A-Rod is most overrated player, according to players
Seattle fans don’t have much love for former Mariners shortstop Alex Rodriguez. Apparently, neither do other major leaguers. Sports Illustrated polled 185 anonymous baseball players, asking them who...
View ArticleA-Rod could face suspension for illegal poker games
Former Mariners shortstop Alex Rodriguez hasn’t done much to improve his public image since jilting Seattle in 2000 and signing with the Texas Rangers. He might be in trouble again. Wallace Matthews of...
View ArticleAlex Rodriguez passes Ken Griffey Jr. on all-time home run list
The former Mariner everybody loves to hate, Alex Rodriguez, passed the former Mariner everybody loves to love, Ken Griffey Jr., on the all-time home run list Friday when he hit career homer No. 631....
View ArticleIchiro says his first game with Yankees was ‘a wonderful day to experience’
How could Ichiro Suzuki’s first at-bat in a Yankee uniform at Safeco Field have gone any other way? Mere hours after the superstar was dealt to the New York Yankees for a pair of prospects Monday...
View ArticleFor the Seattle Mariners, it’s the end of the Ichiro Era
On Oct. 17, 2000, the Seattle Mariners lost Game Six of the American League Championship Series to the New York Yankees, who were en route to their third consecutive World Series title. Raul Ibanez...
View ArticleYankees broadcaster on M’s plunking batters: ‘That’s enough of this, Seattle’
On Tuesday, Mariners ace Felix Hernandez hit Ichiro Suzuki and Derek Jeter with pitches before the main event: plunking Alex Rodriguez and breaking his hand. But by Wednesday, when M’s reliever Josh...
View ArticleDo you feel bad for Alex Rodriguez?
The former Mariner everyone loves to hate is having a tough time in the postseason. The New York Yankees, now trailing 0-3 to the Detroit Tigers in the American League Championship Series, are paying...
View ArticleAlex Rodriguez linked again to performance-enhancing drugs
Former Mariners star and current Yankees veteran Alex Rodriguez admitted to using steroids from 2001 through 2003, when he was with the Texas Rangers, but has insisted that he’s been playing clean ever...
View ArticleMariners’ Jesus Montero linked to Florida performance-enhancing drugs shop
Mariners catcher Jesus Montero is the latest name to be connected to Biogenesis, the now-closed “anti-aging” clinic in South Florida that reportedly sold performance-enhancing drugs to MLB stars...
View ArticleReport: Seattle Mariners almost got Mariano Rivera in 1996
Baseball’s most prolific relief pitcher, Mariano Rivera, almost came to Seattle in 1996 during the height of the Mariners’ ascendency, according to a new report by CBS Sports. With guys like Ken...
View ArticleIs this the end for Alex Rodriguez?
The Alex Rodriguez drama continues, and the latest reports suggest the former Mariners star may be reaching the end of his career — perhaps even sprinting for it. A-Rod has been injured, on and off,...
View ArticleReport: Alex Rodriguez could be facing lifetime ban from baseball
Embattled Yankees third baseman and former Mariners star Alex Rodriguez could be facing a lifetime ban in baseball, an MLB source told CBS Evening News, if the league decides to pull out all its guns....
View ArticleHot time in the Emerald City: Seattle Mariners’ best starts
Under new manager Lloyd McClendon and with superstar Robinson Cano in the fold, the Seattle Mariners are on top of the American League West, leading the league in runs per game and having just...
View ArticleA-Rod, Ken Griffey Jr. and the best and worst No. 1 overall picks in MLB...
The 2014 Major League Baseball amateur draft, which gets underway with Thursday’s first-and second-rounds, will have professional teams paying out millions of dollars to unproven youngsters. Some of...
View ArticleNew Mariners slugger Nelson Cruz explains his ‘mistake’ with...
While Nelson Cruz may be one of the biggest signings in recent Seattle Mariners history, he comes with a history of his own — one pocked by a 50-game suspension in 2013 for his connection to...
View ArticleFelix Hernandez reaches 2,000 strikeouts, and more Seattle Mariners who have...
Two Seattle Mariners — one current and one former — each hit major career milestones in the past week. Felix Hernandez surpassed 2,000 strikeouts on Sunday, reaching 2,001 by fanning six in the M’s 4-3...
View ArticleTop 15 reasons Mariners fans hate the New York Yankees
The New York Yankees — and, with them, Alex Rodriguez — are coming to Safeco Field on Monday for a three-game series against the Seattle Mariners. Why does it always seem like a big deal when the...
View ArticleWhere do Seattle Mariners’ Ken Griffey Jr., Alex Rodriguez rank among...
With the 2015 Major League Baseball draft set to get under way on Monday, ESPN took the opportunity to rank the No. 1 overall MLB draft picks from the first amateur draft in 1965 to 2008. Skipping some...
View ArticleFormer Seattle Mariners in line to play major roles in 2015 postseason
Only a miracle over the final three weeks of the regular season would jolt the Mariners into the playoffs. But it’s easy to find former Mariners playing prominent roles for other teams bound for the...
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