Results tagged “rockies”

Last night the Colorado Rockies won the National League pennant and removed themselves from the dreaded list of franchises that have never made it to the World Series.

Four years ago, Kyle Kendrick was helping Mt. Vernon High advance in the Northwest 4A district playoffs.

Seattlest spent the morning begging our sister, who's moving herself, her furniture, and her dog over the Rockies today, to get some extra radiator fluid and watch her temperature gauge, because there's record-setting heat wave action on the other side of the Cascades.

The Everett Herald calls it "a tender right elbow," the Seattle Times calls it "tightness in right elbow," we call it "our summer might be ruined." J.J. Putz, the Mariners' closer, the anchor of the bullpen now that Guardado and Soriano are gone, is having a problem with his right elbow, which isn't really a big deal EXCEPT THAT HE THROWS WITH HIS RIGHT ARM.

Man, is there a LOT of Bumbershoot stuff on Seattlest right now. If you're anything like Editor Dan you're hoping for a break in the Bumber action; a contributor's recounting of a trip to Lake Chelan, a reaction to a dunderheaded Seattle Times editorial, or even some lame PR survey naming Seattle 16th Most Fashionable City West of the Rockies. Anything! Well, you can hope for something different, but your hopes will be dashed because this is another Bumbershoot post.

Chim Chim Cheree! The Mariners finished a three-game sweep of the hapless Diamondbacks last night, scoring two runs off Arizona closer Jorge Julio in the 9th for a 3-2 win.

Happy Arbor Day Seattle! Actually, that day would probably make a bigger splash here than the true holiday, President's Day. "President" is a borderline dirty word in Seattle currently--no one wants to be the one who introduces the term to a conversation.

Dark, dark days for skiers and snowboarders in the Pacific Northwest, especially in Seattle. Everything nearby is closed or sucking and the hardcore are fleeing to the Rockies at every opportunity. People are supposed to come HERE to ski...