I’m always the last to know. I’ve been out and about, running errands and stopping by Legion Field to watch Olympic College baseball team work. I get back to the house and I’m reading that Ken Griffey Jr. denies an earlier report that he’s decided to sign with the Braves.
Here’s the latest story on MLB.com. Stay tuned.
There will be no homecoming in Seattle for Ken Griffey Jr. Does that mean Garrett Anderson, formerly of the Angels, signs with the Mariners? That seems to be the logical thing to do.
Here’s a morning report from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Griffey:
Griffey picks Braves over Mariners
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Lake Buena Vista, Fla. — Ken Griffey Jr. has chosen to sign with the Braves, according to a person close to the veteran star and familiar with the on-going negotiations. Griffey and Braves general manager Frank Wren met Monday night in Orlando. Wren and Griffey’s agent were scheduled to meet today in an effort to finalize a deal.
The Braves would be adding a 13-time former All-Star who’s one of six players to hit 600 or more home runs.
The 39-year-old erstwhile “Kid” — also known as “Junior” — decided to sign with the Braves over an offer to return to Seattle, where he played his first 11 seasons with the Mariners and was the American League MVP in 1997.
The two teams made similar offers, believed to be in the range of $2 million guaranteed, with incentives tied to staying healthy and getting a lot of plate appearances.
Griffey, who lives in Orlando, is nearly a decade removed from his years as a Gold Glove center fielder — he won 10 of those fielding awards in a row in the ’90s — but is still at least a serviceable outfielder and a formidable hitter against right-handed pitching.
He’s expected to play primarily in left field for the Braves, probably in a platoon role right-handed hitter Matt Diaz, though Griffey could also play against some lefty pitchers.
He could also serve as a backup center fielder for the Braves, who only got 27 home runs from their outfield last season, the lowest total in the majors.
Griffey had offseason knee surgery to repair a problem that plagued him last season, when he hit .249 with 18 homers and 71 RBI for the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago White Sox. Against right-handers, he hit a solid .272 with 14 homers, .372 on-base percentage and .462 slugging percentage.
Before 2008, Griffey had slugged over .500 against right-handers for 15 consecutive seasons.
Diaz has a .328 career average against lefties, with 18 homers and a robust .869 OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage) in 478 at-bats.
Griffey’s dad, Ken Griffey Sr., played left field for the Braves when Tom Glavine made his debut 22 years ago. Now, the son could soon be teammates with Glavine, who’s expected to re-sign with the Braves soon.
Washington’s Pac-10-leading Huskies are up to No. 19 in the coaches poll and No. 22 in the AP poll released today. UCLA, which was swept in the desert this week, remains ahead of Washington — No. 15 (coaches) and No. 20 (AP) even though the Huskies beat the Bruins earlier this season. Both are 19-6 overall. The UW is at UCLA on Thursday and USC on Saturday.
Arizona State remains the Pac-10’s highest-rated team. The Sun Devils (20-5) are No. 11 (coaches) and No. 14 (AP). ASU (Feb. 26) and Arizona (Feb. 28), which might be playing better than any league in the league right now, visit the UW next week.
That’s a tough four-game stretch for Washington, one that will go a long way toward determining what kind of seed they’ll get in the NCAA Tournament. I can see Washington getting a No. 3 seed if they can win three games. Bracketology currently has the UW a No. 4 seed in the East Regional, opening against Arkansas Little Rock in Portland.
Bracketology has Gonzaga (19-5) as a No. 6 seed in the West, opening against Miami in Boise, Idaho. The Zags are ranked N0. 20 (coaches) and No. 17 (AP) this week.
Washington is No. 22 in the RPI ratings. Check ’em out below.
CBN RPI College Basketball Ratings
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Rating Percentage Index (RPI) has been used
by the NCAA since 1981 to supplement the selection of at-large
teams and the seeding of all teams for the NCAA basketball
tournament. This list is an independent duplication of the RPI
without input from the NCAA. The basic RPI is derived from three
component factors: Div. I winning percentage (25)%, schedule
strength (50)%; and opponent’s schedule strength (25)%. Games
against non-Division I opponents are not used in calculating the
RPI. Beginning with the 2004-05 season, road wins will be weighed
at 1.4; road losses at .6; home wins at .6; and home losses at 1.4.
Neutral-site games are valued at 1.0.
Copyright 2009 Collegiate Basketball News Co.
Through Feb. 15
Div. I Sched.
