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  • News

    May 2, 2012

    Jamie Moyer: Baseball's Oldest Winner

    The beloved ex-Mariner wants to throw until he's 50.

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2012

    Worst Move in Mariners History? Tino Martinez to the Yankees, Says Shipwrecked Author Jon Wells

    From the Heathcliff Slocumb catastrophe to the regrettable departure of Ken Griffey Jr., the Mariners have made some monumentally awful trades over the years. But the worst move, according to Jon Wells, author of a new book about how the team's front office values "profits over pennants," was sendin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2012

    Hey, Let's Play Ball (And Some Local Music While We're At It)

    Ah... it is finally that time of year. Spring training is well under way in Arizona and Florida and, at long last, the official regular season of America's favorite pastime will soon be under way. It's Baseball season!! If I haven't been clear of this before, it should now be clearly known that I a ... More >>

  • News

    December 14, 2011

    Bowling for Chumps

    How insiders use the college bowl system to loot American universities.

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2011

    Eric Wedge Loses Mustache, Game, Best of Seattle® Award In One Fell Shave

    ​Eric Wedge had to try something in advance of yesterday's duel with the Boston Red Sox, as his team had just lost a franchise-record-tying 14th straight game. So he pulled the most drastic cosmetic maneuver imaginable: He shaved off his famously macho mustache. It didn't matter--the M's lost ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2011

    Is Boeing Heading from Second Place to First Loser?

    image sourceThe 737 is dead! Long live the 737!​Imagine this scenario: Sometime in the mid-1990's, the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox managed to muscle out or swallow up every other team in Major League Baseball, and since then have played every game of every season, from spring train ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2011

    Dropkick Murphys Bring Their Concept Record and a Little Bit of Boston to the Paramount

    Dave Lake​Dropkick Murphys Paramount Monday, June 27 The mere concept of a concept album is often enough to make most rock fans bristle (Kilroy Was Here, anyone?). Add punk rock to the mix and many fans will head screaming for the hills. But as Green Day proved in 2004 with American Idiot, an ... More >>

  • Music

    June 22, 2011

    The Short List: The Week's Recommended Shows

    From Bill Callahan to Sol.

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2011

    Milton Bradley Spends Tuesday's Game Suspended, Shooing Away Reporters, After Ump Helmet-Bump Incident

    ​Mariners outfielder Milton Bradley didn't play in Tuesday night's series opener against the Texas Rangers. He was suspended. And as you can imagine, he was super excited to talk it with the reporters who showed up.

  • News

    April 13, 2011

    5 Reasons MLB Should Let Players Use Chewing Tobacco

    Because it's not like they're smoking.

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2011

    Don't Trade Ichiro! Why The Mariners Should Never (and Will Never) Let Him Go

    Image source​Yesterday on Daily Weekly, Mike Seely made the case that the Mariners ought to trade Ichiro to a contending team in exchange for a few blue chip prospects. Seely is of the opinion that the team only keeps Ichiro around because he's "the main draw" and, as a sparse Monday night cro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2011

    5 Reasons Why Major League Baseball Should Let Players Chew Tobacco

    Image source​On March 28, 15 directors of public health from across the nation -- including David Fleming, the public health chief of Seattle and King County -- penned letters to Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig and Michael Weiner, the director of the MLB player's association, aski ... More >>

  • Diversions

    December 29, 2010

    ¡Ask a Mexican!

    Image source​On March 28, 15 directors of public health from across the nation -- including David Fleming, the public health chief of Seattle and King County -- penned letters to Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig and Michael Weiner, the director of the MLB player's association, aski ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2010

    Two Dugout Fights Better Than Chone Figgins Vs. Don Wakamatsu (VIDEO)

    ​Dugout fights are notoriously crappy. Baseball players aren't really the brawling types -- for visually-pleasing fisticuffs your best bet is and always will be hockey -- and the teammates hanging around have an incentive to break things up before anyone can land a solid punch. Friday night's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2010

    Franklin Gutierrez Is the New Mike Cameron

    ​You remember Mike Cameron, don't you? Key piece of what the M's got back in the Griffey trade when Griffey forced his way out of town; and who, currently with Boston, has actually ended up having a better post-trade career than the recently-retired Kid. Five-tool, Gold Glove-caliber center fi ... More >>

  • Arts

    May 19, 2010

    The Weekly Wire: The Week's Recommended Events

    ​You remember Mike Cameron, don't you? Key piece of what the M's got back in the Griffey trade when Griffey forced his way out of town; and who, currently with Boston, has actually ended up having a better post-trade career than the recently-retired Kid. Five-tool, Gold Glove-caliber center fi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 12, 2010

    Mariners vs. Toronto Blue Jays

    ​You remember Mike Cameron, don't you? Key piece of what the M's got back in the Griffey trade when Griffey forced his way out of town; and who, currently with Boston, has actually ended up having a better post-trade career than the recently-retired Kid. Five-tool, Gold Glove-caliber center fi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2010

    Norm's Drinkers Poised to Capitalize On Milton Bradley's Temper, Futility

    For Norm's regulars, Milton's meltdowns can't happen enough.​First-year Mariner Milton Bradley (shown here in the garb of his previous employer) went apeshit and stormed out of the dugout Tuesday night, something he does quite a bit. This tendency, coupled with his shitty .214 batting average, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2009

