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.
Edgar Martinez batted cleanup one last time on Sunday, and delivered another in a long line of clutch performances. He showcased his humor and humility...
The Mariners' legendary designated hitter has waited 10 years for this moment. People keep telling him how calm he appears, but that's not quite accurate....
Cooperstown's population is under 2,000 – except for this one week in July, when it transforms into one of the 10 most populous in the...
Edgar never left, unlike the others. Fans got to know him slowly, genuinely, unforced. And gradually come to adore him. They will feel connected to...
When results of the Today’s Game Era Committee election in December were announced, Piniella fell one vote short of earning the 12 necessary for enshrinement....
Stephen Piscotty’s devotion to finding a cure for Lou Gehrig’s Disease, and his grace in handling his mother’s decline and death from ALS, is the...
To know Edgar Martinez, you must know Maguayo. And to know Maguayo, you must first know Felipe's Place, the sprawling, open-air establishment a block away...
Home-run records are falling at an astonishing rate — taking away the thrill in baseball's biggest hits.
What made Bouton’s book stand out in 1970 and makes it still resonate today, nearly 50 years later, is the eclectic cast of teammates that...
With the MLB documentary, "The 1995 Mariners: Saving Baseball in Seattle” whetting the appetite, it's past time that the franchise make new memories for a...