Mariners' manager Lou Piniella, a former Yankee player and manager, guaranteed after Game 2 that the Mariners would win at least two of the next three games in New York to return the series to Seattle.
Lou Piniella, the Mariners' manager and a former Yankee player and manager, assured after Game 2 that the Mariners would win at least two of the following three games in New York, thereby returning the series to their home city of Seattle.