Seattle Mariners

Playing the name-a-great athlete game while thinking ahead to an otherwise unpromising Seattle sports weekend.

How Seattle can be part of this year's World Series

Posted Wed, Oct 28, 6 a.m.

Another Fall Classic, another year without the Mariners. The current Mariners, that is. But we can imagine a scenario ...

Sounders tie Chivas, chancing well but passing poorly

Posted Mon, Sep 21, 8:37 p.m.

By Peter Miller

A weekend of first-cabin sports in Seattle, with Huskies, Mariners, and Sounders all playing top teams. But still the Sounders can't seem to score at home.

Baseball's Brigadoon: the Seattle Pilots

Posted Thu, Aug 20, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

This month there's a chance to revisit the 1969 season in Seattle's Sicks Stadium. That Summer at Sicks was a major league wonder that was both legendary and never to be repeated.

Best local campaign award goes to the Mariners

Posted Mon, Jul 13, 6 a.m.

Memo to Joe Mallahan and other local politicians: Be like the Ms and do something positive in the face of past incompetence

For Mariners, let the dealmaking begin

Posted Tue, Jun 16, 8:20 a.m.

The present team has too many weaknesses in hitting to be more than an also-ran.

Mariners' home opener: Are we ready to forgive?

Posted Mon, Apr 13, 3 p.m.

By Greg Shaw

Players come and go. Teams fall and rise. But always there is The Game. Are Seattle fans able to love The Game?

Mariners in 2009: Hope springs finite

Posted Mon, Apr 6, 6 a.m.

On the other hand, doing better than last year's dismal 61-101 season would seem within reach, and the team's bats were hot in spring training. Here's a rundown.

Six New Year's wishes

Posted Sun, Dec 28, 6 a.m.

New leadership, new hopes. And how about some smart decisions on some key issues?

Seattle's boys of bummer

Posted Thu, Sep 11, 2 p.m.

The Mariners are now one of the worst teams in the major leagues. Here's what it will take to turn around the franchise, in terms of management and roster.

A bipartisan mayor who's fond of prayer

Posted Thu, Aug 28, 3 a.m.

By Harris Meyer

Dave Edler of Yakima is an unusual politician in a bastion of conservatism.

Our balls on ice

Posted Wed, Jul 30, 5 p.m.

By Knute Berger

Has the last Seattleite with local pride turned out the lights? A recent trip to Safeco Field makes me wonder.

The Mariners curse

Posted Mon, Jun 23, 8 p.m.

Felix Hernandez is injured in a grand-slam game, the first salami by an American League pitcher since 1971. Can this season get any worse? Yes.

The Mariners are in the hunt for an all-league 81-81 season

Posted Sun, May 18, 7 p.m.

So pervades mediocrity in the American League that the M's could be contenders. They head east now to face underachievers Detroit and New York.

The M's need a smarter management team

Posted Thu, May 15, noon

As the team continues to occupy the bottom of the standings, it's time to look at who's at the top — of the decision-making tree, that is.

Perhaps Oklahoma City would also be interested in a baseball team

Posted Sun, May 11, 10 p.m.

OK, probably not — they already have a pretty good triple-A minor league team. So what the heck is going wrong at Safeco Field?

Maybe they just need some home cookin'

Posted Sun, May 4, 5 p.m.

Maybe it's a lot worse than that. The Mariners finish a dismal 1-5 road trip.

Conspicuous Seattle

Posted Wed, Apr 2, 5 a.m.

By Knute Berger

A town of modest pleasures has become a city of cringe-inducing excess, even in the little things like coffee, booze, and movie tickets.

The Mariners in the playoffs this year: a big if

Posted Sun, Mar 30, 5 a.m.

A promising roster means the playoffs are within the realm of possibility, unless individually, the players don't play — or aren't positioned to play — to their strengths.

Report from spring training: The grass is very, very green

Posted Fri, Feb 29, midnight

The Mariners are 0-0 in the Cactus League, where hard-core fans await today's opening game of the short but sweet spring season.

Other media

Art Thiel: Mariners decision to resign Griffey is oddly logical It's a mutual love fest between the fans and Junior. With a rejuvenated knee, he's talking World Series. Why not give it a shot.

SEATTLEPI.COM

It's official: Griffey's returning to Mariners for another year General manager Jack Zduriencik calls the one-year deal "a baseball-related decision," but Junior's exact role is left unstated. Says Griffey: "While 2009 was an awesome experience for me, my ultimate goal is for the Mariners to get to and win the World Series."

SEATTLEPI.COM

Larry Stone: Bring Griffey back in 2010 Even setting aside what he does on the field, Junior is an unqualified success in the clubhouse and the fans love him. He's the greatest Mariner ever. Plus, he's not done between the lines, even in a limited role. Griffey can still help the club, the columnist says, and he ought to suit up for another season with the Ms.

SEATTLE TIMES

Larry Stone: Which way do the M's head now? Unlikely as the Mariners' turnaround was, a lot of teams have gone from horrible to middle-of-the-road in one season. The real challenge for general manager Jack Zduriencik is maintaining upward momentum and not falling back into the cellar.

SEATTLE TIMES

Art Thiel: A great (maybe last) image of Ken Griffey as a Mariner He's carried off the field on the shoulders of his teammates, after some remarkable last at-bats for the season

SEATTLEPI.COM

Blog posts

Seahawks new mantra: Think Bavasi

Posted Sun, Nov 15, 7 p.m.

Another ineffectual season, underlined by Sunday's loss to Arizona, should have fans thinking of a Mariners-style upper-level housecleaning.

Hot-stove watch: Riggleman gets justice

Posted Thu, Nov 12, 5 p.m.

by Ted Van Dyk

Former Mariners coach and interim manager Jim Riggleman, who took over another last-place team last season as the Washington Nationals' interim skipper, lands a full-time gig.

Ghosts of the '95 Mariners

Posted Fri, Oct 2, 6 a.m.

by Feliks Banel

Fourteen years ago today, a curse was lifted from mighty Mudville. At least Ken Griffey Jr. is still around to evoke that magic season.

A 2009 Mariners report card

Posted Tue, Sep 29, 11:27 p.m.

by Ted Van Dyk

The new management made it a much-improved year. Big questions: whether to keep Hernandez, Griffey, Branyan, and Beltre.

Mariners and Hawks and Storm and Huskies and Sounders. Oh, my!

Posted Sun, Aug 30, 5:34 p.m.

Mariners' hopes for a playoff spot are fading, right as new coaches for the Hawks and the Huskies prompt hope for turnaround seasons.

Who's on short?

Posted Thu, Aug 27, noon

The Mariners have two J. Wilsons at shortstop, and the unlikely one (Josh) is turning into the best prospect.

Did the M's know something in trading Jarrod Washburn?

Posted Thu, Aug 20, 6 p.m.

The lefty went to Detroit after a great July for the Mariners. Not a great August, including his game against his old team-mates Thursday.

Mariners ain't dead yet

Posted Fri, Aug 7, 12:44 p.m.