The last night of Eric Byrnes on the Mariners

"On Friday night, with the bases loaded in bottom of the 11th inning of a scoreless tie with the Texas Rangers, Seattle's Eric Byrnes squared to bunt on an 0-and-1 suicide squeeze. But he inexplicably pulled his bat back to leave Ichiro Suzuki to be tagged for the second out of the inning. Byrnes then struck out to end Seattle's chance. The Rangers scored two in the 12th and that was the game.

• As reporters entered the Mariners' clubhouse, Byrnes tore out on his 8-speed bike down a Safeco Field hallway, making a right down a tunnel and then
• a 90-degree left around Seattle GM Jack Zduriencik before riding off.

On Sunday night, the Mariners released Byrnes."

• from Philadelphia Inquirer by Michael Harrington, AL Notes, published 5/3

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