Tuesday, December 07, 2004
COOKED GOOSE AND GRIMM DAY
Thanks to last night's events, the Sonics' season is officially upon us as well as the Mariners' offseason moves, which may be picking up soon.
I wish I had a water cooler here at the house with the conic cups just so I could go to it, maybe wait for someone else to come to it, and then not talk about last night's game. It should be left unspoken.
But hey, if you've been a Seattle sports fan for any prolonged length of time, last night was just another night.
Enough about all this though, and on with the post...
BASEBALL
Tonight is the arbitration deadline for potential free agents to get offers from their teams. I hope Carl Pavano enjoys the free meal and tour of Seattle. And then leaves. I don't think I can stress enough how much I don't want Carl Pavano in a Mariner uniform. I really can't. Same with Jaret Wright. John Hickey in his article also says that Dan Wilson and Ron Villone will be offered arbitration, and both have contract offers on the table from the team. Also, Moyer's quote in the Hickey article is hilariously hush-hush.
Ladies and gentlemen, it's Denny Neagle, solicitor. We're not talking telemarketing either.
SEAHAWKS
There's everything and nothing to say about what happened to the Seahawks last night. Just this once, I'm going to choose the nothing route, because this team has just sapped my emotions and all of the anticipation I had built up since last January, and especially last April.
If you want to see my reactions, just scroll down a ways to the game post or click on it here.
As for what the print media is saying, I'll just list key phrases or sentences from each writer...
Farnsworth: "[T]he Seahawks drowned in their own mistakes and ineptitude."
Bruscas: "Shaun Alexander was outshined in prime time -- by a rookie running back for the Cowboys who was starting only his third game."
Yanity/Bruscas: "Urban said he could not call for a fair catch on the ball because it actually bounced off the ground before bounding into the air and looping down." (That's to debunk what Michaels and Madden were saying immediately after the kick)
Romero: "Seattle dominated the opening quarter by making good things happen in their biggest problem areas going into the game."
Romero: "For failure to pay (child support) for six months, (Chris) Warren was placed on the DSHS Most Wanted Web site in May at the request of the mother of his two daughters."
Bishop: "Scalpers outside Qwest Field said that tickets were going for less than face value, a sign of the Seahawks' season more than anything."
Kelley: "This was inexcusable."
Carpenter: "They never built a defense here, and now they're paying the price."
BASKETBALL
Huskies
The Huskies face San Diego State at home tonight and are hoping that Mike Jensen will start to have his shot and his bum ankle come around.
Sonics
The agreement between Wally Walker and Nate McMillan to not talk contract extension until after the season appears to be holding despite the incredible 15-3 start.
Am I expecting the Sonics to beat the Spurs in San Antonio tomorrow night? No. It should be a heck of a matchup though, with two 15-3 teams squaring off. The article brings up how the Sonics used the three-headed combo of Evans/Fortson/James to drive Tim Duncan crazy, but what isn't mentioned in the article is that those three guys aren't just giving you defense, they're giving you 18 total fouls to use on Tim Duncan, who is a horrible free-throw shooter. Also mentioned in the article is the phrase "Texas two-step," which used to be daunting to me as a youngster when the Sonics were good a decade ago and had to face David Robinson and Hakeem Olajuwon on back-to-back nights. The humanity.
Upcoming...
Tomorrow at San Antonio
Thursday at Dallas
HOCKEY
No games on Monday night, so it's standings...
Western Hockey League
BC DIVISION (rank_team, games, record[pts], streak, last 10)
1 Kootenay Ice, 31, 19-9-3-0[41], W2, 7-2-1
2 Kelowna Rockets, 31, 17-7-7-0[41], W1, 4-1-5
3 Vancouver Giants, 30, 16-11-1-2[35], T1, 6-3-1
4 Prince George Cougars, 32, 13-15-3-1[30], L1, 4-5-1
5 Kamloops Blazers, 30, 10-16-2-2[24], L2, 3-6-1
US DIVISION
1 Seattle Thunderbirds, 26, 19-7-0-0[38], W2, 7-3-0
2 Everett Silvertips, 29, 16-8-3-2[37], L1, 7-2-1
3 Portland Winter Hawks, 29, 13-12-1-3[30], L2, 3-6-1
4 Tri-City Americans, 28, 10-12-4-2[26], L1, 3-6-1
5 Spokane Chiefs, 29, 10-14-4-1[25], W2, 3-4-3
American Hockey League
NORTH DIVISION (rank_team, games, record[pts])
1 Manitoba Moose, 24, 15-7-0-2[32]
2 Edmonton Road Runners, 23, 13-5-2-3[31]
3 Rochester Americans, 23, 13-6-3-1[30]
4 Saint John's Maple Leafs, 23, 14-8-0-1[29]
5 Syracuse Crunch, 23, 10-8-2-3[25]
6 Cleveland Barons, 22, 9-10-1-2[21]
7 Hamilton Bulldogs, 24, 8-11-4-1[21]
Northern Pacific Hockey League
WEST DIVISION (rank_team, games, record[pts])
1 Puget Sound Tomahawks, 24, 22-2-0[44]
2 Portland Pioneers, 21, 19-2-0[38]
3 Tri-City Titans, 24, 8-16-0[16]
4 River City Jaguars, 23, 3-20-0[6]
Upcoming...
Tonight: Swift Current at Portland
Wednesday: Seattle at Kamloops, Vancouver at Kelowna, Spokane at Everett
Friday: Vancouver at Kamloops, Everett at Portland, Manitoba at Edmonton
Saturday: Portland at Kelowna, Seattle at Regina, Everett at Spokane, Kamloops at Vancouver
Sunday: Seattle at Brandon, Portland at Kamloops, Manitoba at Edmonton
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My plan is to just get through today. The Sonics play tomorrow, so I guess that's there to give us a little hope, who knows.
