Wednesday, December 29, 2004
IN THE YEAR 2004
2004 may just be the most frustrating sports year of my life.
So what better way to rehash the most frustrating year of my sports life than to look back at the year that was 2004?
There was definitely a lot to be frustrated with during the year of 2004. The Mariners lose 99 games, the Seahawks are part of possibly one of the worst NFL divisions in years, and the NHL lockout.
Here's our archive page, where you can look back at the year 2004. I think David has everything archived up until the first week of November. This page is otherwise known as "Weekly Descriptions and Static M's Blog Links". For our posts post-November 6, just scroll down on the Archives sidebar and you can find the links for the weeks post-November 6.
A list of the happenings in 2004 at Sports and Bremertonians:
JANUARY 2004
---Al Harris ends the Seahawks season
---Vladimir Guerrero signs with the Anaheim Angels
---Kazuhiro Sasaki leaves the Mariners to go back to Japan
---Detroit Sports Net's Justin Spiro reports Ivan Rodriguez coming to Seattle
---David and Jeremy take over the DJ booth at Safeco Field
FEBRUARY 2004
---The Seahawks offseason hype begins: Sportsline ranks them at #4 in power rankings
---Bremerton's Marvin Williams named to McDonald's All-American Team
---Alex Rodriguez traded to New York Yankees
---Markus Naslund receives concussion at Colorado (just the beginning)
MARCH 2004
---Grant Wistrom signs with the Seahawks
---The Todd Bertuzzi Incident
---Eastern Washington makes first-ever NCAA Tournament
---Bremerton's Miah Davis leads Pacific to first-round upset over Providence
---The New Light Bat
---Tara Kirk sets world record in 100m breaststroke, U.S. record in 200m breaststroke
---Bobby Taylor signs with the Seahawks
---Bremerton's Marvin Williams plays in McDonald's All-American Game
APRIL 2004
---Canucks win the Northwest Division
---Willie Bloomquist starts at 3B on Opening Day, M's lose 10-5
---Mariners start 2004 season 0-5
---Canucks lose to Calgary in first round
---RIP Pat Tillman
---The Towel!
---The end of Kevin Jarvis' undeserved stint as a Mariner
---Jeremy and David take on Blender's 50 Awesomely Bad Songs list
MAY 2004
---Lisa Guerrero ousted at "Monday Night Football"
---Mariners blow 6-0 lead to Yankees on May 9, lose 7-6
---The Disembodied Voice, no longer disembodied
---Seattle, tortured sports town
---Jeremy's house gets hit by lightning, can't do jack on Sports and B's for a week
---Randy Johnson records perfect game in Atlanta
---Mariner Optimist stops blogging on May 20 until the M's win 5 straight
---Jeremy returns to Sports and B's
---Even Bill Simmons feels sorry for Seattle fans
---Breaking News: Pedro Martinez still owns the Mariners
---Curt Schilling near-perfect against the Mariners
JUNE 2004
---"Beaver Fever, SNATCH IT!"
---Qwest takes over naming rights at Seahawks Stadium
---Jeremy and David just hate the "Take Me Fishing" commercials with a passion
---Tampa Bay wins first Stanley Cup, defeating Calgary in 7 games
---Photobucket enters Sports and B's lives
---David leaves Sports and B's for six weeks (geology field trip in Oregon)
---Texas fan takes foul ball away from little boy
---RIP Ralph Wiley
---Detroit wins NBA Championship, knocking off the Lakers in 5 games
---Ken Griffey, Jr. hits 500th home run at St. Louis
---Rangers take over 1st place in A.L. West
---Jeremy recaps the NBA Draft
---Freddy Garcia traded to Chicago White Sox
JULY 2004
---Tara and Dana Kirk, Justin Adrian swim at Olympic Trials in Long Beach
---Tara and Dana qualify for Athens
---Rich Aurilia and John Olerud designated for assignment
---David returns to Sports and B's
---Bucky Jacobsen comes to Seattle and flat out rakes
---Ricky Williams retires from football
---Sonics steal Danny Fortson from Dallas
---Mariners snap 15-game road losing streak
---Nothing happens for the M's at the trading deadline (not a big surprise)
AUGUST 2004
---Seahawks begin training camp in Cheney, no Walter Jones (again)
---St. Louis steals Larry Walker
---Ron Villone begins his quest for a long-term deal
---Carlos Tosca fired as Blue Jays manager, Jeremy and David laugh
---Edgar Martinez announces retirement at end of 2004 season
---John Olerud returns to Seattle, but as a New York Yankee
---The Kirks in Athens
