2009 Mariners. Adrian Beltre has won consecutive American League Gold Gloves at Third Base.

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1 2009 Mariners Adrian Beltre has won consecutive American League Gold Gloves at Third Base.

2 PERSONAL: Donald Wakamatsu resides in North Richmond Hills, TX with wife, Laura, sons: Jacob and Lucas, and daughter Jadyn becomes the first Asian American to be named manager of a Major League club graduated from Hayward High School (CA) in 1981 three-sport prep star, lettering in baseball, basketball and football earned four varsity letters under College Baseball Hall of Fame coach Jim Brock at Arizona State University ( ) was the Sun Devils starting catcher from , batting.314 (223x711) with 22 doubles, 3 triples, 18 home runs and 133 RBI in 196 career games with ASU played in the 1983 and 1984 College World Series three-time All-Pac-10 selection ( ) team captain in THE MANAGER DON WAKAMATSU (22) POSITION: Manager, former catcher AGE: 46 BORN: in Hood River, OR BATTED: Right THREW: Right NAMED MANAGER: Nov. 19, WAKAMATSU s RECORD AS MANAGER YEAR CLUB LG W L PCT. FINISH 1997 Peoria Arizona th 1998 High Desert California rd/1st 1999 El Paso Texas rd/4th 2000 Erie Eastern th Minor League Totals *In 1998 post-season defeated Lancaster 2-0 in semifinals; lost to San Jose 3-2 in Valley Division Championship Series. WAKAMATSU s MANAGING & COACHING CAREER 2008 OAKLAND A s Bench Coach 2007 TEXAS RANGERS Third Base Coach TEXAS RANGERS Bench Coach Anaheim Angels Field Coordinator 2000 Erie SeaWolves (AA) Manager 1999 El Paso Diablos (AA) Manager 1998 High Desert Mavericks A) Manager 1997 Peoria Diamondbacks (R) Manager 1996 Port City (AA) Player/Coach 1995 Canton-Akron (AA) Player/Coach MANAGING/COACHING CAREER: Owns a career (.464) record in four seasons as a minor league manager in the Arizona and Los Angeles Angels organizations made his managerial debut in 1997 with the Diamondbacks entry in the Arizona Rookie League took over team in July, guiding club to record managed in the Diamondbacks organization at High Desert (A) in the California League in 1998 and at El Paso (AA) in MARINERS MANAGERIAL MARKS Manager Years W-L Pct. Darrell Johnson Maury Wills Rene Lachemann Del Crandall Chuck Cottier * Marty Martinez Dick Williams * Jim Snyder Jim Lefebvre Bill Plummer Lou Piniella Bob Melvin Mike Hargrove /1/ John McLaren 7/2/2007-6/19/ Jim Riggleman 6/20/2008-9/28/ Don Wakamatsu * interim manager 16

3 WAKAMATSU (continued) 1999 led High Desert to second-half Southern Division title and named the California League Manager of the Year in 1998 managed future Major Leaguers Rob Barajas, Junior Spivey, Erubiel Durazo, Brad Penny and John Patterson at El Paso in 1999 moved over to the Angels organization in 2000 and managed at Erie (AA) in the Eastern League. PLAYING CAREER: Selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the 11th round of the 1985 June draft 12 seasons as a catcher with seven organizations during his professional playing career from appeared in 18 Major League games with the Chicago White Sox in 1991 batted.226 (7x31) with one double recorded first Major League hit May 22 at California made his professional debut with Billings in the Pioneer League in 1985 all nine starts behind the plate came with knuckleballer Charlie Hough on the mound went to Major League spring training with the Rangers in 1994 combined to bat.330 (115x348) in 113 games with Albuquerque (AAA) in missed parts of the 1993 and 1994 seasons with a torn ligament in his right elbow topped Southern League catchers in fielding percentage at Birmingham in 1989 (.990) and Billings in 1985 (.998). WAKAMATSU s PLAYING RECORD YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI HB BB SO SB CS 1985 Billings Tampa Cedar Rapids Chattanooga Birmingham Vancouver Vancouver CHICAGO (AL) Albuquerque Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tacoma Canton-Akron Tacoma Port City Minor Lg Totals ML Totals

