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Just Stick To Sports?
A mantra often repeated by the status quo (or the merely uncomfortable) is to “Just Stick to Sports,” as though sports has always been a benign arena of mere entertainment, devoid of any political or […]
Articles by Brian Hight
Seattle Seahawks
Do The Seattle Seahawks Have The Worst Offensive Line In The NFL?
On Sunday afternoon, in the midst of the first weekend of the NFL season, Robert Mays of The Ringer tweeted out, and I’m paraphrasing – as if paraphrasing a Tweet somehow diminishes the meaning of […]
Seattle Mariners
How Wild-Card Optimism Tortures Seattle Mariners’ Fans
On Friday, August 25th, the Seattle Mariners defeated the New York Yankees 2-1 in 11 innings in a game that the national media would highlight, not so much for the Mariners win but, for the […]
Seattle Seahawks
What Should Be The NFL’s Burden Of Proof For Player Discipline?
This week on HBO’s award-winning sports program Real Sports, Bryant Gumbel explored the all-too-familiar issue for NFL fans of player punishment for both on-field and off-field behavior. Oddly, the off-field question is often framed within […]
Seattle Mariners
Two Types Of “Breaking News” Trades
As the Major League Baseball trade deadline approaches on Tuesday, July 31st at 4:00 p.m. EST, there tend to be two types of “Breaking News” stories on the crawler at networks like ESPN, MLB, and […]
Seattle Mariners
What’s The Outlook For The Seattle Mariners After The Break?
After finishing the “first half” of the season at 43-47, the last 72 games will be an uphill climb if the Seattle Mariners are to snap their 16-year playoff drought. Going into the resumption of […]
Seattle Mariners
AL Fans Prove More Analytical Than NL Fans In 2017 MLB All-Star Game Voting
On Sunday night, in the lead up to the Washington Nationals / St. Louis Cardinals game, the results of the All-Star voting were revealed on ESPN in another of the never-ending events that used to […]
Seattle Mariners
And Who Would The Seattle Mariners Sell?
The Seattle Mariners should be sellers at or before the insanely late July 31st trade deadline. Two factors greatly complicate that proposition. One – the second wild card makes it increasingly difficult for clubs to […]
Seattle Mariners
Projecting The Seattle Mariners Playoff Chances
Even as the cultural significance of SportsCenter wanes in the presence of Snap Face – and other sources of instant “social” gratification – to borrow from the charmingly grumpy New England Patriots head coach Bill […]
Seattle Mariners
Grading The Taijuan Walker For Jean Segura Trade 30 Games In
Back on November 23rd, the Seattle Mariners sent pitcher Taijuan Walker and shortstop Ketel Marte to the Arizona Diamondbacks for shortstop Jean Segura, outfielder Mitch Haniger, and left-handed pitcher Zac Curtis. As with many off-season […]