Top 10 reasons the Mariners win; an inning-by-inning breakdown of M-ball: it might be in the first; it might be in the 10th. But sooner or later, Seattle finds a way to win. (Baseball).

With his bare feet kicked up on the desk in his office, Lou Piniella names the Mariners who are playing Gold Glove-caliber defense: "The first baseman and second baseman. Perhaps the third baseman. Definitely the right fielder and center fielder."

An advance scout calls asking if Piniella has any questions about the report he prepared on the Tigers, the Mariners' opponent the next three games. "I don't," he says. "Do you want to talk to the pitching coach?" After hanging up, Piniella looks over the first page of the scout's handiwork and says, "Our guy does a good job."

After that night's game, Piniella is asked about Freddy Garcia's changeup: "I ...