Congratulations to Roy Halladay on throwing a no-hitter in his first playoff appearance. It was only the second post-season no-hitter in history. He’s also just the 5th pitcher with two no-hitters in a season, and the first since Nolan Ryan in 1973. We got lucky in Seattle this year and saw two of maybe the top three pitchers in baseball, but Halladay just staked his claim to the top spot in about as clear a way as possible. Hats off to you, Mr. Halladay.
-Matthew
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It finally happened. For 8 months I had written through the few good times and the numerous down times for my sports teams. I had held on to glimmers of hope and was a loyal fan. But, this weekend I suffered Sports Overload.
On Friday, Felix pitched one of the best games of his career. I had planned on going to the game with some friends, but it didn’t work out so I went to dinner with my family instead. I almost missed Felix’s no-hitter. I make a point of not trying to miss a Felix start, but the one I did he almost threw a no-hitter. Of course, I was happy for the King. He’s my favorite player in baseball and I’m happy to see him do well. But, I should have known that missing this start would be a bad omen for the rest of the weekend.
We know what happened Saturday and Sunday. The Huskies and Seahawks each laid an egg, the Huskies more so than the Seahawks. There isn’t much point in retelling these games. Dan and Joe did a good job already and I don’t have a lot to add. I was disappointed, maybe as disappointed as I’d ever been for a Husky game and that’s saying a lot. For the record, I still see the Huskies making it to a bowl and that game did not define Locker’s career. But dang, that second half was hard to watch.
That was the final straw, really. After that and my college fantasy team laying an embarrassing 51 points that day, I took the rest of the night off from sports. I went to a concert and had the best night I’d had in quite some time. I casually followed the Seahawks the next day but I couldn’t get into it. My vacation from sports was still on through Sunday and it decided to make it a long weekend and last through Monday and Tuesday, too.
Five months of watching terrible baseball combined with a terrible weekend of football did me in. Today, I started following the Tacoma Rainiers championship game online. When I turned on the gameday feed I saw Tacoma was down 12-3 so, I turned it off and played guitar. The vacation continues for at least another day.
So, forgive me for not taking a look around the Pac-10 this week. I’m sorry for not writing my thoughts on the Husky game or on what the next step is. I’ll get around to that later but I’m not ready to dive in quite yet. The Mariners will get a little more interesting tomorrow when they call up more players from Tacoma. The Seahawks play at home this weekend so they have a much better chance. And the Huskies play again and I can’t help but write about them, as you’ve probably noticed. Things will get better, but for now I’ve caught Sports Overload and the syndrome is sticking around for another day or two.
I did see Ichiro went 4-4 tonight, that makes me smile. Shame on you for ever thinking he might not get to 200 hits this season.
Thanks for reading a piece that tells you nothing informative!
Andrew
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I’m all for championships in Seattle, even if it’s our women’s basketball team. I used to be pretty cynical towards the WNBA, and I’m still not a fan, but I do realize these women are pretty good. For the Storm, it’s their 2nd championship. However, Seattle is still a championship deprived city, and will be until the Mariners, Seahawks, or Huskies win a title. That being said, here are some pictures from last night. For as bad as women’s basketball can be, the fan shots are tremendous.
-Dan
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The Pac-10 had a much better week, going undefeated in non-conference games. The schedule is a lot tougher this week. Let’s jump right in:
Arizona
Last Week: Arizona 52, The Citadel 6
Up Next: Home vs. Iowa
So, we still don’t know much about Arizona but they have been impressive in killing people. Needless to say, The Citadel isn’t good and this score doesn’t really matter. This week Arizona has Iowa coming in and we’ll know if the Wildcats are for real. Iowa is a really good football team and it will be exciting to see if this team can stack up. I think they can but will it be enough to win? By the way, this was the game that should have gotten ESPN Gameday in my opinion. Not that I care a whole lot.
Arizona State
Last Week: ASU 41, Northern Arizona 20
Up Next: @ Wisconsin
ASU survived a scare from Northern Arizona. This game was a lot closer than the final score indicates; ASU didn’t pull away until the 4th quarter. They could have been looking ahead to a tough match-up this week. Or, they might not be very good. I’m guessing it’s a mix of both. Anyway, Wisconsin should kill ASU but who knows if the Big-10 is as good as people think. This could be a game to keep an eye on. I don’t really know what to expect.
Cal
Last Week: Cal 52, Colorado 7
Up Next: @ Nevada
Cal may have had the most impressive win this week, outside of Oregon. I know Colorado sucks but they are still a Big-12, soon to be Pac-12, team. So, is Cal any good? We still don’t know for sure and this week will tell us much more. Nevada is a much tougher opponent and it will be a good test for the Golden Bears defense. If they win this game, count me in as a believer.