(Tara finishes 5th in 100m breaststroke final, Dana 9th in 200m breaststroke semifinal, Tara earns silver medal in relay event)
---Sports and B's turns 1 year old
---Chad Brown gets hurt
---Ichiro gets 200th hit
SEPTEMBER 2004
---Mariner Optimist returns (had not blogged since May 20)
---Seahawks win season opener at New Orleans
---Canada wins World Cup of Hockey
---NHL Lockout begins on Sept. 15
---Seahawks beat Tampa Bay (thank you, Michael Boulware)
---David goes to North Dakota, misses Seahawks 34-0 trouncing of San Francisco
---Pedro's little friend Nelson de la Rosa is also Sports and B's little friend
OCTOBER 2004
---Ichiro breaks all-time hits record, records 262 hits in 2004
---Edgar Martinez retires from the game of baseball
---Anaheim wins A.L. West
---Mariners fire Bob Melvin
---Seahawks blow 27-10 lead to St. Louis, lose 33-27 in overtime
---Seattle Storm win WNBA Championship (it's something, I guess)
---New England beats Seahawks 30-20, bucking the SI Jinx
---The rumors of Koren Robinson's drug suspension are leaked
---Grant Wistrom out 4-6 weeks (knee fracture at NE)
---Jerry Rice traded to Seahawks for 7th round pick
---Mike Hargrove hired as Mariners manager
---Boston comes back from 3-0 deficit to knock off the Yankees in ALCS
---St. Louis wins N.L. pennant over Houston in 7 games
---Seahawks crap the bed in the Valley of the Sun
---Ashlee Simpson lip-synchs on "Saturday Night Live"
---Red Sox win first World Championship since 1918, sweeping the Cardinals
---Seahawks hold on to beat Carolina
NOVEMBER 2004
---Keith Gilbertson to resign at end of 2004 season as Washington football coach
---Sonics lose by 30 in season opener against the Clippers
---Seahawks beat 49ers 42-27
---Sports and B's hit queen Paige Davis comes to Pine Bluff, AR (Jeremy's current hometown)
---Ron Artest wants time off to promote his album
---Johan Santana wins A.L. Cy Young, will likely start for Twins April 4 against M's
---Sports and B's receives pub from the Bremerton Sun
---Seahawks lose to Rams again, 23-12
(WHY DIDN'T HOLMGREN USE ALEXANDER ON 4TH-AND-1??????)
---Terrell Owens/Nicolette Sheridan "Monday Night Football" scene causes uproar
---Pacers-Pistons ugly brawl in stands, "The Malice in the Palace"
---Washington State wins first Apple Cup since 1997, beating Washington 28-25
---Michael Boulware saves the Seahawks from embarrassment against Miami
---Koren Robinson finally received his suspension from the NFL
(4 games for violating the NFL's anti-substance abuse policy)
---Cut that meat!
---Are the Sonics for real?
---Marvin Williams and North Carolina wins Maui Invitational
---Washington wins Great Alaska Shootout (beat Utah, Oklahoma, and Alabama)
---Seahawks destroyed by Buffalo 38-9
---Tyrone Willingham fired at Notre Dame
---Martin Gramatica released by Tampa Bay
DECEMBER 2004
---Gonzaga beats Washington
---No steroids at Sports and B's
---Sports and B's changes address to bremertonians.blogspot.com
---USC and Oklahoma to play in Orange Bowl; Cal gets screwed, sent to Holiday Bowl
---Seahawks lose to Dallas on "Monday Night Football" 43-39
(12/6/98-12/6/04: Vinny Testaverde)
---Itula Mili, Laie Elementary School
---Dan Wilson re-signs with Mariners
---RIP Dimebag Darrell
---The Sun's Adam Kispert bashes hockey; David takes him to task
---Seahawks win big game in Minnesota, 27-23
---Tyrone Willingham hired as Washington's new head football coach
---EA Sports signs deal with NFL to be the lone video game maker for NFL games
---Texas A&M List Eater
---Richie Sexson signs with Mariners; Sports and B's one of the few positive voices
---Adrian Beltre signs with Mariners; everybody is positive
---Tim Hudson traded to Atlanta
---Mark Mulder traded to St. Louis
---The Oracle of Kevin Bacon
---Gonzaga beats Georgia Tech in Las Vegas
---Seahawks can't buy a break at the Meadowlands, lose to the Jets 37-14
---Terrell Owens hurts right ankle, out for rest of season
---Pedro Martinez ditches Nelson de la Rosa and Boston for the Mets
---Jeremy parodies Chad Pennington's press conference
---Shaun Alexander, Walter Jones, and Steve Hutchinson earn NFC Pro Bowl nods
---RIP Johnny Oates
---RIP Reggie White
---Seahawks clinch playoff spot, beat Arizona 24-21
---Gonzaga beats Oklahoma State in Oklahoma City
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So there you have it, the year 2004 according to Sports and Bremertonians
Hopefully 2005 will be better.