Record Strength
W L Rating
Rank RPI
1. Pittsburgh 22
2 .6143 14
.6804
2. Oklahoma 25
1 .5878 30
.6738
3. Connecticut 24
1 .5826 36
.6673
4. North Carolina 22
2 .5938 25
.6670
5. Duke 20 5
.6335 8 .6583
6. Michigan St. 20
4 .6280 10
.6513
7. Memphis 22
3 .5842 33
.6453
8. Xavier 21
4 .5983 21
.6440
9. Villanova 20
5 .6064 18
.6401
10. Clemson 20
4 .5965 23
.6376
11. Utah 18 6
.6139 15 .6359
12. Kansas 20
5 .5916 27
.6326
13. West Virginia 17
8 .6423 5
.6305
14. Missouri 21
4 .5719 46
.6305
15. Illinois 21
5 .5739 43
.6301
16. Wake Forest 19
4 .5667 55
.6300
17. Louisville 19
5 .6011 20
.6257
18. Tennessee 16
8 .6619 2
.6212
19. Syracuse 18
7 .6060 19
.6198
20. Florida St. 19
6 .5922 26
.6187
21. Butler 21
3 .5294 104
.6162
22. Washington 19
6 .5882 29
.6149
23. California 19
6 .5823 37
.6134
24. Marquette 21
4 .5294 103
.6131
25. Dayton 23
3 .5114 133
.6121
26. Ohio St. 17
6 .5836 34
.6115
27. Arizona St. 20
5 .5561 74
.6115
28. Purdue 19
6 .5763 40
.6114
29. Wisconsin 15
9 .6495 4
.6110
30. Gonzaga 18
5 .5640 58
.6088
31. Siena 20
6 .5648 56
.6084
32. UCLA 19 6
.5625 61 .6084
33. Utah St. 23
2 .4961 160
.6068
34. Temple 15
9 .5965 24
.6066
35. BYU 18 5
.5611 62 .6050
36. Minnesota 18
6 .5668 54
.6037
37. Georgetown 13
10 .6617 3
.6002
38. Oklahoma St. 15
9 .6374 6
.5996
39. UAB 17 8
.5714 48 .5982
40. Texas 17
7 .5675 53
.5955
41. LSU 21 4
.5237 112 .5953
42. South Carolina 18
5 .5382 93
.5952
43. Arizona 18
8 .5721 45
.5939
44. Southern Cal 15
9 .6128 16
.5934
45. Florida 19
6 .5280 107
.5927
46. San Diego St. 16
6 .5571 70
.5921
47. Miami-FL 14
9 .6275 11
.5904
48. Cincinnati 16
9 .5974 22
.5893
49. Virginia Tech 16
8 .5746 41
.5888
50. Davidson 21
4 .5026 150
.5886
51. Boston College 19
8 .5743 42
.5869
52. Texas A&M 16
8 .5829 35
.5858
53. Michigan 15
10 .6110 17
.5840
54. Baylor 15
9 .6210 12
.5826
55. UNLV 19 6
.5295 102 .5803
56. Creighton 21
6 .5094 137
.5797
57. George Mason 17
8 .5400 92
.5771
58. Illinois St. 21
5 .4740 214
.5728
59. Kentucky 18
7 .5408 91
.5724
60. St. Mary’s 18
5 .4881 184
.5720
61. Maryland 16
8 .5600 64
.5719
62. Niagara 21
6 .4854 190
.5703
63. Rhode Island 18
8 .5172 124
.5694
64. Nebraska 15
8 .5700 50
.5677
65. Western Kentucky 16
8 .5231 114
.5672
66. Providence 16
9 .5645 57
.5662
67. Va. Commonwealth 18
8 .5260 108
.5659
68. Mississippi 13
11 .6162 13
.5658
69. Miami-OH 15
8 .5283 106
.5658
70. Penn St. 18
8 .5283 105
.5645
71. Tulsa 16
9 .5446 85
.5645
72. UW-Green Bay 18
7 .4888 182
.5639
73. Cleveland St. 16
8 .5200 118
.5632
74. Notre Dame 13
10 .5723 44
.5630
75. New Mexico 16
9 .5459 83
.5596
76. Kansas St. 16
8 .5437 86
.5592
77. Northeastern 16
9 .5174 123
.5565
78. Boise St. 16
7 .4941 167
.5563
79. Saint Joseph’s 14
10 .5607 63
.5547
80. American 17
7 .4813 201
.5546
81. UTEP 15 9
.5489 79 .5543
82. Northwestern 13
10 .5772 38
.5515
83. Northern Iowa 17
8 .5089 139
.5510
84. Buffalo 17
6 .4653 234
.5493
85. Mississippi St. 15
9 .5590 65
.5485
86. Stanford 15
8 .5157 127
.5475
87. Seton Hall 13
10 .5627 60
.5455
88. Houston 16
7 .4837 196
.5445
89. Hofstra 16
9 .5026 151
.5429
90. Virginia 8
13 .6630 1
.5426
91. N.C. St. 14
9 .5420 90
.5422
92. UALR 19 6
