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Past polls

For the week of Aug. 27-Sept. 3

Which team do you think will take it all in the AL West?

Out of approximately 1,000 votes, here's the winner:
67% Oakland A's
24% Anaheim Angels
9% Seattle Mariners

For the week of Aug. 14-21

When the pressure is on, which hitter would you want at the plate?

Out of 1,851 votes, here is the final tally:
54% Ichiro
34% Edgar Martinez
11% John Olerud
1% Bret Boone

For the week of Aug. 7-14

Which former Mariner do you wish was still part of the team?

Out of 5,156 votes, here's the verdict:
38% Randy Johnson
29% Ken Griffey Jr.
25% Alex Rodriguez
8% None of the above

For the week of Aug. 1-7

Which Seattle starting pitcher do you feel is the most dominating?

Out of 1,304 votes, here is what the public thought:
41% Joel Pineiro
38% Jamie Moyer
19% Freddy Garcia
2% James Baldwin

For the week of July 24-Aug. 1

How far do you think the M's will go in 2002?

Out of 1,454 votes, the people said:
49% They won't make the playoffs
24% World champs
11% AL Championship series
8% Divisional playoffs
7% World Series

For the week of July 17-24

Which Mariner do you think is most deserving of a Gold Glove this season?

Out of 1,360 votes, here is what voters had to say:
30% Ichiro
30% John Olerud
23% Bret Boone
8% Mike Cameron

8% Jeff Cirillo
For the week of July 10-17

Which Mariner is poised for a monster breakout in the second half of the 2002 season?

Out of 835 votes, here is what John Q. Public thought:
34% Jeff Cirillo
30% Bret Boone
17% Mike Cameron
14% Mark McLemore
5% James Baldwin

For the week of July 3-10

How would you rate the first half of the 2002 season for the Mariners?

Out of 75 votes, here's the analysis:
45% All right, but injuries have hurt them
33% Excellent
22% Lots of room for improvement in the second half

For the week of June 27-July 3

What has been the biggest surprise of 2002 for the M's?

Out of 172 votes, here's the final tally:
56% Cammy's four-homer night
23% Ruben Sierra's performance
13% Seattle still leads AL West
5% Sweeping the Yankees in New York
2% Ichiro's continued success

For the week of June 19-26

What Mariner needs to step up the most?

Out of 256 votes, here are the results:
62% Bret Boone
16% James Baldwin
16% Mike Cameron
6% Jeff Cirillo

For the week of June 12-19

What is the Mariners' biggest problem right now?

Out of 72 total votes, here's what fans thought:
46% Lack of hitting
23% Poor baserunning decisions
14% Not taking advantage of home field
8% Giving up too many HR's
8% Poor managerial decisions

For the week of June 5-12

What is Ichiro's best attribute?

Out of 185 total votes, this is what the public said:
43% Mind for the game
28% Speed on the basepath
26% Clutch hitting
3% Defense

For the week of May 29-June 5

Which young Mariner pitcher has the most promising future?

Out of 768 total votes, here is what the people had to say:
52% Ryan Franklin
26% Joel Pineiro
20% Rafael Soriano
2% Shigetoshi Hasegawa

For the week of May 21-28

Which new Mariner has made the biggest impact with the club since arriving in Seattle?

Out of 206 total votes, here are the results:
87% Ruben Sierra
6% Desi Relaford
4% Jeff Cirillo
3% Luis Ugueto

For the week of May 14-21

Since arriving from the Toronto Blue Jays in 1999, what has been GM Pat Gillick's best move for the Mariners?

There were a total of 1,086 votes, here's what fans had to say:
51% Signing Ichiro
29% Re-signing Lou Piniella
13% Getting rid of Griffey
6% Signing Kazuhiro Sasaki
1% Other

For the week of May 6-13, 2002

Do you feel that the Cincinnati Reds fans have been too hard on Ken Griffey Jr.?