Tuesday, November 16, 2004
SNOOZEDAY
It's only Tuesday. I'm tired, and I have to work at 7am, which is quite early. Usually I try to get to all of these before everybody gets to work, but it looks like I'm going to be a zombie when I actually get to work today. Oh well, I think I'll be rewarded at the end of the day somehow.
MARINERS
What we heard about a few days ago is now becoming a formality. Jeff Newman is the new Mariners' third base coach, and Carlos Garcia is the new Mariners' first base coach. Nothing major here. The only true effect between last year's team and next year's is that there's no Dave Myers, and that's always a good thing. Of course, the more interesting part of the article is the part where somebody could infer that the Mariners had the decision made to hire Mike Hargrove and just gave Jerry Manuel some lip service, and also that the fact that the Mariners weren't conducting formal interviews -- it's just a little too contentious toward the Bud Selig-imposed one-minority-interview-per-open-high-profile-position edict. I doubt this opens up a big powderkeg for the Mariner brass, but you never know.
It's Finnigan time. Ol' Bob says that the Mariners and Carlos Delgado are interested in each other. A Toronto Sun article is cited as saying the Mariners are after Carl Pavano and Corey Koskie. How many of these three guys would I want on the Mariners next year, given the current pool of players available? Zero.
SEAHAWKS
Well, it's a charley horse from hell, I guess. Coach Holmgren says Matt Hasselbeck might not practice much this week. Read the rest of the article for Holmgren's attempts at answering questions.
Here's more of the same, and Tracy White won't be playing for a couple of weeks.
SONICS
The Sonics are in a weird spot. They're playing extremely well, but is it still too early? Fast starts the last two years have fizzled out before the "real" Sonic teams would come in over the course of the year. But for some reason, this season feels a tiny bit different, and I'm not sure whether it really is different or if fans just badly want it to be different.
No bones about it, Antonio Daniels has been a big key to the Sonics' fast start. The word of the article: aggressive. Mine: clutch. Also, this may leave Ron Murray as the odd man out if Daniels keeps this up.
HOCKEY
Well, there aren't any games for the teams that I usually cover in this space until Wednesday. I'll have to fill the space with any NHL scraps I can find, and maybe say a few things about the Making the Cut show that's on the CBC tonight at 8.
But for now, let's see how the teams I'm tracking are doing in the standings...
WHL B.C. Division -- games, record (points), streak, last 10 games
1 Kootenay Ice 23, 14-7-2-0 (30), W5, 7-3-0
2 Kelowna Rockets 22, 13-6-3-0 (29), T1, 6-2-2
3 Vancouver Giants 23, 10-11-0-2 (22), L5, 3-7-0
4 Prince George Cougars 21, 8-10-2-1 (19), W1, 6-3-1
5 Kamloops Blazers 22, 7-13-2-0 (16), T1, 4-5-1
WHL U.S. Division
1 Seattle Thunderbirds 19, 14-5-0-0 (28), W1, 8-2-0
2 Everett Silvertips 21, 11-6-2-2 (26), W2, 6-4-0
3 Portland Winter Hawks 20, 10-8-1-1 (22), T1, 5-4-1
4 Tri-City Americans 21, 8-10-3-0 (19), L1, 5-4-1
5 Spokane Chiefs 18, 6-10-1-1 (14), T1 2-7-1
AHL Western Conference >> Northern Division -- games, record, points
1 Edmonton Road Runners 16, 10-3-2-1, 23
2 Manitoba Moose 16, 10-4-0-2, 22
3 Rochester Americans 15, 7-4-2-1, 17
4 Hamilton Bulldogs 15, 6-5-3-1, 16
5 Saint John's Maple Leafs 13, 7-5-0-1, 15
6 Cleveland Barons 14, 6-6-1-1, 14
7 Syracuse Crunch 15, 4-6-2-3, 13
NorPac Junior B, Western Division -- games, record, points
1 Puget Sound Tomahawks (Bremerton) 20, 18-2-0, 36
2 Portland Pioneers 14, 13-1-0, 26
3 Tri-City Titans 18, 6-12-0, 12
4 River City Jaguars (Beaverton) 2-14-0, 4
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Have a great Tuesday out there. If you've got money to burn and have a twisted sense of humor, go and pick up volume 3 of Aqua Teen Hunger Force on DVD, and if you've got even more, you might want to get the first season of Home Movies on DVD. Both cartoons are part of the Cartoon Network Adult Swim.