.4568 257 .5419
93. Auburn 15
9 .5484 80
.5415
94. Wright St. 16
10 .5103 136
.5410
95. Fairfield 15
12 .5364 96
.5406
96. Weber St. 16
8 .4904 174
.5400
97. Evansville 13
10 .5568 72
.5393
98. La Salle 14
10 .5427 87
.5386
99. Binghamton 16
8 .4795 205
.5379
100. Vanderbilt 15
9 .5190 120
.5361
101. Duquesne 15
9 .5073 143
.5354
102. Drexel 14
10 .5122 132
.5353
103. Stephen F.Austin 12
7 .4673 228
.5348
104. Portland 15
9 .4902 176
.5340
105. Nevada 14
10 .5296 101
.5339
106. Bradley 13
12 .5422 88
.5333
107. Iowa 13
13 .5631 59
.5324
108. Vermont 20
7 .4535 262
.5312
109. Robert Morris 19
8 .4580 252
.5312
110. Wyoming 12
10 .5167 125
.5300
111. Cornell 15
7 .4455 275
.5296
112. UCF 15 9
.4973 158 .5287
113. Texas Tech 11
13 .5885 28
.5282
114. Southern Miss 10
11 .5700 49
.5277
115. Belmont 15
9 .4805 204
.5272
116. Washington St. 13
12 .5466 82
.5267
117. Mount St. Mary’s 16
10 .4810 202
.5258
118. North Dakota St. 17
6 .4284 301
.5253
119. Akron 15
9 .4717 217
.5234
120. Arkansas 13
10 .5361 97
.5213
121. James Madison 17
10 .4718 216
.5206
122. TCU 12
12 .5318 100
.5196
123. Col. Charleston 17
7 .4483 270
.5195
124. Troy 16
10 .4713 218
.5183
125. Tennessee-Martin 16
6 .4105 318
.5181
126. New Mexico St. 13
12 .5213 117
.5164
127. Sam Houston St. 10
9 .4974 157
.5155
128. UW-Milwaukee 12
11 .5035 147
.5149
129. Saint Louis 14
10 .4887 183
.5148
130. Southern Ill. 10
15 .5686 52
.5137
131. Austin Peay 12
11 .5143 130
.5133
132. Texas A&M-CC 11
11 .4869 188
.5126
133. Oral Roberts 12
13 .5151 129
.5123
134. East Tenn. St. 15
8 .4518 264
.5115
135. Old Dominion 16
9 .4501 268
.5105
136. St. John’s 12
13 .5563 73
.5104
137. North Texas 14
10 .4806 203
.5098
138. Oregon St. 9
13 .5581 69
.5098
139. Navy 17
8 .4326 293
.5093
140. VMI 16 5
.3877 332 .5086
141. Iowa St. 12
12 .5332 99
.5081
142. Manhattan 15
11 .4902 175
.5079
143. Oakland 15
11 .4405 284
.5078
144. Montana 14
9 .4410 283
.5071
145. Murray St. 12
10 .4749 213
.5069
146. Alabama 11
11 .5481 81
.5066
147. Boston U. 14
11 .4879 187
.5059
148. Jacksonville 14
10 .4773 208
.5052
149. Long Beach St. 12
11 .5004 153
.5046
150. Portland St. 14
9 .4272 303
.5044
151. Richmond 11
13 .5235 113
.5039
152. Radford 12
10 .4680 227
.5032
153. South Florida 8
16 .5875 32
.5032
154. CS Northridge 11
10 .4849 193
.5031
155. Drake 14
12 .5108 135
.5026
156. Albany 13
13 .4923 170
.5025
157. Massachusetts 8
14 .5693 51
.5012
158. Middle Tennessee 13
11 .4849 191
.5006
159. Loyola-Maryland 11
16 .5376 94
.5005
160. Oregon 6
19 .6303 9
.5001
161. Rider 14
11 .4662 232
.5000
162. Pacific 13
9 .4596 249
.4993
163. Morgan St. 14
10 .4415 281
.4993
164. Wofford 11
12 .4986 155
.4990
165. Wichita St. 12
13 .5141 131
.4984
166. Morehead St. 14
11 .4636 239
.4982
167. Georgia Tech 10
14 .5516 77
.4981
168. Rutgers 10
15 .5560 75
.4975
169. Colorado St. 8
16 .5877 31
.4970
170. Texas-Arlington 10
10 .4568 256
.4963
171. Kent St. 13
11 .4707 219
.4962
172. Liberty 15
8 .3970 327
.4959
173. Iona 12
14 .4909 172
.4959
174. Eastern Kentucky 14
9 .4166 312
.4955
175. The Citadel 15
10 .4462 274
.4952
176. Marshall 8
14 .5770 39
.4946
177. Nicholls St. 12
9 .4574 255
.4944
