Monday, December 13, 2004
HAPPY MONDAY?
I'm on very light sleep, so this one might seem a little short, but maybe you'll enjoy the conciseness.
MARINERS
Sexson it is, apparently. Pending a physical, they say. Anything could happen, though, and not just failing the physical. Anyway, I'm waiting until I see the 6'8" guy in a uniform before I dive even more into this. Or at least until the terms of the contract come out. If Sexson is indeed a Mariner, one thing's for sure: between Eddie Guardado and Richie Sexson, there may be prank wars or a prank arms race, and such could be the stuff of legends. I guess the one thing I can definitively say is that I'm sour on the idea of Sexson playing left. Throw that money at Adrian Beltre, not Carlos Delgado.
FOOTBALL
Huskies
Ty willingham is it, P-I style. Since the P-I doesn't publish Sundays, this is their take.
Seahawks
For my gamepost for yesterday, scroll down past this post or click here.
A road win against a winning team. That hadn't happened since the 2002 finale (Chargers). What a game for Darrell Jackson, with all he was dealing with. Chris Berman made him his Prime Time Player of the Week. Matt Hasselbeck was also great for the second straight week,
And yes, we're awaiting the MRI results for Grant Wistrom, who was helped off the playing field and then carted to the locker room . The first sentence of the Farnsworth article is a close cousin of a particular sentence we've used here many times.
In the Twin Cities, they're no doubt lamenting the call of Randy Moss throwing the ball on third down. Why not? Tice said Moss is the best player on the team, but he's not getting paid to throw footballs. Sheesh.
There were a few things said about the final play. I'll just say I wouldn't have been surprised if that would have gone the other way. It would have been the capper. But Culpepper planted his knee, so thank goodness. If Wiggins comes down with that ball, perhaps a replay would have overturned that because Culpepper was down and the videotape clearly showed that...but Keyshawn didn't catch that ball last Monday, and that wasn't reviewed...
Could it be? Matt Hasselbeck has his second straight good game in a row, and might finally be coming around. Better late than never, I guess. Or better late than too late.
But really, we're all together in the end, are we not?
BASKETBALL
The Marvin Williams Watch
In North Carolina's 109-60 win over Loyola of Chicago, Marvin Williams recorded his first college double-double. He racked up 16 points and 10 boards (5 offensive) in 24 minutes of play off the bench along with a steal for good measure. The Tar Heels face go on the road next Sunday to face the Hokies of Virginia Tech.
Huskies
The Huskies are 7-1 after beating Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles by a score of 100-91. Nate Robinson scored 28, Tre Simmons 26, and Bobby Jones 21. The Huskies are home against NC State next Sunday as part of ACC Sunday Night Hoops on FSN nationwide.
Sonics
Percy Allen can hype up this Ray Allen/Kobe Bryant matchup/feud from here to high heaven, but it won't compare to Kobe claiming that Karl Malone made a pass at his wife. You know, Kobe Bryant's already lost big in the court of public opinion, and he'd have a better time with everything if he would just shut his mouth. Let your playing do the talking, Kobe. I don't want to hear it.
Upcoming...
Tomorrow vs. Lakers
Friday vs. Phoenix
HOCKEY
Todd Bertuzzi did show up in that charity game last night.
Brandon beat Seattle, 3-2 in overtime. Brandon jumped out to a 2-0 lead in this game, but the Thunderbirds tied thanks to Tyler Metcalfe on a rebound off a power-play shot in the second, and Aaron Gagnon 6:10 into the third period. The Thunderbirds lost the game with twelve seconds left in OT on Lance Monych's second goal of the game. Seattle badly outshot Brandon 42-18. Gavin McHale stopped 15 of 18 for the Thunderbirds.
Kamloops beat Portland, 3-2 in overtime. The same thing that happened to the Thunderbirds happened to Portland. They rallied from down 2-0 to tie the game, and lost it in overtime. Kamloops got their 2-0 lead early in the third period, and Garrett Festerling cut the deficit in half with a goal about three minutes after the Blazers' second goal. Michael Sauer scored the tying goal fresh out of the dressing room in the third period. Kris Hogg netted the winner for Kamloops, just short of two minutes into the extra frame. Portland outshot Kamloops 38-36, and Dustin Butler stopped 33 in his 14th straight start in the Portland net. Braydon Coburn will miss eight more games due to his being selected for Team Canada's World Junior Championship team tryout camp.
Manitoba beat Edmonton, 3-2 (video). Edmonton led 2-0 after 40 minutes thanks to a goal each in the first two periods. Then the Moose erupted for three goals in the third period to steal the win on the road. Johnathon Aitken, Josh Green, and Kirill Koltsov spearheaded the comeback effort, and the Moose took both games in Edmonton, widening their division lead over the Road Runners to five points. Edmonton outshot Manitoba 25-24, and Alex Auld stopped 23 in the Manitoba net.
Upcoming...
Tuesday: Seattle at Moose Jaw
Wednesday: Seattle at Saskatoon, Portland at Spokane, Tri-City at Everett
Friday: Tri-City at Portland, Seattle at Prince Albert, Everett at Vancouver, Hamilton at Manitoba, Puget Sound at Portland
Saturday: Everett at Portland, Vancouver at Tri-City, Hamilton at Manitoba, Puget Sound at Portland
(no WHL or AHL games from the 19th to the 26th, NorPac is off the weekend of the 24th and 25th as well)
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Wow, the Seahawks won on Sunday, therefore I'm happy Monday. It's simple. The Mariners haven't signed Jay Canizaro to a 4-year, $20M contract to play short, so that's a good thing too, not that it was ever rumored to happen, because it wasn't. I'm losing my mind here.
