Slog - Comments on Monday Morning Sports Report http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/monday_morning_sport_13 Brad Steinbacher is on vacation, so I've been appointed to write the Monday morning sports report. Apparently, the Seahawks won yesterday. ("Clutch superstars"? A "big division lead"? Can somebody translate?) Anyway, here's what I'm excited about: The 2012 Olympics in London, which aims to be the first "one-planet" Olympic games. "One-planet living," in a nutshell, means living in such a way that we would only need a single planet to support ourselves. Currently, if everyone in the world lived the way we do in the United States, we would need five planets to support us. Therefore, for our way of... Copyright 2008 Mon, 04 Dec 2006 11:54:39 -0800 Tue, 05 Dec 2006 11:43:34 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by DOUG. The big sports story of the weekend was, of course, UCLA beating USC on Saturday. Some poster named "Seme" owes me an apology for implying that I was on drugs when I correctly predicted this outcome last week.

Fuck the Trojans. Private school punks!

]]> DOUG. http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/monday_morning_sport_13#c538515 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/monday_morning_sport_13#c538515 Mon, 04 Dec 2006 12:02:30 -0800 Comment by him This is a sports report?

]]> him http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/monday_morning_sport_13#c538521 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/monday_morning_sport_13#c538521 Mon, 04 Dec 2006 12:12:33 -0800 Comment by Gomez Asking ECB to write a sports report is like asking... shit, I have no idea for a parallel. But it's a funny match.

]]> Gomez http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/monday_morning_sport_13#c538523 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/monday_morning_sport_13#c538523 Mon, 04 Dec 2006 12:17:14 -0800 Comment by PA Native When does Brad come back? His sports reports aren't exactly hard hitting...but at least they're about sports.

]]> PA Native http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/monday_morning_sport_13#c538526 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/monday_morning_sport_13#c538526 Mon, 04 Dec 2006 12:24:19 -0800 Comment by djfits Aw, sports fans got tricked into thinking about something real for a change. Boo hoo.

]]> djfits http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/monday_morning_sport_13#c538531 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/monday_morning_sport_13#c538531 Mon, 04 Dec 2006 12:28:56 -0800 Comment by Translator Clutch Superstars: Not Jerramy Stevens

Big Division Lead: Our division bites.

]]> Translator http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/monday_morning_sport_13#c538535 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/monday_morning_sport_13#c538535 Mon, 04 Dec 2006 12:33:39 -0800 Comment by COMTE I'm just waiting to see if the Brits will be cheeky enough to allow David Tennant to light the torch at Olympic Stadium.

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/monday_morning_sport_13#c538543 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/monday_morning_sport_13#c538543 Mon, 04 Dec 2006 12:41:42 -0800 Comment by Lloyd Clydesdale By my calculations, the (Winter Olympics ratings-stealing) 2012 Seahawks will field a team on which the youngest players are 16 or so today. Born around 1990. Old enough to drive.

In contrast, the youngest participants in the 2012 Olympiad are currently nine years old. Still in their jammies. Hah! 9!

]]> Lloyd Clydesdale http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/monday_morning_sport_13#c538548 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/monday_morning_sport_13#c538548 Mon, 04 Dec 2006 12:47:49 -0800 Comment by Dave Coffman Actually, I'm happy and impressed with ECB's sports report. I generally could give a toss about the 'Hawks but like to see more alternative takes on what's going on in the sporting world.

I'm surprised the Utah games had that much environmentalism going on. I grew up 50 miles from the Utah border and let me tell you they have no problems contaminating whatever they possibly can in that state. I will say a few more trees would help, so that wasn't a bad idea by the Salt Lake folk. Thank god the truly great areas are largely protected.

]]> Dave Coffman http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/monday_morning_sport_13#c538550 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/monday_morning_sport_13#c538550 Mon, 04 Dec 2006 12:53:20 -0800 Comment by Lloyd Clydesdale By my calculations, the (Winter Olympics ratings-stealing) 2012 Seahawks will field a team on which the youngest players are 16 or so today. Born around 1990. Old enough to drive.

In contrast, the youngest participants in the 2012 Olympiad are currently nine years old. Still in their jammies. Hah! 9!

]]> Lloyd Clydesdale http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/monday_morning_sport_13#c538587 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/monday_morning_sport_13#c538587 Mon, 04 Dec 2006 13:07:33 -0800 Comment by Lloyd Clydesdale No, the rare, non-contiguous double-post is not for emphasis. Something's screwy with the comments today...

]]> Lloyd Clydesdale http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/monday_morning_sport_13#c538613 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/monday_morning_sport_13#c538613 Mon, 04 Dec 2006 13:14:38 -0800 Comment by BC Let me get this straight, they're going to protect wildlife, and have a wind turbine big enough to power the Olympics?

Oh, I am so looking forward to the slaughter of indigenous fowl.

]]> BC http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/monday_morning_sport_13#c538614 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/monday_morning_sport_13#c538614 Mon, 04 Dec 2006 13:14:45 -0800 Comment by N Erica, you missed the big story: the 2012 London Olympic Games are already massively over budget. Apparently somebody forgot (cough, cough) about the 17.5% value added tax in the UK. Oops! Then there’s rising construction costs. A leading architect declaring cost cuts may cause it to be the 'plasterboard Olympics'.

