Tuesday, September 02, 2003
TIDBITZ
Well, not much going on here until the Mariner game starts up, so here's some randoms...
Walter Jones is back in Hawks camp. He would have lost somewhere in the neighborhood of $350k/game if he held out into the regular season. Basically he realized that no talks were going on, he wasn't getting any closer to any negotiations, but most importantly, HE WAS LOSING MONEY. It all comes down to the moo-lah.
Speaking of the NFL and money, All-Pro safety, Husky grad, and Tacoma native Lawyer Milloy was cut by the New England Patriots today for not taking something like a $1.5M pay cut. Though not on the air, Softy from KJR called Milloy after hearing the news, and Milloy was in a hurry and said only that "coming home is definitely on my list." Needless to say, with Trufant and Hamlin looking to start in a two-rookie backfield for Sunday's game, Softy and Dave Grosby were all over the idea of getting Milloy. Softy also had John Clayton on, though, who said that Minnesota and Buffalo were more likely destinations and that the Seahawks, though having the financial flexibility to sign Milloy, may not have a spot for him, as hard as that is to believe. Clayton said Milloy probably won't help in the first two weeks, but would start contributing in weeks 4 and 5 when he learns the Ray Rhodes system and whatnot. And maybe signing a hometown dude would help put some more people in the seats? As Mike Gastineau just said, "if they took a chance on Chris Terry, why not take a chance on this guy?"
Grosby and Mike Gastineau just finished a segment with Dave Andriesen of the P-I. Apparently Dave's been on a sort of tour of the Mariners' minor-league teams. He said that Pat Gillick back in the day went 11-2 with a 1.90 ERA on an Appleton WI minor-league team with Boog Powell and managed by Earl Weaver. Dave also said the San Antonio Missions are a juggernaut and could beat the Devil Rays in four out of five games. The three also used the segment to talk about the SA Missions' mascots, Jalapeno and Henry the Puffy Taco. I think Dave said Henry the Puffy Taco has no face. That's gotta scare the kids.
So Manny has been sit down as a healthy scratch for the Red Sox. It's kinda fishy. Apparently he caught Pedro's pharyngitis but was caught chilling with Enrique Wilson when he was supposed to be sick in bed. Add to this that Manny is grossly GROSSLY overpaid. But as long as that bat is out of the lineup, it's better for the Mariners' assurance (what very little there is) of a playoff spot.
Fifteen minutes from the Mariner game here. Gonna go gear up.
Walter Jones is back in Hawks camp. He would have lost somewhere in the neighborhood of $350k/game if he held out into the regular season. Basically he realized that no talks were going on, he wasn't getting any closer to any negotiations, but most importantly, HE WAS LOSING MONEY. It all comes down to the moo-lah.
Speaking of the NFL and money, All-Pro safety, Husky grad, and Tacoma native Lawyer Milloy was cut by the New England Patriots today for not taking something like a $1.5M pay cut. Though not on the air, Softy from KJR called Milloy after hearing the news, and Milloy was in a hurry and said only that "coming home is definitely on my list." Needless to say, with Trufant and Hamlin looking to start in a two-rookie backfield for Sunday's game, Softy and Dave Grosby were all over the idea of getting Milloy. Softy also had John Clayton on, though, who said that Minnesota and Buffalo were more likely destinations and that the Seahawks, though having the financial flexibility to sign Milloy, may not have a spot for him, as hard as that is to believe. Clayton said Milloy probably won't help in the first two weeks, but would start contributing in weeks 4 and 5 when he learns the Ray Rhodes system and whatnot. And maybe signing a hometown dude would help put some more people in the seats? As Mike Gastineau just said, "if they took a chance on Chris Terry, why not take a chance on this guy?"
Grosby and Mike Gastineau just finished a segment with Dave Andriesen of the P-I. Apparently Dave's been on a sort of tour of the Mariners' minor-league teams. He said that Pat Gillick back in the day went 11-2 with a 1.90 ERA on an Appleton WI minor-league team with Boog Powell and managed by Earl Weaver. Dave also said the San Antonio Missions are a juggernaut and could beat the Devil Rays in four out of five games. The three also used the segment to talk about the SA Missions' mascots, Jalapeno and Henry the Puffy Taco. I think Dave said Henry the Puffy Taco has no face. That's gotta scare the kids.
So Manny has been sit down as a healthy scratch for the Red Sox. It's kinda fishy. Apparently he caught Pedro's pharyngitis but was caught chilling with Enrique Wilson when he was supposed to be sick in bed. Add to this that Manny is grossly GROSSLY overpaid. But as long as that bat is out of the lineup, it's better for the Mariners' assurance (what very little there is) of a playoff spot.
Fifteen minutes from the Mariner game here. Gonna go gear up.
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