MARINERS
Sexson it is, apparently. Pending a physical, they say. Anything could happen, though, and not just failing the physical. Anyway, I'm waiting until I see the 6'8" guy in a uniform before I dive even more into this. Or at least until the terms of the contract come out. If Sexson is indeed a Mariner, one thing's for sure: between Eddie Guardado and Richie Sexson, there may be prank wars or a prank arms race, and such could be the stuff of legends. I guess the one thing I can definitively say is that I'm sour on the idea of Sexson playing left. Throw that money at Adrian Beltre, not Carlos Delgado.
FOOTBALL
Huskies
Ty willingham is it, P-I style. Since the P-I doesn't publish Sundays, this is their take.
Seahawks
For my gamepost for yesterday, scroll down past this post or click here.
A road win against a winning team. That hadn't happened since the 2002 finale (Chargers). What a game for Darrell Jackson, with all he was dealing with. Chris Berman made him his Prime Time Player of the Week. Matt Hasselbeck was also great for the second straight week,
And yes, we're awaiting the MRI results for Grant Wistrom, who was helped off the playing field and then carted to the locker room . The first sentence of the Farnsworth article is a close cousin of a particular sentence we've used here many times.
In the Twin Cities, they're no doubt lamenting the call of Randy Moss throwing the ball on third down. Why not? Tice said Moss is the best player on the team, but he's not getting paid to throw footballs. Sheesh.
There were a few things said about the final play. I'll just say I wouldn't have been surprised if that would have gone the other way. It would have been the capper. But Culpepper planted his knee, so thank goodness. If Wiggins comes down with that ball, perhaps a replay would have overturned that because Culpepper was down and the videotape clearly showed that...but Keyshawn didn't catch that ball last Monday, and that wasn't reviewed...
Could it be? Matt Hasselbeck has his second straight good game in a row, and might finally be coming around. Better late than never, I guess. Or better late than too late.
But really, we're all together in the end, are we not?
BASKETBALL
The Marvin Williams Watch
In North Carolina's 109-60 win over Loyola of Chicago, Marvin Williams recorded his first college double-double. He racked up 16 points and 10 boards (5 offensive) in 24 minutes of play off the bench along with a steal for good measure. The Tar Heels face go on the road next Sunday to face the Hokies of Virginia Tech.
Huskies
The Huskies are 7-1 after beating Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles by a score of 100-91. Nate Robinson scored 28, Tre Simmons 26, and Bobby Jones 21. The Huskies are home against NC State next Sunday as part of ACC Sunday Night Hoops on FSN nationwide.
Sonics
Percy Allen can hype up this Ray Allen/Kobe Bryant matchup/feud from here to high heaven, but it won't compare to Kobe claiming that Karl Malone made a pass at his wife. You know, Kobe Bryant's already lost big in the court of public opinion, and he'd have a better time with everything if he would just shut his mouth. Let your playing do the talking, Kobe. I don't want to hear it.
Upcoming...
Tomorrow vs. Lakers
Friday vs. Phoenix
HOCKEY
Todd Bertuzzi did show up in that charity game last night.
Brandon beat Seattle, 3-2 in overtime. Brandon jumped out to a 2-0 lead in this game, but the Thunderbirds tied thanks to Tyler Metcalfe on a rebound off a power-play shot in the second, and Aaron Gagnon 6:10 into the third period. The Thunderbirds lost the game with twelve seconds left in OT on Lance Monych's second goal of the game. Seattle badly outshot Brandon 42-18. Gavin McHale stopped 15 of 18 for the Thunderbirds.
Kamloops beat Portland, 3-2 in overtime. The same thing that happened to the Thunderbirds happened to Portland. They rallied from down 2-0 to tie the game, and lost it in overtime. Kamloops got their 2-0 lead early in the third period, and Garrett Festerling cut the deficit in half with a goal about three minutes after the Blazers' second goal. Michael Sauer scored the tying goal fresh out of the dressing room in the third period. Kris Hogg netted the winner for Kamloops, just short of two minutes into the extra frame. Portland outshot Kamloops 38-36, and Dustin Butler stopped 33 in his 14th straight start in the Portland net. Braydon Coburn will miss eight more games due to his being selected for Team Canada's World Junior Championship team tryout camp.
Manitoba beat Edmonton, 3-2 (video). Edmonton led 2-0 after 40 minutes thanks to a goal each in the first two periods. Then the Moose erupted for three goals in the third period to steal the win on the road. Johnathon Aitken, Josh Green, and Kirill Koltsov spearheaded the comeback effort, and the Moose took both games in Edmonton, widening their division lead over the Road Runners to five points. Edmonton outshot Manitoba 25-24, and Alex Auld stopped 23 in the Manitoba net.
Upcoming...
Tuesday: Seattle at Moose Jaw
Wednesday: Seattle at Saskatoon, Portland at Spokane, Tri-City at Everett
Friday: Tri-City at Portland, Seattle at Prince Albert, Everett at Vancouver, Hamilton at Manitoba, Puget Sound at Portland
Saturday: Everett at Portland, Vancouver at Tri-City, Hamilton at Manitoba, Puget Sound at Portland
(no WHL or AHL games from the 19th to the 26th, NorPac is off the weekend of the 24th and 25th as well)
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Wow, the Seahawks won on Sunday, therefore I'm happy Monday. It's simple. The Mariners haven't signed Jay Canizaro to a 4-year, $20M contract to play short, so that's a good thing too, not that it was ever rumored to happen, because it wasn't. I'm losing my mind here.
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