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MLB gambling expectations were high for the Mariners at the start of the year after their much better than expected baseball gambling online results of 2009. MLB gambling odds makers have been cleaned out by Seattle this year as the Mariners have been one of the largest losers on the baseball gambling online board.



When a team picked for first instead is in last that usually means that the manager is in danger and that was the case as Seattle terminated manager Don Wakamatsu, who was the toast of the town a year ago and described by Seattle general manager Jack Zduriencik as his “crown jewel.” Wakamatsu is the first Japanese-American manager in MLB history and was terminated only one week after Zduriencik announced that “Don’s our manager.” To make matters more ironic the Mariners were coming off a rare series win with the MLB probabilities when Wakamatsu was let go.

“I was a little surprised by the timing,” said Wakamatsu. “But I thought there was probably a move coming.” Wakamatsu voiced no resentment about the firing. He was in his second season in the position. He was grateful to the Mariner organization for the possibility and looks forward to returning to the Dallas area in time for football year where his sons are playing.

“The organization makes the decision to move on, and I respect that,” said Wakamatsu. “I respect that they gave me the opportunity. My whole thing is that I will have a measure of disappointment in not being able to win.” Beyond that Wakamatsu didn’t want to elaborate on what went wrong and why he went from a rookie sensation that helped make the Mariners one of the most lucrative squads with the MLB lines a year ago to a terminated manager of a last place bankroll buster.

After Seattle won only 44 from 114 games to start the year, Wakamatsu was terminated.

After a terrible 2008 year in which they went 61-101, a year ago Seattle was 85-77. Wakamatsu was acclaimed for healing the fractured clubhouse and for his special relationship with Ken Griffey Jr. Griffey returned at the start of this year after knee surgery and was unsuccessful.

He retired early in June, but not before creating a significant amount of MLB betting issues for the Mariners and Wakamatsu.

By going 6-22 in July, Seattle tied for the worst month in team history.


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