Monday, November 01, 2004
NO-VEMBER
Well, it's a Monday, and that means a bunch of Seahawk articles came out, making for a bulk of the action. The other action deals with the onset of the NBA season, so there's a bunch of previews out there, including Jeremy's.
So we begin our November by looking back at the final day of October.
MARINERS
Of course, you'll have to look further back than yesterday to find any worthwhile Mariner news...unless you want to make something up and then spread it as gossip across the land. Not that anyone taking up the suggestion would be the first to do such a thing.
SEAHAWKS
Steve Kelley notices what made the offense simpler yesterday -- less audibles at the line of scrimmage for Matt Hasselbeck. I know Matt creeps me off whenever he pulls those audibles before the snap, and every time I just pray that he doesn't get picked and I hope no one drops the ball.
Yes, the Seahawks didn't have that finishing ability either; they never were able to find the dagger that put away the game when it came to the offense. Hugh Millen said after the game that it's sad that the hands team may have decided the fate of the Seahawks' season.
Art Thiel praises Hasselbeck for the first half of his article, and then brings up his horrendous mistakes in the second half of the column. He also brings up the 63-yard Delhomme-to-Colbert pass on the first bleepin' play from scrimmage after Carolina got the ball back thanks to the Hasselbeck muffed field goal snap, which by all media accounts was really supposed to be a field goal attempt as opposed to a fake.
Les Carpenter predictably throws the Seahawks under the bus. It's kind of scathing.
And to reiterate, the Seahawks did run the hell out of the ball yesterday. Also, Chad Brown racked up six tackles in his return. In injury news, on that play where Alex Bannister dove for a pass that went through his hands in the end zone, he fractured his collarbone. He's out three weeks for sure. Also, since Steve Hutchinson had an ankle sprain (so did Jerry Rice), Jerry Wunsch got a good dose of playing time. I like to confuse him with Kelly Wunsch, a submarining lefthander I last saw wearing a White Sox uniform.
BASKETBALL
Three cheers for Kayla Burt. She's playing basketball with a defibrillator embedded in her chest, for goodness' sake.
The P-I sportswriters don't publish on Sunday, so Danny O'Neil has put out his articles on the 30-team NBA and Vitaly Potapenko's broken hand.
HOCKEY
Manitoba beat Hamilton, 2-1. Two third-period goals got the Moose their third victory in three days, all on the road. Manitoba returns home having had a 4-1 road trip. Ryan Kesler was credited with a goal 20 seconds into the third period on a shot tipped by a Hamilton defender and past Bulldog goalie Dan Ellis. Nolan Baumgartner and Kesler fed Lee Goren for the winner from the right circle with just over five minutes to play. Alexandre Burrows of Manitoba and Steve Ott squabbled twice in the second period. Wade Flaherty stopped 32 of 33 for the Moose. In a curious note, Manitoba is 0-2 at home and 7-2 on the road.
There isn't any action with any of the six teams I've been tracking until Tuesday. So to combat those doldrums, I'll show you where the teams stand for tonight, and then fish out some NHL headlines for tomorrow's post.
WHL Western Conference
Seattle Thunderbirds 10-4-0-0 (20 pts, 1st place in US Division)
Everett Silvertips 7-4-2-2 (18 pts, 2nd place in US Division)
Vancouver Giants 8-5-0-1 (17 pts, 3rd place in BC Division, losing the tiebreaker to Kelowna, with both teams having the same number of points -- probably because the Rockets have a tie, but Vancouver has an overtime loss for that non W-L point)
Portland Winter Hawks 7-7-0-1 (15 pts, 3rd place in US Division)
Kootenay is atop the BC Division by three points, but both Kelowna and Vancouver have four games in hand
AHL Western Conference
Manitoba Moose 7-4-0-0 (14 pts, 1st place in North Division)
The Edmonton Road Runners are two points back of Manitoba with two games in hand
NorPac Junior B
Puget Sound Tomahawks 14-2-0 (28 pts, 1st place in Western Division)
The Portland Pioneers are six points behind Puget Sound with four games in hand
Here's how next week shapes up...and the Vancouver Giants have a busy road trip of 5 games in six days (ouch!). Luckily they're off until the following Friday after this stretch.
Tuesday: Prince George at Everett, Vancouver at Medicine Hat
Wednesday: Seattle at Tri-City, Prince George at Portland, Vancouver at Swift Current
Thursday: Utah at Manitoba
Friday: Everett at Prince Albert, Portland at Tri-City, Vancouver at Red Deer, Puget Sound at Tri-City
Saturday: Everett at Saskatoon, Seattle at Portland, Vancouver at Lethbridge, Utah at Manitoba (final game at Winnipeg Arena), Puget Sound at Tri-City
Sunday: Vancouver at Calgary
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Enjoy your Monday, everyone, and I hope you inspected your candy carefully.
