‘Shaqspear’, Tim Lincecum and the Sounders
March 11th, 2009 by cstarkWhile you’re waiting to see our live video streaming and blogging of today’s North Kitsap basketball game at the Tacoma Dome (tip-off at noon), here’s three good reads:
It didn’t take long to figure out that Tim Lincecum was special during his days as a dominating pitcher at the University of Washington. Jeez, the 170-pounder with the pretzel windup, would throw gas as a starter on Friday and he was back out on the hill, closing games on Sunday. When the Husky coaches stopped that practice, Lincecum complained. The guy’s a freak. Why the Mariners didn’t draft him we’ll never know, but it might explain why Seattle now has a new GM and scouting department.
Tim Keown profiled the San Francisco pitcher in the latest issue of ESPN The Magazine.
Steve Ashburner of SI.com writes about ‘Shaqspeare’ – a look at the most quotable NBA superstar in NBA history and how some of his latest comments have been perceived. I really liked this column a lot. If sports is entertainment, and it is, then Shaquille O’Neal’s the Jackie Gleason of the hardwood.
Here’s a story in Soccer America that will catch you up on a little history of the old Sounders and inform you about how this new MLS club of the same name was put together. Oldtimers like myself remember the love affair fans had with the old North American Soccer League club. Multiple that excitement a hundred times. Believe me, it’s going to be hip to be a soccer fan. Trust me. This time next year, you’ll be singing the praises of Sigi Schmidt. Who’s that?
Read the story.
Scripps Interactive Newspapers Group
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