And in the center of the three-ring circus: a 400 million pound contract to a consultant whose job it will be to……keep costs down!

]]> N http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/monday_morning_sport_13#c538659 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/monday_morning_sport_13#c538659 Mon, 04 Dec 2006 13:29:59 -0800 Comment by kinaidos "Promote local food" - won't that make the visitors happy - head cheeses, boiled meats, tripe stew and blood sausages - yummy.
Surely in the fine print somewhere is a disclaimer about fox hunting being a demonstration sport this games.

]]> kinaidos http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/monday_morning_sport_13#c538679 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/monday_morning_sport_13#c538679 Mon, 04 Dec 2006 13:37:05 -0800 Comment by Mr. X "Erica, you missed the big story: the 2012 London Olympic Games are already massively over budget. Apparently somebody forgot (cough, cough) about the 17.5% value added tax in the UK. Oops! Then there’s rising construction costs. A leading architect declaring cost cuts may cause it to be the 'plasterboard Olympics'."

This could have been us - and Nick Licata's yeoman work to kill the 2012 Seattle Olympic bid is yet another reason to thank him and his staff.

]]> Mr. X http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/monday_morning_sport_13#c538711 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/monday_morning_sport_13#c538711 Mon, 04 Dec 2006 13:43:26 -0800 Comment by Dave Coffman Yeah these sporting events never seem to break even, much less make money. There was an interesting story not too long ago on the Athens games and how the facilities are not being used/going into disrepair.

The Sydney group actually spent large sums to downsize the size of their Olympic Stadium and now have trouble themselves getting people to use the various venues.

The bottom line is that while I love sports, it seems rare anymore that a set of games, a stadium or venue is built without substantial taxpayer help- either up front or at the end of the day.

]]> Dave Coffman http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/monday_morning_sport_13#c538780 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/monday_morning_sport_13#c538780 Mon, 04 Dec 2006 14:02:29 -0800 Comment by bonehead's girlfriend I nominate ECB Head of Stranger Sports- looking forward to rest of the week!

]]> bonehead's girlfriend http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/monday_morning_sport_13#c538828 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/monday_morning_sport_13#c538828 Mon, 04 Dec 2006 14:42:27 -0800 Comment by sputnik Awesome win(albeit it was close) by the Seahawks sunday. We never win in Denver and we finally did win in denver. Matt Hasselback played with a wounded hand and Alexander kept up the momentum to get us in field goal range at the end. 20 / 20 I was biting my nails, angry at how we let the Broncos get back with 1 minute 40 seconds to play. Our city got a good kicker named Brown and his 53 yarder was perfect within 10 seconds of game time. I like the Seahawks playing Denver. It is a great rivalry to me since they used to kick our ass everytime down there. We beat the Raiders, St.Louis Rams, GreenBay, and now the Broncos. Still ESPN Big shot sports shows and sportscasters give us no love. Its always about the Saints or Dallas, or why the Steelers suck this year( I think its Karma). And when they do mention our Division its all about the losers Raiders, chargers, or . When thye mention Seattle (our team represents the city you know)its all we are lucky that Hasselback and Alexander are back. We did a lot to get where we are without them while they healed. Wallace deserves some love and respect(despite SF) and the defense is strong. Just ventn that we get no respect from the othe Major Sports networks shows.They always show slow motion plays with cool soundtracks for other teams games why not ours screw them. we are a city to be reckongnized. I want to see in slow motion Alexander going through the motions to catch a pass from Hasselback to the tune of SoundGardens Rooster or something from Metal Church
not on Fox but on ESPN. Terry Bradshaw show or something. Vent over. Seahawks give them hell again next week. I dont' care if they say its luck, you guys are still winning and the cities a lot more fun with you guys winning. I like wearing SEATTLE gear when I'm on the road in other cities.

]]> sputnik http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/monday_morning_sport_13#c541826 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/monday_morning_sport_13#c541826 Tue, 05 Dec 2006 08:41:13 -0800 Comment by Lloyd Clydesdale Sputnik -- Metal Church refrence, nice.

I'd love to see "Dance of the Sugar Plum Faries" (though -- far from my means of delight -- homophope announcers would have a snickering field day with the word 'fairy') played on the stadium sound system every time Josh Brown comes out onto the field and kicks the wintree "nutcracker" with 10 seconds left to play.

]]> Lloyd Clydesdale http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/monday_morning_sport_13#c541970 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/monday_morning_sport_13#c541970 Tue, 05 Dec 2006 09:22:58 -0800 Comment by sputnik LoL true so true.

]]> sputnik http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/monday_morning_sport_13#c542232 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/monday_morning_sport_13#c542232 Tue, 05 Dec 2006 09:56:30 -0800 Comment by Mr. X I'd say use "Ton of Bricks" when a Hawk makes a tackle (but while I love old Metal Church, football does bore me to tears).

]]> Mr. X http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/monday_morning_sport_13#c542489 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/monday_morning_sport_13#c542489 Tue, 05 Dec 2006 11:43:34 -0800