TE Jimmy Graham was back Wednesday for the first time since his knee injury Nov. 29. He had to re-learn to walk, but now he can run. The question is whether he can do it like the previous Jimmy Graham.
Author: Art Thiel
Art Thiel
Never having met a metaphor he could not twist beyond recognition, Art has been illuminating, agitating, amusing and annoying Puget Sound sports readers for a long time. Along with Steve Rudman, he co-founded Sports Press Northwest because it didnt seem right that the Google monster should aggregate daily journalism into oblivion without at least a flesh wound from somebody. Thiel and Rudman labored under the Seattle Post-Intelligencer globe until the print edition died an undeserved death in March, 2009. Art continued on at its online successor seattlepi.com while working on SPNWs creation. His radio commentaries can be heard Friday and Saturday mornings and Friday afternoon on KPLU-FM 88.9. In 2003 he wrote the definitive book about the Seattle Mariners, Out of Left Field, which became a regional bestseller. In 2009, along with Rudman and KJR 950 afternoon host Mike Gastineau, Thiel authored The Great Book of Seattle Sports Lists, a cross between historylink.org and Mad Magazine that has become mandatory reading for any sports fan who has an indoor bathroom. A graduate of Pacific Lutheran University as well as two dead papers and a live one, the News Tribune of Tacoma, he has become a fan of entrepreneurial online journalism because it allows him to continue a lifelong passion to take the English language to places it rarely visits willingly, and does not involve the cleaning of kennels or stables.
RB Thomas Rawls finally was allowed to return to practice, but injuries to rookies have left a big hole that four-year vet Christine Michael is eager to hit.
Seahawks open preseason Saturday, so 12s need to get up to speed with premium info at the Sports Salon Thursday. Joining Art Thiel is Tony Softli, KJR radio analyst and former NFL executive.
NCAA rules changes regarding use of social media in recruiting begun Aug. 1 have left Huskies coach Chris Petersen sounding flustered. That won’t help anyone dressed in purple.
One of the busiest, newsiest weekends in Seattle sports was capped by the Mariners’ three-game sweep of the Angels. Past Mariners heroes Griffey, Ichiro and A-Rod kept the chatter high.
The Seahawks Saturday added G Jahri Evans, a six-time Pro Bowler with the Saints, to help the inexperienced offensive line. They also waived five players as injured and added five players.
Cooperstown was as serious as the Vatican. It’s time for a celebration of the best baseball player in Seattle history. Let’s do the thing right and party down.
FS Earl Thomas now can admit that his shoulder surgery a year ago limited his effectiveness. “You could see it,” said coach Pete Carroll. But Thomas says he’s ready to rock.
The two most mission-critical Seahawks? Tackles Garry Gilliam and J’Marcus Webb. Already condemned by one website as the NFL’s worst offensive line, these guys are in charge of making it a lie.
First Seahawks preseason game is Aug. 13, so you need to get to get up to speed on Aug. 11 at the Sports Salton. KJR analyst Tony Softi, a former NFL executive, joins Art Thiel for deep background.