The Seattle Mariners: Alternative History (Fanfiction)

The Mariners Fortunes Began To Change When They Selected Ken Griffey Jr. With The 1st Overall Pick In The 1987 MLB Draft We All Know What Happened To Griffey Getting Himself Injured But What If Griffey Remained Healthy And Was In His Prime His Entire Career Would He Have Still Hit 630 Homers In His Career Yes He Would

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Ken Griffey Jr.-Griffey Is The De-Facto Leader Of The Mariners An Team On The Rise Griffey Made 4 All Star Game Selections In 1990, 1991, 1992 And 1993 And Was An All Star Yet Again In 1994 Griffey Also Won His First Home Run Derby In The Same Year In The 1994-95 MLB Season Which Thankfully Didn't Have An Strike Due To The Owners Negotiated An Reasonable Salary To Which The Players Accepted Everyone Was Happy The Mariners Looked To Win Their First World Series In 1994 Griffey Led The Mariners To An Improbable Amazing 93-70 Led By Ken Griffey Jr. Who Finished The 1994-95 MLB Season Hitting .303 With 45 Home Runs And 90 RBI While Rookie Shortstop Alex Rodriguez Was Not Exactly Setting The World On Fire Hitting .204 With 0 Home Runs And 2 RBI The Mariners Coasted Their Way To The 1994 World Series Where They Matched Up Against The Montreal Expos Where The Mariners Swept Them 4 Games To 0 To Win Seattle's First Championship In Their Existence 1995 Was An Down Year For Griffey Who Hit Just 17 Home Runs And Drove In 45 RBI But Batted An Solid .291 The Mariners Finished The 1995 MLB Season With An 95-61 Record Led By Edgar Martinez Who Produced For Them Hitting .356 With 29 Home Runs And 115 RBI Recording 56 Doubles And Randy Johnson Was Solid As He Expects Himself To Be Posting An 19-8 Record With An 2.08 Earned Run Average And 265 Strikeouts In 291 1/2 Innings Pitched The Mariners In The American Divisional League Series Had An Pinch Hit Walk Off Home Run From Second Year Bench Player Shortstop Alex Rodriguez To The Send The Mariners To The American League Championship Series To Face The Cleveland Indians For The Pennant Which The Mariners Proved To Be Too Much For The Indians To Handle And Won The Pennant Convincingly Going To The 1995 World Series Which Was The Mariners Second World Series Appearance In This Timeline The Mariners Selected Chipper Jones With The 1st Overall Pick In The 1990 MLB Draft Chipper Was Ecstatic About Being In Seattle Chipper Made His Mariners Debut In 1993 At 3rd Base But Missed The 1994 Season With An Unfortunate Injury Chipper Jones Returned In 1995 Hitting .284 With 23 Home Runs And 85 RBI Leading This Fearsome Mariners Offense Which Also Included Tino Martinez Who Turned In An Solid Season Hitting .291 With 31 Home Runs And 113 RBI Tino Has Also Shown To Be Very Consistent The Atlanta Braves Were Waiting For Them Unfortunately For The Atlanta Braves Their Pitching At Times Can Be Dominant Was What Ultimately Doomed Them As In Game 1 The Braves Got Spanked 13-1 With Chipper Jones, Edgar Martinez, Tino Martinez And Ken Griffey Jr. All Going Back To Back To Back To Back Which Led To The Mariners Sweeping The Braves 4 Games To 1 In The 1995 World Series Bringing The Second Title Back To Seattle Tino Martinez Who Was An Key Contributor To The Mariners Two Titles Was Resigned By Seattle

