| By Adam H. Wong |  | 02-04-2012 |
Seven days. The horror film "The Ring" was released in 2002. Also in 2002, the Seattle Mariners won 93 games and missed the postseason. Barry Zito won the American League Cy Young Award. Vladimir Guerrero played for the Montreal Expos. Jarrod Washburn had an ERA- of 71 while playing for the Anaheim Angels, the 2002 World Series Champions. Seven Days.The first base battle?
At the time of this writing, Justin Smoak is set to be the Mariners' everyday first baseman. "At the time of this writing" sounds so ominous. I swear I just jinxed something. Barring injury, Smoak is looking to have a sort of bounce back year. 2012 will definitely be a year for Smoak to show to the front office brass what he's made of, and earn himself a permanent job at first base.
Mike Carp figures to get into the mix, playing first base the days that Smoak either has off or is the DH.
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