Friday, January 14, 2005
END-OF-WEAKNESS
Yes, it's Friday, and that means you've earned the privilege to waste your time not only at Sports and B's, but you can also do so here, here, here, here, here (ONE f-word on that page), here, and maybe even here. Seriously, you've earned it. Now go play.
On TV tonight -- Warriors at Sonics, 7:30p (FSNNW)
MARINERS
So I picked up a couple of non-TV pocket schedules for the Mariners' season at the Winter Tour stop and noticed there weren't any hokey or ridiculous promotional nights listed yet. There's an Ichiro 262 Bobblehead Night, Ichiro 262 Bat Night, a few Grand Slam Family Pack nights, the customary Little League Weekend, etc., nothing surprising. That's all fine and dandy as long as we don't ever have to see the likes of Hamtaro Night again. Little hamsters, big adventures. As for a better Cartoon Network show with bubbly drawings, Super Milk Chan late on Sunday nights is 1000000 times better than anything Hamtaro ever could be, though it's considerably less family-friendly (i.e., it wouldn't fly for a Safeco Field promotion). That's how it is when the main character's recurring phrase is "YOU DUMBASS!!" It's weird hearing that phrase and the inherently weird off-beat humor coming out of a cartoon that's drawn so happily and bubbly (really, it may be the weirdest show I've seen in my life). Sorry I used the word "bubbly" again. Maybe I'll bust out the thesaurus next time.
Both today (Thiel) and yesterday (Stone), Buck O'Neil rules. I think the first time I heard him speak at length was on the Fabulous Sports Babe's show, so I learned of the mystique and the brilliance of Buck in my semi-formative years. The man's 93 years young.
SEAHAWKS
I saw an interview that aired last night on NorthWest Cable News -- it was Paul Silvi sitting down with Shaun Alexander. Shaun pretty much said all the right things. Silvi asked him whether he'd rather be in a running offense than a passing offense, and Shaun came back saying a running offense might sound good, but questioned whether it'd necessarily mean a better chance at a Super Bowl. Keep in mind he ran for a mere 1696 yards in a passing-oriented offense. Though I didn't hear it in the interview itself, Silvi said in the intro that Shaun was "80% sure" he would remain a Seahawk.
Ted Thompson, Seahawks VP of football operations, is a candidate for the Packers' GM position, which may or may not be vacant depending on Mike Sherman's fate as coach/GM. He has run the draft for the Seahawks. All I know is that whoever's in charge this year needs to draft linebackers, a kick returner, and a running back if Shaun bolts. If anyone of the main three free-agents bolt, the Seahawks better get a sure-handed #1 receiver with the leftover money.
Unfortunately I won't remember Chike Okeafor flapping arms (wings) like a bird, a Seahawk, on his way off the field last Saturday in seemingly a tribute to the fans. I'll remember Marshall Faulk mocking every single one of us by flapping his arms after Matt Hasselbeck's pass to Bobby Engram fell to the turf.
I hate the Rams. And Nelly.
BASKETBALL
The Marvin Williams Watch
Bremerton 2004 grad Marvin Williams is averaging 10.3 points and 6.5 rebounds in 21.9 minutes per game off the bench as a freshman for North Carolina. If you carry out the averages to 40 minutes (knowing full well he won't be playing 40 minutes a game this year), he would be getting 18.9 points and 11.8 rebounds a game. That's called "fun with Excel."
The Tar Heels are on the road against Wake Forest on Saturday (ABC broadcast, according to the UNC athletics website) and Clemson on Wednesday.
Huskies
The Huskies beat the Ducks 77-56 at home in a game not broadcast in the Pacific Northwest. The Ducks didn't attempt a shot for the first four minutes and turned the ball over four times in that span. The Ducks' second basket made it 21-5. That's some domination, further enhanced by the fact that the Huskies didn't blow the big lead or cough up most of it. Tre Simmons had 15 and 12 for a double-double.
Of all Jim Moore columns, I'm glad I read this one, if for only one passage...
A sign bad-mouthing Oregon center and Aussie native Ian Crosswhite was seized by security and thrown in the garbage because it was too personal, yet amazingly accurate.
"Crosswhite, Australian for suck."
In the first half, he did, committing six of Oregon's 13 turnovers.
The Huskies are home against Oregon State on Saturday (FSNNW telecast) and Washington State two Sundays from now on the 23rd (FSNNW).