I wish I had a water cooler here at the house with the conic cups just so I could go to it, maybe wait for someone else to come to it, and then not talk about last night's game. It should be left unspoken.
But hey, if you've been a Seattle sports fan for any prolonged length of time, last night was just another night.
Enough about all this though, and on with the post...
BASEBALL
Tonight is the arbitration deadline for potential free agents to get offers from their teams. I hope Carl Pavano enjoys the free meal and tour of Seattle. And then leaves. I don't think I can stress enough how much I don't want Carl Pavano in a Mariner uniform. I really can't. Same with Jaret Wright. John Hickey in his article also says that Dan Wilson and Ron Villone will be offered arbitration, and both have contract offers on the table from the team. Also, Moyer's quote in the Hickey article is hilariously hush-hush.
Ladies and gentlemen, it's Denny Neagle, solicitor. We're not talking telemarketing either.
SEAHAWKS
There's everything and nothing to say about what happened to the Seahawks last night. Just this once, I'm going to choose the nothing route, because this team has just sapped my emotions and all of the anticipation I had built up since last January, and especially last April.
If you want to see my reactions, just scroll down a ways to the game post or click on it here.
As for what the print media is saying, I'll just list key phrases or sentences from each writer...
Farnsworth: "[T]he Seahawks drowned in their own mistakes and ineptitude."
Bruscas: "Shaun Alexander was outshined in prime time -- by a rookie running back for the Cowboys who was starting only his third game."
Yanity/Bruscas: "Urban said he could not call for a fair catch on the ball because it actually bounced off the ground before bounding into the air and looping down." (That's to debunk what Michaels and Madden were saying immediately after the kick)
Romero: "Seattle dominated the opening quarter by making good things happen in their biggest problem areas going into the game."
Romero: "For failure to pay (child support) for six months, (Chris) Warren was placed on the DSHS Most Wanted Web site in May at the request of the mother of his two daughters."
Bishop: "Scalpers outside Qwest Field said that tickets were going for less than face value, a sign of the Seahawks' season more than anything."
Kelley: "This was inexcusable."
Carpenter: "They never built a defense here, and now they're paying the price."
BASKETBALL
Huskies
The Huskies face San Diego State at home tonight and are hoping that Mike Jensen will start to have his shot and his bum ankle come around.
Sonics
The agreement between Wally Walker and Nate McMillan to not talk contract extension until after the season appears to be holding despite the incredible 15-3 start.
Am I expecting the Sonics to beat the Spurs in San Antonio tomorrow night? No. It should be a heck of a matchup though, with two 15-3 teams squaring off. The article brings up how the Sonics used the three-headed combo of Evans/Fortson/James to drive Tim Duncan crazy, but what isn't mentioned in the article is that those three guys aren't just giving you defense, they're giving you 18 total fouls to use on Tim Duncan, who is a horrible free-throw shooter. Also mentioned in the article is the phrase "Texas two-step," which used to be daunting to me as a youngster when the Sonics were good a decade ago and had to face David Robinson and Hakeem Olajuwon on back-to-back nights. The humanity.
Upcoming...
Tomorrow at San Antonio
Thursday at Dallas
HOCKEY
No games on Monday night, so it's standings...
Western Hockey League
BC DIVISION (rank_team, games, record[pts], streak, last 10)
1 Kootenay Ice, 31, 19-9-3-0[41], W2, 7-2-1
2 Kelowna Rockets, 31, 17-7-7-0[41], W1, 4-1-5
3 Vancouver Giants, 30, 16-11-1-2[35], T1, 6-3-1
4 Prince George Cougars, 32, 13-15-3-1[30], L1, 4-5-1
5 Kamloops Blazers, 30, 10-16-2-2[24], L2, 3-6-1
US DIVISION
1 Seattle Thunderbirds, 26, 19-7-0-0[38], W2, 7-3-0
2 Everett Silvertips, 29, 16-8-3-2[37], L1, 7-2-1
3 Portland Winter Hawks, 29, 13-12-1-3[30], L2, 3-6-1
4 Tri-City Americans, 28, 10-12-4-2[26], L1, 3-6-1
5 Spokane Chiefs, 29, 10-14-4-1[25], W2, 3-4-3
American Hockey League
NORTH DIVISION (rank_team, games, record[pts])
1 Manitoba Moose, 24, 15-7-0-2[32]
2 Edmonton Road Runners, 23, 13-5-2-3[31]
3 Rochester Americans, 23, 13-6-3-1[30]
4 Saint John's Maple Leafs, 23, 14-8-0-1[29]
5 Syracuse Crunch, 23, 10-8-2-3[25]
6 Cleveland Barons, 22, 9-10-1-2[21]
7 Hamilton Bulldogs, 24, 8-11-4-1[21]
Northern Pacific Hockey League
WEST DIVISION (rank_team, games, record[pts])
1 Puget Sound Tomahawks, 24, 22-2-0[44]
2 Portland Pioneers, 21, 19-2-0[38]
3 Tri-City Titans, 24, 8-16-0[16]
4 River City Jaguars, 23, 3-20-0[6]
Upcoming...
Tonight: Swift Current at Portland
Wednesday: Seattle at Kamloops, Vancouver at Kelowna, Spokane at Everett
Friday: Vancouver at Kamloops, Everett at Portland, Manitoba at Edmonton
Saturday: Portland at Kelowna, Seattle at Regina, Everett at Spokane, Kamloops at Vancouver
Sunday: Seattle at Brandon, Portland at Kamloops, Manitoba at Edmonton
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My plan is to just get through today. The Sonics play tomorrow, so I guess that's there to give us a little hope, who knows.
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