SPORTS
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Mariners finally get chance
to honor Edgar’s election
LOCAL SLATE
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 30
MEN’S BASKETBALL
THURSDAY, JAN. 31
Boys Basketball
Nixyaawii at Pine Eagle, 7:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Nixyaawii at Pine Eagle, 6 p.m.
Boys Wrestling
Weston-McEwen/Mac-Hi at La Grande,
6 p.m.
FRIDAY, FEB. 1
AP Photo/Elaine Thompson
Former Seattle Mariners designated hitter Edgar Martinez
smiles as he is introduced at a news conference on Tuesday
in Seattle.
is required for induction.
That marked a remarkable
turnaround, climbing in
his final five years of eligi-
bility after being an after-
thought on the ballot early
on.
It was a collective effort
to get him there.
The Mariners organi-
zation worked hard pub-
licizing his worthiness,
die-hard fans pushed for
him on social media, and
younger voters made a case
for the designated hitter
with the help of baseball’s
new-age analytics.
“It took a long time for
the writers to give more
credit to the DH. I think
now that probably (will)
change,” Martinez said. “I
think metrics they look at
today, that will also change
writers what they think
about it. I understood their
opinion the whole time ...
and kind of accepted that a
long time ago. But the good
thing is I got the honor to
be elected, and I think
that’s going to change the
view from writers now.”
Tuesday’s event is just
the start of what is expected
to be a season-long celebra-
tion by the organization.
Aside from the induc-
tion in July, the Mariners
are holding a weekend of
events in honor of Marti-
nez in August.
Still unannounced is
whether there will be a
statue going up somewhere
around the stadium to join
the club’s other two Hall
of Fame members: Griffey
and longtime broadcaster
Dave Niehaus.
Martinez said he’s still
going through messages
from friends and former
teammates who reached
out after the election results
were announced.
Martinez hasn’t started
thinking about his induc-
tion speech yet, but joked
that he wanted to bat lead-
off and get out of the way,
and let Mariano Rivera
go last because he was a
closer.
He’s expected to visit
Cooperstown sometime in
the next couple of months
to get a better idea of what
to expect when his July
induction arrives.
“I’m pretty sure I’m
going to be nervous about
it. The good thing is I have
a lot of time to get ready for
that,” he said.
B3
SCOREBOARD
Treasure Valley at Blue Mountain, 7:30
p.m.
Women’s Basketball
Treasure Valley at Blue Mountain, 5:30
p.m.
By TIM BOOTH
Associated Press
SEATTLE — Edgar
Martinez spent last week
on the East Coast, being
honored among the latest
electees to the Baseball
Hall of Fame thousands
of miles from the place he
called home for his entire
career.
The Seattle Mariners
couldn’t wait to celebrate
Martinez in the Pacific
Northwest.
“Today is a great day,”
Mariners’ chairman emer-
itus John Ellis said. “We
finally have him here.”
After a whirlwind of
commitments elsewhere,
the standout designated
hitter was back in Seattle
on Tuesday, walking into
T-Mobile Park on a red car-
pet to be feted by the only
franchise he ever played
for.
It was a celebration the
Mariners had been hop-
ing to have for the past
10 years. Martinez was
in his final year of eligi-
bility when the Baseball
Writers’ Association of
America finally gave him
the necessary votes for
enshrinement.
Martinez and his fam-
ily walked into a crowd
of Mariners employees
cheering the second player
whose plaque in Cooper-
stown will have a Mariners
hat, joining Ken Griffey Jr.
Martinez is enjoying the
experience even if he’s not
one to get emotional, for
now.
“My personality is kind
of mellow. I don’t cele-
brate a lot. It’s just my
personality,”
Martinez
said. “But I’ve been able
to enjoy friends, ex-team-
mates, people I know, fam-
ily members, that part has
been a lot of fun. But not a
lot of celebration.”
Martinez was elected
last week with 85.4 percent
of the vote — 75 percent
East Oregonian
Boys Basketball
Weston-McEwen at Grant Union, 4 p.m.
Pilot Rock at Weston-McEwen, 6 p.m.
Union at Stanfield, 6 p.m.