Bulldogs
The Zags came away with a 76-65 home win over Loyola Marymount last night. JP Batista got 17 in his first start and Ronny Turiaf tallied 16 on his 22nd birthday. Derek Raivio finished with a great line of 13, 8, and 8.
The Waves of Pepperdine will be coming to the McCarthey Center to face Gonzaga on Saturday (FSNNW broadcast) before going to the Bay Area to face USF on Thursday (KONG 6/16 broadcast).
Also coming to the McCarthey Center, Bill Cosby on Sunday. So says a pop-up ad on the Gonzaga athletics site.
Sonics
Danny Fortson is still mad about not playing much in Golden State. Said Fortson, "I'd be a second late for a flight and they'd leave without me, whereas Gilbert Arenas, they'd wait 20 minutes for him." He blames his not getting significant playing time before this year to that stint with the Warriors, since his stress fracture has been healed the past two years. His role of the last couple years of coming off the bench for not much time has been replaced by the role of providing a spark off the bench with some inside toughness, some presence on the boards, and the ability to rebound missed shots on the offensive end, put the ball back up, get hacked, and shoot free throws. I don't think this team can ever shoot enough free throws.
In the Sonics notebook, Rashard Lewis should play tonight after receiving treatment for right knee tendinitis, and Reggie Evans eats plain potato chips while Jerome James is being a punk and tempting him with fried chicken. This team needs a hunky-dory Reggie Evans stomach, Jerome. In a curious but hopefully aberrational note, Danny Fortson was late on the team bus to the game against the Clippers. Dwane Casey correctly noted that Fortson's tardiness wasn't related to the team's play.
Upcoming...
Tonight vs. Golden State
Sunday vs. Cleveland
Tuesday vs. Denver
HOCKEY
Manitoba shut out San Antonio 3-0. Jimmy Roy scored once in the first period and twice in the third period for a natural hat trick. The Moose outshot the Rampage 25-21, and Alex Auld stopped all 21 (including 11 in the second period) for his first shutout of the season. Justin Morrison assisted on two of the Roy goals and was a plus-2 skater along with Kevin Bieksa and Wade Brookbank.
Upcoming...
Tonight: Everett at Vancouver, Seattle at Tri-City, Portland at Moose Jaw, Manitoba at Houston, Puget Sound at Portland
Tomorrow: Vancouver at Everett, Portland at Kootenay, Puget Sound at Portland
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All o' y'all have a great Friday. It's better for you to read the last sentence I typed out rather than to hear me say it, trust me.
On TV tonight -- Warriors at Sonics, 7:30p (FSNNW)
MARINERS
So I picked up a couple of non-TV pocket schedules for the Mariners' season at the Winter Tour stop and noticed there weren't any hokey or ridiculous promotional nights listed yet. There's an Ichiro 262 Bobblehead Night, Ichiro 262 Bat Night, a few Grand Slam Family Pack nights, the customary Little League Weekend, etc., nothing surprising. That's all fine and dandy as long as we don't ever have to see the likes of Hamtaro Night again. Little hamsters, big adventures. As for a better Cartoon Network show with bubbly drawings, Super Milk Chan late on Sunday nights is 1000000 times better than anything Hamtaro ever could be, though it's considerably less family-friendly (i.e., it wouldn't fly for a Safeco Field promotion). That's how it is when the main character's recurring phrase is "YOU DUMBASS!!" It's weird hearing that phrase and the inherently weird off-beat humor coming out of a cartoon that's drawn so happily and bubbly (really, it may be the weirdest show I've seen in my life). Sorry I used the word "bubbly" again. Maybe I'll bust out the thesaurus next time.
Both today (Thiel) and yesterday (Stone), Buck O'Neil rules. I think the first time I heard him speak at length was on the Fabulous Sports Babe's show, so I learned of the mystique and the brilliance of Buck in my semi-formative years. The man's 93 years young.
SEAHAWKS
I saw an interview that aired last night on NorthWest Cable News -- it was Paul Silvi sitting down with Shaun Alexander. Shaun pretty much said all the right things. Silvi asked him whether he'd rather be in a running offense than a passing offense, and Shaun came back saying a running offense might sound good, but questioned whether it'd necessarily mean a better chance at a Super Bowl. Keep in mind he ran for a mere 1696 yards in a passing-oriented offense. Though I didn't hear it in the interview itself, Silvi said in the intro that Shaun was "80% sure" he would remain a Seahawk.
