Chris Cole

Seattle, Tempe

@seatimessports producer // @seatimesunion // organized sports are so fascist, it makes me sick // past lives: @azcentral @cronkite_asu

Articles

Tracking every Cal Raleigh HR as Mariners catcher sets MLB record pace

3 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Sean Quinton |Chris Cole

Cal Raleigh — the Mariners catcher known by many as “Big Dumper” — is entering territory no other catcher has before. He’s swatting homers, seemingly with ease, from both sides of the plate, and he’s doing it at a record pace. Salvador Perez holds the MLB record for homers by a catcher in a single season with 48 bombs in 2021. Raleigh, at his current pace, is tracking for a total in the 60s.
Seattle Mariners: Ranking 2025 opening day roster

Mar 27, 2025 | seattletimes.com | Tim Booth |Chris Cole

Another opening day brings another version of your Seattle Mariners. Thanks to a quiet offseason of minimal moves and budget constraints, the 2025 squad looks very similar to the roster that ended 2024. With that in mind, let’s have a little fun. A panel of 10 Seattle Times sports staffers — headlined by Mariners reporters Ryan Divish, Adam Jude and Tim Booth, and columnists Mike Vorel and Matt Calkins — took on the tall task of ranking Seattle’s opening day roster.
Mariners fans react to ROOT Sports’ new streaming option for games

Mar 21, 2025 | seattletimes.com | Chris Cole

Fans have been asking, and the Mariners finally delivered. Across the PNW, fans will now be able to watch the Mariners on ROOT Sports’ new streaming app, a direct-to-consumer option to avoid local blackouts and a cable subscription. Here’s what local media and fans in our comments section and across social media are saying about the Mariners’ new streaming option. Excellent news.
Social media reacts to Ichiro falling shy of unanimous Hall of Fame vote

Jan 21, 2025 | seattletimes.com | Chris Cole

Ichiro is a first-ballot Hall of Famer. That’s the most important news here. In seeking only the second unanimous selection in Baseball Hall of Fame history, though, the Mariners icon fell short by the smallest of margins: a single vote. Out of 394 voters, 393 voted Ichiro in. While the fact that he got the call is all that matters, social media was predictably abuzz with reactions to the news and vote total.
Former Seahawks coach Pete Carroll interested in Bears’ job, report says

Dec 25, 2024 | seattletimes.com | Chris Cole

It appears Pete Carroll might not be done with the NFL just yet. Carroll, the former Seahawks head coach, would like to return to coaching next season and has interest in the Chicago Bears’ head-coaching job, according to a report by ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday morning. This is the first time Carroll has been connected to a new coaching job since his firing nearly a year ago on Jan. 10.
What national media is saying about Seahawks after win over Cardinals

Nov 25, 2024 | seattletimes.com | Chris Cole

Mike Macdonald officially has the Seahawks defense on fire. “He been dialing up them calls,” Devon Witherspoon told media Sunday. “A lot of them have been on point. He said they were going to run ‘this in this area of the field’ and that’s exactly what they did. He’s just been in his bag.”Times reporter Bob Condotta agrees, giving the Seahawks head coach an ‘A’ grade in his Week 12 report card.
What the national media said about the Seahawks' Week 9 loss to Rams in OT

Nov 4, 2024 | seattletimes.com | Chris Cole

Have you recovered from the whiplash yet? It was messy throughout, but there is no denying that the Seahawks’ overtime loss to the Rams on Sunday went from unwatchable to wildly entertaining quickly in the second half.
Why Amazon-NFL replay gaffe happened, and other Seahawks-49ers reactions

Oct 11, 2024 | seattletimes.com | Chris Cole

Despite ultimately not influencing the final result, one of the prevailing storylines from Thursday night’s Seahawks-49ers game was a replay challenge that appeared to have been ruled incorrectly because the NFL was not provided with the best video. As the Seahawks’ Dee Williams was preparing to return a punt to open the fourth quarter, he was hit before muffing the punt, which was recovered by the 49ers.
What national media are saying about Seahawks’ Week 5 loss to Giants

Oct 7, 2024 | seattletimes.com | Chris Cole

It took the Seahawks more than 54 minutes to show signs of life Sunday … against the one-win Giants … a team that was missing its star rookie receiver and starting running back. Needless to say, it was an unimpressive showing on both sides of the ball, and Seattle really had no business even being in position to attempt a game-tying field goal. So where do the Seahawks go from here?
Three Silent Days

Sep 25, 2024 | streetsensemedia.org | Chris Cole

I. HAVE. NO. WORDS!!!!!!!None that I want to say. I’m usually a bubbly, loud, person…But today was a Silent Day. Never have I been so genuinely hurt…Although often targeted and misused. That devil did that to kill my spirit,Not to change my views. Today was a Silent Day. After… After I sat back and blinked several times,as I was told the news. I knew I’d never be able to lie in your arms again…And wear my favorite and only pair of sparkly Jimmie Choo’s.