Big iced tea matchup on Friday

These nicknames for Avila from St. Louis - this is getting into Charles Barkley or Jared Lorenzen territory. This is rare air. “Steph Blurry” “SLU Alcindor”…things of that nature.

Eugenio Suarez has been responsible for two of the most cartoonish eyes-popping-out-of-head-on-stalks moments for me in the last six months. This man is made for tournament baseball, and yet baseball has limited tournaments and truly decisive games. Again, we are ALL poorer without the WBC.

Wooooowwww, what a moment for Palencia and for Venezuela. Congratulations.

Eh You Heh Knee Oh.

Just an unreal performance by Eduardo Rodriguez. I think the US line up looks tentative and just off, but don’t want to take anything away from Rodriguez. Still, if you’re scoring at home, dancing and fun leads over baseball = war cosplay.

For obvious reasons, this story made my day. So glad that Dave Cameron not only gets to work for his childhood team and the team he spent years analyzing, but that he has a hand in shaping the best M’s team(s) in decades.

Venezuela knocks off Japan…impressive win. I know it’s an upset, Japan’s the defending champ and all of that, but you look at that team and it’s not exactly a shock. This tournament is so great, though I’m sad to see Japan go.

Wrote about Russell, a very significant figure in my brain pebblehunting.substack.com/p/what-russe...

At this point I just want Spurs out of the CL to focus on staying up in the league. What had been a great story and a ray of light is just more humiliation now. (Also hoping that at this rate Obed Vargas can get a run in the 2nd half for Atletico)

I’m at Lakes high school this morning as my daughter is in an event here. If you’re my age, Lakes high is associated with one name, a legendary athlete. Shockingly, it’s not Seahawks Super Bowl champ WR Jermaine Kearse. For me, this is @katestarbird.bsky.social ‘s school.

Seattle legend (and Mariner for 3 games) Stuart Fairchild with a grand slam for Taiwan vs. Czechia.

As a kid I learned that my Mariner favorites would play no part in the postseason, but the trade of Owen/Hendu was revelatory. Henderson’s iconic home run was iconic image, but Spike was great in the ALCS and WS that year. More importantly (debatable), he played SS at the first M’s game I went to.

Home after a very wet Sounders season opener. Just a weird, disjointed first half with the injuries, lots of VARing, and 12 min. of extra time, but the Sounders looked dominant for much of the game and got a win. I’ll take it. Hope the news on Morris is unexpectedly good.

Just great Olympic hockey today. One blowout in four games, three go to OT. Canada/Czechia probably the game of the Olympics thus far, but US/Sweden wasn’t far back.

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How you doing, @crawfordchrisv.bsky.social ?

Hell yeah, Seahawks

Seahawks up by two scores. I’ll take it?

Getting properly nervous at this point. To got this, Seahawks. Game still hours away, food’s done/warming….and nerves are growing. Step on their necks early, Hawks.

Wehrwolf Parade? These Arms are Schutzstafells? Trump is the Reason? Nazi Milk Hotel? Tengo La Immigrante?

I see this all the time, and I unironically wonder if part of the reason I’m Not Like That despite all the lead is that I was already exposed to so much *arsenic* growing up in Tacoma. Maybe it counters the lead?

Much respect to the Rams who are so incredibly good. That team is terrifying.

Woooooooo!!!! Let’s go, Hawks!!! Abolish ICE!

Wut?

What on earth was that?

Hopefully they do this in the Super Bowl against the Patriots

Kenneth Walker came to play.

Great start, Seahawks. Now get 6. (And abolish ICE)

This had been a good if slightly boring game, but it’s been riveting for these last 15 minutes.

"I bet Aaron Rodgers is so upset right now because he lost and got tackled a lot" is honestly something that someone who's jealous about how much Raw Water he's about to consume would say. In a week his paramecium levels are going to be triple yours. A week later, triple that. Deal with it.

The AFC just does not seem like a legitimate conference, based on what we’ve seen in these playoffs.

This all seems pretty unbecoming of a FIFA Peace Prize winner

Three views of Rainier on NYE, each around 4pm. Because I suck at this, the leftmost is 2024, the middle is 2023, and the right is 2025. A linear presentation would imply some sort of narrative, or would require more effort than I can muster right now. Happy new year.

The best stratovolcano around.

Made a beef Wellington for Xmas and it turned out okay, so that’s a win. Two loaves of bread, sauces, salad, roast veggies. I’m tired.

Merry Christmas, y’all. I hope next year is better in every way for you and yours.

THEY DID IT AGAIN OMFG

Seahawks victories despite an opponent that you simply cannot stop: 1(t): Tonight 1(t): 11/11/1990 at KC, aka the Derrick Thomas game

Wooooooooww. Go Hawks.

The footwork by JSN and Coooop on that drive. 🤌🤌🤌🤌

Just amazing perfect throw to avoid Jones. Stanford/Nacua is just an amazing combination.

Seahawks just comprehensively outplayed and outcoached tonight. It happens. Still hurts.

Damn it.

Nicely done. Kenneth Walker and the OL.

We’re No. 1!!! Congratulations to Coach Clark, and all the Huskies now - and since 1962.

How on earth did Atlanta win that game?!

Don’t really care who wins the Packers/Bears game, but it does feel like a letdown when a good, well-played game like this one ends on just an awful play like that.

caleb. no!

Incredible Sunday Night game to watch. Not sure a lot of it was, you know, *good*, but it was incredible to watch. The ump show (do we call them ref shows in the NFL?) didn’t help, but the mix of great and awful plays was near even. It’s not even a complaint - it helped make it close/compelling.