At 9:30 this morning the Seahawks top draft pick Linebacker Aaron Curry walked into team headquarters in Renton with his mother Chris and Fiance Jamilla. At 11 a.m. the former Wake Forest star will meet with the Seattle media for the first time in person.
Curry topped the list of seven draftees by the Seahawks in the 74th NFL draft which ended yesterday afternoon around 4:15 Seattle time.
The Seahawks did a lot of trading with other teams to select the players on their pre draft wish list.
In the second round they drafted center/guard Max Ynger from the University of Oregon. Deon Butler, a receiver from Penn State was chosen in the third round and quarterback Mike Teel of Rutgers was picked in the 6th round.
The Seahawks had three compensatory picks in round seven and chose the folowing players. Courtney Greene a safety from Rutgers, Nick Reed and defensive end from Oregon and Cameron Morrah a tight end from California.
All the new players plus several un drafted invitees will be here Friday for the start of a three day mini camp.
U.S. Open Cup
The SoundersFC host Real Salt Lake Tuesday night at Starfire Sports Complex in a play in match for the U.S. Open Cup. Any soccer team in the nation can enter this tournament . This reminds me of the way they used to do the state basketball tournament in Indiana. All schools no matter what sized student body were able to compete in one single tournament with one champion. That was the inspiration for the movie Hoosiers starring Gene Hackman and Barbara Hersey a few years ago.
Seattle will mix it's line up using some reserve players and some starters. Kickoff is 7 p.m. Tuesday night.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Friday, April 24, 2009
Just came from the 5th annual Seahawks Draft Bowl Home Run Derby. Breaking news!!! The coaches beat the Scouts 24-23 on a walk off homer by Defensive Quality Control coach Tom Headlee.
The annual event serves as a much needed break from months of draft preview work by the scouts, coaches and front office.
The home run dreby was played on the practice fields in back of the Seahawks facility. It was a five inning affair with each team getting eights outs per inning. Anything that isn't a home run is an out.
Former Mariner great Jay Buhner threw out the first pitch and later commented on the slugging skills of the coaches and scouts. "These guys are pretty good, they use the old, swing in case you hit it method, I did that when I played."
The coaches started fast with nine consecutive homers in the first inning then after a 10th homer General Manager Tim Ruskell, captain of the Scouts team invoked the "ten run rule," calling for the inning to end.
Coaches captain Jim Mora argued the rule change but to no avail.
The game came down to the bottom of the 5th inning tied 23-23 when Headlee's home run ended it.
Tomorrow the guys really get down to work when the NFL draft begins at 1 p.m. pacific time. The Seahawks have the fourth overall pick and speculation is running rampant about their choice. They also have the fourth pick in the second round, 37th overall and there's been some interest among other teams in that pick but no indication that the Seahawks will trade down.
The draft continues Sunday with rounds 3 through 7. Overall the Seahawks have 10 picks in the draft.
The annual event serves as a much needed break from months of draft preview work by the scouts, coaches and front office.
The home run dreby was played on the practice fields in back of the Seahawks facility. It was a five inning affair with each team getting eights outs per inning. Anything that isn't a home run is an out.
Former Mariner great Jay Buhner threw out the first pitch and later commented on the slugging skills of the coaches and scouts. "These guys are pretty good, they use the old, swing in case you hit it method, I did that when I played."
The coaches started fast with nine consecutive homers in the first inning then after a 10th homer General Manager Tim Ruskell, captain of the Scouts team invoked the "ten run rule," calling for the inning to end.
Coaches captain Jim Mora argued the rule change but to no avail.
The game came down to the bottom of the 5th inning tied 23-23 when Headlee's home run ended it.
Tomorrow the guys really get down to work when the NFL draft begins at 1 p.m. pacific time. The Seahawks have the fourth overall pick and speculation is running rampant about their choice. They also have the fourth pick in the second round, 37th overall and there's been some interest among other teams in that pick but no indication that the Seahawks will trade down.
The draft continues Sunday with rounds 3 through 7. Overall the Seahawks have 10 picks in the draft.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Hello World
“The only way to make some people you agree with speak is to support the rights of people you don’t agree with.”
