Haters, it's time to root for A-Rod

David Schoenfield demands you stop hating on Alex Rodriguez and show him some postseason love.

Walk-off wisdom

This October has presented a treasure trove of comebacks and gut-wrenching moments and improbable finishes, and Monday was all about them. Some things...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 20, 2009

Pitchers in ALCS Game 4 illustrate differing managerial philosophies

Doug Pensinger/Getty Images Scott Kazmir will be going on extra rest when he takes the mound for the Angels in Game 4. By Steve Phillips, ESPN In...

Getting pumped for the playoffs

Page 2 presents 77 reasons to spend October in front of your TV set.

Red Sox could give pitchers a rest

...the full-time DH's like there were 10-to 20-years ago when players like Edgar Martinez, Harold Baines, Paul Molitor, Dave Parker and Reggie Jackson rarely, if ever, played defensively. "I think...

Giambi helps keep Rockies relaxed, rolling

Maybe it is Yorvit Torrealba who has earned the honor of wearing Jason Giambi's Golden Thong, after Torrealba's ninth-inning three-run double gave the...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 12, 2009

Billy Butler: Hall of Famer

Gritty & Clutch's J. Walter Fulbright headlines this post by describing Billy Butler as a Hall of Famer. As evidence, he presents Butler's...

Everybody loves Junior

As Ken Griffey Jr., the All-Time Greatest Mariner, (OK, I suppose Edgar Martinez has a claim on that title, too, but bear with me please) probably enters the last...

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.

Billy Butler wins a watch

...and Butler is a talented young hitter who might yet become a poor man's Edgar Martinez. No, the coolest thing about this is that Billy Butler gets a watch. Did you know...

Around the NFC West: Dansby sees dollar signs

...Gary Washburn of seattlepi.com asks whether former Seattle sports stars Shaun Alexander, Gary Payton or Edgar Martinez are more worthy of induction into their sports halls of fame. Bill Coats of the St...

Following In Rickey's Footsteps

...and Barry Bonds in 2013. Still, a class of 2010 candidates including Roberto Alomar, Barry Larkin, Edgar Martinez and Fred McGriff, all relatively untouched by allegations of performance-enhancing drugs, could make for a...

20 Years of Baseball: Designated Hitters

...Sept. 20 on Sunday Night Baseball. Without further ado, the three designated-hitter finalists you selected: Edgar Martinez: Over his 18-year career, this Mariners batting legend has been selected for the All-Star...

Meet the all-time AL All-Stars

Rob Neyer picks his all-time American League All-Star team since the All-Star era began in 1933.

11 Mar 1998: Infielder Edgar Martinez of the Seattle Mariners in action during a spring training game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at...