Thursday, October 21, 2004
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You know, when I do these roundup posts, I invariably forget to add an intro and a titloe to the post, so there's a chance that if someone's viewing this at an odd time of the night, you may see no intro at all and just a straight dive into links, something which I hope hasn't scared anyone. Without further adieu...
MARINERS
Mike Hargrove it is.
What came as somewhat of a surprise to me is that Dave Andriesen's article reveals the Mariners' final four managerial choices, one of which was Jerry Manuel. I guess one interesting thing to me is that most of the articles seem to pass off the Orioles' fourth-place finishes under Hargrove as if they weren't his fault in some way. I'm not going to argue that his teams had a chance against the Yankees and Red Sox or anything like that, but I get the feeling that the writers are just letting Hargrove skate by without directing a sliver of blame his way for the crappiness of those Oriole teams.
John Hickey's article reveals some mushy tidbits from the Mariner players. Other than the instances of Randy Winn, Raul Ibanez, and a baseball card, we learn that Bret Boone ran into ex-Angel Doug DeCinces. Perhaps tomorrow, Bret will run into Kirk McCaskill. I think I could locate 1987 Topps cards downstairs with those names in no time. Anyway, Doug told Bret he'd love Hargrove. The article ends on a weird note with what may be known as the Magic Monday Dinner, which sold the brass on Grover.
But what's this from the Finnigan article? It's Hargrove, saying...
"I believe in walks and on-base percentage and being selective to drive up the number of pitches the other guy is throwing — that the deeper in the count you get, the better pitches you'll see. I believe in a firm structure, but one that allows players to be creative within that structure because everyone has their own style, including Ichiro. You can't argue with 262 hits."
I find this refreshing.
And the Steve Kelley article brings up the Ichiro question from 1998. It also talks about his credentials a bit.
SEAHAWKS
Now Mike Holmgren has further defined Jerry Rice's role, saying he will share time at split end with Koren Robinson. Koren might not like this, but you know what, Koren? Tough sh%*. Catch the ball. Of course, he won't have worry about his playing time being taken up if and when the NFL suspends him. Art Thiel's got some other shady stuff in the Koren file. KJR was running a Mitch Levy promo the other day where Mitch was airing his opinion on this thing, and basically said that if this substance abuse suspension goes through (this means there was a third violation), that it would be "the ultimate slap in the face" from Koren to the Seahawk organization and their fans, especially since he knew what the expectations were for this team going into the offseason. As for another wide receiver, Darrell Jackson was on the Softy show the day after the trade was made, and by both my account and Softy's, Darrell didn't sound too excited. Afterward, Softy suggested that maybe Koren and Jackson need some sort of threat -- that they'd been too comfortable in the wide receiving corps. Who knows? What I do know is that I haven't heard a peep out of Koren.
SONICS
The Sonics fouled a lot in their scrimmage Wednesday night at the Royal Brougham Gym (Seattle Pacific University). No brutal injuries were incurred, so that's always good. There's also an article on Nate McMillan's acceptance of a limited role as a player (Gary Payton), and how he'll use the experience from a coaching standpoint.
HOCKEY
Dustin Butler turned away 33 of 35 shots and Braydon Coburn scored twice and drew a helper en route to a 3-2 win over a really good Vancouver Giants team in the Glass Palace. The game featured two defensemen that are probably NHL-bound in Coburn and Vancouver's Andrej Meszaros.
Upcoming
Friday: Portland at Spokane, Seattle at Tri City, Everett at Prince George, Edmonton at Manitoba, Butte at Puget Sound
Saturday: Portland at Spokane, Vancouver at Seattle, Everett at Prince George, Edmonton at Manitoba, Butte at Puget Sound
I've realized that I don't have to be a college student to stay up at ridiculous hours of the night posting on a sports weblog. This realization has ushered in mixed feelings, tempered only by the thought of sleep.
Happy Thursday, all. It's about time the Houston/Saint Louis series gets some attention. I'm hoping for a good game.
MARINERS
Mike Hargrove it is.
What came as somewhat of a surprise to me is that Dave Andriesen's article reveals the Mariners' final four managerial choices, one of which was Jerry Manuel. I guess one interesting thing to me is that most of the articles seem to pass off the Orioles' fourth-place finishes under Hargrove as if they weren't his fault in some way. I'm not going to argue that his teams had a chance against the Yankees and Red Sox or anything like that, but I get the feeling that the writers are just letting Hargrove skate by without directing a sliver of blame his way for the crappiness of those Oriole teams.
John Hickey's article reveals some mushy tidbits from the Mariner players. Other than the instances of Randy Winn, Raul Ibanez, and a baseball card, we learn that Bret Boone ran into ex-Angel Doug DeCinces. Perhaps tomorrow, Bret will run into Kirk McCaskill. I think I could locate 1987 Topps cards downstairs with those names in no time. Anyway, Doug told Bret he'd love Hargrove. The article ends on a weird note with what may be known as the Magic Monday Dinner, which sold the brass on Grover.
But what's this from the Finnigan article? It's Hargrove, saying...
"I believe in walks and on-base percentage and being selective to drive up the number of pitches the other guy is throwing — that the deeper in the count you get, the better pitches you'll see. I believe in a firm structure, but one that allows players to be creative within that structure because everyone has their own style, including Ichiro. You can't argue with 262 hits."
I find this refreshing.
And the Steve Kelley article brings up the Ichiro question from 1998. It also talks about his credentials a bit.
SEAHAWKS
Now Mike Holmgren has further defined Jerry Rice's role, saying he will share time at split end with Koren Robinson. Koren might not like this, but you know what, Koren? Tough sh%*. Catch the ball. Of course, he won't have worry about his playing time being taken up if and when the NFL suspends him. Art Thiel's got some other shady stuff in the Koren file. KJR was running a Mitch Levy promo the other day where Mitch was airing his opinion on this thing, and basically said that if this substance abuse suspension goes through (this means there was a third violation), that it would be "the ultimate slap in the face" from Koren to the Seahawk organization and their fans, especially since he knew what the expectations were for this team going into the offseason. As for another wide receiver, Darrell Jackson was on the Softy show the day after the trade was made, and by both my account and Softy's, Darrell didn't sound too excited. Afterward, Softy suggested that maybe Koren and Jackson need some sort of threat -- that they'd been too comfortable in the wide receiving corps. Who knows? What I do know is that I haven't heard a peep out of Koren.
SONICS
The Sonics fouled a lot in their scrimmage Wednesday night at the Royal Brougham Gym (Seattle Pacific University). No brutal injuries were incurred, so that's always good. There's also an article on Nate McMillan's acceptance of a limited role as a player (Gary Payton), and how he'll use the experience from a coaching standpoint.
HOCKEY
Dustin Butler turned away 33 of 35 shots and Braydon Coburn scored twice and drew a helper en route to a 3-2 win over a really good Vancouver Giants team in the Glass Palace. The game featured two defensemen that are probably NHL-bound in Coburn and Vancouver's Andrej Meszaros.
Upcoming
Friday: Portland at Spokane, Seattle at Tri City, Everett at Prince George, Edmonton at Manitoba, Butte at Puget Sound
Saturday: Portland at Spokane, Vancouver at Seattle, Everett at Prince George, Edmonton at Manitoba, Butte at Puget Sound
I've realized that I don't have to be a college student to stay up at ridiculous hours of the night posting on a sports weblog. This realization has ushered in mixed feelings, tempered only by the thought of sleep.
Happy Thursday, all. It's about time the Houston/Saint Louis series gets some attention. I'm hoping for a good game.
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