Why there has been no baseball posts

Just to calm down all you baseball fans out there...

The reason I haven't been posting about the Mariners and Red Sox lately has been the simple fact that the season for both of these teams has basically been decided. Seattle is not going to the playoffs but have posted a very impressive season - all things considered. However there really hasn't been anything of note to write about them in a while, unless Felix wins the Cy Young.

The Red Sox are pretty much in the playoffs via wildcard, and even though they got swept by the Yankees this weekend it was essentially a meaningless series since both teams are headed in the postseason. Sure the Sox maaaay have closed the gap on the Yankees in the divisional race and with some luck maaaaay have won the AL East Division (we're talking a lot of luck and a Yankee meltdown), realistically that wasn't going to happen. Better to be resting your guys and playing relaxed the rest of the season instead of pushing for the divisional crown.

So once the postseason kicks up, I'll be posting about the MLB again.

Epic Photo: Apparently, he's from Green Bay

Thank you, Deadspin.

What I learned about the NFL this weekend

1. Kurt Warner plays like he's being controlled by a Madden player that's drunk, passed out, in a food coma and slobbering all over the controller.

2. Indy Coach Jim Caldwell is a good coach, but he also thanks God every night that he has Peyton Manning under center. Art Shell could win with that guy.

3. NBC has got to do away with the tape delay during the halftime interviews. Watching Bob Costas and Rex Ryan awkwardly talk over one another and then stare at one another was just horrible TV. It's 2009, Ryan may be thousands of miles away but if I can text somebody in Boston, NBC should sure as hell be able to get him the real-time audio.

4. Rex Ryan has no chin.


5. That is the worst sight ever for Seahawks fans. Seneca Wallace can't win as QB, and those are the most gawd-awful jerseys ever.

6. Michael Vick apparently was expecting to be a starting quarterback by now. And everyone else was expecting Vick to produce more than seven yards of offense by now.

7. Despite every media outlet in the country writing off the New England Patriots... yep... they're still good.


8. Do we really have to go here? The Titans are 0-3. CRAP!

Green didn't mean win

Sadly the green jerseys weren't enough for a win today.

I think they looked awesome though. Although the one I bought in the off-season has blue numbers with white trim, which I think look better.

Also, I heard that the bright green burned out Brandon's eyes. Poor guy.

Top 25 Poll after Week 4

After a flurry of upsets yesterday, we've got some shake-ups in the Top 25 Poll. I'll spell it out for you...

1	Florida (55)	4-0	1490
2	Texas (1)	4-0	1420
3	Alabama (4)	4-0	1400
4	LSU	4-0	1225
5	Boise State	4-0	1203
6	Virginia Tech	3-1	1190
7	USC	3-1	998
8	Oklahoma	2-1	979
9	Ohio State	3-1	957
10	Cincinnati	4-0	946
11	TCU	3-0	896
12	Houston	3-0	844
13	Iowa	4-0	788
14	Oklahoma State	3-1	591
15	Penn State	3-1	470
17	Miami (FL)	2-1	452
18	Kansas	4-0	418
18	Georgia	3-1	418
20	Brigham Young	3-1	349
21	Mississippi	2-1	340
22	Michigan	4-0	271
23	Nebraska	3-1	256
24	California	3-1	206
25	Georgia Tech	3-1	185

That's right, Boise State is the No. 5 team in the country. The same Boise State from the little ol' WAC. The same Boise State that the Idaho Vandals love to hate. Judging from the Broncos' CAKE schedule for the rest of the season, they could move up further in the rankings if anyone above them tumbles (most likely, since they are in bigger, tougher conferences).

And this also highlights how unfair it is to these big conference schools sometimes because they do have to play tougher games that these smaller schools (who always complain about not getting a fair shot at the national title, but load their schedule up with UC-Davis) and have more stumbling blocks to overcome.

Example, Hawaii a few years ago. Most overrated team. Ever.

College Football Roundup... when are the Cougars going to join the WAC?

#12 USC 27, WSU 6 - Washington State called a time out before time expired so they could score a touchdown and make this game look closer than it actually was. USC bullied WSU until freshman QB Jeff Tuel stepped in for the Crimson and Gray (14-22, 130 yards) and instantly showed that he was the best prospect the Cougs have under center. This guy should have been playing the entire season so far. Bad game for USC, they should have won something like 60-0 if they wanted to show they're still elite, now they have some huge question marks. At least the game produced this humerous photo...