Alex Rodriguez-The 1996 Season For Alex Rodriguez Was Very Special It Was The First Time That Alex Was The Everyday Shortstop A-Rod Immediately Showed Us What He Can Do With The Stick As A-Rod Hit .358 With 36 Home Runs And 123 RBI Recording 54 Doubles Becoming An All Star In His Young Career For The First Time Ken Griffey Jr. Bounced Back Hitting 49 Home Runs And Driving In 124 RBI While Hitting .301 In 1996 Tino Martinez Took An Big Step Forward From 1995 Hitting .308 With 28 Home Runs And 118 RBI Edgar Martinez Was Just Dominant As Usual Hitting .336 With 28 Home Runs And 125 RBI Chipper Jones Hit .303 With 30 Home Runs And 104 RBI For The First Time The Mariners Had An Potential Dynasty Going On Randy Johnson Was The Team's Starting Ace Going 20-8 With An 1.72 Earned Run Average And 383 Strikeouts In 298 1/2 Innings Pitched The Mariners Finished With An 98-64 Record Which Was Their Best Record The Mariners Made It To The 1996 American League Championship Series For The 3rd Consecutive Year Meeting Derek Jeter And The Yankees The Mariners Took The Yankees To 7 Games Before Losing 4 Games To 3 To The Yankees Who Would Go On To Defeat The Atlanta Braves In The 1996 World Series For The Yankees First Of 4 Consecutive Championships The 1997 Season For The Mariners Was Highly Successful Ken Griffey Jr. Established Himself As The League's Best Player Hitting .304 With 56 Home Runs And 147 RBI Winning His First Of 3 American League MVP Awards In 1997 As The Mariners Finished 99-61 Alex Rodriguez Hit .323 With 23 Home Runs And 84 RBI Stealing 15 Bases Chipper Jones Hit .330 With 33 Home Runs And 106 RBI The Mariners Made Quick Work Of The Indians In The 1997 American League Division Series And Eliminated The Baltimore Orioles In The 1997 American League Championship Series Sending The Mariners To Their Record Setting 3rd Consecutive World Series Appearance In 1997 Where The Florida Marlins Were Waiting It Was An Mismatch As The Mariners Swept The Marlins 4 Games To 0 To Win Their 3rd Consecutive World Series Title The Mariners Were Now 3-0 In Their 3 World Series Appearances Tino Martinez In The 1997 Season Hit .293 With 44 Home Runs And 128 RBI The 1998 Season Saw The Mariners Finish With An 96-60 Record As Ken Griffey Jr. Hit .284 With 56 Home Runs And 142 RBI Winning His Second MVP Award The Mariners Once Again Reached The 1998 American League Championship Series For The 4th Time In The Mariners History The Mariners Took The Yankees To 6 Games But Lost Once Again As The Yankees Captured Their Second World Series Title In 1998 Alex Rodriguez Hit .318 With 42 Home Runs And 142 RBI Stealing 40 Bases Making A-Rod The Youngest Player To Accomplish This Feat Jay Buhner Started To Improve In 1998 Hitting .316 With 31 Home Runs And 101 RBI

Freddy Garcia-Freddy Garcia Who Was Acquired Via Trade In 1998 From The Houston Astros In Exchange For Shane Monahan Freddy Debuted With The Mariners In 1998 Posting An Solid 4-1 Record With An 2.08 Earned Run Average Striking Out 79 Batters Walking Just 18 In 69 1/2 Innings Pitched Freddy Garcia Had An Wonderful 1999 Campaign In Which He Went 17-9 With An 2.25 Earned Run Average And 198 Strikeouts In 188 1/2 Innings Pitched As The Mariners Finished 102-61 As Ken Griffey Jr. Hit .285 With 48 Home Runs And 118 RBI To Win His 3rd Consecutive American League MVP Award Chipper Jones Hit .330 With 45 Home Runs And 110 RBI And Was Selected To His 5th All Star Game In 1999 After Being Selected In 1995, 1996, 1997 And 1998 Ken Griffey Jr Was An All Star In 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998 And 1999 Giving Him 9 All Star Selections The Mariners Advanced To The 1999 American League Championship Series For The 4th Time But The Yankees Beat Them Again 4 Games To 3 Freddy Garcia Would Play For The Mariners Until 2005 When He Was Traded To The White Sox

Ichiro Suzuki-Ichiro Was Posted By The Orix Blue Wave In 2000 And Was Signed By The Seattle Mariners In 2001 Ichiro Was The Lead Off Hitter Getting On Base Setting Up Sluggers Alex Rodriguez, Ken Griffey Jr., Edgar Martinez, Chipper Jones, Tino Martinez And Jay Buhner Who Became An Left Fielder To Accommodate Ichiro Suzuki's Arrival As The Team's Starting Right Fielder The 2001 Seattle Mariners Finished With An Impressive 116-61 Record As Ken Griffey Jr. Reached The 40 Home Run Club For The Fifth Time In 2001 After Hitting 40 Home Runs In 2000 Hitting 45 Home Runs And 128 RBI Ichiro Suzuki Hit .327 With 4 Home Runs And 56 RBI Stealing 56 Bases Taking Home Rookie Of The Year Honors In The 2001 American League Division Series The Mariners Were Playoff Tested Facing Off Against The Chicago White Sox Whom The Mariners Would Sweep In 4 Games The Mariners Exacted Their Revenge In The 2001 American League Championship Series Against The New York Yankees Who Had Eliminated The Mariners In The American League Championship Series In 1996, 1998, 1999 And 2000 As The Seattle Mariners Made Their 4th Consecutive World Series Appearance In 2001 Where They Faced Curt Schilling And The Arizona Diamondbacks As The Mariners Molly Whopped And Feasted On The Diamondbacks's Pitching As The Mariners Won The Series 4 Games To 1 As The Seattle Mariners Won Their 4th World Series In 4 Years Essentially Ichiro Was The Mariners Everyday Outfielder Tino Martinez Regressed In 2001 Hitting .291 With 23 Home Runs And 76 RBI So The Mariners Traded Tino Martinez To The St. Louis Cardinals In 2002 Acquiring The 8th Overall Pick Which Became Chris Snelling An Smooth Yet Reliable Consistent Contact/Power Hitting Outfielder Who Can Produce Runs Chris Snelling Immediately Helped The Mariners In 2002 Hitting .308 With 25 Home Runs And 104 RBI Chris Snelling Also Had Many Memorable Highlight Plays In Right Field Including One Where He Threw Out Multiple Runners The 2002 Mariners Finished With An 108-61 Record With Ken Griffey Jr. Blasting 46 Home Runs Driving In 120 RBI The Mariners Made It To The 2002 American League Division Series Where They Were Swept By The Anaheim Angels 4 Games To 3 The Mariners Signed Wladimir Balentien In 2003 As An Free Agent From Netherlands And Drafted Adam Jones

