Category Archives: Sports

Winning the Early Game

The Seattle Seahawks accomplished an unusual feat today. In beating the New York Giants 36-25 at the Meadowlands, they won a game played in the Eastern Time Zone. Even better it was the early game, starting at 10:00 AM on the West Coast. I don’t have a statistics staff to research how rare an East Coast win is for the Seahawks. Trust me, they don’t happen often and are worth a blog post.
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Enjoying the Baseball Postseason

I spend hours watching the MLB playoffs and the World Series. October is the time of year when I’m just getting back into TV after a summer hiatus. The best part of the postseason so far—the Yankees have already been eliminated! That’s right, the rest of the month is going to be Yankee free.
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A Moment of Silence for Dave

The Seattle Mariners, the media, and the public have honored long-time baseball announcer Dave Niehaus in a variety of ways since he passed away from a heart attack last November. But a special tribute observed in the radio booth during last night’s season opener against the A’s in Oakland was the shortest and perhaps the most fitting.
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Bucking the Experts

Normally the Mud Bay blog refrains from predicting the outcome of sporting events. For starters, it is too easy to be proved wrong. Plus a prediction should be backed by a wager to carry any weight. Online gambling is illegal in Washington. So my prediction is caveated with the subjunctive. This post is about the way I would bet on the Super Bowl if I didn’t live in a nanny state.
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When Tweets Aren’t Enough

Golf fans on the go who used to depend on tournament tweets to keep updated have a better option this year. They can catch PGA Tour events live on the radio. All they need to do is subscribe to SiriusXM satellite radio and tune to Channel 209, the PGA Tour Network.
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So Many Bowl Sponsors

Tonight the Oregon Ducks battle the Auburn Tigers in the Tostitos BCS National Championship Game. The contest is the 35th and, as you might guess from the title, last game in a college football bowl schedule that began December 18th. So far I have seen parts of two bowls. Clearly I should have watched more games because my name recognition of the various bowl sponsors wouldn’t receive a passing grade.
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A Great Text Message

The message—8—was short, simple, and completely understandable given the context. That’s what former Seahawk Dave Wyman texted to talk-show host Dori Monson after attending Seahawks coach Pete Carroll’s news conference today. As Monson helpfully explained before passing it on during his radio show, “Dave is a man of few words.”
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