Baseball's all-time 'train-wreck' seasons

The 2009 Mets have company as one of several teams in baseball history that have had "train-wreck" seasons -- disastrous results despite high hopes.

Looking back at the 1990 draft

...much more complete and dominant seasons between 1997 and 2001, when he found his out pitch. Dan Wilson, C -- Cincinnati Reds, No. 7 overall Wilson was never a great hitter, despite a few above...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 15, 2009

Looking Back at the 1987 draft

For a draft that lasted 74 rounds and saw 1,262 players selected, the 1987 First-Year Players Draft sure disappointed, despite the fact that 228 of th...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 01, 2009

Odd offseason nearing end

The end of Major League Baseball's long, strange, cold winter is now in sight. As one player representative mused the other day, so much has happened ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 01, 2009

Return of an ancient Mariner?

Should a team that is desperately trying to move forward look back to its glory days? The return of Ken Griffey Jr. to Seattle seems quite iffy.

Extra Credit

The Red Sox may be idiots, but their captain, Jason Varitek, is one of the smartest men in the game

Looking back at the Mariners' futuristic night

Ten years after a memorable uni night in Seattle, Paul Lukas takes us back to the year 2027.

Barreling toward maple-bat tragedy

Within hours of a meeting by representatives from Major League Baseball and the players association to discuss the growing concern over shattering ma...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 25, 2008

Catchers like Martin hard to find

Russell Martin has implored Joe Torre to let him play shortstop, maybe even in next Sunday's ESPN game with the Cubs. "It would be a dream come true...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 03, 2008

The Mariners should sign Barry Bonds, ASAP

Jim Caple has a piece of advice for his hometown Seattle Mariners: Go sign Barry Lamar Bonds.

Seattle Mariners' Dan Wilson, left, Jay Buhner, Edgar Martinez and Alex Rodriguez pose for photographers Tuesday, July 2, 1996 in...

1995 Mariners: Ringless in Seattle

Despite Ken Griffey Jr., Randy Johnson, Alex Rodriguez, Edgar Martinez, Jay Buhner and Jamie Moyer, the late-'90s Mariners never reached a World Series.

Nix creates an opportunity

Jayson Nix played six seasons in the minor leagues without reaching the big leagues, his offensive production holding him back. So last year, playing ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 08, 2008

HEAVY HITTER

He May Not Look It. But Alex Rodriguez Has All The Power

LOU PINELLA SAYS THE MARINERS GOT MORE THAN THEY BARGAINED FOR WITH ICHIRO

They all nod. All of the great ones agree. Jeter and A-Rod. Bonds and Griffey. Sosa, Piazza and Giambi. Yes, yes, a thousand times, yes. You've asked ...