Oregon
Last Week: Oregon 48, Tennessee 13
Up Next: Home vs. Portland State
Oregon looks really good. I don’t want to say much else because it drives me crazy. They could win the national championship. In brighter news, Portland State is probably a little better than New Mexico. Oregon’s defense hasn’t really been tested yet. Still, they’ve outscored opponents 120-13 so far. Wow.
Oregon State
Last Week: Bye week
Up Next: Home vs. Louisville
The Beavers had the week off. This week they play a team they should handle pretty easily. Louisville isn’t a complete push over but are more like a solid tune-up before Boise next week. Keep everyone healthy Beavs! All the mid-major haters are counting on you!
Stanford
Last Week: Stanford 35, UCLA 0
Up Next: Home vs. Wake Forest
The Cardinal demolished UCLA, but I’m left thinking this is more because the Bruins suck than it is the Cardinal being great. Stanford has weapons but I want to see them against a good offense before I make a final judgment. With that being said, I do think they are in the upper half of the Pac-10 and could challenge for the conference title. The Demon Deacons of Wake Forest surprised the Cardinal last year with a second half comeback. Expect revenge to be sweet this year for the Stanford, boys. Wake Forest isn’t too great.
UCLA
Last Week: Stanford 35, UCLA 0
Up Next: Home vs. Houston
UCLA looks absolutely terrible. If Wazzu wasn’t on their schedule I don’t know if they’d win a game. This week they play a Houston team who may be missing their star quarterback. If he isn’t playing they might stand a chance, if he is than I’d be surprised if it’s close. UCLA’s offense looks terrible and their defense doesn’t look much better. But, they have enough talent to play a good game or two. Slick Rick may be job-hunting if they keep going at this pace.
USC
Last Week: USC 17, Virginia 14
Up Next: @ Minnesota
Who is this team? Surely, they aren’t as bad as they have looked. They are 2-0 but still. A team with this talent should have won more convincingly than they have so far. Maybe they put it together this week. Even if they don’t, they should beat a Minnesota team that just lost to an FCS team. But, Pac-10 play starts soon for the Trojans and they better figure a few things out before it does.
Wazzu
Last Week: WSU 23, Montana St. 22
Up Next: @ SMU
They won. Still, should Cougar fans be excited about that? I don’t know. A win is a win but that cliche doesn’t sit as easily when it’s a miracle win against Montana State. In other words, a win sometimes is a little less than a win. The Cougars will ride their momentum into a showdown with SMU. Could any Pac-10 team in history ever be a 20 point underdog to this SMU team? Probably not. They look worse than last year. Really.
Power Rankings after the jump. Continue reading
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Following Washington State’s season opening 65-17 loss at Oklahoma State, Paul Wulff gave reason for optimism, despite watching his team allow 50 or more points for the 8th time in its past 25 games.
“Everyone on the outside is going to look at the score, and I understand that it looked bad. Our special teams were very good. We had three tackles for losses in the punt game which is very rare. Our coverage units were outstanding.”
Is he serious? Dude, you’re “improved” team just lost by 48 points in a game that many thought the Cougs might hang around in. As if we didn’t already know it, Paul Wulff is a few fries short of a happy meal. His seat is already hot, and 3 tackles for loss on special teams is not going to cool anything.
-Dan
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Umm, ya, this story is awesome…
Baseball fans have long been warned to look out for foul balls and flying bats.
Now add falling letters to the list.
A fan at the Toronto Blue Jays’ game was OK on Monday after being struck in the right shoulder by a tumbling, metal “B” from a sign honoring Jackie Robinson.
The middle-aged man had a scrape after a foul ball by home run leader Jose Bautista of the Blue Jays dislodged one of the letters in a tribute honoring Robinson’s retired No. 42.
The letter fell about 30 feet from the facing over the third deck behind home plate in the seventh inning of the Texas-Toronto game.
“I was very surprised, because I didn’t expect a ‘B’ to fall on me,” said the injured fan, who gave only his first name as Ian and said he was a season-ticket holder from Toronto. He was watching the game with his son.
Although he was sore, the fan who was struck said the injury wouldn’t prove too serious; he throws left-handed.
The white letter, some two feet high, bounced down the aisle and was picked up in the front row by fan Bruno DeRose, who proudly held it over his head. Other fans booed when stadium security took the letter away.
“They should have at least given me a couple of tickets or a ball,” DeRose said. “I couldn’t believe it happened.”
Happy Labor Day.
-Dan
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If you took Delmon Young’s 30 RBI’s from the month of July, he would end up 4th on the Mariners in season leaders in RBI’s. Jose Lopez and Guti have 42 RBI’s each. Casey Kotchman has 32 RBI’s.
Delmon Young drove in as many runs in July as the Mariners have scored in the last 9 games. The Mariners have only scored 35 runs in the last 13 games.
My goodness. In other news…. Sean White!
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I don’t have anytime to post and hardly any internet connection but it looks like I should leave more often.
Andrew
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