Random Thoughts

This is week two of my training program, thus my second blog.

I ended up going to the Sounders FC loss on Saturday night. The game was very exciting and as per more times than not when a team plays a man down, they generally have good attacking chances, which was the case with the Sounders FC. They were a man down for the last 61minutes of the match. GK Kasey Keller was given a red card for a handball outside of the 18 yard box, but the referee missed other handballs on both teams. It was a physically tough game as there were many hard fouls committed by both teams. I have posted some of the pictures that I took on my Flickr site http://www.flickr.com/photos/tbirdshockeyfan The match that the Sounders have this Saturday night versus Chivas USA down at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA will be a good test for them. They will be playing without Keller who is going to have to sit out with a Red Card suspension. Either Chris Eylander or Ben Dragavon will have to play in his place. Eylander is coming off of a knee injury and is still being hampered by it. Dragavon played well in his Sounders FC debut, only giving up one goal. Hopefully with a full complement of players in front of him, he won't have to suffer through a defensive lapse like what occurred on the play when the Wizards scored the goal.

The Mariner's are off to a nice start. Hopefully it is something that they will be able to continue. The pitching is doing quite well, only one rough outing so far for the starters. The defensive speed of the M's in the outfield is quite impressive. That will hopefully give the pitching staff more confidence in letting the batters put the ball into play, knowing that the defensive players behind them will make the play and an out for them. The season is still early for the Mariner's so optimism is still running supreme, but hopefully with a new Manager and clubhouse leaders the team will keep it up.

The Seahawks had their schedule released yesterday. I knew what teams that they were going to be playing, just not when. Unfortunately for me, 7 out of 8 of their home games are going to be on Sundays that I am scheduled to work. I think I 'll be using some vacation time. I'm looking forward to seeing the Jacksonville Jaguars as I've not seen them in person. I'm also looking forward to seeing how the Chicago Bears with Jay Cutler at QB. I am also looking forward to seeing the Detroit Lions play, as they were the very first team I saw the Seahawks play back in the Kingdome.

Thanks again for taking the time to read my blog. I'll try and post something more quickly the next time. Maybe a little UEFA Champion's League, as I'd love Chelsea to win it, as they are playing the Sounders FC in July at Seattle's Qwest Field.