4 THE COACHES wife, Louisa; has two sons, Dustin (9/10/84) and Travis (10/23/87) graduated from Spartanburg High School in 1976; played baseball, football and basketball in high school won the Dobson Award as the school s top athlete and was Player of the Year in baseball in 1975 and 1976 attended Western Carolina University from he tossed a no-hitter vs. The Citadel RICK ADAIR (40) POSITION: Pitching Coach, former pitcher AGE: 51 BORN: in Spartanburg, SC BATTED: Left THREW: Left PERSONAL: Michael Richard Rick Adair resides in Spartanburg, SC, with his ADAIR s COACHING CAREER Texas Rangers Minor League Pitching Coordinator 2004 New Hampshire (AA) Pitching Coach Atlanta Braves Minor League Pitching Coordinator 9/12/ DETROIT TIGERS Major League Pitching Coach 1996 Detroit Tigers Roving Minor League Pitching Coach 1995 Toledo (AAA) Pitching Coach 1994 Wichita (AA) Pitching Coach CLEVELAND INDIANS Major League Pitching Coach Cleveland Indians Minor League Pitching Coordinator (the Southern Conference Champion) in 1979, his junior year, and was named team MVP that season Adair is the nephew of former big leaguer Art Fowler and a cousin to Wayne Tolleson and Mike Tolleson. MANAGING/COACHING CAREER: Is entering his first season as the Mariners pitching coach, but his sixth season as a Major League pitching coach was the Detroit Tigers Major League pitching coach from Sept. 12, 1996 through the 1999 season was the Cleveland Indians big league pitching coach in 1992 and 1993 Rick spent the past four seasons as the minor league pitching coordinator for the Texas Rangers he filled the same role for four seasons ( ) with Atlanta those two stints sandwiched a year with New Hampshire, Toronto s AA club in the Eastern League he was the Tigers roving minor league pitching coach in 1996, prior to his promotion to the Major League staff he was pitching coach with Detroit s AAA Toledo club in 1995 and spent the 1994 season in the same role at AA Wichita in the Padres system he began his coaching career in 1986 in the Cleveland Indians farm system, a position he held for six years. PLAYING CAREER: Selected by the Mariners in the third round of the 1979 June draft, and spent seven years in Seattle s farm system before elbow injuries ended his career he compiled a lifetime mark of 44-46, with a 3.92 ERA in 214 appearances was an All-Star at Wausau (Midwest League) in 1981 and at Lynn (International League) in ADAIR s PLAYING RECORD YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK 1979 Alexandria Lynn Wausau Lynn Salt Lake Chattanooga Chattanooga Minor Lg Totals

5 ALAN COCKRELL (47) POSITION: Hitting Coach, former outfielder AGE: 46 BORN: in Kansas City, KS BATTED: Right THREW: Right Jake, Madelyn and Beau attended the University of Tennessee where he was an All-American baseball player was the Vols starting quarterback for two seasons (1982 and 1983) helped lead the Vols to a Citrus Bowl title in MANAGING/COACHING CAREER: Is entering his first season as the Mariners hitting coach, but his fourth year as a big league hitting PERSONAL: Atlee Alan Cockrell resides in Colorado Springs, CO with his wife, Tameson and children Ryan, COCKRELL s MANAGING & COACHING CAREER COLORADO ROCKIES Major League Hitting Coach Colorado Springs (AAA) Hitting Coach 2002 COLORADO ROCKIES Major League Hitting Coach 2001 Colorado Rockies Minor League Roving Hitting Coordinator 2000 Salem (High-A) Manager 1999 Portland (rookie-a) Manager YEAR CLUB LG W L PCT. FINISH 1999 Portland Northwest th, 3rd 2000 Salem Carolina th Minor League Totals coach, overall spent the previous two seasons as Colorado s Major League hitting coach in 2007, the Rockies led the National League in batting (.280), hits (1591) and onbase percentage (.354) and reached the World Series was also the Rockies ML hitting coach from April 29, 2002 thru the end of the season was the hitting coach at AAA Colorado Springs for four seasons ( ) prior to being promoted to the big league job was Colorado s roving hitting instructor in 2001 and 2002 spent first two seasons in the Rockies player development system as a manager: in 1999 at Portland and in 2000 at Salem. PLAYING CAREER: Was the ninth overall selection in the 1984 June Draft by the San Francisco Giants spent nine seasons as a minor league outfielder only Major League time was nine games with the Rockies in 1996, his final professional season made ML debut Sept. 7, 1996 at the Astrodome, pinch-hitting against Billy Wagner (strikeout) first ML hit was a pinch-hit double off Tom Glavine (ATL) Sept. 10. COCKRELL s PLAYING RECORD YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS SLG OBP 1984 Everett Fresno Shreveport Shreveport Phoenix Phoenix Portland Portland Portland Colo. Springs Calgary Colo. Springs Charlotte New Haven Colo. Springs Colo. Springs Colo. Springs COLORADO Minor Lg Totals ML Totals YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK 1990 Colorado Springs

