<P> Now the left hander ready, branding iron hot, the 1 - 2 pitch..."K" inserted! It's over! Right over the heart of the plate! Randy looks to the skies that is covered by the dome and bedlam! As the Mariners now erupt! 19 long years of frustration is over! </P> <P> Right now, the Mariners looking for the tie . They would take a fly ball, they would love a base hit into the gap and they could win it with Junior's speed . The stretch...and the 0 - 1 pitch on the way to Edgar Martínez, swung on and LINED DOWN THE LEFT FIELD LINE FOR A BASE HIT! HERE COMES JOEY, HERE IS JUNIOR TO THIRD BASE, THEY'RE GOING TO WAVE HIM IN! THE THROW TO THE PLATE WILL BE LATE! THE MARINERS ARE GOING TO PLAY FOR THE AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP! I DON 'T BELIEVE IT! IT JUST CONTINUES! MY OH MY! EDGAR MARTÍNEZ WITH A DOUBLE RIPPED DOWN THE LEFT FIELD LINE AND THEY ARE GOING CRAZY AT THE KINGDOME! </P> <P> And a ground ball back up the middle! And there it is! He's the new all time hit king in major league history, number two - five - eight! My oh my! </P> <P> Niehaus suffered a myocardial infarction (heart attack) at his Bellevue, Washington home on November 10, 2010, and died at the age of 75 while preparing to barbecue some ribs on his deck . Heart problems had forced Niehaus to undergo two angioplasties in 1996, causing him to give up smoking and change his diet . He is survived by his wife, three children, and seven grandchildren . In a formal statement, Mariners Chairman Howard Lincoln and President Chuck Armstrong said "Dave has truly been the heart and soul of this franchise since its inception in 1977...He truly was the fans' connection to every game ." Washington Governor Chris Gregoire said "Today the Pacific Northwest lost one of its sports icons...Dave was an institution here starting with the team's first pitch in 1977 . With all due respect to the great Alvin Davis, Dave is' Mr. Mariner ."' At news of Niehaus's death, tributes came from Jay Buhner, Ken Griffey, Jr., Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, other Mariners broadcasters, and fans . </P>

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