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Good morning and welcome to the YB Box Score, what we're reading while waiting for the Lakers to learn how to lose at the end of the season in a constructive manner. (Sports, where sometimes losing is a good thing.)
Happy birthday to Tim Hasselbeck, Olaf Kolzig and Bert Blyleven. On this date in 1977 the Kingdome opened in Seattle. The hosting Mariners lost to the Angels by a score of 7-0 in front of a home crowd of nearly 58,000 fans.
Daily brain workout
Name the career franchise leaders in batting and pitching stats for the Seattle Mariners.
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Around the league
Misery doesn't just have company, it has fans
Lakers are bad at everything, even losing. I love this team so much.
— Phillip Barnett (@regularbarnett) April 6, 2017
Enjoy your Thursday, gang. Only four more days left of the NHL regular season.
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