6 BRUCE HINES (17) POSITION: Third Base Coach, former infielder AGE: 51 BORN: in Pomona, CA BATTED: Both THREW: Right John, and Bruce has two children: Brittany and Ryan speaks Spanish graduated from Bonita High School in LaVerne, CA, where he played football and baseball earned a degree in physical education and a teaching credential at the University of LaVerne, graduating in 1980 was named All-Conference in both football and baseball at LaVerne father, Ben, was a Major League coach with Seattle (1984), Los Angeles (NL) and Houston as well as the head coach at LaVerne. MANAGING/COACHING CAREER: Bruce is in his first season as the Mariners third base coach, and his second season as a big league coach overall was the California Angels first base coach in 1991 spent 23 season s in the Angels organization, the last six as the minor league field coordinator has also overseen minor league outfield, PERSONAL: Bruce Edwin Hines resides in Mesa, AZ with his wife, Wendy Wendy has two children: Maggie and HINES MANAGING & COACHING CAREER Anaheim Angels Minor League Field Coordinator Anaheim Angels Minor League Infield Instructor 2001 Anaheim Angels Minor League Roving Outfield Instructor Anaheim Angels Minor League Roving Defense Instructor 1997 Vancouver (AAA) Manager 1996 AZL Angels (Rookie) Manager 1995 AZL Angels (Rookie) Manager 1994 Lake Elsinore (A) Coach 1993 AZL A s (Rookie) Manager 1992 AZL A s (Rookie) Manager 1991 CALIFORNIA ANGELS Major League First Base Coach California Angels Minor League Roving Defense Instructor 1987 California Angels Minor League Roving Hitting Instructor 1986 Salem (A) Manager 1985 Salem (A) Manager YEAR CLUB LG W L PCT. FINISH 1985 Salem Northwest rd 1986 Salem Northwest rd 1992 A s Arizona st 1993 A s Arizona st 1995 Angels Arizona nd 1996 Angels Arizona th 1997 Vancouver PCL st, 4th Minor League Totals baserunning and bunting instruction since 1996 minor league coaching career with the Angels included four seasons as infield instructor ( ), one as roving outfield instructor (2001) and three as roving defense instructor ( ) spent seven seasons as a minor league manager in the Angels ( , ) and Athletics ( ) systems has a career minor league record of (.544) led Vancouver (AAA) to the PCL playoffs with a first place, first-half finish in 1997 spent two years at Single-A Salem ( ) and led the A s Arizona Rookie team to league titles in 1992 and 1993 before moving to Arizona League Angels in 1995 and 1996 also served as an Angels scout for seven years ( ) while also working as a roving instructor (hitting in 1987 and defense ). PLAYING CAREER: Was the San Diego Padres 18th round selection in the 1980 June Draft spent three seasons in the San Diego and Oakland farm systems. HINES PLAYING RECORD YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS SLG OBP 1980 Grays Harbor San Jose Utica Madison Minor Lg Totals

