OK I know Seattle Sports suck at this point in time...BUT its going to get better because it has to. Like in The Dark Knight where I think its Harvey Dent who says, "The night is darkest before the dawn."
For Seattle Sports collective sanities it just has to turn around.
We did get that amazing Seattle Storm Title in 2004 so thats awesome....ahhhh nevermind no one cares about the WNBA which I would not be surprised to see pull an Arena league and cancel the season nor would I care.
Alright we all know what happened with the team formally known as the Supersonics, so I'll just say the whole thing was fucked up and move on.
The Seahawks are having a shit year with a lot of talent on the roster that was hit with injuries. They just need to get healthy, trim the fat (CUT BRIAN RUSSELL, et al.), and have a good offseason (Draft and free agents). I think Hass still has a couple good years left. There are plenty examples of QBs who age well and QBS who do not. He is only one year removed from a Pro Bowl year. This is a team who does not need drastic changes and is still close to contention. As the season ends it is important to keep an eye on the younger talent and see how it holds up like Sean Locklear playing LT in place of future Hall of Famer Walter Jones.
I made a post on the Huskies already and I think they are headed in the right direction which is the opposite direction of whereever Ty Willingham is headed. They are bound to improve because they hit rock bottom and there is talent at every spot on the field except punter. Coach them up and change the attitude. Also, watch out, I am guessing he is going to be angry...
Next up is the Seattle Mariners. We have Felix Hernandez and nobody else does. Plain and simple, dude is 22 years old. He has consistently improved each year. He will hopefully learn that his fastball will be better the less he throws it. The team is probably not a contender actually definitely not but you never no they could get lucky, but they look like they are on their way. Flipping Putz now was probably the smart move since he could flop and if he was lights out in the first half his value would not have gone up that much. The centerpiece/CF is an amazing fielder at this point and his offense will probably improve based on his past MLB time and his line in the minors. I like the Mike Carp pickup at 1B, he looks like a hitter and shows this team is finally looking to pickup someone with strikezone judgement. He had a .400 OBP in AA last year. There were some other promising youngsters too mainly, Cleto from the Mets. He is still young and has a explosive fastball 91-97mph and developing off speed pitches.
The team needed a new direction and should have one from Zduriencik knows what he is doing and needs to keep it going. Morrow is a starter and needs to stay there. Beltre is awesome that is simple. Ibanez was a solid hitter but still sucked because he killed us on defense, thanks for the draft picks Philly. Yuni sucks that is also simple. Ichiro is Ichiro and thats a good thing. We need to value defense. Felix, Bedard (healthy), Morrow, Silva (Sucks, improve just cuz?), Washburn or Ry R-Smith is a pretty good rotation especially if we trade Washburn but Morrow must stay a starter. The farm system is building there are players there but we need to get the right players. Plate discipline is starting to become a priority for the farm system I think? There are players there starting with the starters from Wisconsin last year (Aumont, Ramirez, Pineda, Adcock), Halman (No plate discipline at all), Adam Moore is a good backstop and hitter, Tui is putting it together, and Shawn Kelley could be a solid reliever. There is promise and the right people are in place.
No comments:
Post a Comment