez cover. Interviews with Edgar, catcher Ben Davis, reliever Armando Benitez, bench coach Rene Lachemann, and minor league prospect Jamal Strong are inside. Also, a farewell to GM Pat Gillick; a review of Michael Lewis’ book Moneyball; columns from Jim Caple, Mike Gastineau, Erik Lundegaard; and more. |