Heppner at Enterprise, 6 p.m.
Riverside at Vale, 6:30 p.m.
Redmond at Pendleton, 6:30 p.m.
Umatilla at Nyssa, 7:30 p.m.
Irrigon at Burns, 7:30 p.m.
Ione at Condon/Wheeler, 7:30 p.m.
Mitchell/Spray at Echo, 7:30 p.m.
Helix at Nixyaawii, 7:30 p.m.
Hermiston at Walla Walla, 7:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Riverside at Vale, 5 p.m.
Hermiston at Walla Walla, 5:45 p.m.
Ione at Condon/Wheeler, 6 p.m.
Mitchell/Spray at Echo, 6 p.m.
Helix at Nixyaawii, 6 p.m.
Umatilla at Nyssa, 6 p.m.
Irrigon at Burns, 6 p.m.
Pendleton at Redmond, 6:30 p.m.
Pilot Rock at Weston-McEwen, 7:30 p.m.
Heppner at Enterprise, 7:30 p.m.
Union at Stanfield, 7:30 p.m.
Boys Wrestling
Hermiston at District 8 Tournament
(Hermiston), 3:30 p.m.
Girls Wrestling
Hermiston at Sunnyside Sub-Regionals
NFL PLAYOFF GLANCE
Divisional Playoffs
SATURDAY, JAN. 12
Kansas City 31, Indianapolis 13
L.A. Rams 30, Dallas 22
SUNDAY, JAN. 13
New England 41, L.A. Chargers 28
New Orleans 20, Philadelphia 14
Conference Championships
Friday’s Games
Calgary at Washington, 4 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. N.Y. Islanders at Nassau
Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 4 p.m.
Ottawa at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m.
Chicago at Buffalo, 4 p.m.
Nashville at Florida, 4 p.m.
Vegas at Carolina, 4:30 p.m.
Toronto at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Dallas, 5 p.m.
SUNDAY, JAN. 20
NBA STANDINGS
NFC
L.A. Rams 26, New Orleans 23, OT
AFC
New England 37, Kansas City 31, OT
Pro Bowl
EASTERN CONFERENCE
SUNDAY, JAN. 27
At Orlando, Fla.
AFC 26, NFC 7
Super Bowl
SUNDAY, FEB. 3
At Atlanta
New England vs. L.A. Rams, 3:30 p.m.
(CBS)
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Tampa Bay
49 37 10 2 76 199 140
Toronto
49 30 17 2 62 174 140
Montreal
51 28 18 5 61 154 149
Boston
50 27 17 6 60 146 132
Buffalo
49 25 18 6 56 145 148
Florida
48 20 20 8 48 152 170
Detroit
51 19 25 7 45 145 172
Ottawa
50 19 26 5 43 156 187
Metropolitan GP W L OT Pts GF GA
N.Y. Islanders 49 29 15 5 63 147 122
Washington 50 27 17 6 60 171 162
Columbus
49 28 18 3 59 158 151
Pittsburgh
49 26 17 6 58 172 152
Carolina
50 24 20 6 54 140 149
N.Y. Rangers 49 21 21 7 49 139 165
Philadelphia 50 21 23 6 48 143 170
New Jersey
49 19 23 7 45 146 167
SATURDAY, FEB. 2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Boys Basketball
Mac-Hi at La Grande, 3 p.m.
Umatilla at Vale, 3:30 p.m.
Heppner at Union, 4 p.m.
Stanfield at Enterprise, 4 p.m.
Echo at Ione, 5:30 p.m.
Imbler at Nixyaawii, 5:30 p.m.
Helix at Cove, 5:30 p.m.
Riverside at Burns, 5:30 p.m.
Irrigon at Nyssa, 6:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Echo at Ione, 4 p.m.
Imbler at Nixyaawii, 4 p.m.
Helix at Cove, 4 p.m.
Riverside at Burns, 4 p.m.
Umatilla at Vale, 4 p.m.
Mac-Hi at La Grande, 4:30 p.m.
Irrigon at Nyssa, 5 p.m.
Heppner at Union, 5:30 p.m.
