John Akers

"That's the best team I've seen, hands down," Mientkiewicz said. "Their bullpen's unbelievable. Their starters are unbelievable. They can hit. They can run. If it takes 12 runs to beat them, they're going to win a lot of games." -John Akers, sportswriter

"The Seattle Mariners will lose now and then. They just won't go down easily." -John Akers, sportswriter