7 LEE TINSLEY (8) POSITION: First Base Coach, former outfielder AGE: 39, turns 40 March 4 BORN: in Shelbyville, KY BATTED: Both THREW: Right sons Kobie (10) and Ethan (5) graduated from Shelby County High School (Shelbyville, KY) in 1987; lettered in baseball, football, basketball and track was named Gatorade National Player of the Year as a senior after hitting.569 with 16 home runs in 65 at-bats PERSONAL: Owen Lee Tinsley resides in Scottsdale, AZ, with his wife, Susan and TINSLEY s COACHING CAREER ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS Major League First Base Coach Arizona Diamondbacks Minor League Roving Outfield Instructor 2002 Anaheim Angels Minor League Roving Outfield Instructor 2001 El Paso (AA) Hitting Coach played defensive back in football and turned down a scholarship to Purdue to sign with Oakland in MANAGING/COACHING CAREER: Lee is in his first season as the Mariners first base coach, but his fourth season as a Major League first base coach overall spent the past three seasons as the Arizona Diamondbacks first base coach also worked with outfielders in Arizona was the roving minor league outfield instructor for Arizona from 2003 thru 2005 held same position in the Anaheim system in 2002 began coaching career as hitting coach with El Paso (AA) in the Texas League. PLAYING CAREER: Selected by Oakland with its first pick (11th overall) in the 1987 June Draft had a 14-year playing career, including spending time in the Majors with Seattle (1993, 1997), Boston ( , 1996) and Philadelphia (1996) hit.241 (210x870) in 361 career Major League games made Major League debut with Seattle in 1993 and returned to Mariners to close out big league career in 1997 made his ML debut as a defensive replacement April 6, 1993 vs. TOR first ML hit was a pinch-hit single off Gregg Olson (BAL) had a seven-hit game (7-for-8 with a triple, two home runs) with Calgary (at Las Vegas) after being optioned was recalled and collected first ML home run July 21 at New York (off Steve Farr) posted two longest hitting streaks of his career with the Red Sox in 1995, opening the season with a 14-game streak, and adding a 15-game string June TINSLEY s PLAYING RECORD YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS SLG OBP 1987 Medford S. Oregon Madison Madison Huntsville Canton-Akron Canton-Akron Colorado Springs Calgary SEATTLE BOSTON Trenton BOSTON Clearwater PHILADELPHIA BOSTON Tacoma SEATTLE Midland Ottawa Vancouver Indianapolis Minor Lg Totals ML Totals DIVISION SERIES RECORD YEAR CLUB, OPP AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS SLG OBP 1995 BOS vs. CLE

8 TY VAN BURKLEO (44) POSITION: Bench Coach, former infielder/outfielder AGE: 45 BORN: in Oakland, CA BATTED: Left THREW: Left Sierra, Devin and Walker graduated from Chatsworth (CA) High School in 1980 attended Los Angeles Valley College for one year prior to signing with Milwaukee. MANAGING/COACHING CAREER: Ty is in his first season as the Mariners bench coach but his third PERSONAL: Tyler Lee Van Burkleo (van-burke-lee-owe) resides in Grass Valley, CA, with his wife Christine and five children: Britney, C a m e r o n, VAN BURKLEO s COACHING CAREER OAKLAND ATHLETICS Major League Hitting Coach Anaheim Angels Minor League Roving Hitting Instructor El Paso (AA) Hitting Coach 1998 High Desert (A) Hitting Coach 1997 Lethbridge (R) Hitting Coach 1996 Lake Elsinore (A) Player/Coach year as a big league coach, overall spent past two seasons as the hitting coach for Oakland spent six years ( ) as a roving hitting instructor in the Angels minor league system had four seasons as a coach in the Arizona system with stops at Double- A El Paso ( ), Single-A High Desert (1998) and Rookie Lethbridge (1997) began his coaching career as a player/coach at Lake Elsinore in PLAYING CAREER: Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Milwaukee in 1981 had a 14- year professional career, including appearances in the Majors with California (1993) and Colorado (1994) played in Japan for five seasons with Seibu ( ) and Hiroshima (1991) led the 1988 Seibu club to a Japan League title, earning Player of the Year honors after hitting.268 with 38 home runs and 90 RBI made his ML debut with the Angels on July 28, 1993 appeared in 12 games with the Halos in 1993 appeared in a pair of games with the Rockies in 1994 spent all of 1995 at AAA Colorado Springs before beginning his coaching career as a player/coach with Lake Elsinore (A) in VAN BURKLEO s PLAYING RECORD YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS SLG OBP 1982 Beloit Stockton Peoria Stockton Redwood Palm Springs Midland Seibu Seibu Seibu Seibu Hiroshima Edmonton Vancouver CALIFORNIA Colorado Springs COLORADO Colorado Springs Lake Elsinore Minor Lg Totals ML Totals

