AM: Mariners Pay Spokane Visit

The Mariner Moose plays peekaboo with 4-year-old Daniel Vitrenko at Providence Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital on Wednesday. Watching are Mariners’ former player and broadcaster Mike Blowers, left, and Vitrenko’s mother, Iulia Vitrenko, right. The Moose, Blowers and two other players, Tom Wilhelmsen and Blake Beavan, have been touring the state and visiting schools and hospitals. Children at hospitals received sports bags, autographed baseballs and photos. (SR photo: Jesse Tinsley)

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Question: Will the Seattle Mariners win more games in 2012 than they did in 2011?