Anxious to see if Clement sees any time behind the dish.

It's official.

Quoted: Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Bill Bavasi announced today that the Mariners have signed All-Star centerfielder Ichiro Suzuki to a five-year contract extension.

Something tells me this could impact the Willis rumors ... heh.

Quoted: In case he'd been too vague, Samson went on to call the contract "a joke" and "inexcusable," then accused the Seattle Mariners of "mismanagement."

WHOoooooa! I figured this might be coming after Hargrove's mysterious departure, but still -- nice!

The M's first round pick @ 11 ... seems like there's good upside here.

Quoted: Even in a hockey-mad country like Canada, it's difficult to be a baseball player and be ignored if you are a 6-foot-7 high school senior who has a 96-mph fastball, along with a curve and an in-progress changeup that can make hitters knees buckle.

Oh Ichiro, you are a quote machiiiiiine.

Quoted: "Yesterday when I played, inside my head I said 'I want to go home quickly,' and I swung and I was able to get a hit because I wanted to go home," Ichiro said through a translator. "Today I thought, 'I want to hurry up and get something to eat,' and I swung and got a hit today."

Quoted: Yankees reliever Scott Proctor was suspended for four games and manager Joe Torre was suspended for one game as a result of an incident in Sunday's game, Major League Baseball announced Monday.

Quoted: Mariners spokesman Tim Hevly said he was unsure of Mateo's whereabouts when Seattle played at Yankee Stadium. There was no sign of Mateo in the Mariners' clubhouse before the game, and his jersey was hanging in his locker.