Jeremy Affeldt Returns Extra Pay, A True Roll Model
Finally, Professional athlete that we can all look up too. Especially our kiddos and we could all learn in this.
Finally, Professional athlete that we can all look up too. Especially our kiddos and we could all learn in this.
In a comical and ironic twist, a 1987 Donruss baseball card of notorious steroid abuser Barry Bonds has surfaced and is being auctioned off on E-bay for $100,000.
What makes this card have such perceived value? Probably because of the inscription Bonds scrawled above his John Hancock.
If you are tired of going to the ballgame only to be gouged a high price for cheap beer, then this list is for you.
The folks at www.TheDailyMeal.com have rated the 10 best cities to get good beer at a major league park.
In last night's debacle at SafeCo Field, where the Mariners dropped their second consecutive game to the Houston Lastros.
The one highlight for the local nine didn't even occur on the field but, rather, at the hand (and cup!) of a fan who made what is arguably the greatest foul ball catch ever. His post-souvenir celebration may have actually trumped the catch itself!
Watch and learn from what is clearly a baseball fan ninja!
Monday night marked the return of Major League Baseball for another year.
At my house we refer to it as "New Year's Day" and celebrate almost as fervently as we do on December 31st of each year.
This year was no different.
While the Mariners have pulled up the rear in the standings more often than not over the last decade, one area where the M's always excel is in their annual batch of promotional commercials. In fact, they are consistently voted tops in the big leagues by fans across the country.
My all-time favorite is probably the spot featuring Edgar Martinez and "The Clapper" or the King's (Felix Hernandez) alter-ego "Larry Bernandez".
Pasco, Washington native Jeremy Bonderman gets the start for the Seattle Mariners today when the M's (2-1) take on A.L. West favorite Los Angeles Angels (0-3) in Cactus League play.
Reports are coming in that seem to confirm that Seattle Mariners ace right-handed pitcher Felix Hernandez is about to become the highest paid hurler in professional baseball history.
Easily the face of the Seattle Mariners franchise during their 35-plus year history and one of the greatest all-around players of his generation, "The Kid" is scheduled to be inducted into the Seattle Mariners Hall Of Fame.
Troubled free agent all-star outfielder Josh Hamilton is switching teams but staying in the same division.
Nick Kimmel, a 22-year-old Marine from Moses Lake and triple amputee (due to injuries he sustained last December while serving in Afghanistan after stepping on an I.E.D.), was honored before Thursday night's game two of the 2012 World Series in San Francisco.
What's old could become new again for Major League Baseball.
Sources say Major League Baseball and the players' association have talked about realigning both the National League and the American League.