Kyle Lewis says he’s back to pre-injury status, and that should quicken the pulse of Mariners fans | Stone
The M's top prospect is trying to rebuild his career after a devastating knee injury nearly two years ago. The fact that Lewis was at...
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Larry Stone
Larry Stone calls upon more than 30 years as a sportswriter to offer insight, wisdom, opinion, analysis - and hopefully some humor - regarding the wide world of sports. Topics include the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat, and, especially, the people responsible for either outcome, as well as the wide chasm between.
How concerned should the Mariners be about Oakland’s surge? | Stone
The odds still strongly favor the M’s ending their 16-year playoff drought, despite those loud hoof beats of the rampaging A’s gaining (both confidence and...
Even in retirement, original employee Sandy Gregory ‘will always be a Seahawk’
Gregory started as an administrative assistant in public relations in 1976, six months before the franchise’s first game. She left as the beacon of their...
The time is right for Mariners to give Nelson Cruz a contract extension
In his first three years in Seattle, Cruz averaged 42 homers, 105 RBI and a .925 OPS. And this year, even with a stint on...
In wake of Kam Chancellor’s retirement, how can we enjoy the NFL guilt-free? | Larry Stone
Seahawks safety Kam Chancellor's combustive hits are a large part of what draws us to football. The problem is, we know too much these days....
Opening ceremony for Special Olympics brings some inspiration that all could use right now
Uplifting ceremony ended the athletes' oath: “Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.”
Mariners still have clear path to playoffs, even after struggles vs. Yankees and Red Sox | Stone
In a way it’s progress, to the extreme, that the Mariners achieved so greatly in the first half as to make their current situation --...
Don’t be fooled by mirage: Mariners still need Robinson Cano this season | Stone
It would be wrong to interpret the Mariners’ success sans Robinson Cano — a 24-13 record even after the three-game sweep by the Yankees in...
For Mariners manager Scott Servais and his family, Omaha and College World Series are special
For more than three decades, the Servais family has been inextricably linked with Omaha, an association that comes to the forefront every year when the...