Ted Thompson, Seahawks VP of football operations, is a candidate for the Packers' GM position, which may or may not be vacant depending on Mike Sherman's fate as coach/GM. He has run the draft for the Seahawks. All I know is that whoever's in charge this year needs to draft linebackers, a kick returner, and a running back if Shaun bolts. If anyone of the main three free-agents bolt, the Seahawks better get a sure-handed #1 receiver with the leftover money.
Unfortunately I won't remember Chike Okeafor flapping arms (wings) like a bird, a Seahawk, on his way off the field last Saturday in seemingly a tribute to the fans. I'll remember Marshall Faulk mocking every single one of us by flapping his arms after Matt Hasselbeck's pass to Bobby Engram fell to the turf.
I hate the Rams. And Nelly.
BASKETBALL
The Marvin Williams Watch
Bremerton 2004 grad Marvin Williams is averaging 10.3 points and 6.5 rebounds in 21.9 minutes per game off the bench as a freshman for North Carolina. If you carry out the averages to 40 minutes (knowing full well he won't be playing 40 minutes a game this year), he would be getting 18.9 points and 11.8 rebounds a game. That's called "fun with Excel."
The Tar Heels are on the road against Wake Forest on Saturday (ABC broadcast, according to the UNC athletics website) and Clemson on Wednesday.
Huskies
The Huskies beat the Ducks 77-56 at home in a game not broadcast in the Pacific Northwest. The Ducks didn't attempt a shot for the first four minutes and turned the ball over four times in that span. The Ducks' second basket made it 21-5. That's some domination, further enhanced by the fact that the Huskies didn't blow the big lead or cough up most of it. Tre Simmons had 15 and 12 for a double-double.
Of all Jim Moore columns, I'm glad I read this one, if for only one passage...
A sign bad-mouthing Oregon center and Aussie native Ian Crosswhite was seized by security and thrown in the garbage because it was too personal, yet amazingly accurate.
"Crosswhite, Australian for suck."
In the first half, he did, committing six of Oregon's 13 turnovers.
The Huskies are home against Oregon State on Saturday (FSNNW telecast) and Washington State two Sundays from now on the 23rd (FSNNW).
Bulldogs
The Zags came away with a 76-65 home win over Loyola Marymount last night. JP Batista got 17 in his first start and Ronny Turiaf tallied 16 on his 22nd birthday. Derek Raivio finished with a great line of 13, 8, and 8.
The Waves of Pepperdine will be coming to the McCarthey Center to face Gonzaga on Saturday (FSNNW broadcast) before going to the Bay Area to face USF on Thursday (KONG 6/16 broadcast).
Also coming to the McCarthey Center, Bill Cosby on Sunday. So says a pop-up ad on the Gonzaga athletics site.
Sonics
Danny Fortson is still mad about not playing much in Golden State. Said Fortson, "I'd be a second late for a flight and they'd leave without me, whereas Gilbert Arenas, they'd wait 20 minutes for him." He blames his not getting significant playing time before this year to that stint with the Warriors, since his stress fracture has been healed the past two years. His role of the last couple years of coming off the bench for not much time has been replaced by the role of providing a spark off the bench with some inside toughness, some presence on the boards, and the ability to rebound missed shots on the offensive end, put the ball back up, get hacked, and shoot free throws. I don't think this team can ever shoot enough free throws.
In the Sonics notebook, Rashard Lewis should play tonight after receiving treatment for right knee tendinitis, and Reggie Evans eats plain potato chips while Jerome James is being a punk and tempting him with fried chicken. This team needs a hunky-dory Reggie Evans stomach, Jerome. In a curious but hopefully aberrational note, Danny Fortson was late on the team bus to the game against the Clippers. Dwane Casey correctly noted that Fortson's tardiness wasn't related to the team's play.
Upcoming...
Tonight vs. Golden State
Sunday vs. Cleveland
Tuesday vs. Denver
HOCKEY
Manitoba shut out San Antonio 3-0. Jimmy Roy scored once in the first period and twice in the third period for a natural hat trick. The Moose outshot the Rampage 25-21, and Alex Auld stopped all 21 (including 11 in the second period) for his first shutout of the season. Justin Morrison assisted on two of the Roy goals and was a plus-2 skater along with Kevin Bieksa and Wade Brookbank.
Upcoming...
Tonight: Everett at Vancouver, Seattle at Tri-City, Portland at Moose Jaw, Manitoba at Houston, Puget Sound at Portland
Tomorrow: Vancouver at Everett, Portland at Kootenay, Puget Sound at Portland
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All o' y'all have a great Friday. It's better for you to read the last sentence I typed out rather than to hear me say it, trust me.
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