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2005 issues Click for larger image #1 April 2005 leads off with a nice Ichiro cover commemorating his record-breaking 262 hits in 2004. The ’05 Mariner team is previewed this month, along with an interview with new manager Mike Hargrove, a feature on Mariner Fantasy Camp, book reviews for Yankee haters, an Adrian Beltre poster, and more.  Click for larger image #2 May May cover-features third baseman Adrian Beltre, with inside features that include a Beltre interview; a look at the M’s minor league injury plague; a chronicle of a Mariners road trip; and an interview with Negro Leagues great and founder of the Negro Leagues Museum, the legendary Buck O’Neil.  Click for larger image #3 June This issue’s cover player is first baseman Richie Sexson, who is also interviewed inside. Mariners Jeremy Reed and Willie Bloomquist are interviewed as well, and columns address subjects like steroids and records, past Mariner drafts, Dan Wilson’s durability, and Mike Hargrove’s managerial deficiencies.  Click for larger image #4 July Ichiro Suzuki is on this month’s cover. Inside are lengthy excerpts from Ichiro’s book Ichiro on Ichiro, interviews with 1995 Mariners Norm Charlton and Mike Blowers, Minor League Wrap, Raúl Ibañez on the backpage poster, and more.  Click for larger image #5 August Turn-Back-the-Clock day was held in San Diego in ’05, and this month’s cover show Ichiro wearing his 1930s-era Seattle Rainiers uniform. Inside are photos from that game, as well as a rundown of the Mariners’ activity at the July trading deadline, more from Ichiro on Ichiro, Jim Caple’s rules for the dancing grounds crew, an interview with former Mariner outfielder and coach John Moses, and mnore.  Click for larger image #6 September Description forthcoming |