178. Ohio 13
11 .4575 254
.4943
179. Charlotte 9
15 .5589 68
.4939
180. CS Fullerton 12
12 .4880 185
.4911
181. East Carolina 10
11 .4893 178
.4909
182. Idaho 10
13 .5198 119
.4904
183. Mercer 14
11 .4370 290
.4898
184. Indiana 5
18 .6342 7
.4889
185. Chattanooga 12
13 .4698 221
.4889
186. South Alabama 14
11 .4512 266
.4867
187. Loyola-Chicago 12
14 .4837 197
.4862
188. Illinois-Chicago 11
14 .4849 192
.4861
189. Western Carolina 11
12 .4849 194
.4859
190. St. Bonaventure 13
11 .4508 267
.4859
191. Stetson 11
12 .4938 168
.4855
192. Stony Brook 13
12 .4727 215
.4842
193. Georgia 10
15 .5518 76
.4826
194. Bowling Green 12
10 .4361 291
.4817
195. Gardner-Webb 8
14 .5025 152
.4816
196. DePaul 8
18 .5717 47
.4813
197. UC Santa Barbara 9
13 .5031 148
.4807
198. Cent. Conn. St. 12
13 .4697 222
.4805
199. UMBC 11
13 .4773 207
.4804
200. Arkansas St. 11
12 .4605 246
.4800
201. Louisiana Tech 10
13 .4879 186
.4794
202. Holy Cross 13
12 .4525 263
.4791
203. UNC Asheville 9
14 .5030 149
.4777
204. UC Riverside 13
10 .4202 309
.4769
205. Idaho St. 8
17 .5571 71
.4763
206. Texas-San Ant. 12
8 .3861 334
.4762
207. Montana St. 11
11 .4375 287
.4762
208. Santa Clara 12
14 .4624 242
.4761
209. Sacred Heart 12
13 .4668 230
.4751
210. San Diego 11
13 .4558 258
.4741
211. San Jose St. 8
13 .4952 163
.4732
212. Presbyterian 10
15 .4893 179
.4730
213. Missouri St. 10
16 .5358 98
.4729
214. Ball St. 10
12 .4860 189
.4725
215. Jackson St. 11
13 .4226 306
.4711
216. Indiana St. 6
19 .5589 67
.4702
217. Rice 8
16 .5422 89
.4699
218. Lamar 8
12 .4760 211
.4694
219. Lehigh 14
10 .4165 313
.4689
220. Utah Valley 12
9 .4156 314
.4689
221. Alabama St. 12
8 .3726 340
.4676
222. Colorado 8
15 .5452 84
.4668
223. IPFW 9
15 .4891 180
.4646
224. Delaware 11
16 .4916 171
.4638
225. Geo. Washington 7
15 .5257 110
.4635
226. Youngstown St. 8
15 .5093 138
.4635
227. Hawaii 12
12 .4835 199
.4632
228. Florida Int. 9
16 .5075 142
.4625
229. Coppin St. 8
16 .4766 210
.4620
230. Jacksonville St. 9
14 .4663 231
.4620
231. Pennsylvania 7
13 .4905 173
.4618
232. San Francisco 7
17 .5188 121
.4613
233. Tulane 9
14 .4945 165
.4611
234. Towson 9
18 .5040 146
.4607
235. IUPUI 11
12 .4197 310
.4601
236. Eastern Wash. 10
15 .4630 241
.4590
237. New Hampshire 9
14 .4606 245
.4570
238. Canisius 7
18 .5229 115
.4560
239. Chicago St. 14
12 .3873 333
.4558
240. Fresno St. 9
16 .5077 141
.4555
241. Long Island 13
12 .4062 323
.4536
242. Appalachian St. 9
14 .4589 250
.4509
243. Denver 11
14 .4589 251
.4504
244. Western Michigan 8
15 .4845 195
.4500
245. Samford 11
13 .4373 288
.4497
246. Savannah St. 9
14 .4603 248
.4493
247. Ark.-Pine Bluff 8
15 .4474 272
.4485
248. La.-Lafayette 8
16 .5043 145
.4479
249. N.C. A&T 9
13 .4149 315
.4479
250. Marist 8
19 .5158 126
.4474
251. Valparaiso 5
19 .5491 78
.4474
252. St. Peter’s 8
17 .4780 206
.4474
253. Southern Utah 8
15 .4895 177
.4441
254. Yale 8
13 .4302 296
.4441
255. UC Davis 11
14 .4308 295
.4441
256. Longwood 10
11 .4078 322
.4439
257. Detroit 6
18 .4949 164
.4437
258. William & Mary 7
17 .5186 122
.4429
259. Winthrop 6
18 .5156 128
.4428
260. Elon 6
16 .5081 140
.4415
261. Bethune-Cookman 9
13 .4143 316
.4404
