Tom Cable said he was immature. Cliff Avril said he acted entitled. Seahawks RT Germain Ifedi, the 2017 leader in NFL penalties, has had his butt kicked in a proper direction.
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.
Earl Thomas was a no-show. Kam Chancellor was officially written off. So Seahawks training camp began Thursday for the Legion of Whom. Bradley McDougald, you’re up.
President Kevin Mather owned up in a statement to sexually harassing women in the Mariners’ front office. That’s a start, not an end in the era of #MeToo.
Marco Gonzales was superb again in the Mariners’ 8-2 over the White Sox. Ryon Healy was explosive — two 3-run homers. Here’s what Healy could learn from the pitcher.
The Mariners average a new manager about every 2.5 years, so in extending the contract of Scott Servais, the club actually thinks it has its stuff together. Looks to be true.
Sherman claims the Seahawks lost their way. To some extent, it’s true. It started with Percy Harvin, who admitted this month he was diagnosed with anxiety disorder in 2010.
Heading into the All-Star break, Mariners are slumping, and Robinson Cano whiffed on his chance to come clean about why he was busted. It’s not too late for team or player.
A genial guy off the court, the late Lonnie Shelton was the menace of the 1978-79 NBA champions, quick as he was strong, yet willing to defer for the greater good.
Former Legion of Boom member Brandon Browner faces five felony charges in Los Angeles, including attempted murder of his former girlfriend.
Despite stellar seasons, SS Jean Segura and LHP James Paxton were overlooked for the All-Star Game, which will have 3 Mariners: Nelson Cruz, Mitch Haniger and Edwin Diaz.