9 JOHN WETTELAND (28) POSITION: Bullpen Coach, former pitcher AGE: 42, turns 43 August 21 BORN: in San Mateo, CA BATTED: Right THREW: Right PERSONAL: John Karl Wetteland resides in Argyle, TX, with his wife Michele and four children: twin daughters Addie and Katie (13), son J.D. (8) and daughter Annabelle (5) graduated from Cardinal Newman H.S. in Santa Rosa, CA, in 1983 was drafted by the New York Mets in the 12th round of the June Draft, but did not sign attended the College of San Mateo and played one season enters the WETTELAND s COACHING CAREER 2006 WASHINGTON NATIONALS Major League Bullpen Coach Texas Rangers Minor League Roving Pitching Coordinator 2002 Texas Rangers Arizona Instructional League Coach 2009 season 11th in all-time saves with 330 in his career spent past two years teaching high school Bible classes and serving as an assistant baseball coach for Liberty Christian School in Argyle, Texas. MANAGING/COACHING CAREER: Beginning his first season as the Mariners bullpen coach, and his second as a big league coach overall was bullpen coach in Washington in 2006 spent three seasons as a minor league roving pitching coordinator in the Texas Rangers system started his coaching career working with the Rangers Instructional League team in PLAYING CAREER: Selected by Los Angeles (NL) in the second round of the secondary phase of the January, 1985 draft played 12 seasons in the Majors with the Dodgers ( ), Montreal ( ), the Yankees ( ) and Texas ( ) had 330 career saves, currently 11th on the all-time list recorded at least 30 saves in eight of his nine seasons as a full-time closer had four seasons with 40 or more saves, including 1996 when he led the AL with 43 saves and was the 1996 World Series MVP after saving all four of New York s wins (vs. Atlanta) also won AL Rolaids Relief Award in 1996 was a three-time All-Star (1996, 1998, 1999) recorded his 300th save May 12, 2000 at Anaheim, tying Lee Smith as the then-youngest pitcher to accomplish the feat recorded at least one save in 32 different Major League parks. WETTELAND s PLAYING RECORD YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK 1985 Great Falls Great Falls Bakersfield Vero Beach San Antonio Albuquerque LOS ANGELES Albuquerque LOS ANGELES Albuquerque LOS ANGELES MONTREAL West Palm Beach MONTREAL MONTREAL NEW YORK (AL) NEW YORK (AL) TEXAS TEXAS TEXAS TEXAS Minor Lg Totals ML Totals ALL-STAR GAME RECORD YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK 1996 NYY DID NOT PITCH 1998 TEX TEX ASG Totals

10 WETTELAND (continued) DIVISION SERIES RECORD YEAR CLUB, OPP W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK 1995 NYY vs. SEA NYY vs. TEX TEX vs. NYY TEX vs. NYY DS Totals LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RECORD YEAR CLUB, OPP W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK 1996 NYY vs. BAL WORLD SERIES RECORD YEAR CLUB, OPP W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK 1996 NYY vs. ATL STEVE HECHT POSITION: Performance Coach Steve is in his first season as the Mariners Major League performance coach, but his fourth season serving as a performance coach for a big league club. He will work closely with the Major League staff and players. His focus will be helping the players on the big league club achieve peak performance by assisting them with mental training geared towards maximizing performance potential. Hecht spent the past three seasons ( ) as the Performance Coach for the Texas Rangers. He was selected in the fifth round of the 1987 June Draft by the San Francisco Giants. Hecht spent eight seasons of minor league baseball, reaching as high as AAA, before retiring following the 1995 season. Hecht has a Bachelor s degree in Psychology and a Master s degree in Human Resource/ Organizational Management, and consults with a variety of individuals and organizations. He has authored and published the successful online personality assessment com and provides mental performance training through Steve and his wife, Laura, have two children, Cole and Ciera. 24

