The quote of this sporting week comes courtesy of Arthur Rhodes. The Mariners reliever pumped up the winning contributions of shortstop Carlos Guillen by making a cutting reference to a certain player whose interest in greenbacks superceded his love of diamonds. We tell ourselves that there's nothing that can impress us any more, that in an era of technological advancement there's nothing we haven't seen. Then just let a steam locomotive charge down the Burlington Northern mainline, or watch a tall-masted ship glide into Elliott Bay, and see how jaded we are. But the battle over the remnants of the Seattle Internet company, including the publishing system, trademarks, source code and relationships with more than 700 sports publishers, continues.
Somebody ought to be responsible for what goes on at a state school.
Apparently, nobody is. But for the Itos, who came from Hokkaido on business, scoring tickets to the anticipated matchup between Mariner Ichiro Suzuki and Boston's Hideo Nomo was a dream come true. Now I take for granted that I can be at home, finished with dinner and helping my son with homework while a truck literally brings home the bacon. For Rick Steves, it's more natural than rifling a minibar for the pricey cashews.