Ichiro, 44, had two hits on the same day Tiger Woods, 42, had a 72 in the third round at the Masters. Those who rage against the dying of the light had themselves a day.
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.
If the 42-7 loss in December wasn’t bad enough, the Seahawks can only watch as the division champ Rams load up on awards and talent in the off-season.
Seahawks GM John Schneider asks everyone to “trust the process.” Except that the process in the past few years hasn’t produced talent worthy of trust.
In his third career MLB start, C Mike Marjama overcame nerves and pain to take a star turn in the Mariners’ precision 2-1 win over the formidable Indians.
The Mariners went down a starter for the opener when C Mike Zunino felt soreness in his right side after Wednesday’s workout. Rookie Mike Marjama was to start.
Mariners’ payroll is right there with Yankees and Dodgers, but having to resort to Ichiro, 44 and 0-for-10 in spring, is not a good way to start.
The final day in Peoria included another homer by Dan Vogelbach, his seventh, and the signing to a minor league deal of free agent OF Jayson Werth.
The longtime girlfriend of backup QB Trevone Boykin said he broke her jaw on both sides and strangled her. He denied the claims, but the Seahawks fired him.
After Michael Bennett turned himself in, his attorney said the ex-Seahawk “never touched” the security worker, claming Houston police ignored exonerating evidence.
A solid start Saturday in spring training for Felix Hernandez earned him his 10th consecutive start for the Mariners’ opener Thursday.