Richie Sexson-Richie Sexson Signed With The Mariners In 2005 As An Free Agent Sexson Was Another Legitimate Power Bat That Complimented Ken Griffey Jr. And Alex Rodriguez Very Well Richie Sexson Hit .291 With 39 Home Runs And 121 RBI In His First Year With The Mariners Felix Hernandez Was Called Up From Triple A At The Age Of 20 Felix Posted An 4-4 Record With An Sparkling 1.90 Earned Run Average Striking Out 83 In 71 1/2 Innings Pitched As The Mariners Finished The Year 110-65 Griffey Hit 35 Home Runs And Drove In 93 RBI Hitting .301 The Mariners Got Swept By The White Sox In The 2005 American League Championship Series Chipper Jones Hit .270 With 21 Home Runs And 97 RBI Richie Sexson Was An Great Defender And Gold Glove Candidate At 1st Base The Mariners Now Had An Murderers Row Despite The Fact That Edgar Martinez Retired In 2004

Mike Carp-Mike Carp Who Was The Mariners Top Draft Pick In The 2007 MLB Draft With The 3rd Overall Pick Has Shown Us Just Why He Is Consistent With The Glove And Bat What Makes Carp Special Is That Carp Can Hit Righties And Lefties Extremely Well And Has Serious Power After The Mariners Asked Richie Sexson To DH 2008 Which Was Something Sexson Had Wanted To Experiment With Mike Carp Took Over In 2009 As The Starting 1st Baseman Mike Carp Wasted No Time Proving Himself To The Mariners As Carp Hit .328 With 33 Home Runs And 119 RBI In Just His First Year At The All Star Break Carp Was Selected To His First All Star Team Despite Being An Rookie Himself Carp Finished The 2009 Campaign Hitting .338 With 41 Home Runs Driving In 124 RBI Carp And Griffey Were The Leaders On Offense Mike Carp Was Even Better In 2010 In The First Half Of 2010 Carp Hit .320 With 17 Home Runs And 63 RBI And Finished With An .330 Average Hitting 42 Home Runs Driving In 118 RBI The Mariners Were Back On Top In 2009 With An 97-63 Record Buoyed By The Emergence Of Mike Carp Griffey Would Retire In 2010 With 688 Career Home Runs Which Was Far More Than What His Actual Career Total Was A-Rod Would Retire In 2016 Which Set The Mariners Up For An Long Successful Endeavor Which Began With Nelson Cruz Signing With Them In 2014

Mike Zunino-Mike Zunino Was An Stud Catcher Who Can Hit For Both Average And Power And Has Shown Great Defensive Skills The Mariners Took Him With The 6th Overall Pick In The 2012 MLB Draft Mike Zunino Dominated AAA Hitting .308 With 32 Home Runs And 105 RBI Mike Threw Out 98.8% Of The Baserunners Chipper Jones Retired In 2012 Though Jesus Montero Was The Team's Starting Catcher Going Into 2013 Zunino Proved He Was Worthy They Also Had Dustin Ackley Who Was An 3 Time All Star (2010, 2011 And 2012) At Second Base

Nelson Cruz-Nelson Cruz Was One Of The Mariners Biggest Signings As Cruz Was Inserted As The Designated Hitter Felix Hernandez Got More Run Support As The Mariners Averaged 250956 Runs The Most By Any Team Robinson Cano Was Also An Key Contributor