11 BEHIND THE SCENES RICK GRIFFIN Head Athletic Trainer Rick Griffin is in his 27th season as only the second trainer in Mariners history. On April 24, 2008, Rick worked his 4,000th regularseason game with the Mariners; he s missed only six in his 26 years with the club. He begins the year having worked 4,136 regular-season games, and all 34 post-season games. Prior to joining the team on February 3, 1983, he worked as a full-time trainer at the Sports Medicine Clinic in Seattle. A native of Brigham City, Utah, Rick earned a B.S. from Utah State in health education and followed with a M.S. from the University of Oregon. His baseball background includes four years ( ) as a trainer with the then Cincinnati Reds affiliate Eugene Emeralds of the Northwest League. Also in Eugene, he served as an instructor and athletic trainer at Winston Churchill High School. In 1982 toured Australia speaking on sports medicine topics. In November of 1994, 1995 & 2000, Rick went to Japan and lectured to the Japanese Baseball Athletic Trainers Society. Rick served as the American League trainer for the All-Star Game in 1987, 1995 & In December of 1989, he was elected as the AL representative of the Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society, a position he held for six years. In October 1996, Rick toured Japan with a group of All-Stars that played Japanese All-Stars in a series of exhibition games. Following the 1999 season the Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society named Rick and his staff the Major League Baseball Athletic Training Staff of the Year. He is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine, National Athletic Trainers Society and the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He enjoys hunting, fishing, golf and providing medical coverage at professional rodeos in the off-season. ROB NODINE Assistant Athletic Trainer Rob Nodine enters his third season as an assistant trainer at the Major League level after spending 14 years in the Mariners system. Rob joined the organization in 1993 as trainer at Riverside (A). He spent four seasons as a trainer for the Mariners affiliate in the Cal League before moving to Double-A in Rob spent four years ( ) as the Double-A trainer and was the trainer for the West Division Team in the 2001 Texas League All-Star Game. He moved to AAA Tacoma in Rob received his B.S. degree in Athletic Training from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in He worked as a trainer for the baseball, football, basketball and track teams, among others, while a student at UNLV. Nodine is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association. Rob resides in Peoria, AZ with his wife, Jennifer, and daughters McKenna and Shelby. TAKAYOSHI MORIMOTO Assistant Athletic Trainer Taka Morimoto is in his sixth season as an assistant trainer. The Kyoto, Japan, native graduated from the Kansai College of Oriental Medicine in Japan. He worked with the Orix Blue Wave as an Athletic Trainer from Taka spent the 2002 season working as a trainer with the Peoria Mariners as part of an internship before joining the Mariners in Morimoto and his wife, Kuniko, reside in Kyoto, Japan in the off-season. 25

12 TED WALSH Equipment Manager Ted Walsh enters his 31st year in professional sports and his seventh with the Mariners. Walsh is responsible for all home clubhouse operations for the team. His duties include purchasing and maintaining all club baseball equipment while attending to the day-to-day needs of the Mariners players, coaches and staff. Walsh started working in professional sports as an equipment room assistant in 1979 with the San Francisco 49ers. He became the 49ers Assistant Equipment Manager in 1986 and held that position until He was with the 49ers for all five of their Super Bowl victories. While with the 49ers, he designed and marketed the Quik Cleat tool for quickly changing the cleats on football shoes. Walsh became the Head Equipment/Clubhouse Manager for the Cleveland Indians in He served as the American League Equipment/Clubhouse Manager for the 1997 All- Star game. Walsh served as the President of the Major League Equipment Manager s Association from He was voted Equipment Manager of the Year in 2007 by his peers. He is currently on the selection committee for the MLB-EMA Scholarship Fund for batboys and clubhouse attendants. Ted, who graduated from Diablo Valley College in 1985, worked the springs of with the Milwaukee Brewers. Ted resides in Seattle with his wife, Cybele, and son Davis. resides in Seattle. BILL SEPICH Assistant Equipment Manager Billy Sepich begins his 15th season with the Mariners organization, his seventh as the assistant equipment manager in the home clubhouse. He began as an assistant in the visiting clubhouse in 1995, and served as the visiting clubhouse manager in He moved over to the home side beginning in In addition to assisting with other clubhouse duties, Sepich oversees inventory on much of the baseball equipment and supplies. Sepich, an avid golfer who sports an eight handicap, attended Eastern Illinois University. He ALLEN WIRTALA Strength and Conditioning Coach Allen Wirtala begins his 17th season with the Mariners organization, his 15th as the strength and conditioning coach. He is a graduate of Montana State Univ. with a B.S. in Sports Medicine. Allen served as a student trainer from and worked at the Montana Deaconess Medical Center in He spent the 1993 and 1994 seasons as a trainer with Seattle s Midwest League affiliate in Wisconsin. The native of Geyser, Montana, is a Certified Athletic Trainer as well as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. Allen also serves as the team s bullpen catcher and throws batting practice. Allen resides in Seattle with his wife, Lyndie, and daughter Alanna Rose. PRE-GAME WORKOUT SCHEDULE 12:15 1:10 1:40 2:10 7:10 Mariners hit 9:40 10:30 11:00 11:30 4:30 Visitors hit 10:40 11:30 12:00 12:30 5:30 Mariners infield 11:20 12:10 12:40 1:10 6:10 Visitors infield 11:30 12:20 12:50 1:20 6:20 Field preparation 11:40 12:30 1:00 1:30 6:30 26

