randy johnson

With the Seattle Mariners re-signing James "Big Maple" Paxton, it got me thinking of other sports stars that carry a nickname that includes the moniker "Big". Here are some of my favorites with a surprising disproportionate amount of them having played for Seattle sports franchises.

New York Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia reached 3,000 career strikeouts Tuesday night, becoming the 17th major leaguer and third left-hander to achieve the milestone.

Via their official Twitter account, the Seattle Mariners have announced that tonight's scheduled starting pitcher, ace Felix Hernandez, has been scratched due to illness.

Welcome to the inaugural installment of "Rock Jock Talk" with me, your host, Todd E. Lyons, Esquire. I have spent the last 18 years as a morning disc jockey on 94.5 KATS-FM but am every bit as big a sports fan as I am a rock-'n-roll aficionado.

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Randy Johnson has been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. The towering left-hander, nicknamed the Big Unit, was enshrined Sunday. The 6-foot-10 native of Walnut Creek, Calif., played 22 seasons in the major leagues and led his league in strikeouts nine times...

The city of Seattle is once again brimming with excitement as the specter of another Super Bowl appearance looms. Friday, the city's most recognizable landmark, the Space Needle, will again show its support by hoisting a massive blue 12 banner.

Former Seattle Mariners great Randy Johnson received the highest percentage of votes (97.3 percent) among the Baseball Writers Association of America and heads the 2015 class of new inductees into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

It took 13+ seasons from their maiden voyage in 1977 before the Seattle Mariners finally chalked-up their first no-hitter in club history and it happened on this date by a man who stepped into the record book just by stepping on to the mound.