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Monday, November 27, 2006

Monday Morning Sports Report

posted by on November 27 at 9:18 AM

Seahawks: Seattle vs. Green Bay on MNF. Both Alexander and Hasselbeck are set to start.

Sonics: Another loss. Spurs center Tim Duncan scored his 15,000 career point—thanks to a goal-tending charge against the Sonics’ Nick Collison.

Mariners: In the wake of Willie Bloomquist’s contract extension, DMZ at U.S.S. Mariner has this to say:

Where this is really harmful is getting him 250 at-bats a year. If Bloomquist gets that many at-bats, something is badly wrong with the way the manager is using him. 250 at-bats for a guy hitting .247/.320/.299 is bad for the team. It costs them runs, and runs cost the team wins, and we want to see the Mariners win games and compete for pennants and go to the World Series and win it, because we’re fans.

Building winning teams takes two things: roster management, where you assemble all the best tools you can, and the actual use of those tools. While a million dollars is too high a price to pay for Bloomquist, he does have value when used correctly. Paid too much and used so badly, he’s a symptom of what’s wrong with both the roster construction and on-field management of the Mariners, and that makes us sad.

Also: Ohio State #1, USC #2, Michigan #3; Slog regular Mike in MO happy, Chicago Fan not happy; and the Baltimore Ravens sacked Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger nine times yesterday. Nine times.

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It was nice to finally take a lead in the last minute and HOLD IT!!!!! A little too late to hope for a playoff spot, but in the NFC, you can never tell.

re: Bears-Pats...That was UGLY. How many turn overs did each team have? It was like no one wanted to score for a while there...

Posted by Mike in MO | November 27, 2006 9:37 AM
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Oh, and nice touch linking to the local St Louis rag...

Posted by Mike in MO | November 27, 2006 9:39 AM
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Willie Fucking Bloomquist's shiny new contract ruined my weekend.

Posted by Fnarf | November 27, 2006 9:43 AM
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Kudos to the Rams, making life easier for the Seahawks.

Posted by DOUG. | November 27, 2006 10:10 AM
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HUZZAH for the Mariners' big move being the extension of MLB's worst hitter. I'm now certain that WFB has incriminating photos of either Howard, Chuck, Bavasi or all of the above.

Also, BOOOOOO to Seattle getting a 2nd Monday night game, thus ruining another Downtown commute, as if all the ice didn't make things bad enough. Plz to try, NFL, and give the Seahawks Monday night games only on Federal holidays.

Posted by Gomez | November 27, 2006 10:21 AM
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I am just excited to watch brett "mr burns" farve get sacked 20 times tonight

Posted by Joh | November 27, 2006 10:30 AM
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USC deserves to play the Buckeyes for the title. I hate SC but they deserve it. They blew the Irish away!! Ann Arbor has nothing coming.

Posted by SeMe | November 27, 2006 10:45 AM
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Chicago Fan is actually not that unhappy--it's not a Conference loss and so doesn't effect our playoff situation, we were in it till the last interception, and once again our D shows it can play takeaway like nobody's business. Now, if the O can just get Rex Grossman calmed down. It did upset me enough that I now refer to myself in the third person, however.

MNF commute whiners: shut up. If you had a fucking monorail it wouldn't be a problem. Or ride your damn bike.

And tonight I say, go 'Hawks: beat the Packers and they're eliminated from the post-season, and the Bears can clinch next week with a win over the Vikings.

And, Mike in MO: see you on Monday night in two weeks.

Posted by Chicago Fan | November 27, 2006 10:48 AM
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UCLA is going to spoil the BCS party when they beat USC on Saturday and throw a HUGE monkey wrench into the system.

Posted by DOUG. | November 27, 2006 10:51 AM
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Overpaying Willie Bloomquist is hardly the Mariners' biggest problem, or even 2nd biggest. I propose that a Mariners fan fretting about the Bloomquist deal is the equivalent of a Iraqi fretting about the fact that he can't find a decent pastrami sandwich.

Posted by Seth | November 27, 2006 11:01 AM
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Come on now Doug, lets be serious. I thought Sin Semilla was replaced with BC bud in these parts.

Hawks should be fired up today.

Bloomquist is a joke, but some dopey fans seem to like him. Come on Mariners, it is clear: Get your butts to the negotiating table and bring us Zito.

Posted by SeMe | November 27, 2006 11:02 AM
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Hey Chicago fan, the Bears do look like a safe bet the NFC title. But the NE game just highlights how much the NFC sucks. If that’s the best the NFC #1 can do against the AFC #4, maybe it’s a good thing the Snowhawks won’t be the ones suffering the humiliation….unless Indianapolis squeaks through, then it’s simple: blitz Manning, and pick up the bleepin trophy.

During the windstorms in the last month, I saw several trees that were more mobile than Manning. Threw better on the run too.

Posted by A | November 27, 2006 11:15 AM
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@8 - not even dead bodies in the street can come between gomez and his trip home ;p

Posted by charles | November 27, 2006 11:49 AM
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Gomez, I'll swap you every Seattle MNF game for no more gd Wednesday afternoon baseball games. Dumbest day of the week for a day game in Seattle. Who's thinking about day baseball on Wednesday in Seattle? NOBODY. Tuesday or Thursday -- much better.

Mike In Mo -- When I saw Steven Jackson pestle-ing the Niners D into the finest of dusts in the 4th qtr, he hypnotized me away from rooting for another 49ers road win. Curtis' knee in the Zone was as close-cut as either of those Josh Brown kicks. Well, maybe not the 54-yarder. Pretty darn clutch.

Posted by Lloyd Clydesdale | November 27, 2006 11:52 AM
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Sonics who? Aren't they that Michigan team? Or was it Nebraska ...

Posted by Will in Seattle | November 27, 2006 12:03 PM
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Oh, and Gomez -- still a Thursday-nighter to go against the Niners...

Can Charles Gipson revel in the mirth of not being Willie Bloomquist nowadays?

SeMe -- I have it (second-hand) direct from Zito's Jaegered-up mouth that he wants to go to the Yankees.

Posted by Lloyd Clydesdale | November 27, 2006 12:22 PM
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Actually, Lloyd, I have to agree on those Wednesday day games at Safeco. Why? They don't draw well, and the people who do show up ruin traffic for the day.

As for Michigan, I say they had their chance 2 weeks ago, so the hell with them. USC-OSU for the title.

Of course, this would not be such an issue if NCAA football had a playoff system HINT HINT.

As for Bloomquist, no, it's not the worst thing in the world or that big a dent in payroll... but to further Seth's point, the M's have bigger issues afoot than to make it a point to extend Willie 'Boom Boom.' Go make a trade or sign somebody (but not at the absurd rates getting tossed around this offseason; I'm glad they haven't made any big signings).

Posted by Gomez | November 27, 2006 12:42 PM
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Damn you Zito!

Posted by SeMe | November 27, 2006 1:13 PM

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