Mariners look for improvement in 2009

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The Mariners look to improve on a disapointing 2008 season. Players know the team needs to come together and play as one if they want to avoid another disastrous year.

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" Follower of player and I -- very back on the field and give back in shape in get this season and underway. Most like any ballclub -- W. There is there are some keys to success you know and -- was. You know you get ahead that team come together and play as one unit and that's what does for our focuses here this spring training is has come together want. Well. You know and obviously you gotta have good town -- diligently to get good fishing conditions. Being good offenses. And it takes a belief. Our guys have to believe more relevant to speak to each other up and and for -- X two games we've we go to battle as one."

" It's nice officially. Was not sneezing and knows -- to afford to. We mostly healthy and to the courts who open their guests who we gotta love you could just nucleus that you know -- most of the guys who play against Iowa. I have no idea who they are no and a little bit so awfully. We can include game and then no good these teams seem to an end. Need some games I think that we do we do have good you know good Mateen and you know wouldn't maybe you Lucas could cost the less here and compete and paper but you know. No we both they would address that with the Latino we have good pitching. In the diocese abuse looks like he's healthy. We justice Felix you know we assume -- a -- plus we have really saw that Feinstein efficient so -- to decide who's you can keep guys healthy you know are often is going to. Not his groove you know tonight could not find some guys that have to step up and you know in them by you know like a justice."

" You know I guess to -- going to be my first day I just got in town yesterday and -- my physical so. The -- back -- the hill and Ted -- a better season last year. Consistency and you know cut -- of mistakes you know we had some defensive lapses last year. You know out a lot of guys had down years so we we just all need to played up to our capabilities and limit the mistakes and you know that'll help mr. -- and won't be easy to come you know week. We lost some key guys from last year who did contribute to some positive things to an otherwise not positive season you know -- He is he's. Offensively he's a great place the great player and he's he's a great person off the field too so he's going to be missed. JJ at the end of the Bolton kids to do drugs in the stability over there. Was a great closer so he's been remiss to but and that's part of the game guys have to step up and fill in the holes."

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(0:06) back in shape in get this season and underway. Most like any ballclub -- W. There is there are some keys to success you know and -- was. You know you get ahead that team

(0:47) courts who open their guests who we gotta love you could just nucleus that you know -- most of the guys who play against Iowa . I have no idea who they are no and a little bit so awfully. We can include game and then no good these teams seem to an end. Need some games I think that we do we do have good you know good Mateen and you know wouldn't maybe you Lucas could cost the less here and compete and paper but you know. No we both they would address that with the Latino we have good pitching. In the diocese abuse looks like he's healthy. We justice Felix you know we assume -- a -- plus we have really saw that Feinstein