Tag Archive | baseball
Winning…At what cost?
It’s not whether you win or lose. It’s how you play the game. From P.E. to peewee football to little league baseball, this is what we’re taught when we’re young. In addition to physical skills, some of the biggest things sports and athletics teach us are hard work, perseverance, sportsmanship, teamwork and fair play. Or, [...]
Seattle girl in Dodgertown
As I mentioned last week, I was in L.A. for the 2010 AAJA national convention. Big baseball fan that I am, one of the highlights of my trip was organizing an outing with fellow AAJAers to a Dodgers game while down there. The game was Aug. 6 against the Washington Nationals. I’ve never been to a [...]
Let the games begin!
The Mariners’ season starts on the road, but the first home games are less than a month away. So, needless to say, I’m extremely excited! I’ve talked to my dad and I’m trying to finalize plans to go to a game that first week (he doesn’t know this yet). To get myself pumped, I looked [...]
I’ll take home runs over touchdowns any day
Last night, I went to the Skyline High School-Idaho Falls High School football game, otherwise known as the Emotion Bowl (yes, there’s a website for this rivalry). This was literally my first football game in six years. The last game I’d been to was the homecoming game of my senior year in high school (we [...]
A conversation with my dad
My dad and I went to the Mariners game today. Now, we’re both the type of people who pretty much focus on the game and don’t really talk much while watching. But we do like to discuss the game. Here’s a conversation he and I had when designated hitter, Ken Griffey Jr. had a base [...]
The Kid is back!
Mariners fans of the 1990s rejoice as Ken Griffey Jr. returns to Seattle. After a dismal season, the return of number 24 could be a sign of a return to the Mariners’ days of old. One could only hope. I can’t really go into this very much right now since I’m at work but I [...]
The best things Sammi said in 2008 (according to her)
Another year is coming to a close and that calls for a moment of reflection and introspection. So, in true journalist form, I’ve done a little backtracking and have looked back on what I’ve written since I started this blog back in April. In a moment (or two…or three) of self horn-tooting, I’ve picked out [...]
A stepping stone to new hope: Minority Report Part 4 (Sports Edition)
Just as Harry is Dumbledore‘s man through and through, I’m a Seattle girl, through and through. I proudly don my University of Washington sweatshirt as I venture out into the rain–sans umbrella–with my Starbucks cup in my hand (which I would later recycle, if I ever find a recycling bin here). UW, rain and Starbucks. Those, [...]
Mariners baseball is in an upheaval
On top of the fact that the Sonics may be leaving Seattle, Mariners are now getting the axe left and right to the point where even the players must be questioning what uniform they’ll be wearing next week. What’s next? Matt Hasselbeck gets traded? Good lord, let’s hope not. Who knows how that will affect the [...]
