It’s time to stop this WAR, Edgar Martinez objectively belongs in Hall of Fame
Using the newer statistics that are common around baseball these days, Edgar stacks up with the best who have played the game.
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Matt Calkins
Matt Calkins joined The Seattle Times in August 2015 as a sports columnist after three years at the San Diego Union Tribune. Never afraid to take a stand or go off the beaten path, Matt enjoys writing about the human condition every bit as much as walk-offs or buzzer-beaters. His mom reads the comments so take it easy on him.
With their pitching totally unreliable, Mariners will have to ride bats to the postseason
Do you know what the Mariners’ record is this year when they score three runs or fewer? It’s 4-38. Better hope their offense stays hot.
There’s a different Richard Sherman in Seahawks camp, and there’s a good chance he stays around | Matt Calkins
The outspoken cornerback’s reputation took a hit last year after a turbulent season. But with a possible contract extension dangling out there, there’s a good...
Doug Baldwin is correct: The NFL is sending a message by blackballing Colin Kaepernick
Doug Baldwin is absolutely correct in the sense that this falls on the owners. When you look at some of the quarterbacks that have been...
Seahawks GM John Schneider keeps rolling dice, winning on big-money contract extensions
As much as anything, the Seahawks’ success has been about keeping the right guys around. Kam Chancellor’s $36 million deal could be another great move.
Can Huskies’ defense continue to dominate? That concern is secondary this season
Washington lost three defensive backs on the Pac-12’s best defense to the NFL. How can there not be a drop off this year?
Future after this season in doubt for Kam Chancellor
The strong safety is signed through the end of this season, and though he has expressed his desire to finish his career as a Seahawk,...
Alarming CTE numbers unlikely to change NFL’s popularity
Despite a study that more than 99 percent of donated brains of former NFL players had the degenerative disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, don’t expect fans...
Mariners should trade with Oakland for starting pitcher Sonny Gray | Calkins
Oakland’s Sonny Gray has been one of the American League’s most consistent starting pitchers for the past five years.
It’s faint, but you can see glimmer of hope after Mariners’ win | Matt Calkins
Felix Hernandez returned to form, but so too could the Mariners, who haven’t given fans much of a reason to hope the second half of...