"What's your name? Paul Wulff? Oh! Nice to meet you! Where's the head coach of the Cougars?"

#1 Florida 41, Kentucky 7 - I was watching the History Channel the other day and you know how every other show is something along the lines of "10 ways the world is going to end." Well one of those reasons is Tim Tebow getting injured. When I saw the hit last night on Tebow I screamed "NOOOOOOOO TEBOOOOOWWWWWWW!" but was comforted by the image of a 60-year old Gator Fan lady being embraced by a 21-year old male Gator Fan.

See? Tebow's injury can bring us all together.

UTEP 7, #2 Texas 64 - Well at least Mike Price didn't bring any strippers out onto the field.

Iowa 21, #5 Penn State 10 - Penn State was shocked that their athletic department had actually scheduled somebody other than a Div. II school.

#6 Cal 3, Oregon 42 - (Insert Blount sucker punch joke here). ZIIIIING!

#8 Boise State 49, Bowling Green 14 - The color commentary guy on the Bronco's radio network kept saying "and the fans are heading to the exits..." every five minutes, making me wonder if fans kept coming back in and leaving, or they had homeless people that wandered into the stadium looking for food and decided they'd rather go hungry than watch Bowling Green.

Texas Tech 28, #17 Houston 29 - I know what you're thinking... who the hell is Houston? Ladies and Gentlemen, Conference USA! Admitting random schools since the Big East raided their charter members.

Idaho 34, Northern Illinois 31 - The Vandals are the best football team in the state of Washington.

#24 Washington 14, Stanford 34 - Well there goes that flukish Top 25 rating.

Hasselbeck confirms green jerseys

Matt Hasselbeck confirmed that the Seahawks will be wearing green jerseys tomorrow.

Here's what his Twitter page said:

"Nate Burleson & Co. going green tomorrow (you saw it here first)"

He also attached the picture to the left of Nate showing off the new uniforms.

AWESOME!!!!

Uniforms that Casey also likes

Scroll down on this blog and you'll see Casey is freaking out over the Seahawks wearing their bright green jerseys tomorrow (sigh, what a disaster). While I think the Sounders look good in the Rave green jerseys for soccer, these kind of super bright colors don't belong on a football field.

I know I'm not the only one that hates the bright greens, and I know Casey is the only one that likes them... because he likes these uniforms too...







I rest my case.

Seahawks to debut green jerseys

I was watching ESPN this morning when Chris Berman was talking about the NFL games. He picked the Seahawks to beat the Bears on Sunday 20-19.

After that, he also said that the Seattle Seahawks would be debuting green uniforms for this game. I'm not sure if they'll look like the one pictured to the right or not, but he did say they were an 80's style retro uniform. So I have no idea.

I guess we'll find out tomorrow.

I believe that the Hawks would be wearing green thanks to the Sounders FC. The Seahawks have seen the overwhelming support the lime green (rave green actually) color of jerseys for the Sounders have. And nothing is cooler than going to Qwest Field for a Sounders FC game and seeing a lime green stadium. It rocks.

If you follow JustSON, then you know our thoughts on the green Seahawk jersey pictured here.

I love them. In fact, I own one. And I love wearing it around on gameday because I stand out.

Brandon on the other hand hates them. He would rather be forced to wear a pink Hello Kitty dress through downtown Spokane than the green jersey. (And I'm not saying he hasn't)

And that's what we want to know. What are you're thoughts Seahawk fans on a green jersey? Love it, hate it. We want to hear about it!

Things that are bigger underdogs than the WSU Cougars

The Cougars are 45-point underdogs today against the University of Southern California, meaning that the Trojans are more likely to lose against a collection of tackle dummies than Washington State University athletes.

However, things could be worse, I've come up with a list of underdogs more hopeless than the WSU Cougars.

Poland VS Germany, 1939 - The Polish had horses, the Germans had tanks.

A seagull VS a black hole - The bright side on this is that perhaps the black hole is some sort of portal to a seagull heavan where it's just one big park populated with old people handing out bread crumbs.

A 40-year old man VS Male pattern baldness - Ask Karl Malone. This is a hopeless fight.

VHS VS DVD - Think of it this way, how many VHS tapes have you bought in the last five years.

Pedophile VS Chris Hansen - On Dateline, Hansen lays down the law against Chi-mos. WSU will be shoved to the ground and handcuffed in the very same way.