13 CARL HAMILTON Video Coordinator Carl Hamilton is in his 30th season with a Major League club, his 20th with the Mariners organization, all as the teams Major League video coordinator. Carl s responsibilities include recording every Mariners game and other ML games for scouting and training purposes; videotaping Major League players and pitchers during spring training and the regular season; taping minor league players at spring training; and preparing training, highlight and motivational tapes for the Mariners organization. At the 2005 Winter Meetings, the Professional Baseball Video Coordinators Association (PBVCA) unanimously voted to name an annual award for the top video coordinator after Carl, and awarded him the inaugural Carl Hamilton Award for his commitment, years of service, excellence and positive impact on the role of video coordinators in Major League Baseball. The award is given annually to the top video coordinator as voted by his peers. Prior to joining the Mariners in 1990, Carl spent 10 years with the Texas Rangers as ML video coordinator. Before his career in baseball, Carl worked as a police officer, in private security and served with the Marine Corps. Carl resides in Kent, WA, with his wife Betty Lou. They have four adult children (Kathleen, Mark, Mike and Kimberly) and seven grandchildren. His son Mike was the 2006 Carl Hamilton Award winner as video coordinator for Colorado and now works as a pro scout for the Rockies. BOB CHRISTOFFERSON Head Groundskeeper Bob Christofferson was hired July 1, 2000 as the Mariners head groundskeeper. In December, Bob received the Dedication to Baseball Award from the Washington State Baseball Coaches Association. Following the 2005 season, Bob was honored with the Harry C. Gill Memorial Award by the Sports Turf Managers Association. The award honors an individuals long-term service and commitment as well as their professional excellence. Christofferson spent 20 years prior to being hired by the Mariners as the stadium manager and head groundskeeper of Cheney Stadium for the Triple-A Tacoma franchise of the Pacific Coast League. His father, Bob, joined the original Cheney Stadium grounds crew in Christofferson was a three-time winner of the PCL Groundskeeper of the Year Award, including the first-ever award in 1992 and back-to-back honors in 1998 & 1999, despite having to battle the Northwest s fickle weather. His tenure included overseeing the Goodwill Games competition when Cheney Stadium was host to 24 games in six days, the world fastpitch softball championship in 1980 and numerous state high school playoffs. Bob graduated from Stadium HS in Tacoma and Central Washington University, where he played baseball. He was a social studies teacher and varsity baseball coach at Foss HS from Christofferson and his wife, Cyndy, reside in Puyallup with their two children: Tyler and Lauren. LONGEST MARINERS GAMES INNINGS Inn. Date Opponent W/L Score Time 20* 9/3-4/81 at Boston W 8-7 6:01 20* 4/13-14/82 at California L 3-4 6: /1/00 vs. Boston W 5-4 5: /24/04 at Texas L 7-9 5: /11/84 at New York W 4-3 5: /30/98 vs. Cleveland L 8-9 5: /15/78 at Detroit L 2-4 4: /11/82 at Oakland (#1) W 6-3 5: /5/91 vs. New York W 5-4 5: /25/92 at Texas W 4-3 5: /4/04 vs. Minnesota W 4-3 4:48 *Suspended games 27