On this day in 2003, the Tampa Bay Rays made a huge splash, hiring Lou Piniella to take over as their manager.

Lou Piniella followed through on his promise. He didn’t just show up for a Mariners playoff game. He threw out the first pitch before Game 1. Piniella was a bit of a surprise choice, given the honor ...

Mariners ALDS Game 1: Lou Piniella with the 1st pitch, Mark McLemore with the U.S. flag like in 2001, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. I Sat Next To A Gun 'Fanatic' On A Plane.

They stood for every two-strike pitch. From the first inning. They roared. And they kept roaring. They were the screams of 47,290 letting out 24 years of hope, but mostly frustration. The Mariners ...

The Mariners cannot clinch the pennant at the corner of Edgar & Dave. Their first two flops here dashed those hopes. If they ...

Former Mariners manager Lou Piniella, 82, was greeted by thunderous applause at T-Mobile Park and threw out the first pitch ...