    Your Arts & Oswalt Weekend Planner

    ​The weekend begins with a double dose of comedian Patton Oswalt. Before tonight's gig at the Moore, he'll be appearing at the Varsity following the 5 p.m. screening of his film Big Fan, which our Vadim Rizov describes thusly: After writing The Wrestler, Robert Siegel now directs the story of ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 16, 2009

    Yankees @ Mariners

    ​The weekend begins with a double dose of comedian Patton Oswalt. Before tonight's gig at the Moore, he'll be appearing at the Varsity following the 5 p.m. screening of his film Big Fan, which our Vadim Rizov describes thusly: After writing The Wrestler, Robert Siegel now directs the story of ... More >>

  • Arts

    September 16, 2009

    The Weekly Wire: This Week’s Recommended Events

    ​The weekend begins with a double dose of comedian Patton Oswalt. Before tonight's gig at the Moore, he'll be appearing at the Varsity following the 5 p.m. screening of his film Big Fan, which our Vadim Rizov describes thusly: After writing The Wrestler, Robert Siegel now directs the story of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2009

    Another Night, Another Lopsided Loss for M's

    The Mariners got shellacked at home again, this time 11-4 at the hands of the Toronto Blue Jays, whose fans outnumbered the Mariners' at the Safe. (We knew about Red Sox Nation, but Blue Jay Nation?) But the M's were actually up 4-3 after 5-2/3 innings, until a two-out, no-on, four-run rally by the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2009

    The Other Hiking Boot Drops at Eddie Bauer

    Just as we wrote about Eddie Bauer's new First Ascent line of outdoor gear, to be launched with a climb of Everest that's currently underway, there are reports the Bellevue company may be sold. Bloomberg News is reporting that the money-losing company may be sold. Founded in 1920, Eddie Bauer became ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2009

    Mariners Bring Back Woody Woodward...

    ...but only as a scout. His name alone provokes hair-pulling and hand-wringing from fans who can't forgive him for trading future All-Stars Derek Lowe and Jason Varitek to the Boston Red Sox for rotund, disappointing reliever Heathcliff Slocumb in 1996. In 2002, ESPN named it the 7th worst deadline ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2008

    What Happened to Our Teams?

    ...but only as a scout. His name alone provokes hair-pulling and hand-wringing from fans who can't forgive him for trading future All-Stars Derek Lowe and Jason Varitek to the Boston Red Sox for rotund, disappointing reliever Heathcliff Slocumb in 1996. In 2002, ESPN named it the 7th worst deadline ... More >>

  • News

    August 13, 2008

    The Bright Spot in an Awful Season

    The Mariners’ Brandon Morrow is the subject of great debate.

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2008

    Afternoon Edition: Shattering Asian Stereotypes

    The Mariners’ Brandon Morrow is the subject of great debate.

  • Calendar

    May 21, 2008

    Mariners versus Boston Red Sox

    The Mariners’ Brandon Morrow is the subject of great debate.

  • News

    August 1, 2007

    USS Mariner: Surprise! People Do Actually Read Blogs

    Even major league coaches.

  • News

    June 6, 2007

    Ballpark Bleachers Are No Longer a Heckler's Paradise, Especially At Safeco

    Fans had better watch what they say and do, lest they risk getting a swift hook.

  • Diversions

    November 29, 2006

    Ask an Uptight Seattleite

    Is it still cool to dress like a dirtball?

  • Arts

    September 20, 2006

    New Brain on the Block

    Jeopardy! genius Ken Jennings moves to the smartest city in America: Seattle.

  • Diversions

    August 2, 2006

    Our 'Best' Prizewinners

    Nominees, ideas, comments, and nonsense from the ballots.

  • News

    March 30, 2005

    We're No. 1!*

    * In curling.

  • News

    November 24, 2004

    What the Cops Learned

    Why there won't be another 'Seattle.'

  • News

    August 11, 2004

    Beautiful M's

    An ugly season has its consolations: Edgar's long goodbye and Ichiro's hitting.

  • News

    July 21, 2004

    Buzz

    An ugly season has its consolations: Edgar's long goodbye and Ichiro's hitting.

  • News

    March 31, 2004

    The New Bleacher Bums

    These fans think they know better than the Mariners. They predict the M's again will finish the season behind the Oakland A's. And they say they have the data to prove it. Second-guessing owners and managers is easier than ever in the age of the spreadsheet.

  • News

    October 1, 2003

    The Boys of Bummer

    The Mariners are in contention for an off-season transformation.

  • News

    August 27, 2003

    Laugh Till You Cry

    It appears that David Spade jinxed the Mariners.

  • Music

    June 11, 2003

    The 360° Manitoba

    A summit of sorts, as rock 'n' roll running buddies and famed hell-raisers Richard Meltzer and Handsome Dick Manitoba

  • News

    October 2, 2002

    Profit vs. Playoffs

    The M's budget themselves out of contention.

  • Diversions

    July 24, 2002

    Sports Guy

    To Die For

  • News

    May 8, 2002

    "Who are you? The Mariner Moose? No. You're a Yankees fan. God, I can't think of a worse insult to put on you, Matt. Let's just leave it at that."

    To Die For

  • News

    April 4, 2001

    ChatRoom

    RealNetworks' Larry Jacobson winds up and delivers a pitch: subscription fees for baseball Webcasts.

  • Arts

    July 5, 2000

    Batman

    Start building the statue — Edgar Martinez has become the face of Seattle. And he's hitting damn well, too.

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