Comments on: Thursday Late Nite: A Modest Proposal For The NBA

By: Stormcrow

Stormcrow — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:35:09 +0000

I used to work about two miles south of Exit 167 on I-5. Known by it’s friends far and wide across Metro Seattle as the “Mercer Mess”. That’s the exit you take if you’re going to see a Sonics game at Key Arena.

I live about 20 miles north of that disaster immortalized in concrete and asphalt.

I have had to pass through more Key Arena traffic crushes than I like to remember. Although it could have been worse, I could have been headed southbound rather than northbound when this happened.

The northbound piece, when you enter the Gates of Hell as far north as University (mile marker 166), is like being shot properly: agonizing but mercifully short.

The southbound commute during a game crush is another matter entirely. Puts me in mind of the Lyubyanka Prison back in the old days, or Gitmo today. The crush starts at southbound Exit 167 and it works north for about 10 miles on bad nights. Commute times down the 16.5 miles of freeway, from Lynnwood down south to the Convention Center, run at 70 minutes or more, according to the WSDOT.

Safeco Field game crushes are just as bad. Worse, if your path takes you right past Safeco Field at the “witching hour” when a crowd is just leaving. Wait two minutes, drive half a car length. Wait another two minutes, drive another half car length. I’ve been there. Words fail me.

I don’t suppose the owners of the Seattle Mariners could be convinced to relocate their team to Oklahoma too?

By: Cujo359

Cujo359 — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:32:21 +0000

My feeling is that if the Sonics want to leave, let them. I’m tired of being told by millionaire athletes and billionaire owners that what our community has done for them isn’t enough. Let them all leave. We can make better use out of that land by turning it into parking lots or museums.

Agree with you about the college game vs. the pros, Dave. It’s more entertaining. It used to be even moreso before they introduced the shot clock. Points really meant something back then.

By: cinnamonape

cinnamonape — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:49:39 +0000

BTW Anyone consider how the Major Professional Sports in the US have screwed things up so badly that the only thing keeping them in the public conciousness is the MSM? If it wasn’t for all those old conservative sports-writers that can’t figure out the offside rule…and realize that Soccer actually scores almost as many times as most US football games (except the scores aren’t multiplied by ‘7′ each time) then it would easily be one of the top three team sports by now.

It will be soon…the other sports are losing the young people…and more and more Latinos and others are coming in….and they aren’t from the Dominican Republic.

If baseball, in particular, wants to survive…they need to really start expanding in Central and South America. They need to get Chavez as interested in baseball as Castro was…ands tell Bush to back off and get Chavez to start sponsoring a major league team in Caracas.

By: cinnamonape

cinnamonape — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:42:48 +0000

Trademark it now!

The “Oklahoma City SoonerSonics”

By: cinnamonape

cinnamonape — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:40:58 +0000

“Heh, don’t be dissing Baseball, it is the nation’s past time…! ;-)”

Emphasis on PAST…oh those sweet memories when steroids were allowed!

By: Margot

Margot — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:17:27 +0000

Sure. It’s not as gross as having sinus headaches, I bet.

By: ChristineEdmonson

ChristineEdmonson — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:03:58 +0000

Hey Margot!
It is a yoga nasal saline cleansing. It sounds gross. I do it in the morning, using 8oz. water and 1/4 t. kosher salt. I bought a ceramic pot at Whole Foods. I’ll send you the video if you like.

By: Bustednuckles

Bustednuckles — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:03:49 +0000

Forty five Grand will get ya more than ya thought!

By: Bustednuckles

Bustednuckles — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:02:23 +0000

Did that too.
Fuckers.

By: TexBetsy

TexBetsy — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:01:49 +0000

sleep well madmom