Slog - Comments on Team Bennett Reveals City's "Machieavellian" Plot http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/team_bennett_reveals_citys_machieavellia I switched my keyboard to “CAPS LOCK” mode at one point during this morning’s Sonics trial because what was going down seemed like a pretty big deal: Judge Marsha Pechman had just overruled the city’s desperate series of objections to Team Bennett’s interrogation of former Sonics player and later CEO, Wally Walker. The city’s lead attorney, Paul Lawrence, was trying in vain to stop a line damning questioning by Bennett’s attack dog, attorney Paul Taylor, by arguing that Team Bennett had provided no proof that Walker was a consultant for the city while simultaneously working with a group of local... Copyright 2008 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:59:53 -0800 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:57:03 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by A Non Imus Who. Gives. A. Shit?

]]> A Non Imus http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/team_bennett_reveals_citys_machieavellia#c1056504 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/team_bennett_reveals_citys_machieavellia#c1056504 City Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:23:41 -0800 Comment by cw I just gave a shit and hopefully, the little corny bits will land on your head.


]]> cw http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/team_bennett_reveals_citys_machieavellia#c1056509 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/team_bennett_reveals_citys_machieavellia#c1056509 City Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:28:03 -0800 Comment by laterite "Machiavellian"


Now there's a phrase that's nuked the fridge.

]]> laterite http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/team_bennett_reveals_citys_machieavellia#c1056512 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/team_bennett_reveals_citys_machieavellia#c1056512 City Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:29:05 -0800 Comment by max solomon you'd think that the city would know: wally walker = lose.

sonics observers certainly do. if schultz had fired wally & hired a competent GM, as was advised by fans the moment he bought the team from the ackerlys, he would have made money!

]]> max solomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/team_bennett_reveals_citys_machieavellia#c1056513 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/team_bennett_reveals_citys_machieavellia#c1056513 City Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:29:06 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV The only thing I don't understand about moving the Mariners to Oklahoma is how you'd keep the name, Oklahoma being landlocked, and all.

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/team_bennett_reveals_citys_machieavellia#c1056526 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/team_bennett_reveals_citys_machieavellia#c1056526 City Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:41:44 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle In related news, 95 percent of Seattle has already moved on and is wondering when the Sonics will get the hint and leave already.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/team_bennett_reveals_citys_machieavellia#c1056528 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/team_bennett_reveals_citys_machieavellia#c1056528 City Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:43:22 -0800 Comment by okay. "In related news, 95 percent of Slog has already moved on and is wondering when Will in Seattle will get the hint and leave already."

]]> okay. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/team_bennett_reveals_citys_machieavellia#c1056539 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/team_bennett_reveals_citys_machieavellia#c1056539 City Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:49:51 -0800 Comment by Fnarf This city is a cartoon. Bennett is crushing them like Hulk. I predict the verdict will be in favor of the city, but the damages will be one dollar, and the Sonics will play in OK just like we've known all along for two years now.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/team_bennett_reveals_citys_machieavellia#c1056542 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/team_bennett_reveals_citys_machieavellia#c1056542 City Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:50:25 -0800 Comment by six shooter If Alexie likes the Sonics, I like the Sonics. If you punks could BLOG like he can write, we wouldn't have to read about It's Mark Mitchell's teenaged masturbation sessions.

]]> six shooter http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/team_bennett_reveals_citys_machieavellia#c1056563 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/team_bennett_reveals_citys_machieavellia#c1056563 City Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:05:12 -0800 Comment by Gary If it's so bad for the city to try to make it difficult on Clay to move the team, when will it be bad that Clay got rid of all the good players so the team would suck and so that no one would come to the games?

Sure the city was tying to make it touch on Clay - they don't want to see the team go.

My question is when does Clay get judged for his handling of the team and the situation?

]]> Gary http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/team_bennett_reveals_citys_machieavellia#c1056565 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/team_bennett_reveals_citys_machieavellia#c1056565 City Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:06:31 -0800 Comment by Gary that's 'tough on Clay.'

]]> Gary http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/team_bennett_reveals_citys_machieavellia#c1056567 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/team_bennett_reveals_citys_machieavellia#c1056567 City Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:08:06 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle @9 - actually, most of the writing in those is a lot more readable, FWIW.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/team_bennett_reveals_citys_machieavellia#c1056583 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/team_bennett_reveals_citys_machieavellia#c1056583 City Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:17:48 -0800 Comment by umvue All very interesting (or not) but... I'd really like the take of someone who understands the law and the legal issues under consideration. My hope and understanding is that all of the soap opera stuff will prove largely irrelevant in the judges ruling re specific performance and the lease.

]]> umvue http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/team_bennett_reveals_citys_machieavellia#c1056586 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/team_bennett_reveals_citys_machieavellia#c1056586 City Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:19:22 -0800 Comment by Sam M. Thank you for these reports, Josh.

]]> Sam M. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/team_bennett_reveals_citys_machieavellia#c1056606 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/team_bennett_reveals_citys_machieavellia#c1056606 City Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:34:10 -0800 Comment by six shooter Is there a professional sports team you enjoy watching, Will in Seattle @12?

]]> six shooter http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/team_bennett_reveals_citys_machieavellia#c1056613 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/team_bennett_reveals_citys_machieavellia#c1056613 City Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:39:05 -0800 Comment by reval5 @13, check out KJR's interview with ESPN lawyer guy Roger Cossack from yesterday. It's on their site somewhere. Shouldn't be hard to find.

The gist of it is that he doesn't see a verdict that would necessarily keep the team here for any length of time and that these things usually come down to a settlement amount. He says there's no way the judge will rule that the Sonics have to play all 82 home games here.

Today's Walker testimony, along with the mayor's contradictions on Monday and Alexie's bizarre ramblings have showed me that Seattle did NOT do their homework and has screwed the pooch.

]]> reval5 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/team_bennett_reveals_citys_machieavellia#c1056616 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/team_bennett_reveals_citys_machieavellia#c1056616 City Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:42:55 -0800 Comment by six shooter Seattle doesn't have to win this case. Seattle only has to cost Bennett money.

At some dollar amount, Bennett will agree to sell the team. When Bennett sells the team, you and I will build them a new statium. The Sonics will win a lot of games for a couple years.

This is the Seattle Way.

]]> six shooter http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/team_bennett_reveals_citys_machieavellia#c1056621 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/team_bennett_reveals_citys_machieavellia#c1056621 City Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:46:48 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV ESPN lawyer guy simply doesn't know what Marsha Pechman's capable of.

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/team_bennett_reveals_citys_machieavellia#c1056641 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/team_bennett_reveals_citys_machieavellia#c1056641 City Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:08:17 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle I got a stadium for them ... it's called Under The Viaduct.

@15 - yeah, I like NHL, CFL, MLS, and baseball.

Ichiro!

Oh, and curling's kind of hot too, but I don't watch it too often.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/team_bennett_reveals_citys_machieavellia#c1056705 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/team_bennett_reveals_citys_machieavellia#c1056705 City Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:56:53 -0800 Comment by joykiller Will's canadian and wouldn't know a real sport if it sat in his lap.

The CFL? Really? What is this, a Seinfeld episode?

]]> joykiller http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/team_bennett_reveals_citys_machieavellia#c1056795 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/team_bennett_reveals_citys_machieavellia#c1056795 City Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:57:03 -0800