Thursday, November 25, 2004
GOBBLE
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. I always thought the stuffing was the best part of the meal.
BASEBALL
Kendall for Redman and Rhodes, huh? Between Rhodes and Mesa, that's too many members of the 2000 Mariner bullpen on one team. If they can bring Jose Paniagua into the mix, they'll be way too close to that old bullpen.
SEAHAWKS
Yes, there's a whole other way to think of Hugh Millen whenever you see him on TV or hear him on KJR: he cost the Seahawks a chance at Drew Bledsoe. Well, it's kind of a stretch that Clare Farnsworth is making, but the Seahawks' win over the Patriots was their first win of the year and exactly 50% of their win output for that year. Drew Bledsoe likes playing on the east coast though, knowing that he can come back to the Northwest and not be under scrutiny. Having Bledsoe in Seattle would have made at least a couple of those years a little more tolerable than what everyone actually saw out of the Seahawks.
Ken Walter is officially a Seahawk (the Times article below says he specializes in hang time) and Donnie Jones cleared through waivers and was signed once again to the practice squad. Also, Chris Terry's whereabouts were finally known, as he is seeing his mother in a hospital in Florida. Also, don't bet on the Charley Horse From Hell healing up anytime soon. I doubt Matt Hasselbeck will start on Sunday, though others think he might be able to play.
It's former Seahawk time. Why did Rian Lindell leave? Money. But hey, when kickers get offered a ton of money, they might as well take it. As for Sam Adams, it still ticks me off that the Seahawks went nowhere when he was here, but the Ravens won a freakin' Super Bowl with him. The Seahawks had Adams AND Cortez Kennedy at the same time and couldn't do jack. I blame Ken Behring. Anyway, Adams owns the Epicenter health club, as well as the Eastside and Everett Hawks.
BASKETBALL
The Marvin Williams Watch
In North Carolina's 106-92 stomping Of the Iowa Hawkeyes in the final of the Maui Invitational, Marvin Williams accumulated 11 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals, a block, and an assist in 21 minutes of play. Double-digit points for Marvin. Movin' on up!
Upcoming...
Sunday vs. USC
Wednesday at Indiana
Former Eastern coach Ray Giacoletti is now the coach at Utah, and tonight they play the Huskies in the Great Alaska Shootout. The road to Utah went through Fargo, which is hilarious when read with the rest of the article. Here's to hoping Giacoletti figuratively avoids the whir of the woodchipper.
Sonics
For my take on the game, scroll down to the post below this one or click here.
Luckily it doesn't sound like Ray Allen will be sidelined for any long length of time due to the left ankle (non-surgery) being injured twice during last night's game. The Sonics almost lost the lead in the fourth quarter, but Ridnour and Collison were key to keeping the Sonics ahead. The Sonics are also lucky that James and Fortson weren't having this kind of trouble on the floor with Stromile Swift and Pau Gasol healthy.
Oh, the spin move and the lefty hook. That was a nifty move by Nick Collison down the stretch last night. I haven't imagined him as having enough size to play center, but it appears that's where they're using him, and he's been doing a solid job in the minutes he's gotten. I'm not trying to say he should start or anything, but his defense has been really great in some key situations.
Danny O'Neil breaks down the Sonics' road trip.
Upcoming...
Friday vs. New Jersey
Sunday vs. Indiana
Tuesday at Portland
Wednesday vs. Utah
HOCKEY
Calgary beat Seattle, 4-2. Calgary and their four first-round NHL draft picks doubled up the Thunderbirds, who had Chris Durand and Nate Thompson account for their scoring. Seattle outshot the Hitmen 37-28. Gavin McHale stopped 24 for Seattle, and had an assist on one goal. The T-Birds fell down 2-0 in this game and never recovered.
Portland beat Medicine Hat, 3-1. Goals from Brian Woolger, Kyle Bailey, and Darrell May helped the Winter Hawks upset the defending league champions. To top it off, Woolger scored only six seconds into the game, ending the Winter Hawks' scoring drought at a grand total of (hold your seats, everyone) 186 minutes and 6 seconds, or 186:06 over a span of three games. What a team to end it against though. That's some moxie from what their boosters call The Hardest-Working Team in Portland. Braydon Coburn's power-play goal got Portland up 2-0 in the first period, and they led by one after 20 minutes. Darrell May got the final goal of the game 7:41 into the second period. What followed was a fun scoreless third period, according to the Portland website's recap.
Upcoming...
Friday: Medicine Hat at Everett, Tri-City at Portland, Regina at Vancouver
Saturday: Medicine Hat at Seattle, Calgary at Portland, Milwaukee at Manitoba
Sunday: Calgary at Everett, Medicine Hat at Vancouver, Milwaukee at Manitoba
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Once again, have a great Thanksgiving. What you're doing reading our posts on Thanksgiving is anyone's guess (what I'm doing posting on Thanksgiving morning is another thing in itself), but we hope you have a good day with friends/family/significant others.
