Howard Lincoln

The Weekly Wire: This Week's Recommended Events

Jon Wells

Watch Today's Arena Proposal Announcement Live

At 11:45 a.m. this morning Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, along with King County Executive Dow Constantine and uber-rich hedge-fund manager Chris Hansen will deliver an announcement on Hansen's Sodo arena proposal. While there's a good possibility they'll touch on concerns about the project recently rai ... More >>

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 >>

Letters From Belltown, Which Could Be the City's Crown Jewel of a Neighborhood

Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what music is circulating through his space every Monday.​Rather than go long on a single issue this week, I thought I'd relay several observations that I've been able to make about the Belltown area of Seattle while I've bee ... More >>

Denial Ain't Just a River in Egypt (and a Porn Star Named Jewel): Griffey Says He Hasn't Made Up Mind

FYI: MLB.com's Jim Street's reporting that Ken Griffey Jr. says he sent text messages to Jack Zduriencik and Howard Lincoln letting them know that the Griffey-signs-with-Braves rumors aren't true: The 39-year-old said he hopes to make a decision "later today or early tomorrow morning." Griffey sai ... More >>

Rick Anderson's 2004

It was the year of the Rainier Bear, the flu-vaccine 'shortage,' Ichiro, Bill O'Reilly's 'falafel thing,' and, of course, the re-recount.

Street Cred

With a campaign to end homelessness, it's not your grandparents' United Way.

How to Fix the M's

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

The Mariner Noose

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

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.

Liquor Control, the Law, and a Quote

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.

Profit vs. Playoffs

The M's budget themselves out of contention.

Sports Guy

Don't Suck; Quaff

Sports Guy

Ringside Release

Sports Guy

To Die For

Sports Guy

Schlong Ball

Take them out to the ball game

Schlong Ball

Homophobia sucks

Schlong Ball

Chip off the block

Schlong Ball

Cowards suck

Mariners management proves that at Safeco Field, courage and capitalism are indeed two separate ball games.

Unconstitutional M's

Mariners management proves that at Safeco Field, courage and capitalism are indeed two separate ball games.

Mariners 2002

Mariners management proves that at Safeco Field, courage and capitalism are indeed two separate ball games.

The marvelous M's

The Hemps and Narcs of baseball face off.

News Clips— Open for business

The Hemps and Narcs of baseball face off.

Curve ball

The latest Mariners deal isn't everything it seems.

Hollow "victories"

The latest Mariners deal isn't everything it seems.

Democrats duke it out

Our early primary draws a feisty Bill Bradley to town.

1999: Year of the Liar

Meet the people who helped make this the year of the whopper: Would you like lies with that?