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Constable Echelon

That’s right: a Storm post!

(Wait, where is everyone going?)

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Sager Bombs

Well hasn’t it just been a great day?  Have you seen they’ve been making mock jerseys and having a “name the team” tournament over at the Oklahoma Paper?  Isn’t that fun? 

Did you hear about Lofa Tatupu’s DUI?  Does it make it better knowing he was driving a 2006 Hyundai?  No?  How about he just tried to pull into a McDonalds with his boys?  Stars… They’re Just Like Us!  Still not ok? 

Oh, and as we speak, the Mariners are losing again.  McClaren has put Miguel Freakin Cairo (season batting average: .125) in the 2 spot in the batting order.  Decadent managerial choice, or merely shrewd?  He’s already 0-2 tonight.  That’s not hitting the reset button, Fig Jam, that’s throwing the remote control at the television and ripping up your copy of Nintendo Power before you go back upstairs and cry.  Um, not that I ever did that.

Ugh.  This is why they have waiting periods to purchase guns.

Fig Jam

Remember the old school nintendo?  Yeah you do.  What a great introduction into video gaming.  I consider myself truly priviliged to be in the generation of America’s youth that got to realize the introduction of the NES and the pandora’s box of video gaming that has spawned from its creation.  I do wish that it hadn’t destroyed my attention span, convinced the generation behind me that ’school’ and ’sports’ and ‘being outside’ aren’t necessary from ages 8-18, and will generally come to be realized as the catalyst for the downfall of the great American culture,  But anyhow….I digress. 

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Jarrod Washburn

Look.  I’m not saying the guy is causing death and destruction to a rival asian country on purpose.  Just like I’d never suggest it’s his fault I suck hot ass (again) this year. I’m just wondering if any members of the Johjima family were in the Sichuan Province yesterday.

Read into that what you want.

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Fig Jam

Don’t sleep on how great these Western Conference playoff series are.  In particular, the Spurs / Hornets affair.  The hornets came out in Games 1 and 2 and blew the Defending NBA Champs off the floor, looking like true title contenders in their own right.  Now, after the Spurs have bounced back in games 3 and 4 to even the series, We are set to see a great 3 game series between 2 damn good teams.

I don’t know a helluva lot about boxing, but for whatever reason this Spurs / Hornets series reminds me of a great title fight (when boxing still had those) between a young upstart challenger and the incumbent champion who has dominated the sport for years.  In the early rounds the upstart comes out, shows some flash and and some grit and has the champion on the ropes a little bit.  Then, towards the middle of the fight the champ finds his rythym, reminds everyone (upstart included) that he is the champ, and captures momentum back. 

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Constable Echelon

Red hot track courtesy of The Basketball Jones. Scalabrine just airs LeBron out, as they say in the world of mix tapes.

Brian Scalabrine - ‘Scal Says’ (LeBron James diss track)
(The Basketball Jones)

(If you’re not interested in listening to this song then you’re probably not my friend.)

First off, courtesy of Hoboboobies, here is an shockingly well made video of pretty mundane Scott Suggs highlights:

Second, let’s revisit Constable Echelon’s Isaiah Thomas video:

Third, here is a bat-shit crazy goose:

Fig Jam

The Mariners are trying whatever they can to break this horrendous, season crippling, slump.  I have tried to think of the standard procedures that teams generally go to during times like these.  The Mariners are going down this list like clockwork. 

1.  “Shake things up” in the lineup with AAA guys. (check)

2.  Have manager tell media that the time for excuses is over. (check) 

3  Have manager yell at entire team behind closed doors. (check)

4.  Have manager get himself chucked from game for arguing balls and strikes. (check)

5.  Bean some opposing players. (check)

6.  Charge mound and start brawl. (check)

7.  Actually hit the baseball and win games. (            )

So far only #7 seems to be a sticky-wicket.  All the other list items have come off flawlessly.  Did I miss any?

Fig Jam

While it lacks the passion and glee that accompanies any article written about a UW athlete in legal trouble (he didn’t thank god in this one), the Go2Guy did sort of step up to the plate and follow up on the Andy Roof story in today’s PI. He even took the time to distinguish between UW and WSU transgressions, which was to be expected.

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Hotdog

Lately, the PTIs of the world have been abuzz with the Cedric Benson boating incident. Who to believe? Right now, I’m inclined to believe Benson’s story - apparently he gets pulled over every time he takes his boat out.

What I take exception to is this:

According to the police report, Sgt. Leonard Snyder, who sprayed and arrested Benson, said he believed Benson was intoxicated because he was “combative,” “cocky,” “insulting” and used “profanity,” but at other times was “crying” and “cooperative.”

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