SEATTLE – It’s hard enough picking the top 10 moments of Ichiro’s brilliant baseball career, much less ranking them in order. Ask 10 people, and you would likely get 10 different answers.
There comes a point in this job where a disconnect takes place. The fandom of your youth evolves. You can still be a fan of events and opportunities, and it's not a secret that teams and players experiencing success are simply more enjoyable to deal with, most of the time. What's developed instead is a professional appreciation.
SEATTLE – As I looked at my Baseball Hall of Fame ballot that included checkmarks on the boxes next to nine players’ names, I stared at the open box next to another name: Félix Hernández.
SEATTLE – This is a column in which being wrong would be welcomed. If the Seattle Mariners are stacked when the season begins, or 20 games above .500 in August, or winning a division title in October, I will welcome the emails with “You were saying???” in the subject line.
Dec. 23—It's almost too easy. The cliches around the holiday season are aplenty to describe the Mariners offseason moves or lack thereof. Take your pick: Mariners getting nothin' for Christmas Santa forgot about Seattle No presents for Jerry Dipoto and Justin Hollander. The Grinch who stole all the first baseman But the organization's continued refusal to invest in player payroll and the ...
SEATTLE – As Seattle Mariners fans await an answer to the most pressing (depressing?) question hovering over the team this offseason – will they have to trade staff anchor Luis Castillo to upgrade the lineup? – the club has already executed its most meaningful move to complement the offense.
It's December, which means spring training is still two months away and that rosters are far from filled. To view the just-wrapped-up winter meetings through the lens of finality would be premature. Plenty of signings can and will occur in the coming weeks. Same goes for trades. But if you're a Mariners fan, you have every right to be stewing in your seat thinking "same old M's."