MARINERS
What we heard about a few days ago is now becoming a formality. Jeff Newman is the new Mariners' third base coach, and Carlos Garcia is the new Mariners' first base coach. Nothing major here. The only true effect between last year's team and next year's is that there's no Dave Myers, and that's always a good thing. Of course, the more interesting part of the article is the part where somebody could infer that the Mariners had the decision made to hire Mike Hargrove and just gave Jerry Manuel some lip service, and also that the fact that the Mariners weren't conducting formal interviews -- it's just a little too contentious toward the Bud Selig-imposed one-minority-interview-per-open-high-profile-position edict. I doubt this opens up a big powderkeg for the Mariner brass, but you never know.
It's Finnigan time. Ol' Bob says that the Mariners and Carlos Delgado are interested in each other. A Toronto Sun article is cited as saying the Mariners are after Carl Pavano and Corey Koskie. How many of these three guys would I want on the Mariners next year, given the current pool of players available? Zero.
SEAHAWKS
Well, it's a charley horse from hell, I guess. Coach Holmgren says Matt Hasselbeck might not practice much this week. Read the rest of the article for Holmgren's attempts at answering questions.
Here's more of the same, and Tracy White won't be playing for a couple of weeks.
SONICS
The Sonics are in a weird spot. They're playing extremely well, but is it still too early? Fast starts the last two years have fizzled out before the "real" Sonic teams would come in over the course of the year. But for some reason, this season feels a tiny bit different, and I'm not sure whether it really is different or if fans just badly want it to be different.
No bones about it, Antonio Daniels has been a big key to the Sonics' fast start. The word of the article: aggressive. Mine: clutch. Also, this may leave Ron Murray as the odd man out if Daniels keeps this up.
HOCKEY
Well, there aren't any games for the teams that I usually cover in this space until Wednesday. I'll have to fill the space with any NHL scraps I can find, and maybe say a few things about the Making the Cut show that's on the CBC tonight at 8.
But for now, let's see how the teams I'm tracking are doing in the standings...
WHL B.C. Division -- games, record (points), streak, last 10 games
1 Kootenay Ice 23, 14-7-2-0 (30), W5, 7-3-0
2 Kelowna Rockets 22, 13-6-3-0 (29), T1, 6-2-2
3 Vancouver Giants 23, 10-11-0-2 (22), L5, 3-7-0
4 Prince George Cougars 21, 8-10-2-1 (19), W1, 6-3-1
5 Kamloops Blazers 22, 7-13-2-0 (16), T1, 4-5-1
WHL U.S. Division
1 Seattle Thunderbirds 19, 14-5-0-0 (28), W1, 8-2-0
2 Everett Silvertips 21, 11-6-2-2 (26), W2, 6-4-0
3 Portland Winter Hawks 20, 10-8-1-1 (22), T1, 5-4-1
4 Tri-City Americans 21, 8-10-3-0 (19), L1, 5-4-1
5 Spokane Chiefs 18, 6-10-1-1 (14), T1 2-7-1
AHL Western Conference >> Northern Division -- games, record, points
1 Edmonton Road Runners 16, 10-3-2-1, 23
2 Manitoba Moose 16, 10-4-0-2, 22
3 Rochester Americans 15, 7-4-2-1, 17
4 Hamilton Bulldogs 15, 6-5-3-1, 16
5 Saint John's Maple Leafs 13, 7-5-0-1, 15
6 Cleveland Barons 14, 6-6-1-1, 14
7 Syracuse Crunch 15, 4-6-2-3, 13
NorPac Junior B, Western Division -- games, record, points
1 Puget Sound Tomahawks (Bremerton) 20, 18-2-0, 36
2 Portland Pioneers 14, 13-1-0, 26
3 Tri-City Titans 18, 6-12-0, 12
4 River City Jaguars (Beaverton) 2-14-0, 4
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Have a great Tuesday out there. If you've got money to burn and have a twisted sense of humor, go and pick up volume 3 of Aqua Teen Hunger Force on DVD, and if you've got even more, you might want to get the first season of Home Movies on DVD. Both cartoons are part of the Cartoon Network Adult Swim.
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