In the Morning

Northwest Sports: In the Morning Congrats to Ray Allen. I'm told that on the Mike & Mike show this morning, they asked Allen who was the first person he thought of when they won, and he said Sam Presti. Time for a cheap shot at Kobe? Why not. Boston fans show their class by rioting. Went ... »

Northwest Sports: In the Morning Well that was quite the day, wasn't it? After spending the morning listening to court updates, and the afternoon listening to Howard Lincoln and Chuck Armstrong try to save their jobs, I snuck out early and went to the Sonics rally--which was much larger than expected. I walked to the event from ... »

Northwest Sports: In the Morning Jake Locker played baseball over the weekend--after two years away from the sport, he hit a line drive over the centerfielder's head in the second inning. He was thrown out at third on the play, attempting a head-first slide--when I read that I nearly had a heart attack, but it turns ... »

Northwest Sports: In the Morning Art Thiel writes that the M's should fire Howard Lincoln and replace him with minority owner Chris Larson: "Larson, one of the early Microsofties, is an extraordinarily reluctant public figure. But he has an abiding passion for and knowledge of baseball. He was the most active owner in overseeing the construction ... »

Northwest Sports: In the Morning Possibly the weirdest day in Seattle Mariner history. To recap... --Before the game, Chuck Armstrong yells at the coaches. --After the game, John McLaren unleashes a profane, rather non-sensical tirade. (See Above) --Bill Bavasi orders all 25 players to stand at ... »

Northwest Sports: In the Morning What is it about New Englanders and impersonating unknown athletes? Fifteen years after a Connecticut man served time in prison after pretending to be M's catcher Scott Bradley (among others), a Massachusetts man with the Dickensian name of Robbie Craven has been pretending he's a Sonics scout to get laid. ... »

Northwest Sports: In the Morning The Mariners lost again, going down so quickly that those of us who'd gathered in the Hit it Here cafe to watch the Stanley Cup had to leave just before the winning goal. Yet another indignity from the 2008 season. Bucky Jacobsen was smart--he left early. The M's are 21-37, ... »

Catcher Ducks Pitch, Umpire Nailed Over on Deadspin, they're discussing whether the catcher in the video above intentionally ducked a pitch so it would hit the umpire.. Maybe, maybe not, but I can say that I've seen this happen before, and it was definitely unintentional. I ... »

Northwest Sports: In the Morning On Sexson not batting for Cairo yesterday with two outs in the ninth, needing a homer to tie--shows how far Sexson's fallen, writes Steve Kelley. Wouldn't have been fair to Sexson after he's sat for a week, writes Geoff Baker. … Sexson won't talk to the media about his benching. ... »

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