Monthly Archives: January 2012
Behind Wheels: Great Story
A lot of really poignant passages in Matt Calkins’ profile of Blazers’ announcer Brian Wheeler. If you haven’t read it yet, you should. For me, this section really stood out: “Wheeler, now 50, never knew his biological mother or father. He was adopted by Don and Doris Wheeler as a newborn and raised in Hollywood, […]
Follow-up On Paterno Column
Saturday’s column about Joe Paterno generated an e-mail from a reader who chastised me for simultaneously criticizing and praising the late coach. Which, you know, was kind of the point. Because despite all the caterwauling of the past couple months, we still have no idea what Paterno’s legacy will be. So when I asked Curt […]
What Should The Blazers Do With Nic Batum?
Good insight from Dwight Jaynes about Nic Batum’s future with the Blazers. The Blazers have until Jan. 25 to sign Batum to an extension. If no agreement is reached by then, he will become a restricted free agent after the season and they can’t negotiate until June 30. Batum is an interesting case. He hasn’t […]
“Spirited” Play For The Whole Family?
The Winterhawks sent out an e-mail Friday morning listing the “Top 10 reasons to come see the Winterhawks tonight.” It included an item that tapped into my fuddy-duddyness. On one hand, they wrote, “It’s Mascot night. Bring the whole family!” On the other, they wrote, “Portland and Kelowna played a chippy game on Wednesday and […]
"Spirited" Play For The Whole Family?
The Winterhawks sent out an e-mail Friday morning listing the “Top 10 reasons to come see the Winterhawks tonight.” It included an item that tapped into my fuddy-duddyness. On one hand, they wrote, “It’s Mascot night. Bring the whole family!” On the other, they wrote, “Portland and Kelowna played a chippy game on Wednesday and […]
A Bold Move For Mariners; A Weighty One For Yankees
The Internet is all a-twitter with news that the Mariners are trading pitcher Michael Pineda to the Yankees for catcher Jesus Montero. Pineda went 9-10 with a 3.74 ERA last year as a rookie, striking out 173 batters in 171 innings and being selected to the All-Star Game as an injury replacement. Montero played just […]
Clark County’s Rose Bowl Champion
Here’s a link to Sunday’s column about Oregon lineman Nick Cody, plus a humorous anecdote that didn’t make it into the column. Cody said he took it upon himself to instigate the Gatorade shower for coach Chip Kelly. “We had 16 seconds left, and I was like, ‘Nobody’s on that yet; somebody has to take […]
Clark County's Rose Bowl Champion
Here’s a link to Sunday’s column about Oregon lineman Nick Cody, plus a humorous anecdote that didn’t make it into the column. Cody said he took it upon himself to instigate the Gatorade shower for coach Chip Kelly. “We had 16 seconds left, and I was like, ‘Nobody’s on that yet; somebody has to take […]
An Entertaining Look At The Blazers
Want to get some sense of how the Blazer game is going on a given night? Follow Matt Calkins’ twitter feed at blazerbanter. Some gems from Sunday’s win over the Cavs: — If you can’t find a way to be bored watching this game, you are hopeless — Press row has switched TV to QVC […]
Big Changes For College Football — Or Maybe Not
As college football moves into its second season — the debate-over-a-playoff season — The Sporting News reports that some sort of playoff plan will be in place for 2014. Writes Matt Hayes: ” ‘It gets done,’ a high-ranking BCS official told Sporting News Monday evening. . . . When asked what the playoff would look […]