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March 12, 2013

Western Front

Rime of the '83 Mariners

There are many reasons to celebrate the 30^th anniversary of the 1983 Seattle Mariners:

The 1983 team lost 102 games, third-most in franchise history
Thirty is a round number
Because

This was a stunning offensive team, or should I say, stunningly offensive. At the time, its 558 runs scored were the lowest in club history in a non-strike-shortened season. The 2010 and 2011 Mariners have since eclipsed the mark.

That the 2010 team, the benchmark by which all weak Seattle offenses are measured, destroyed 1983 in terms of ineptitude should take nothing away from the latter's achievement:

Year	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS+	TAv	R/G
1983	.240	.301	.360	79	.241	3.44
2010	.236	.298	.339	79	.242	3.17

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