Stanfield at Enterprise, 5:30 p.m.
Weston-McEwen at Grant Union, 5:30
p.m.
Men’s Basketball
Blue Mountain at Columbia Basin,
4 p.m.
Women’s Basketball
Blue Mountain at Columbia Basin, 2 p.m.
Boys Wrestling
Hermiston at District 8 Tournament
(Hermiston), 10 a.m.
Weston-McEwen/Mac-Hi at Heppner/
Ione, 10 a.m.
Girls Wrestling
Hermiston at Sunnyside
Sub-Regionals
Central
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Winnipeg
50 32 16 2 66 172 140
Nashville
52 30 18 4 64 161 135
Minnesota 50 26 21 3 55 142 142
Dallas
49 24 21 4 52 126 128
Colorado
50 22 20 8 52 169 162
St. Louis
49 22 22 5 49 139 149
Chicago
51 18 24 9 45 156 190
Pacific
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Calgary
51 33 13 5 71 190 145
San Jose
52 29 16 7 65 187 167
Vegas
52 29 19 4 62 157 140
Vancouver 51 23 22 6 52 147 161
Anaheim
51 21 21 9 51 120 153
Arizona
50 23 23 4 50 132 142
Edmonton 50 23 24 3 49 144 163
Los Angeles 50 20 26 4 44 114 150
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for
overtime loss. Top three teams in each
division and two wild cards per confer-
ence advance to playoffs.
Monday’s Games
New Jersey 6, Pittsburgh 3
Philadelphia 3, Winnipeg 1
Tuesday’s Games
Winnipeg 4, Boston 3, SO
Buffalo 5, Columbus 4
Philadelphia 1, N.Y. Rangers 0
Wednesday’s Games
Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m.
Buffalo at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 4 p.m.
Philadelphia at Boston, 4 p.m.
Columbus at Winnipeg, 5 p.m.
Atlantic
Toronto
Philadelphia
Boston
Brooklyn
New York
Southeast
Miami
Charlotte
Washington
Orlando
Atlanta
Central
Milwaukee
Indiana
Detroit
Chicago
Cleveland
W
37
33
31
28
10
W
24
24
21
20
16
W
36
32
21
11
11
L
15
18
19
24
39
L
24
25
29
31
33
L
13
17
28
40
41
Pct
.712
.647
.620
.538
.204
Pct
.500
.490
.420
.392
.327
Pct
.735
.653
.429
.216
.212
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest
W
L
Pct
GB
Houston
29 21 .580
—
San Antonio
30 22 .577
—
New Orleans
23 28 .451
6½
Dallas
22 27 .449
6½
Memphis
20 31 .392
9½
Northwest
W
L
Pct
GB
Denver
34 15 .694
—
Oklahoma City 32 18 .640
2½
Portland
31 20 .608
4
Utah
29 22 .569
6
Minnesota
24 26 .480 10½
Pacific
W
L
Pct
GB
Golden State
36 14 .720
—
L.A. Clippers
28 23 .549
8½
L.A. Lakers
26 25 .510 10½
Sacramento
25 25 .500
11
Phoenix
11 42 .208 26½
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Tuesday’s Games
Cleveland 116, Washington 113
Milwaukee 115, Detroit 105
Oklahoma City 126, Orlando 117
Brooklyn 122, Chicago 117
New Orleans 121, Houston 116
San Antonio 126, Phoenix 124
Philadelphia 121, L.A. Lakers 105
Wednesday’s Games
Charlotte at Boston, 4:30 p.m.
Chicago at Miami, 4:30 p.m.
Dallas at New York, 4:30 p.m.
Denver at New Orleans, 5 p.m.
Indiana at Washington, 5 p.m.
Memphis at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
Atlanta at Sacramento, 7 p.m.
Utah at Portland, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Dallas at Detroit, 4 p.m.
Indiana at Orlando, 4 p.m.
Milwaukee at Toronto, 5 p.m.
Brooklyn at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Memphis at Charlotte, 4 p.m.
Boston at New York, 4:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Miami, 5 p.m.
Atlanta at Utah, 6 p.m.
Houston at Denver, 7 p.m.
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