- Lloyd McClendon waved to the fans showing their appreciation behind the Seattle Mariners dugout then tossed his blue cap into the crowd. Time will only tell if that's the final time the Seattle manager takes off a Mariners cap. Seattle closed a disappointing season on Sunday beating the Oakland Athletics 3-2 thanks to Seth Smith's solo home run with two outs in the eighth. The homer allowed the Mariners to finish at 76-86, 11 games worse than McClendon's first season, when Seattle was in playoff contention until the final day of the regular season. Read more http://espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=351004112