262. St. Francis NY 9
16 .4609 244
.4397
263. Air Force 7
15 .4977 156
.4392
264. Tennessee St. 7
16 .4771 209
.4386
265. Tennessee Tech 9
15 .4650 235
.4384
266. Maine 8
16 .4752 212
.4383
267. Louisiana-Monroe 8
16 .4700 220
.4353
268. Quinnipiac 11
14 .4092 321
.4341
269. Central Michigan 7
16 .4835 198
.4338
270. Princeton 8
10 .4016 326
.4334
271. Bucknell 6
19 .5258 109
.4332
272. South Dakota St. 10
15 .4420 280
.4330
273. Columbia 10
12 .4296 298
.4328
274. Fordham 3
19 .5590 66
.4327
275. Pepperdine 6
18 .4966 159
.4327
276. UC Irvine 8
16 .4495 269
.4318
277. McNeese St. 8
13 .4467 273
.4316
278. Hampton 10
13 .4098 319
.4314
279. UNC Wilmington 6
21 .5109 134
.4309
280. Harvard 9
12 .4053 324
.4306
281. New Orleans 9
15 .4413 282
.4296
282. SMU 6 16
.5066 144 .4295
283. Northern Arizona 5
17 .5242 111
.4294
284. Cal Poly 6
15 .4647 236
.4294
285. Northern Colo. 10
15 .4094 320
.4289
286. Eastern Illinois 9
14 .4395 285
.4286
287. Colgate 9
15 .4216 308
.4282
288. Coastal Carolina 8
14 .4427 279
.4281
289. Georgia St. 6
18 .4957 161
.4281
290. Southeastern La. 5
14 .4696 223
.4270
291. Centenary 7
19 .4643 238
.4265
292. Bryant 7
19 .4681 225
.4265
293. Delaware St. 6
18 .4889 181
.4263
294. Northwestern St. 7
15 .4274 302
.4241
295. Georgia Southern 6
17 .4817 200
.4237
296. Lipscomb 9
13 .3933 330
.4229
297. USC Upstate 7
17 .4631 240
.4216
298. Campbell 8
15 .4438 277
.4215
299. Hartford 6
21 .4953 162
.4212
300. Prairie View 7
13 .3952 328
.4204
301. Houston Baptist 3
22 .5366 95
.4200
302. Wagner 12
13 .3670 341
.4198
303. Texas St. 7
13 .4256 305
.4181
304. S.C. St. 7
12 .4112 317
.4155
305. Fair. Dickinson 7
19 .4623 243
.4154
306. Norfolk St. 8
14 .3794 336
.4147
307. Florida Atlantic 6
21 .4944 166
.4143
308. UMKC 6
19 .4540 261
.4132
309. Fla. Gulf Coast 9
18 .4550 259
.4101
310. Brown 7
15 .4294 299
.4090
311. Toledo 3
21 .5217 116
.4063
312. Army 8
16 .4346 292
.4060
313. Florida A&M 6
17 .4540 260
.4037
314. Winston-Salem 5
16 .4217 307
.4009
315. Lafayette 6
19 .4580 253
.4001
316. UNC Greensboro 3
21 .4689 224
.3980
317. Western Illinois 8
17 .3781 338
.3975
318. Charleston So. 4
17 .4660 233
.3972
319. Central Arkansas 5
15 .4514 265
.3960
320. Eastern Michigan 2
21 .4924 169
.3925
321. CS Bakersfield 6
18 .4301 297
.3921
322. St. Francis PA 5
20 .4435 278
.3886
323. Northern Ill. 6
16 .4291 300
.3870
324. High Point 5
17 .3930 331
.3855
325. Loyola Marymount 2
23 .4991 154
.3852
326. Howard 7
17 .4172 311
.3846
327. North Florida 5
20 .4258 304
.3828
328. Texas-Pan Am. 3
16 .4647 237
.3828
329. Mississippi Val. 4
21 .4671 229
.3822
330. Dartmouth 5
16 .4371 289
.3782
331. Monmouth 6
21 .4319 294
.3768
332. Furman 4
19 .4442 276
.3740
333. Alabama A&M 6
11 .3600 343
.3737
334. Texas Southern 2
22 .4603 247
.3712
335. SE Missouri St. 2
22 .4680 226
.3676
336. Md.-East. Shore 6
18 .3831 335
.3667
337. Kennesaw St. 6
17 .3938 329
.3666
338. Southern U. 6
16 .3646 342
.3618
339. Grambling St. 5
17 .3734 339
.3537
340. N.C. Central 1
22 .4475 271
.3517
341. Sacramento St. 2
24 .4387 286
.3487
342. Alcorn St. 3
19 .3791 337
.3361
343. New Jersey Tech 1
24 .4024 325
.3220
Div. I Sched.