Dogs VS Michael Vick - Oh wait, too soon?

I've noticed something

Have you ever noticed that Gargamel, the sworn enemy of the smurfs...


Looks like a certain M*A*S*H corporal...

I'm not saying, but I'm saying... apparently Clinger had some time off on Saturday mornings and he used it to terrorize the Smurfs. Bastard.

Epic Photo: Ticket to Ride

Well you won't forget that Green Day concert you went to, and neither will your kids.

Epic Video: It's the WEEKEND

Heck yeah! Time to get wild and crazy. Like these guys.

Epic Photo: Every NFL player should wear these instead of helmets

Thank you Sheldon Brown for doing something AWESOME during pregame intros for the Eagles. However, the NFL did fine him $10,000 because they're super lame and all-powerful.

I haven't been this impressed since somebody wore a Ryan Leaf mask and carried prescription drugs around before pregame intros... okay, just kidding, that was actually Ryan Leaf himself.

What's wrong with a little props though? The Mariners Bullpen had their helmets from "Gladiator" and Clinton Portis wears a different costume every time he does a press conference.

I mean, NFL, does that not look like the coolest thing ever? Can the man have a little leeway?

The difference between Casey and I

1. Work

CASEY - Works at a successful legal office in Seattle, Wash. wearing business casual clothing.

BRANDON - Roams the streets of Spokane photographing squirrels and selling them for rent money.

2. Television

CASEY - Casey enjoys Man vs. Wild, and was actually almost on TV himself as a reality TV star.

BRANDON - Enjoys Man vs. Food, and was almost on The People's Court and Maury.

3. Exercise

CASEY - Likes to take 8 mile hikes on the weekend.

BRANDON - Likes 8 frozen pizzas during the weekend.

4. Relationships

CASEY - is engaged.

BRANDON - has a restraining order against him.

5. Drug Use

CASEY - Flintstone vitamins.

BRANDON - Did you know you could huff Whip Cream?

6. Favorite Photo

CASEY -


BRANDON -

Epic Video: Parks and Recreation

Watched this tonight. It's a lot like The Office. And it's pretty darn funny.

From the People Who Brought You the Office, Starring Amy Poehler! Thursdays at 8:30/7:30c on NBC!

Epic Video: David Caruso one-liners

Here's a montage of CSI:Miami (aka the worst show on television) one liners by David Caruso. It highlights basically how this show is a steaming pile of dog crap.

"Maybe...I'm the worst actor in ... the world"

"YEAAAA-AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!"

Should the Seahawks have drafted Mark Sanchez?

With the emergence of Mark Sanchez as the next coming of Joe Flacco, the Seattle Times ran this column asking the question about the Seahawks picking linebacker Aaron Curry in this year's draft as opposed to the USC quarterback.

Matt Hasselbeck is down, Mark Sanchez is up, and Aaron Curry is all over the place. Knee-jerk reaction: The Seahawks should've drafted Sanchez.

Well, thank Lombardi the knee jerks don't rule the game. It's a pertinent thought to wonder whether the Seahawks were right to choose Curry, a future star linebacker, over Sanchez, a potential franchise quarterback, in last April's draft.

It's worthy of re-examination. But ultimately it's a fruitless pondering because you can't make revisions in hindsight, and besides, the Seahawks made the right choice, at least in this scribe's estimation. Amazing how one hit, one broken rib, can nullify months of sanity. Hasselbeck took the hit trying to score a touchdown, felt the pain, and now for the third time in four seasons, he's out with a worrisome injury.

We could run around in circles all day in retrospect as this columnist is doing (he doesn't want to make an opinion in an opinion article). But instead of listening to this paid guy who obviously can't actually say anything with 800 words, I'll rely on public opinion. Seahawks fans I have to ask you this...

Would you rather have Mark Sanchez under center right now?

Epic Photo: Road Sign in Montana

No joke, actually taken in the state of Montana. Sometimes these guys make it much too easy.

Thanks Keenan for sharing this photo with all of us.

Epic Video: Sherlock Holmes trailer

This show looks amazing. I'll see in the theaters. That's for sure.

Plot Summary: In a dynamic new portrayal of Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous characters, "Sherlock Holmes" sends Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson on their latest challenge. Revealing fighting skills as lethal as his legendary intellect, Holmes will battle as never before to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy the country.