BASEBALL
Kendall for Redman and Rhodes, huh? Between Rhodes and Mesa, that's too many members of the 2000 Mariner bullpen on one team. If they can bring Jose Paniagua into the mix, they'll be way too close to that old bullpen.
SEAHAWKS
Yes, there's a whole other way to think of Hugh Millen whenever you see him on TV or hear him on KJR: he cost the Seahawks a chance at Drew Bledsoe. Well, it's kind of a stretch that Clare Farnsworth is making, but the Seahawks' win over the Patriots was their first win of the year and exactly 50% of their win output for that year. Drew Bledsoe likes playing on the east coast though, knowing that he can come back to the Northwest and not be under scrutiny. Having Bledsoe in Seattle would have made at least a couple of those years a little more tolerable than what everyone actually saw out of the Seahawks.
Ken Walter is officially a Seahawk (the Times article below says he specializes in hang time) and Donnie Jones cleared through waivers and was signed once again to the practice squad. Also, Chris Terry's whereabouts were finally known, as he is seeing his mother in a hospital in Florida. Also, don't bet on the Charley Horse From Hell healing up anytime soon. I doubt Matt Hasselbeck will start on Sunday, though others think he might be able to play.
It's former Seahawk time. Why did Rian Lindell leave? Money. But hey, when kickers get offered a ton of money, they might as well take it. As for Sam Adams, it still ticks me off that the Seahawks went nowhere when he was here, but the Ravens won a freakin' Super Bowl with him. The Seahawks had Adams AND Cortez Kennedy at the same time and couldn't do jack. I blame Ken Behring. Anyway, Adams owns the Epicenter health club, as well as the Eastside and Everett Hawks.
BASKETBALL
The Marvin Williams Watch
In North Carolina's 106-92 stomping Of the Iowa Hawkeyes in the final of the Maui Invitational, Marvin Williams accumulated 11 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals, a block, and an assist in 21 minutes of play. Double-digit points for Marvin. Movin' on up!
Upcoming...
Sunday vs. USC
Wednesday at Indiana
Former Eastern coach Ray Giacoletti is now the coach at Utah, and tonight they play the Huskies in the Great Alaska Shootout. The road to Utah went through Fargo, which is hilarious when read with the rest of the article. Here's to hoping Giacoletti figuratively avoids the whir of the woodchipper.
Sonics
For my take on the game, scroll down to the post below this one or click here.
Luckily it doesn't sound like Ray Allen will be sidelined for any long length of time due to the left ankle (non-surgery) being injured twice during last night's game. The Sonics almost lost the lead in the fourth quarter, but Ridnour and Collison were key to keeping the Sonics ahead. The Sonics are also lucky that James and Fortson weren't having this kind of trouble on the floor with Stromile Swift and Pau Gasol healthy.
Oh, the spin move and the lefty hook. That was a nifty move by Nick Collison down the stretch last night. I haven't imagined him as having enough size to play center, but it appears that's where they're using him, and he's been doing a solid job in the minutes he's gotten. I'm not trying to say he should start or anything, but his defense has been really great in some key situations.
Danny O'Neil breaks down the Sonics' road trip.
Upcoming...
Friday vs. New Jersey
Sunday vs. Indiana
Tuesday at Portland
Wednesday vs. Utah
HOCKEY
Calgary beat Seattle, 4-2. Calgary and their four first-round NHL draft picks doubled up the Thunderbirds, who had Chris Durand and Nate Thompson account for their scoring. Seattle outshot the Hitmen 37-28. Gavin McHale stopped 24 for Seattle, and had an assist on one goal. The T-Birds fell down 2-0 in this game and never recovered.
Portland beat Medicine Hat, 3-1. Goals from Brian Woolger, Kyle Bailey, and Darrell May helped the Winter Hawks upset the defending league champions. To top it off, Woolger scored only six seconds into the game, ending the Winter Hawks' scoring drought at a grand total of (hold your seats, everyone) 186 minutes and 6 seconds, or 186:06 over a span of three games. What a team to end it against though. That's some moxie from what their boosters call The Hardest-Working Team in Portland. Braydon Coburn's power-play goal got Portland up 2-0 in the first period, and they led by one after 20 minutes. Darrell May got the final goal of the game 7:41 into the second period. What followed was a fun scoreless third period, according to the Portland website's recap.
Upcoming...
Friday: Medicine Hat at Everett, Tri-City at Portland, Regina at Vancouver
Saturday: Medicine Hat at Seattle, Calgary at Portland, Milwaukee at Manitoba
Sunday: Calgary at Everett, Medicine Hat at Vancouver, Milwaukee at Manitoba
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Once again, have a great Thanksgiving. What you're doing reading our posts on Thanksgiving is anyone's guess (what I'm doing posting on Thanksgiving morning is another thing in itself), but we hope you have a good day with friends/family/significant others.
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