Big Unit a ray of sunshine on cloudy opener

GameSetMatch — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:06:13 +0000

Hopefully when you remember the Mariners 2010 season opener, your recollection of the day stops just before the start of Monday afternoon’s game.

Because for nine innings of a 4-0 loss to Oakland, the Mariners displayed most of the flaws that have haunted them during the first week of the season.

Before another loss gave fans a chance to fret over the team’s 2-6 start, however, a nearly perfect scene provided at least one happy memory for the 45,876 fans that packed Safeco Field.

Randy Johnson, the most dominant pitcher in Mariners history and one of the game’s best left-handers of all time, made a slow walk from center field to a prolonged ovation. As he approached the mound, he first put his hand over his heart, then rolled his left shoulder in a feigned warm up attempt.

Click here to read the full article – By John Boyle of http://www.heraldnet.com

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