Hi everyone, welcome to my blog. I know I’ve made fun of bloggers in the past calling them dangerous, mis- informed, un accountable for their actions and down right irresponsible, It is in that spirit that I join the ever growing world of people key board tappers.
I’ll try to be informed, well researched, polite, fair, inspirational and entertaining. At times I will come across as a left wing socialist and at other times as a moderate Democrat just trying to make sense of the world. Most of all I’ll try to coax a laugh or two out of my readers.
Writing in any forum is a freedom we sometimes take for granted in America. I will always be grateful for that opportunity and will never abuse it.
May you find something useful in this space and perhaps even share it with others.
Bouncing Back
The day offered bright sunshine and spring time temperatures. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 289 points Monday, 1400 people applied for one job in Tacoma and the SoundersFC soccer team has lost two in a row. Can we ever rebound from all this. Of course we can, of course we must, of course we will.
The opening of baseball season this year was a special treat for a lot of reasons. First of all Ken Griffey Jr. is back in Seattle where his career started 20 years ago. The Mariners won 7 of their first 10 games and host the Tampa Bay Rays for the next three days. The Rays are an inspiration for any last place team. If they can go worst to first so can the Mariners.
The NFL draft takes place Saturday. This is the most over hyped off the field activity in the history of sports. Entire careers are made on guessing which team will pick which player. Is it much ado about nothing? Of course it is, but it’s also a lot of fun for millions of people so why not?
The NBA playoffs started over the weekend and people in Portland are besides themselves with joy despite that 20 loss to Houston in Game one.
In politics the right wing attack team is out in force all over talk radio. They are relentless, mean spirited and border on treasonous but we will always respect their right to make fools of themselves.
Barack Obama is the best President of our lifetime and will prove it by the time his first term is over. By the end of his second term there will be a push by some to end “term limits.” I love the guy but even I won’t support that. We messed with the constitution enough the last 8 years, so let’s leave it alone for a while.
And finally on that 48 year old British singer Susan Boyle I have only this to say. Thank you for showing the world that a book should never be judged by its color although so many of us are quick to do just that. You have the voice of an angel and have
Hi everyone, welcome to my blog. I know I’ve made fun of bloggers in the past calling them dangerous, mis- informed, un accountable for their actions and down right irresponsible, It is in that spirit that I join the ever growing world of people key board tappers.
I’ll try to be informed, well researched, polite, fair, inspirational and entertaining. At times I will come across as a left wing socialist and at other times as a moderate Democrat just trying to make sense of the world. Most of all I’ll try to coax a laugh or two out of my readers.
Writing in any forum is a freedom we sometimes take for granted in America. I will always be grateful for that opportunity and will never abuse it.
May you find something useful in this space and perhaps even share it with others.
Bouncing Back
The day offered bright sunshine and spring time temperatures. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 289 points Monday, 1400 people applied for one job in Tacoma and the SoundersFC soccer team has lost two in a row. Can we ever rebound from all this. Of course we can, of course we must, of course we will.
The opening of baseball season this year was a special treat for a lot of reasons. First of all Ken Griffey Jr. is back in Seattle where his career started 20 years ago. The Mariners won 7 of their first 10 games and host the Tampa Bay Rays for the next three days. The Rays are an inspiration for any last place team. If they can go worst to first so can the Mariners.
The NFL draft takes place Saturday. This is the most over hyped off the field activity in the history of sports. Entire careers are made on guessing which team will pick which player. Is it much ado about nothing? Of course it is, but it’s also a lot of fun for millions of people so why not?
The NBA playoffs started over the weekend and people in Portland are besides themselves with joy despite that 20 loss to Houston in Game one.
In politics the right wing attack team is out in force all over talk radio. They are relentless, mean spirited and border on treasonous but we will always respect their right to make fools of themselves.
Barack Obama is the best President of our lifetime and will prove it by the time his first term is over. By the end of his second term there will be a push by some to end “term limits.” I love the guy but even I won’t support that. We messed with the constitution enough the last 8 years, so let’s leave it alone for a while.
And finally on that 48 year old British singer Susan Boyle I have only this to say. Thank you for showing the world that a book should never be judged by its color although so many of us are quick to do just that. You have the voice of an angel and have
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
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