Monday, January 31, 2005
SO LONG, JANUARY
Welcome to Monday^ and the end of January.
[^Originally I said Sunday here. If I ever get mixed up on days, it's because I'm working on these around midnight, when the day changes and stuff.]
Hmm, a random note. Before Gardetto's sold out sometime back when I was in high school, their sour cream and onion flavored stuff was awesome. After they sold out, they changed the packaging and I think they might have phased out the flavor. Enter bold-flavored Chex Mix, formerly known as bold n' zesty Chex Mix. Yes, this was back in my salty-snacks phase. As a child, there was candy and sweets, then the realization that I didn't like sweets as much anymore came at about the same time as the high-sodium epiphany.
But enough about that...
MARINERS
We keep waiting for Bob Finnigan to write his annual piece on rumors to bring Griffey back, but this time we instead get a decent piece on life after baseball for Edgar Martinez. He hasn't even swung a bat since his final game, which I'll guess is easily the longest he's gone in his life without swinging since the first time he picked up a bat. While 42 is old for baseball, he's still got a lot of living left to do and a few kids to raise and be around more often.
As for this year's FanFest (my post below this one) being down from 14155 this year to 15854 last year, some people must still be sour from the 2004 season and still cautious despite the free-agent signings this offseason. Or maybe they just didn't want to freeze. Maybe they thought it'd be a lot cooler if you could take live-arm or at least some soft toss out on the field instead of hitting off tees (just nit-picking by me there). The last FanFest I went to was in 2000, and I'd have to say if there was just one basic thing that the field had over the exhibition center, you had a few more thousand places to sit if you wanted to take a rest. Of course, the one thing that the exhibition center had over the field was room temperature.
Did anyone try those Shishkaberries? Just curious.
SEAHAWKS
The Seahawks have reportedly talked to Denver GM Ted Sundquist. He's done contract negotiations, is a cap guy, and presides over personnel and scouting.
Upon further investigation of Sundquist...
As General Manager, Sundquist has also been instrumental in the acquisition of many notable free agents such as Jake Plummer...
(record player skips)
I don't want him.
BASKETBALL
The Marvin Williams Watch
Steve Kelley managed to write yet another non-Husky article the day after a big game for the Huskies, but at least this one has a much more local spin than the tent city of Krzyzewskiville did. Marvin Williams is good. The fact that someone that played for Bremerton even has a chance at the NBA, let alone being a top-10 pick, is beyond incredible. Though UNC totally trounced Virginia on Saturday, Marvin's double-double of 15 and 10 came in only 16 minutes.
There's a reference to scouts riding the ferry over to Bremerton to see Marvin play, and I'm wondering if they actually fell for the extortionist soda pop machines on the boats.
The Tar Heels host NC State on Thursday (4p, ESPN) and travel to Tallahassee to face Florida State on Sunday (11a, FSNNW)
Huskies
Coach Romar got tech'd, Nate Robinson stepped up, and the Huskies contained Ike Diogu (the nation's leader in free throws) en route to a 79-70 win over Arizona State.
The Huskies host USC on Thursday (7p, NOT televised) and UCLA on Saturday (2p, FSNNW)
Bulldogs
The Zags host Saint Mary's on Thursday (5:30p, Seattle FSNNW, Q6 NBC Spokane) and Santa Clara on Saturday (3p, KONG 6/16 Seattle, Q6 NBC Spokane)
Sonics
Yes, Ray Allen is sick for the second time this season, and Coach McMillan has flown to North Carolina to be with his ailing mother. Surely both occurrences might make the game against San Antonio tonight a lot more dicey. Though the Sonics are the only team to beat the Spurs twice this season, those two games occurred when the Sonics still played great defense, which they haven't done since right after the new year. Still, the Sonics will have a ton of fouls to throw at Tim Duncan, and he's a brutal free-throw shooter.
I have a sick feeling that Manu Ginobili is going to just carve up the Sonics' defense, especially in the state it's been the past few weeks. Call it a hunch. I don't want it happen, but I'm just sayin'...
Upcoming...
Tonight vs. San Antonio (7p, FSNNW)
Tomorrow at Sacramento (7p, FSNNW)
Saturday vs. Charlotte (7p, FSNNW)
HOCKEY
Everett shut out Tri-City 2-0. Mike Wall bested Carey Price for his 8th shutout of the season. Everett crawled back into a tie with Portland for second place in the WHL US Division. The game went scoreless until Shaun Heshka finally opened the scoring 1:36 into the final period. The one goal held up for the rest of the third period, and Alex Leavitt iced the game with an empty-netter in the final minute. Everett was outshot 29-23. Wall, needless to say, stopped all 29 shots he faced. Heshka, Kyle Annesley, and Mitch Love were all plus-2.
Upcoming...
Tonight: Grand Rapids at Manitoba
Tomorrow: Grand Rapids at Manitoba, Queen City at Puget Sound
Wednesday: Spokane at Seattle, Vancouver at Red Deer, Queen City at Puget Sound
Friday: Portland at Seattle, Everett at Spokane, Vancouver at Swift Current, San Antonio at Manitoba, Puget Sound at Spokane
Saturday: Seattle at Everett, Vancouver at Lethbridge, San Antonio at Manitoba, Puget Sound at Spokane
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Have a jolly start to the work week, good readers of ours.
