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The Mariners and Yankees have played some outstanding games here over the years; below we present part one of our top ten. Historic, surprising, violent, record-breaking--the list has it all. We're giving you #6-10 today, with the top five coming tomorrow

With a six-inning, two-hit performance against the Washington Nationals, and scoreless relief by his bullpen, Randy Johnson attained his 300th win today. 130 of those came with the Mariners. A sparse crowd looked on (it was a makeup game after yesterday was rained out), among them Johnson's wife and daughters. Johnson's son Tanner was in the dugout, he's a Giants batboy. Said Big Unit after the game: "It's been a long road, and I guess the one word that would sum it all up is 'persevere.'"

Randall David "Randy" Johnson can reach one of baseball's most hallowed mileposts today. Eighteen years and a day since he threw the first no-hitter in Mariners history (career win #14), Johnson can record his 300th career win if he beats the lowly Washington Nationals. MLB Network will have "live-lookins" of the game, which begins at 4:05 p.m. PST. Seattlest David wrote about Johnson here, see also WaPo's Thomas Boswell, and ESPN's Jim Caple.

Tonight, Randy Johnson will make his final pitching appearance at Safeco Field. Considering that without Randy Safeco Field may never have been built, it’s probably also Nick Licata's last chance to enact his revenge.

Expect the national TV broadcasters to rain clichés on the constant grey that is Seattle this weekend as the Seahawks host the Sean Taylor Memorial Experience at Qwest Field.

The two winningest Mariner pitchers ever, Jamie Moyer and Randy Johnson, start against each other today. Moyer had 145 wins as a Mariner, Johnson had 130. Combined, the two pitched 3932 innings as Mariners.

After Felix Hernandez' terrible eight-inning reign, the A's won't be contesting Jarrod Washburn's accession to the mound. What a performance--the best in Mariner opening day history, and one of the best in opening day history period.

Could Randy Johnson don a Mariners uniform in 2007? Those speculating aren’t entirely convinced floundering GM Bill Bavasi could pull off a (worthwhile) deal to acquire the Yankees’ aging Unit, and although we’re not the most astute of M’s followers, we’re dubious, too. We think it’s more likely the Mariners will trade for another mound giant—the Dodgers’ Mark Hendrickson. Because we saw him downtown last night.

With the playoffs underway we thought it would be fun to look at all of the former Mariners you may come accross

Not many Seattle sports icons can call themselves champions. Mandatory All-Star participants, yes. Champions, no.

Former Mariner first round pick Ryan Anderson is out of baseball and enrolled in culinary school, we learned from U.S.S. Mariner today.

Sixteen years ago today Randy Johnson threw the first no-hitter in Mariners history. The 6'10'' lefthander scattered 6 walks in the 2-0 victory over Detroit.

Exactly one week after Randy Johnson threw the first no-hitter in Mariner history against Detroit, a 26-year-old rookie made an auspicious Mariners debut at Tiger Stadium.

The Seahawks finally made the cover of Sports Illustrated. Shaun Alexander, on the verge of breaking the all-time rushing touchdown record, is deemed worthy of the honor. The Dec. 19th edition's cover also has a small pic of Gonzaga star and Spokane native Adam Morrison. Northwest, represent!

We don't know what the most scarring experience of your early 20s was-- a disastrous relationship, a lengthy illness, a deep body massage from these guys--but ours was suffering through the late innings of each and every 1997 Seattle Mariners game, as the washouts and has-beens the team collected for its bullpen found new and inventive methods of losing games.

Not to go all Clifford Geertz on you people, but the way a culture plays sports is often a reflection of the culture itself.

We finally saw Mariners phenom Felix Hernandez pitch last night, against the Royals, and all we can say is oh my gosh.

Ten years ago, this very day, was what Mariners announcer Dave Niehaus once described as "one terrible moment in Mariners history."