It has to be.
So what better way to rehash the most frustrating year of my sports life than to look back at the year that was 2004?
There was definitely a lot to be frustrated with during the year of 2004. The Mariners lose 99 games, the Seahawks are part of possibly one of the worst NFL divisions in years, and the NHL lockout.
Here's our archive page, where you can look back at the year 2004. I think David has everything archived up until the first week of November. This page is otherwise known as "Weekly Descriptions and Static M's Blog Links". For our posts post-November 6, just scroll down on the Archives sidebar and you can find the links for the weeks post-November 6.
A list of the happenings in 2004 at Sports and Bremertonians:
JANUARY 2004
---Al Harris ends the Seahawks season
---Vladimir Guerrero signs with the Anaheim Angels
---Kazuhiro Sasaki leaves the Mariners to go back to Japan
---Detroit Sports Net's Justin Spiro reports Ivan Rodriguez coming to Seattle
---David and Jeremy take over the DJ booth at Safeco Field
FEBRUARY 2004
---The Seahawks offseason hype begins: Sportsline ranks them at #4 in power rankings
---Bremerton's Marvin Williams named to McDonald's All-American Team
---Alex Rodriguez traded to New York Yankees
---Markus Naslund receives concussion at Colorado (just the beginning)
MARCH 2004
---Grant Wistrom signs with the Seahawks
---The Todd Bertuzzi Incident
---Eastern Washington makes first-ever NCAA Tournament
---Bremerton's Miah Davis leads Pacific to first-round upset over Providence
---The New Light Bat
---Tara Kirk sets world record in 100m breaststroke, U.S. record in 200m breaststroke
---Bobby Taylor signs with the Seahawks
---Bremerton's Marvin Williams plays in McDonald's All-American Game
APRIL 2004
---Canucks win the Northwest Division
---Willie Bloomquist starts at 3B on Opening Day, M's lose 10-5
---Mariners start 2004 season 0-5
---Canucks lose to Calgary in first round
---RIP Pat Tillman
---The Towel!
---The end of Kevin Jarvis' undeserved stint as a Mariner
---Jeremy and David take on Blender's 50 Awesomely Bad Songs list
MAY 2004
---Lisa Guerrero ousted at "Monday Night Football"
---Mariners blow 6-0 lead to Yankees on May 9, lose 7-6
---The Disembodied Voice, no longer disembodied
---Seattle, tortured sports town
---Jeremy's house gets hit by lightning, can't do jack on Sports and B's for a week
---Randy Johnson records perfect game in Atlanta
---Mariner Optimist stops blogging on May 20 until the M's win 5 straight
---Jeremy returns to Sports and B's
---Even Bill Simmons feels sorry for Seattle fans
---Breaking News: Pedro Martinez still owns the Mariners
---Curt Schilling near-perfect against the Mariners
JUNE 2004
---"Beaver Fever, SNATCH IT!"
---Qwest takes over naming rights at Seahawks Stadium
---Jeremy and David just hate the "Take Me Fishing" commercials with a passion
---Tampa Bay wins first Stanley Cup, defeating Calgary in 7 games
---Photobucket enters Sports and B's lives
---David leaves Sports and B's for six weeks (geology field trip in Oregon)
---Texas fan takes foul ball away from little boy
---RIP Ralph Wiley
---Detroit wins NBA Championship, knocking off the Lakers in 5 games
---Ken Griffey, Jr. hits 500th home run at St. Louis
---Rangers take over 1st place in A.L. West
---Jeremy recaps the NBA Draft
---Freddy Garcia traded to Chicago White Sox
JULY 2004
---Tara and Dana Kirk, Justin Adrian swim at Olympic Trials in Long Beach
---Tara and Dana qualify for Athens
---Rich Aurilia and John Olerud designated for assignment
---David returns to Sports and B's
---Bucky Jacobsen comes to Seattle and flat out rakes
---Ricky Williams retires from football
---Sonics steal Danny Fortson from Dallas
---Mariners snap 15-game road losing streak
---Nothing happens for the M's at the trading deadline (not a big surprise)
AUGUST 2004
---Seahawks begin training camp in Cheney, no Walter Jones (again)
---St. Louis steals Larry Walker
---Ron Villone begins his quest for a long-term deal
---Carlos Tosca fired as Blue Jays manager, Jeremy and David laugh
---Edgar Martinez announces retirement at end of 2004 season
---John Olerud returns to Seattle, but as a New York Yankee
---The Kirks in Athens
(Tara finishes 5th in 100m breaststroke final, Dana 9th in 200m breaststroke semifinal, Tara earns silver medal in relay event)
