Meeting Sandy Koufax
Posted on March 21, 2008 - Filed Under Baseball, Events, Life, Sports, Tacoma | 1 Comment
I played both baseball and soccer as a kid and loved them both. I was probably a better soccer player than baseball player.
I was the starting pitcher for most of the baseball teams I played with. I lived and died on three pitches, a good sinking fastball, change up and a funny slow [...]
David Stern Talks Sonics
Posted on March 5, 2008 - Filed Under Sonics, Sports | Leave a Comment
From Hoopsworld.
“Not good,” Stern said when asked how he feels about the NBA potentially losing the Seattle market.
“We’ve been there for 41-years and it’s been a great market. I guess the question should be,’how do the city council and state legislature (of Washington) feel?’.
“It’s not a fair question on us.”
“I think it is unfair how [...]
Saving The Sonics
Posted on February 29, 2008 - Filed Under General, Life, Sports | Leave a Comment
I just finished reading the Bill Simmons article about saving the Sonics and it’s a sad read. I think at this point it’s a done deal that the Sonics will be leaving Seattle soon, and David Stern let it happen because Clay Bennett is a friend with money.
Why should the fans pay for a 1/2 [...]
The October 9th, 1982 UW Huskies vs Cal Game Program
Posted on February 25, 2008 - Filed Under Football, General, Life, Sports | Leave a Comment
October 9th, 1982 I was 13 years old and living in Tacoma, Washington.
The UW Huskies were 4-0 heading into a home game against Cal and would go on to a 10-2 season including a 21-20 win over Maryland in the first ever Aloha Bowl.
My mothers friend Sue was like another mother to me [...]
Safeco Field - Nintendo Fan Network
Posted on August 9, 2007 - Filed Under Baseball, Events, Geek, Mariners, News, Sports | Leave a Comment
We celebrated my mothers 59th (holy cow!) birthday this past weekend at the Red Sox vs Mariners game slaughter on Sunday and I got the chance to use the Nintendo Fan Network.
The Nintendo Fan network allows you to use your Nintendo DS to view replays, player stats, chat, play games and order food [...]
