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One on One WITH ... BRET BOONE.(baseball player)(Brief Article)(Interview)
The Mariners are shaping up as one of baseball's all-time winningest teams, and second baseman Bret Boone is one of the reasons for their success. He talks with senior writer Michael Knisley about how Seattle compares with other great teams.
TSN: When the '98 Yankees won all those games, they didn't have a position player who was an All-Star Game starter. You had to look beyond the statistics to see how they won. Are the Mariners like that?
BB: I played against the Yankees in the World Series in '99. What stood out to me was, yeah, they had talented players and a good pitching staff. You look at their lineup, though, and nobody jumped out at you hitting 30 home runs. But they were so patient. Those guys would just make you pitch. They'd wear the pitcher down. I mean, if you weren't going to throw a strike, they weren't going to swing.
TSN: In that context, are there similarities in Seattle this year?
BB: I think so. But I don't think it's fair to compare us to what they've done. They've done it for so long. They have one of the greatest teams ever assembled. It's a special team ...
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- Magazine article from: Baseball Digest Pickard, Chuck February 1, 2002 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: Baseball Digest O'NEIL, DANNY September 1, 2001 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH) January 5, 2006 700+ words
...York Mets agreed Wednesday to a minor league contract with Bret Boone, a move that shows how tenuous Kaz Matsui's hold on second...plummet since the 2003 season. He was cut by the Seattle Mariners on July 3, dealt to Minnesota eight days later, then released...
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- Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) Hickey, John July 9, 2003 700+ words
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- WITH 'EDGE' GONE, BRET BOONE RETIRES.(Sports)
- Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH) March 2, 2006 700+ words
Byline: From Post news services Bret Boone retired Wednesday at New York Mets camp, the culmination of...season. The three-time All-Star was cut by the Seattle Mariners last July 3, dealt to Minnesota eight days later, then released...