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MLB betting anticipations were high for the Seattle Mariners at the start of the season after their better than anticipated baseball betting online results of 2009. MLB betting oddsmakers have been cleaned out by Seattle this year as the Seattle Mariners have been one of the largest losers on the baseball betting online board. 
When a squad picked for first instead is in last that usually means that the manager is in trouble and that was the case as Seattle terminated manager Don Wakamatsu, who was the toast of the town last year and described by Seattle general manager Jack Zduriencik as his “crown jewel.” Wakamatsu is the first Japanese-American manager in MLB history and was terminated just one week after Zduriencik announced that “Don’s our manager.” To make matters more interesting, when Wakamatsu was let go, the Seattle Mariners were arriving off a rare series win with the MLB odds.
“I was a little surprised by the timing,” Wakamatsu explained. “But I thought there was probably a move coming.” Wakamatsu voiced no resentment about the firing. He was in his second year as the coach. He looks forward to returning to the Dallas area in time for football season where his sons are playing, and was grateful to the Mariner organization for the chance.
“The organization makes the decision to move on, and I respect that,” Wakamatsu explained. “I respect that they gave me the opportunity. My whole thing is that I will have a measure of disappointment in not being able to win.” Beyond that Wakamatsu did not want to elaborate on what went wrong and why he went from a rookie sensation that helped make the Seattle Mariners one of the most rewarding teams with the MLB lines last year to a fired manager of a last place bankroll buster.
Wakamatsu was terminated after Seattle won just 44 out of 114 competitions to start the year.
Last year Seattle was 85-77 after a horrible 2008 season in which they went 61-101. Wakamatsu was acclaimed for his special relationship with Ken Griffey Jr and for healing the splintered clubhouse. Griffey was ineffective when he returned at the start of this season after knee surgery.
He retired early on in June, but not before causing a significant amount of MLB wagering difficulties for the Seattle Mariners and Wakamatsu.
By going 6-22 in July, Seattle evened up for the worst month in team history.
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