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At 85-77 Seattle baseball fans had to be surprised but not satisfied as the Seattle Mariners finished the 2009 season in third place in the AL West. The team simply shocked many as they became one of the more formidable opponents in MLB, especially at home at Safeco Field where they finished 48-33.

The Seattle Mariners were woefully bad at the plate, but excelled on the mound where they posted the best team ERA in the American League. Starter Felix Hernandez was simply dominant at 19-5 with a 2.49 ERA. Jarrod Washburn was every bit as great, but was traded by midseason. Still, Erik Bedard and Ryan Rowland-Smith gave Seattle two more pitchers that were able to keep the baseball in the park and post an ERA below 4.00. Bedard actually had another terrific ERA at 2.82. Doug Fister and Ian Snell gave the team two more options on the mound.

The bullpen was not as good as the starters. Closer David Aardsma picked up 38 saves with a 2.52 ERA, but he had few reliable set up men. The best had to be Sean White. The Mariners incredibly won 85 games despite being quite one-dimensional, even on the pitching mound.

The Seattle Mariners knew they were not going to have many players that could drive the ball deep. First baseman Russell Branyon and second baseman Jose Lopez were the two power hitters. Branyon could have been in Silver Slugger talks, but he only played 115 games. Otherwise, Seattle baseball fans could always count on Ichiro Suzuki getting on base. He finished second in the AL to Joe Mauer with a .352 batting average.

The Seattle Mariners were pretty good in 2009 and are hoping that the team takes a few more baby steps in the 2010 and competes for the wild card of not the division. Get your Mariners tickets for Safeco Field and enjoy the season schedule for a whole new summer full of possibilities.