Misc

Portland’s Maverick Baseball Team One of my happiest moments as editor of this magazine has been the chance to publish this story about the Portland Mavericks. In case you've never heard of them, they were a hard-drinking, rabble-rousing independent minor league baseball team in the 1970s, owned by Kurt Russell's dad Bing. I've long wanted to ... »

September Issue of Sports Northwest I'm happy to report that the sixth and most fantastic issue of Sports NW Mag is finding its way to newsstands, sports bars, and the mailboxes of local sports fans. Some highlights: --Frank Hughes' cover story on Lofa Tatupu; Tatupu explains how late-night film study helps him change games. ... »

“Thanks,” Stat Guys From TrueHoop: "Dr. Oliver Eslinger is the associate head coach at MIT, where the players are really smart. Over the last season, Eslinger tells me, the MIT team has started to put their player's IQs to good use by using all kinds of stat geek type numbers to inform the team's strategy. ... »

Mill Creek LL Wins in Extras, Likely to Advance Just got back from the gym, where I hung around long enough to see Mill Creek LL's Alex Jondal hit a walk-off single to give his team a 3-2 win in seven innings. That's extra innings--in case you didn't play Little League or have forgotten, regulation games are six innings. The game ... »

Seattle: Where Boomerang Legends Are Made With the World Boomerang Championships starting today at the UW campus (thanks for the reminder, Seattlest!), thought I'd point you to Lindy West's extremely entertaining piece on local boomerang legend and personal injury lawyer Bestylew Miale-Gix in the August issue of the mag. Here's a taste: "The boomerang—like quicksand ... »

Where to Buy the Magazine Some people have been asking me where they can buy the magazine. Here's what our distribution people tell me (as far as I know, this isn't necessarily a complete list): Borders Barnes & Noble B Dalton Waldenbooks Plaid Pantry 7-11 J&S Broadway News First & Pike News Magnolia's Bookstore Queen Anne Books UW Bookstore UW Hub Eastside Daily Planet News (Crossroads) News at Northgate Rich's Cigar Store Powell's »

August Issue of Sports Northwest Magazine The August issue of Sports Northwest is out on newsstands, and though I'll be highlighting different articles all month in this space, here are a few of the major stories: --Governor Chris Gregoire is our Walkoff this month; the former Auburn High point guard talks about her hoops ... »

My Piece in the P-I: The Uselessness of Bavasi Wanted to point everyone to a piece I did for the P-I that ran Saturday. People keep writing about how many players the Mariners have given up, and it struck me to consider what might've happened if Bill Bavasi had just not done anything. Just re-signed existing free agents--made no trades or ... »

New Sports NW Calendar: A Review David Swidler of Seattlest.com, who you may also remember from the comedy group The Habit, is not only one of my oldest friends, but a huge calendar fan. He has been bugging me for months to put something besides "coming soon..." in that calendar link on your right. I finally have; I ... »