It's been awhile since I've posted an actual thing on here. I'm not trying to make excuses or anything, but my life is getting a little hectic.

I've been slipping at work because I would rather work on this thing and talk sports, my home life is going out the window...oh, and I almost got fired. Yeah...loads of fun. But you guys don't wanna hear about that. I do know something though...WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO ALL THE SEATTLE SPORTS TEAMS??? I mean, really?

The Mariners have gone from favorites to the basement in a hurry, the Sonics castoffs are mainly on teams that made it to at least the second round of the NBA Playoffs, and then the heart and soul of the Seahawks has been arrested on su####ion of DUI. It is not a good time to be a Seattle sports fan.

The M's are batting .249 as a team. .249!?!? Really? Add on to that a team ERA that is 12th in the AL 23rd in the majors, you've got all the signs that this team is just plain bad. We are talking Stephen A. Smith "TERRIBLE!" here.

Then there's all the former Sonics sniffing the ring. With Ray Allen in Boston, Kurt Thomas and Brent Barry [he counts] with the Spurs, and Delonte West [mumble grumble Presti...] and Wally Szczerbiak STARTING for the Cavaliers, I really do think it's ok for Seattle fans to be a TAD bitter. Not to mention Ira Newble and Vladamir Radmonavich with the Lakers and Rashard Lewis with the Magic, that is literally a whole ROSTER of former Supes that were more or less shown the door.

Then, there's Lofa Tatupu. Aside from having an awesome name, [seriously, say that name and tell me you don't love saying it!] he has become the motor of a defense that has become the backbone or a perennial power in the NFC. He's been in the Pro Bowl his first three seasons in the League, so this is more of a national story then if say, Porkchop Womack went through the same. Who's Porkchop? Thank you for proving my point.

What Lofa did was stupid, without a doubt, and he has come out and manned up for his mistake. I hope the NFL looks at that and his past and fine him and maybe put him the Substanse Abuse program at the maximum. This is a young guy that made a mistake. We're not talking about a Pacman Jones, Chris Henry, or even a Leonard Little type situation. This is the only blemish on this guy since coming in and becoming one of the faces of the franchise.

Now, before you get on me for my BLATANT homerism, especially with Lofa, now that I write what I know. And I know that we as Seattle sports fans are cheering on the UW Men's baseball team, who I believe is #1 in the Pac 10. We can't wait for the WNBA to come back, because if Stern and Clay get there way, that's all we'll have.

And as far as Lofa goes, yes, I would feel differently if someone was actually hurt. But, no one was. Does that make it right? No. That means that Lofa was extremly lucky. And that he's got a much easier road to travel to earn the trust of those outside the 12th Man faitful. I think he'll be just fine, take whatever Roger Goodell passes down to him, and then go out there and play like he always has before. This is a one time thing. If not, I'm sure someone will let me know about it.

This season for the Seattle Mariners is seemingly already over, and it's only the first part of May. After losing 3 of 4 to their fellow celler dwellers, the Texan Rangers, the M's lack of offense and shotty bullpen have become glaringly obvious weaknesses rather then slow starts.

While the starting staff has been fairly solid, save a few Jared Washburn and Miguel Bastista yaks, and the defense have given them some solid play in the field. That being said, they haven't gotten the run support that they needed to win, and the pen didn't pitch well enough when they did.

With no one hitting more then .291 or more then 23 RBI (Raul Ibanez in both cases), the move to secure another quality arm hasn't really been the best. Couple that with the fact that Erik Bedard is surly to seemingly all around him and gets dinged up surprisingly easy, the trade of Adam (not Pacman) Jones, George Sherill (who is tied for second in the majors for saves at 11) and prospects is turning out to be an all out Chernobyl type deal.

Now, Richie Sexson and his .209 average are out for more then likely out for 6 games, pending an appeal. When he threw that helmet at Kason Gabbard, that was what seemed like the only hit he's had during this homestand.

Something must be done with this team. Thus far, Jeff Clement and Wladimer Balentien aren't the answer. Clement can't seem to break the lineup as a catcher on a daily basis because Kenji Johjima and his .184 are there. It's insane.

Two things that I suggest to help the team get better:

1. Fire Bill Bavasi. Yes, the record has gotten better every year that he's been here and yes, he brought in the starting staff that is doing amazingly well. But he also put together this horrendous offense. Need I say more?
2. Get Ken Griffey Jr. the SECOND he hits 600. Seriously, if we're going to suck this year, I want to have at least one bright spot. Griff would bring the power hitting lefty that the lineups needed and would bring people back to Safeco. Everyone wins!

This was suppoused to be the year for the M's to take a strangle hold on the AL West with the Angels down their two best starters and the A's down in the...well, suppousedly down the toilet. With those teams coming on strong and getting stronger and the Mariners choking on thin air, something's gotta get done.

Last night, with Felix Hernandez walking off the field after a complete game K fest against the A's, Mariner's fans were treated to what we thought this season was going to be all about: complete domination by our pitchers. But I'm not buying in just yet.

Remember last year's early run by King Felix? The one-hitter against Boston? Yea...then what happend? He got hurt. He's shown periods of awesome, with flashes of "Oh God!" through out his short major league career.

With Erik Bedard, the M's suppoused ace aquired this offseason, and J.J. Putz already on the shelf, the bullpen looking just laughable, and an offense that is clicking now but has been known to just, well, um, die, this year may be another long one. Do they have a shot to win the West? Hells yes! But they need to get after it now while the Angels are still out two AMAZING pitchers. They need to get their bats going, their pen together in such a way that the Nationals aren't looking at them and laughing, and they need their starters to be beasts, not whiney babies[I'm looking at you, Erik]. Hey...I hear Barry Bonds is still looking for a job...wonder how he'd like our waterfront?