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Edgar Martinez

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    Edgar Martinez Gets Just 36.5 Percent of Hall of Fame Vote

    It was another rough outing for Edgar Martinez, who finished yesterday with a meager 36.5 percent of Hall of Fame votes. The good news, though, is that the Seattle Mariner's most prolific DH did slightly better than last year when he scored just 32.9 percent of the vote. To get into baseball's most ... More >>

  • News

    July 20, 2011

    Poet's Park

    Why doesn't Seattle have a green space for writers?

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2011

    Writers Park: A Toast to Scribes and Pigeons

    ​Seattle readily names some of its streets for sports figures - Edgar Martinez, Dave Niehaus, Royal Brougham - but, writes Knute Burger on Crosscut.com today, "Seattle is a far cry from San Francisco, where streets and alleys are named for the likes of Jack Kerouac and Dashiell Hammett." Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2011

    Corked Bats Not As Helpful As Baseball Cheaters Think, WSU Professor Says

    Image source​Edgar Martinez once used a corked bat. The legendary Mariners designated hitter made his confession to the New York Times in 2003, a few days after Cubs slugger and habitual cheater Sammy Sosa was busted for swinging doctored timber. Of course, while Sosa was caught red handed usi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2010

    Lowly Mariners to Go Gluten-Free In Section 347

    The food is about the only thing worth going to Safeco for these days.​It's been a godawful year for major league baseball fans in the Pacific Northwest. The Mariners have been out of the pennant hunt since shortly after the season's first pitch and rank among the worst teams in baseball, havi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2010

    Jack Zduriencik Is Threatening to Become Baseball's Joe Dumars

    ​Former basketball star Joe Dumars is to Detroit as Edgar Martinez is to Seattle. But unlike Martinez, the former Piston works for his onetime employer in the very important position of general manager. Despite dubiously passing on Carmelo Anthony in the draft, he acquired Ben and Rasheed Wall ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2010

    A Flight of Mezcal at Barrio

    No salt and lime for mezcal.​"Para todo mal, mezcal," goes the saying in Oaxaca, in the south of Mexico. It translates: "for everything bad, mezcal." And the second part of the adage? "Y para todo bien tambien." "And for everything good, too." Tequila bars are springing up all over the city ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2010

    Edgar Martinez's Mezcal Coming to a Bar Near the Mariners

    No more holding your nose and choking down Cuervo, thanks to Edgar.​For years, baseball fans have been at a loss to explain how Mariner great Edgar Martinez, who had doubles power until the age of 32, poked a career-high 37 homers out of the park at the age of 37. Was it--gasp!--steroids? Say ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2010

    What Was Ken Griffey, Jr.'s Best Moment in Baseball?

    Oct. 8, 1995. It was the bottom of the 11th in game five of five in the Mariners' first ever post-season appearance. The Yankees were up by one. Joey Cora sat at third with Ken Griffey, Jr. on first. Edgar Martinez walked to the plate. Martinez took a strike, but on the next pitch, he swung, belt ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2010

    How Not to Get Selected for Jury Duty, Part II

    Where many are called, few citizens actually want to serve.​Last December, our Mike Seely enumerated six ways to get off jury duty. All pretty funny, but maybe not so ethical. Having just dodged the bullet of a five-week criminal trial in King County Superior Court, I can add a a half-dozen mo ... More >>

  • News

    January 13, 2010

    Saluting the Unit

    The real appeal of Randy Johnson.

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2010

    Remembering Randy Johnson's Black-and-Blue Collar Appeal

    The Big Unit will doubtless be the only Hall-of-Famer to have rocked a greasy, curly mullet in his prime.​With Randy Johnson's retirement yesterday and Edgar Martinez's coming up well short in today's Hall-of-Fame balloting, it appears that it will be the former who will be the first player to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2009

    A Chat With Rick Rizzs, the Other Voice of the Mariners

    ​Notably absent from last week's Seattle Times series on legendary local sports broadcasters was Rick Rizzs, the long-time Mariners' announcer. Of course, his partner, Dave Niehaus was on the list. Niehaus is the undisputed voice of the Mariners, a Hall of Famer who has called nearly every gam ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2009

    Tonight M's Fans Will Party Like It's 1989

    1989 marked the year that both Ken Griffey Jr. and Randy Johnson made their Mariner debuts. While Edgar Martinez and Jamie Moyer may be more beloved for their loyalty to the Trident, there is little disputing that the former pair constitutes the best hitter and pitcher ever to don a Mariner uniform ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2009

    If You Can't Always Catch That Skillet Trailer

    For those of you who love Skillet Street Food but can't seem to keep track of that roving Airstream trailer, you'll be happy to know they're opening a walk-up window downtown on the corner of Fourth Avenue South and South Main Street. Owner Josh Henderson says they're hoping to start serving in the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2008

    What Happened to Our Teams?