[^Originally I said Sunday here. If I ever get mixed up on days, it's because I'm working on these around midnight, when the day changes and stuff.]
Hmm, a random note. Before Gardetto's sold out sometime back when I was in high school, their sour cream and onion flavored stuff was awesome. After they sold out, they changed the packaging and I think they might have phased out the flavor. Enter bold-flavored Chex Mix, formerly known as bold n' zesty Chex Mix. Yes, this was back in my salty-snacks phase. As a child, there was candy and sweets, then the realization that I didn't like sweets as much anymore came at about the same time as the high-sodium epiphany.
But enough about that...
MARINERS
We keep waiting for Bob Finnigan to write his annual piece on rumors to bring Griffey back, but this time we instead get a decent piece on life after baseball for Edgar Martinez. He hasn't even swung a bat since his final game, which I'll guess is easily the longest he's gone in his life without swinging since the first time he picked up a bat. While 42 is old for baseball, he's still got a lot of living left to do and a few kids to raise and be around more often.
As for this year's FanFest (my post below this one) being down from 14155 this year to 15854 last year, some people must still be sour from the 2004 season and still cautious despite the free-agent signings this offseason. Or maybe they just didn't want to freeze. Maybe they thought it'd be a lot cooler if you could take live-arm or at least some soft toss out on the field instead of hitting off tees (just nit-picking by me there). The last FanFest I went to was in 2000, and I'd have to say if there was just one basic thing that the field had over the exhibition center, you had a few more thousand places to sit if you wanted to take a rest. Of course, the one thing that the exhibition center had over the field was room temperature.
Did anyone try those Shishkaberries? Just curious.
SEAHAWKS
The Seahawks have reportedly talked to Denver GM Ted Sundquist. He's done contract negotiations, is a cap guy, and presides over personnel and scouting.
Upon further investigation of Sundquist...
As General Manager, Sundquist has also been instrumental in the acquisition of many notable free agents such as Jake Plummer...
(record player skips)
I don't want him.
BASKETBALL
The Marvin Williams Watch
Steve Kelley managed to write yet another non-Husky article the day after a big game for the Huskies, but at least this one has a much more local spin than the tent city of Krzyzewskiville did. Marvin Williams is good. The fact that someone that played for Bremerton even has a chance at the NBA, let alone being a top-10 pick, is beyond incredible. Though UNC totally trounced Virginia on Saturday, Marvin's double-double of 15 and 10 came in only 16 minutes.
There's a reference to scouts riding the ferry over to Bremerton to see Marvin play, and I'm wondering if they actually fell for the extortionist soda pop machines on the boats.
The Tar Heels host NC State on Thursday (4p, ESPN) and travel to Tallahassee to face Florida State on Sunday (11a, FSNNW)
Huskies
Coach Romar got tech'd, Nate Robinson stepped up, and the Huskies contained Ike Diogu (the nation's leader in free throws) en route to a 79-70 win over Arizona State.
The Huskies host USC on Thursday (7p, NOT televised) and UCLA on Saturday (2p, FSNNW)
Bulldogs
The Zags host Saint Mary's on Thursday (5:30p, Seattle FSNNW, Q6 NBC Spokane) and Santa Clara on Saturday (3p, KONG 6/16 Seattle, Q6 NBC Spokane)
Sonics
Yes, Ray Allen is sick for the second time this season, and Coach McMillan has flown to North Carolina to be with his ailing mother. Surely both occurrences might make the game against San Antonio tonight a lot more dicey. Though the Sonics are the only team to beat the Spurs twice this season, those two games occurred when the Sonics still played great defense, which they haven't done since right after the new year. Still, the Sonics will have a ton of fouls to throw at Tim Duncan, and he's a brutal free-throw shooter.
I have a sick feeling that Manu Ginobili is going to just carve up the Sonics' defense, especially in the state it's been the past few weeks. Call it a hunch. I don't want it happen, but I'm just sayin'...
Upcoming...
Tonight vs. San Antonio (7p, FSNNW)
Tomorrow at Sacramento (7p, FSNNW)
Saturday vs. Charlotte (7p, FSNNW)
HOCKEY
Everett shut out Tri-City 2-0. Mike Wall bested Carey Price for his 8th shutout of the season. Everett crawled back into a tie with Portland for second place in the WHL US Division. The game went scoreless until Shaun Heshka finally opened the scoring 1:36 into the final period. The one goal held up for the rest of the third period, and Alex Leavitt iced the game with an empty-netter in the final minute. Everett was outshot 29-23. Wall, needless to say, stopped all 29 shots he faced. Heshka, Kyle Annesley, and Mitch Love were all plus-2.
Upcoming...
Tonight: Grand Rapids at Manitoba
Tomorrow: Grand Rapids at Manitoba, Queen City at Puget Sound
Wednesday: Spokane at Seattle, Vancouver at Red Deer, Queen City at Puget Sound
Friday: Portland at Seattle, Everett at Spokane, Vancouver at Swift Current, San Antonio at Manitoba, Puget Sound at Spokane
Saturday: Seattle at Everett, Vancouver at Lethbridge, San Antonio at Manitoba, Puget Sound at Spokane
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Have a jolly start to the work week, good readers of ours.
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