The post-Boom Seahawks world debuts Thursday night with Tedric Thompson going from eight snaps as a rookie to replacing future Hall of Famer Earl Thomas. Jeez.
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.
Letting a vulnerable Felix Hernandez dangle for six innings Tuesday was a new season low. Then the Mariners played worse Tuesday. Even the bosses are embarrassing.
Rookies Rashaad Penny and Will Dissly and oldster Brandon Marshall had big plays in Saturday’s scrimmage, suggesting that the Seahawks might have chosen newbies wisely.
In a Players’ Tribune essay, Earl Thomas says he “deserves” contract guarantees that protect against injury. He must think he’s playing baseball or basketball.
The new acquisitions improve marginally the Mariners’ chances, except that wasn’t visible after the Astros won a series at Safeco that allowed Oakland to catch Seattle.
Projected costs for the arena redevelopment have soared $100 million, thanks mostly to complexity. That hasn’t caused Oak View Group to flinch. Tod Leiweke explains why.
Because Guillermo Heredia is nearly helpless offensively, the Mariners at the trade deadline acquired 12-year veteran OF Cameron Maybin from the Marlins.
The Mariners made two deals Friday to acquire bullpen help, trading with the Twins to get LHP Zach Duke, 35, and with the Yankees to get Adam Warren, 30, both rentals.
Pete Carroll is again gushing about Chris Carson, who in tandem with rookie first-rounder Rashad Penny, might have a chance to leave a mark from a new kind of Beast.
The contract extension for LT Duane Brown, a five-time All-Pro, is reportedly done, keeping a commitment the Seahawks made when he was acquired at midseason last year.