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On Monday we detailed Brandon Morrow’s recent struggles, which have only been magnified in recent days. In case you missed it, the Mariners lost an afternoon game with the Texas Rangers earlier today when Morrow entered in the ninth and promptly gave up three runs to blow a 2-0 lead. Last night, the team endured a similar result when Morrow gave up two runs in the eleventh inning to cost the team a 5-4 lead.

Back-to-back blown saves have fans wondering what’s wrong with their closer and what can be done to fix it.

It’s entirely possible that Morrow is still being nagged by a sore right arm that has plagued him in the past. That’s arguably the most likely of circumstances, as evidenced by his tendency to leave his pitches unfinished, resulting in fastballs left up in the zone.

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If there’s one thing the Seattle Mariners’ front office has been good at over the years, it’s making horrible trades.

From Bill Bavasi, to Pat Gillick, to Woody Woodward, to Dick Balderson, to Hal Keller and more, the M’s have had a track record of general management that has been apt to pull the trigger on questionable moves that simply did not pan out. Which is why we’ve taken the liberty of compiling 30 of these deals and ranking them in order to bring you the very worst of the worst.

Next time you clamor for a trade, just remember these past mistakes, The 30 Worst Trades in Seattle Mariners History.

30. David Bell to San Francisco for Desi Relaford and cash (1/25/02)

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That old rapscallion Dave Libbey is finally hanging up the stripes, off to greener pastures as the new Coordinator of Basketball Officials for the West Coast Conference.

Libbey, a former college basketball referee based on the west coast, has been the source of much controversy on our website, spawning two heavily debated articles that can be found here and here.

Now that he will no longer plague our beloved Huskies — or any other team in the Pac 10, for that matter — our beef with officials around the world has come to an end. The folks at Officiating.com can rest easy now. This battle is over.