[Edit ~7:24a -- Wunsch added.]
So we begin our November by looking back at the final day of October.
MARINERS
Of course, you'll have to look further back than yesterday to find any worthwhile Mariner news...unless you want to make something up and then spread it as gossip across the land. Not that anyone taking up the suggestion would be the first to do such a thing.
SEAHAWKS
Steve Kelley notices what made the offense simpler yesterday -- less audibles at the line of scrimmage for Matt Hasselbeck. I know Matt creeps me off whenever he pulls those audibles before the snap, and every time I just pray that he doesn't get picked and I hope no one drops the ball.
Yes, the Seahawks didn't have that finishing ability either; they never were able to find the dagger that put away the game when it came to the offense. Hugh Millen said after the game that it's sad that the hands team may have decided the fate of the Seahawks' season.
Art Thiel praises Hasselbeck for the first half of his article, and then brings up his horrendous mistakes in the second half of the column. He also brings up the 63-yard Delhomme-to-Colbert pass on the first bleepin' play from scrimmage after Carolina got the ball back thanks to the Hasselbeck muffed field goal snap, which by all media accounts was really supposed to be a field goal attempt as opposed to a fake.
Les Carpenter predictably throws the Seahawks under the bus. It's kind of scathing.
And to reiterate, the Seahawks did run the hell out of the ball yesterday. Also, Chad Brown racked up six tackles in his return. In injury news, on that play where Alex Bannister dove for a pass that went through his hands in the end zone, he fractured his collarbone. He's out three weeks for sure. Also, since Steve Hutchinson had an ankle sprain (so did Jerry Rice), Jerry Wunsch got a good dose of playing time. I like to confuse him with Kelly Wunsch, a submarining lefthander I last saw wearing a White Sox uniform.
BASKETBALL
Three cheers for Kayla Burt. She's playing basketball with a defibrillator embedded in her chest, for goodness' sake.
The P-I sportswriters don't publish on Sunday, so Danny O'Neil has put out his articles on the 30-team NBA and Vitaly Potapenko's broken hand.
HOCKEY
Manitoba beat Hamilton, 2-1. Two third-period goals got the Moose their third victory in three days, all on the road. Manitoba returns home having had a 4-1 road trip. Ryan Kesler was credited with a goal 20 seconds into the third period on a shot tipped by a Hamilton defender and past Bulldog goalie Dan Ellis. Nolan Baumgartner and Kesler fed Lee Goren for the winner from the right circle with just over five minutes to play. Alexandre Burrows of Manitoba and Steve Ott squabbled twice in the second period. Wade Flaherty stopped 32 of 33 for the Moose. In a curious note, Manitoba is 0-2 at home and 7-2 on the road.
There isn't any action with any of the six teams I've been tracking until Tuesday. So to combat those doldrums, I'll show you where the teams stand for tonight, and then fish out some NHL headlines for tomorrow's post.
WHL Western Conference
Seattle Thunderbirds 10-4-0-0 (20 pts, 1st place in US Division)
Everett Silvertips 7-4-2-2 (18 pts, 2nd place in US Division)
Vancouver Giants 8-5-0-1 (17 pts, 3rd place in BC Division, losing the tiebreaker to Kelowna, with both teams having the same number of points -- probably because the Rockets have a tie, but Vancouver has an overtime loss for that non W-L point)
Portland Winter Hawks 7-7-0-1 (15 pts, 3rd place in US Division)
Kootenay is atop the BC Division by three points, but both Kelowna and Vancouver have four games in hand
AHL Western Conference
Manitoba Moose 7-4-0-0 (14 pts, 1st place in North Division)
The Edmonton Road Runners are two points back of Manitoba with two games in hand
NorPac Junior B
Puget Sound Tomahawks 14-2-0 (28 pts, 1st place in Western Division)
The Portland Pioneers are six points behind Puget Sound with four games in hand
Here's how next week shapes up...and the Vancouver Giants have a busy road trip of 5 games in six days (ouch!). Luckily they're off until the following Friday after this stretch.
Tuesday: Prince George at Everett, Vancouver at Medicine Hat
Wednesday: Seattle at Tri-City, Prince George at Portland, Vancouver at Swift Current
Thursday: Utah at Manitoba
Friday: Everett at Prince Albert, Portland at Tri-City, Vancouver at Red Deer, Puget Sound at Tri-City
Saturday: Everett at Saskatoon, Seattle at Portland, Vancouver at Lethbridge, Utah at Manitoba (final game at Winnipeg Arena), Puget Sound at Tri-City
Sunday: Vancouver at Calgary
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Enjoy your Monday, everyone, and I hope you inspected your candy carefully.
[Edit ~7:24a -- Wunsch added.]
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