    For those of you who love Skillet Street Food but can't seem to keep track of that roving Airstream trailer, you'll be happy to know they're opening a walk-up window downtown on the corner of Fourth Avenue South and South Main Street. Owner Josh Henderson says they're hoping to start serving in the ... More >>

  • News

    June 20, 2007

    Watchdog Accuses the State of Building Paul Allen’s Seahawks a $39 Million Driveway

    Is this another public gift, or a necessary safety precaution for pedestrians crossing the railroad tracks?

  • News

    September 6, 2006

    Buzz

    Pesos, Beers, Burgers and Scooters.

  • Blogs

    August 29, 2006

    Latino Bank Opens

    Pesos, Beers, Burgers and Scooters.

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2006

    Moyer Trade Perplexing

    Pesos, Beers, Burgers and Scooters.

  • News

    June 22, 2005

    Young Studs

    Do the M's have the horses?

  • News

    March 30, 2005

    We're No. 1!*

    * In curling.

  • 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

    Bucky Ball

    The Mariners are suddenly watchable, and they can't disappoint us in September.

  • News

    June 30, 2004

    Season Over

    With Freddy Garcia dealt, there's no carpe diem for the C+ Mariners.

  • News

    June 2, 2004

    How to Fix the M's

    The stat-heads told us the Mariners would suck. Here are their solutions.

  • News

    May 26, 2004

    The Roof Closes on a Goof Season

    The Mariners stink up the place. Would you like garlic fries with that?

  • News

    May 5, 2004

    The Mariner Noose

    The Twins, Yankees, Orioles, Tigers, Indians, Red Sox: May is going to be a long month.

  • News

    April 7, 2004

    Hobgoblin Hell

    The good news is the Mariners are consistent. The bad news is the Mariners are consistent.

  • News

    March 17, 2004

    Prescription: Steroids

    The Mariners seek to improve on their evidently unenhanced performance at the plate.

  • News

    February 25, 2004

    Yankees Suck Again

    Suck up more talent, that is. The good news: six opportunities to boo A-Rod and the rest at Safeco.

  • News

    October 1, 2003

    The Boys of Bummer

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

  • News

    July 30, 2003

    The Trade Embargo

    What deal will the Mariners not make this season?

  • Food

    July 2, 2003

    Happy Hour Guide

    What deal will the Mariners not make this season?

  • News

    June 11, 2003

    Joltin June

    A blistering road trip, stunning individual stats, no injuriescan you imagine the Mariners winning 112 games this year?

  • News

    May 28, 2003

    Proof Positive

    With a couple of exceptions, the Mariners are in exceptionally fine form.

  • News

    April 30, 2003

    The Bronx via Toledo

    The Mariners struggle against the minor-league-caliber Tigers, then dominate in the series opener against the Yankees.

  • News

    April 9, 2003

    Melvin's Mariners

    Assessing the lineup after a 3-3 road trip and a home-opening win over the world champs.

  • News

    March 5, 2003

    Send in the Mariners!

    Internationalization, proliferation, and the Seattle rotation.

  • News

    February 12, 2003

    Ancient Mariners

    Slow and steady still might win the A.L. West race.

  • News

    September 4, 2002

    Sodo Oh No

    Why the Mariners aren't as good as last year.

  • News

    July 24, 2002

    Sports Town— Readers' Picks

    Why the Mariners aren't as good as last year.

  • Diversions

    July 10, 2002

    Sports Guy

    Schlong Ball

  • News

    June 12, 2002

    Take them out to the ball game

    Schlong Ball

  • News

    October 10, 2001

    World Series or bust?

    Outside Seattle, the Mariners don't get no respect.

  • News

    July 25, 2001

    Sneak attack

    Nobody expected the Mariners to succeed in 2001, but they're baseball's best team.

  • News

    March 28, 2001

    News Clips— High/Low

    Nobody expected the Mariners to succeed in 2001, but they're baseball's best team.

  • News

    September 20, 2000

    PDC stands up to city

    Nobody expected the Mariners to succeed in 2001, but they're baseball's best team.

  • News

    July 19, 2000

    Best Stores & Services

    Best of Seattle, 2000

  • News

    September 1, 1999

    "I can tell you that I too suffer occasionally from nostalgia—although what I long for is the time when journalism consisted of checking the facts."

    Best of Seattle, 2000

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