Seattle Mariners' Edgar Martinez hits a three-run home run against the Kansas City Royals in the third inning Tuesday...

Seattle Mariners Edgar Martinez rounds 3rd base after a solo home run in the first inning against the Texas Rangers...

BP: Best and worst teams of the '00s

Baseball Prospectus brings the heat with a controversial idea: the best team ... of the entire 2000s ... was the 2001 Seattle Mariners. Wait, what? They lost in the ALCS. Ah, but you can prove it with metrics. To explore, come inside.

Story | Conversation | December 17, 2009

Blue Jays' Lind wins DH award

Adam Lind of the Blue Jays won the Edgar Martinez Outstanding Designated Hitter Award.

Revisiting Edgar Martinez

Just when I thought I'd finally figured out Edgar Martinez, that pesky Dan Rosenheck comes along and pokes holes in a few of my assumptions ... One...

Manager Herzog a Hall of Famer

Manager Whitey Herzog and umpire Doug Harvey are the newest members of baseball's Hall of Fame.

Should Edgar be Hall's first DH?

...belongs in the Hall of Fame. With that out of the way, let's talk about Edgar Martinez. He was of course a devastating hitter. Since 1900, there are 47 players with at least...

Why Dale Murphy is still waiting

Today I was going to write about Edgar Martinez, but then I got all carried away with rumors of the Mariners going after Jason Bay...

The annual Hall of Fame question

It's December, and that means another baseball Hall of Fame ballot for Jim Caple to agonize over.

Fisking the Crime Dog's candidacy

...who aren't obvious (to me, anyway) ... There are four other candidates who give me pause: Edgar Martinez, Fred McGriff, Mark McGwire, and Dale Murphy. The first three of those were excellent, immensely strong...

Vetting the BBWAA's Hall candidates

...move along to the more difficult decisions. There are four other candidates who give me pause: Edgar Martinez, Fred McGriff, Mark McGwire, and Dale Murphy. The first three of those were excellent, immensely strong...

CHICAGO - 2002: Edgar Martinez of the Seattle Mariners bats during a 2002 season game at Comisky Park . Edgar Martinez played...

My 2010 Hall of Fame ballot

...I did, my ballot would include: Tim Raines, Mark McGwire, Bert Blyleven, Alan Trammell, Roberto Alomar, Edgar Martinez and Barry Larkin. I've written about Raines and his embarrassing vote totals before; I'm...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 30, 2009

Martinez, McGriff also among candidates

Roberto Alomar is among 15 first-time candidates of this year's Hall of Fame ballot, joining holdovers Mark McGwire, Andre Dawson and Bert Blyleven.

Free-agency side dishes (before the turkey)

So many teams are sitting back and waiting for the completion of the Type A free-agent and possible non-tender markets that there probably won't be a ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009