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Smith, Iannetta know thrill of late playoff berth

SEATTLE -- As the Mariners attempt to become the first Major League team to come from two back with three games to go to claim a postseason berth since 2007, they have two players with first-hand knowledge of how that indeed can happen.

Right fielder Seth Smith and catcher Chris Iannetta were both rookies on the '07 Rockies team that won 14 of its last 15 regular-season games, then a 13-inning tiebreaker with the Padres to claim a Wild Card spot before advancing all the way to the World Series.

"Definitely anything is possible," said Iannetta, who played 67 games that season as a backup to Yorvit Torrealba.