---Sports and B's turns 1 year old
---Chad Brown gets hurt
---Ichiro gets 200th hit
SEPTEMBER 2004
---Mariner Optimist returns (had not blogged since May 20)
---Seahawks win season opener at New Orleans
---Canada wins World Cup of Hockey
---NHL Lockout begins on Sept. 15
---Seahawks beat Tampa Bay (thank you, Michael Boulware)
---David goes to North Dakota, misses Seahawks 34-0 trouncing of San Francisco
---Pedro's little friend Nelson de la Rosa is also Sports and B's little friend
OCTOBER 2004
---Ichiro breaks all-time hits record, records 262 hits in 2004
---Edgar Martinez retires from the game of baseball
---Anaheim wins A.L. West
---Mariners fire Bob Melvin
---Seahawks blow 27-10 lead to St. Louis, lose 33-27 in overtime
---Seattle Storm win WNBA Championship (it's something, I guess)
---New England beats Seahawks 30-20, bucking the SI Jinx
---The rumors of Koren Robinson's drug suspension are leaked
---Grant Wistrom out 4-6 weeks (knee fracture at NE)
---Jerry Rice traded to Seahawks for 7th round pick
---Mike Hargrove hired as Mariners manager
---Boston comes back from 3-0 deficit to knock off the Yankees in ALCS
---St. Louis wins N.L. pennant over Houston in 7 games
---Seahawks crap the bed in the Valley of the Sun
---Ashlee Simpson lip-synchs on "Saturday Night Live"
---Red Sox win first World Championship since 1918, sweeping the Cardinals
---Seahawks hold on to beat Carolina
NOVEMBER 2004
---Keith Gilbertson to resign at end of 2004 season as Washington football coach
---Sonics lose by 30 in season opener against the Clippers
---Seahawks beat 49ers 42-27
---Sports and B's hit queen Paige Davis comes to Pine Bluff, AR (Jeremy's current hometown)
---Ron Artest wants time off to promote his album
---Johan Santana wins A.L. Cy Young, will likely start for Twins April 4 against M's
---Sports and B's receives pub from the Bremerton Sun
---Seahawks lose to Rams again, 23-12
(WHY DIDN'T HOLMGREN USE ALEXANDER ON 4TH-AND-1??????)
---Terrell Owens/Nicolette Sheridan "Monday Night Football" scene causes uproar
---Pacers-Pistons ugly brawl in stands, "The Malice in the Palace"
---Washington State wins first Apple Cup since 1997, beating Washington 28-25
---Michael Boulware saves the Seahawks from embarrassment against Miami
---Koren Robinson finally received his suspension from the NFL
(4 games for violating the NFL's anti-substance abuse policy)
---Cut that meat!
---Are the Sonics for real?
---Marvin Williams and North Carolina wins Maui Invitational
---Washington wins Great Alaska Shootout (beat Utah, Oklahoma, and Alabama)
---Seahawks destroyed by Buffalo 38-9
---Tyrone Willingham fired at Notre Dame
---Martin Gramatica released by Tampa Bay
DECEMBER 2004
---Gonzaga beats Washington
---No steroids at Sports and B's
---Sports and B's changes address to bremertonians.blogspot.com
---USC and Oklahoma to play in Orange Bowl; Cal gets screwed, sent to Holiday Bowl
---Seahawks lose to Dallas on "Monday Night Football" 43-39
(12/6/98-12/6/04: Vinny Testaverde)
---Itula Mili, Laie Elementary School
---Dan Wilson re-signs with Mariners
---RIP Dimebag Darrell
---The Sun's Adam Kispert bashes hockey; David takes him to task
---Seahawks win big game in Minnesota, 27-23
---Tyrone Willingham hired as Washington's new head football coach
---EA Sports signs deal with NFL to be the lone video game maker for NFL games
---Texas A&M List Eater
---Richie Sexson signs with Mariners; Sports and B's one of the few positive voices
---Adrian Beltre signs with Mariners; everybody is positive
---Tim Hudson traded to Atlanta
---Mark Mulder traded to St. Louis
---The Oracle of Kevin Bacon
---Gonzaga beats Georgia Tech in Las Vegas
---Seahawks can't buy a break at the Meadowlands, lose to the Jets 37-14
---Terrell Owens hurts right ankle, out for rest of season
---Pedro Martinez ditches Nelson de la Rosa and Boston for the Mets
---Jeremy parodies Chad Pennington's press conference
---Shaun Alexander, Walter Jones, and Steve Hutchinson earn NFC Pro Bowl nods
---RIP Johnny Oates
---RIP Reggie White
---Seahawks clinch playoff spot, beat Arizona 24-21
---Gonzaga beats Oklahoma State in Oklahoma City
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So there you have it, the year 2004 according to Sports and Bremertonians
Hopefully 2005 will be better.
It has to be.
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