This Day in Life and Sports

Keep On Keeping On

2009-04-16T08:29:00.000-07:00

Welcome back Ichiro Suzuki.Suzuki hit a grand slam in the seventh inning of Wednesday night's game against the Angels, his first game of the year after his first-ever stint on the disabled list with a bleeding ulcer.It was his first grand slam in six years and the hit tied him with Isao Harimoto for the Japanese record with hit No. 3,085.While his was the biggest moon ball and perhaps the most

Feeling the Love

2009-04-15T15:34:00.000-07:00

Art Thiel said it best in his column on seattlepi.com today.It wasn't Thiel's masterful keystrokes about the weather, nor any of his first 852 wise words about Ken Griffey, Jr. and the Seattle Mariners.It was the first half of his last sentence that captured perfectly what took place between Edgar Martinez Drive and Royal Brougham Way on 1st Avenue in Seattle last night, April 14th, 2009."Indeed,

Take it From the Top

2009-04-06T20:23:00.000-07:00

Hey, who are the new guys?The Seattle Mariners new outfield of Endy Chavez, Franklin Gutierrez and old friend Ken Griffey, Junior made their presence felt in the M's season-opening 4-1 win at the Minnesota Twins.Way to go new guys! It couldn't have been much sweeter. Griffey homered on opening day for the record-tying eighth time and Gutierrez hit in Chavez with one of his own.For one day at

Arizona in the Spring

2009-03-31T09:35:00.000-07:00

Living in Seattle, it doesn't get much better than escaping the perpetual gray at the end of March.A week ago today, I quietly slipped through security in my nondescript jeans and a T-shirt and boarded a plane for Phoenix. Bye bye gray sky, hello sunshine!Touching down in the desert in the evening, it was considerably warmer than my home base, and considerably less busy to boot. The rat race

The Right Choice

2009-03-07T13:24:00.000-08:00

Ken Griffey, Junior is coming back home.He's pitched Pepsi before, so let's call it the 'Right Choice.' Needless to say, as a lifelong Junior fan with the Nike Swingman tattooed on my right arm, I am exceedingly happy. Shoot, one of the deciding factors in my relocation to Seattle was Griff and the Mariners. I've been watching Reds and White Sox gamecasts online for years. I've poured over the

Honorable Mention

2009-02-17T21:40:00.000-08:00

I haven't given up hope.I know.Deep down in my soul, I can feel Ken Griffey, Junior's tormented mind as I write this.He too, knows.He's long envisioned his epic return to the Emerald City. The hero-like welcome. The old friends. Announcer Tom Hutler booming out his name for all to cheer. Naughty by Nature. The media swirl. The House that Griffey Built.The sphere of his youth beckons. His heart is

Finding Nate Robinson on Youtube's Birthday

2009-02-15T22:39:00.000-08:00

I missed the dunk contest.Between acquiring huge, pink, amazing smelling tiger lilies and taking care of the everyday business of being the world's best boyfriend, I had my hands full.Well, I may not be the world's best boyfriend, but shucks, I try to be. Yoda would say, "There is no try, only do," to which I would reply, "I am doing oh wise, green creature."I didn't even remember this was NBA

Cheated on, on Valentine's Day

2009-02-13T23:34:00.000-08:00

I won't lie to you, I follow my heart.I've got a mind that gets me into all kinds of trouble sure, but the real trouble, that comes from the heart. The issues are too many to list. Let's just say that in all areas of my life, I am a romantic. Most of the time, at the cost of common sense.On this holiday loathed by men everywhere and loved by all women, my heart is again aching. The pain is

On This Day: Warning Signs, Fireside Chats and Carr Cashes in

2008-03-12T14:28:00.000-07:00

It was only six years ago today that the USA started using colors to alert its residents of the terror threat level.What a joke.If George Orwell was still around, he'd be all over those things. Alas, he'd probably be buried by our corporate-owned media anyhow, so really what does it matter?What I'm wondering is when they're going to have neon warning signs for our drinking water? Boy, that story

On This Day: The Death of Chris Wallace and the End for D Wade, VCU

2008-03-09T23:48:00.000-07:00

It was a dark day.On March 9th, 1997 Christopher Wallace was shot and killed in a drive-bye shooting.The loss of Biggie signaled the end of a hip-hop era and the genre was never the same. Gone were the days of lyrics. The days of cheesy, dancing beats and empty rhymes were on the horizon.Wallace's life was a tragedy. He was a huge, larger-than-life personality spit out by the game he helped

Brett Favre Takes an NFL Generation With Him

2008-03-09T10:55:00.000-07:00

It's over, or is it?If Brett Favre really has chucked his last off-balance, ill-advised pass down field into three defenders and an opening the size of a kicking tee while being draped by two hoggies thrice his size, somewhere there's a fat lady singing.You can bet it's not Sonny & Cher's "I got you babe." No, the Groundhog Day that was Favre's career, is according to No. 4, over. Green Bay no

International Women's Day: Have Sports Gained Ground?

2008-03-08T12:53:00.000-08:00

Today is the day women everywhere are recognized for, well, being women. It's International Women's Day (IWD).On this day in 1884, one Susan B. Anthony addressed the U.S. House Judiciary Committee to appeal for women's voting rights. They didn't come till much later, and for years, women came together on this day for protests and marches to advance women's rights throughout America.Women can now

Seattle Seahawks Sign Julius Jones

2008-03-08T12:04:00.000-08:00

Just when I thought it couldn't get any worse, it doesn't, it just sort of stays the same.Julius Jones has signed with the Hawks giving them a running corps of five backs I could care less about. I thought T.J. Duckett (a clone of Leonard Weaver) was a waste of time and money, but this move really takes the cake.Jones could be Shaun Alexander's smaller, faster twin. They both have perfected the

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2008-03-07T20:37:00.000-08:00

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Which one Ruined Golf? Duck Hunt Meets the PGA, Phones Debut

2008-03-06T23:52:00.000-08:00

What an idiotTripp Isenhour, a two-year, part-time PGA tour card holder, aimed at and killed a red-shouldered hawk with a golf ball on Wednesday. The hawk reportedly was annoying Isenhour while he was filming a golf shot for the television show "Shoot Like a Pro" in Orlando.Taking matters into his own hands, Isenhour repeatedly aimed at the bird, which was too loud for his taste, until he shot it

Joey Harrington Released by Atlanta Falcons

2008-03-06T03:06:00.000-08:00

His future was limitless. Sure, he was a bit undersized, but Oregon's Joey Harrington could throw the football. Joey Heisman had a billboard in Times Square for goodness sake.And now, here he stands a free agent.One has to wonder how this all came to be. He's a great guy. His background is flawless. You would never find him in a strip club smacking dancers around with the butt-end of his handgun.

This Day in Sports: Tom O'Hara Runs His Tail Off, Shaq Lives, Kirby Dies

2008-03-06T02:53:00.000-08:00

March 6th, 1964.Tom O'Hara of Illinois finished the indoor mile in under four minutes 44 years ago today.Yikes!Myself, I keep an eight-minute pace and I've never just tried to race a mile. It might be an interesting undertaking, if you're into punishment from the pavement like myself anyhow.Shoot Tom could probly still whoop my behind. Running is a challenge isn't it? My right hamstring feels