Record Strength
W L Rating
Rank RPI
1. Atlantic Coast 197
90 .5896 2
.5944
2. Big Ten 174
95 .5902 1
.5855
3. Big East 250
142 .5883 3
.5833
4. Big 12 191
99 .5784 4
.5775
5. Pacific 10 153
92 .5725 5
.5720
6. Southeastern 184
104 .5559 6
.5566
7. Mountain West 126
85 .5490 7
.5510
8. Atlantic 10 185
150 .5364 8
.5326
9. Conference USA 152
127 .5341 9
.5258
10. Missouri Valley 137
116 .5280 10
.5234
11. Horizon 125
119 .5074 12
.5126
12. Western Athletic 115
98 .5039 13
.5083
13. Metro Atlantic 131
130 .5088 11
.5074
14. Colonial 153
153 .5034 14
.5029
15. West Coast 89
104 .4969 15
.4930
16. America East 110
115 .4771 18
.4843
17. Atlantic Sun 86
78 .4539 24
.4805
18. Sun Belt 154
166 .4773 16
.4803
19. Big West 95
110 .4668 20
.4734
20. Southland 102
121 .4543 23
.4727
21. Mid-American 121
156 .4772 17
.4711
22. Southern 126
158 .4708 19
.4679
23. Ohio Valley 104
128 .4596 22
.4667
24. Big Sky 90
125 .4654 21
.4633
25. Patriot 90
106 .4529 25
.4599
26. Summit 103
142 .4521 27
.4584
27. Big South 83
117 .4528 26
.4578
28. Northeast 122
159 .4415 29
.4491
29. Ivy League 69
98 .4336 30
.4399
30. Mid-Eastern 90
161 .4264 31
.4266
31. Independents 113
285 .4424 28
.4097
32. Southwestern 64
155 .4042 32
.3986
While I was away, Bremerton High announced its going to retire the jersey of former current NBA player Marvin Williams on Thursday night. Nice gesture, although the timing is odd considering the school board will be holding a special hearing on the same night, listening to a group of people who are trying to get the district to name the BHS gym after the late, legendary coach Ken Wills, an icon in the ‘40s and ‘50s, and the court after Bremerton’s Les Eathorne, a Wills’ prodigy who guided East High to basketball glory in the early 1970s and, like Wills, impacted so many lives during his Hall of Fame career.
Terry Mosher, the former Sun staffer who writes a weekly column for us, will weigh in on this topic in Wednesday’s editions.
In the meantime, if you’re in the mood for some Marvin highlights, check out this YouTube video about the Atlanta Hawks’ rising star. It’s called the Marvin Mix. Marvin, who scored a career-high 29 points in a win over Charlotte last week, has elevated his this year and with free agency looming, he seems headed for a nice, fat contract.
My Nevada trifecta — two days in Reno, five in Tahoe and a weekend in Vegas — is almost complete.
There’s still money in my wallet, and while I won’t share any intimate moments of the trip, lets just say the Dealertainers at one casino made my night one evening.
Anyway, I’ll be checking my emails and trying to catch up on some of the news that I’ve missed while I’ve been gone. I’ll have more to say tomorrow when I’m officially back.
