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NWSB Insider and Northwest sports blogger Steve Lee tells us another story in our Moments in time series about the B.C. Lions duo in the booth, Rick Ball, and Giulio Caravatta. With ties to the area for both men, it is only fitting that they ended up working for the hometown football team. Caravatta actually spent some time with the Lions under the dome, while Ball got his start with the WHL and TEAM 1040 am in Vancouver.
NWSB Insider and Seattle Seahawks blogger Alistair Corp tells us the best Seahawks TOUCHDOWN in week 5 vs. the Panthers was the Golden Tate’s 13 yard catch. With a three wide reciever set, Russell Wilson had options, but Golden Tate was once again his man as the Seahawks scored their only TD on Sunday in the win over Carolina.
NWSB Insider and Seattle Mariners blogger Clinton Bell weighs in with another M’s Week That Was. Intended to be a fun column, with lots of laughs and other good stuff. Normally it will be a top 10 list, a la David Letterman style. In this column, Clinton goes over his top 10 moments of the 2012 Seattle Mariners season, topped off by the farewell to fan favorite and Mariners icon Ichiro Suzuki.
NWSB Insider and Vancouver Canucks blogger Mitch Dyck weighs in today with some thoughts on the Canucks thru the years in a flashback post detailing his top five moments in time. Number One. Canucks vs. Flames. April 10th, 2010. It was also the first time and unfortunately the last time I got to see Rick Rypien fight in person. A fond and great memory Mitch will always have.
NWSB Insider and Seattle Mariners blogger Jonathan Irwin reports on the best and worst moments of the Seattle Mariners 2012 season in this love ‘em & hate ‘em. It was a year of highs and lows, that inevitably ended in another losing season for the M’s. From King Felix Hernandez’s perfect game to the Ichiro Suzuki trade deadline, there was plenty to love and hate. Don’t foget the Jesus Montero trade, and Justin Smoak struggling.
NWSB Insider and Seattle Seahawks blogger Alistair Corp tells us the best Seahawks TOUCHDOWN in week 4 vs. the Rams was the Marshawn Lynch’s 18-yard run. They run a play with no tight ends, but Michael Robinson brings in some blocks while Beast Mode does the rest.
NWSB Insider and Seattle Seahawks blogger Alistair Corp visited Century Link field this past weekend. He got to interview two former Hawks. HUGE thank you to Degree Men, Mack Strong, and Norm Johnson for giving him this opportunity! Johnson played 18 seasons in the NFL for the Seahawks (1982-90), Falcons (91-94), Steelers (95-98), and the Eagles (1999). He graduated from UCLA in 1981.
NWSB Insider and Seattle Seahawks blogger Alistair Corp tells us to him the best Seahawks TOUCHDOWN in week 3 vs. the Packers was the Russell Wilson to Golden Tate completion. They run a play action and Robert Turbin chips in a block before going into the flat on his route. PERFECT footwork by Russell Wilson on this touchdown, and a perfect catch by Tate in a win for Seattle.
NWSB Insider and sports blogger Kevin Vanstone tells us today despite the gravity of Justin Tucker’s controversial game-winning field goal, Sunday’s final score was relegated irrelevant in the wake of what transpired over four quarters. Sunday morning Torrey Smith and his family received news of a tragic accident on Route 672 Chatham Lane in the Montross area of Virginia. 19-year-old Tevin Jones his brother had died.
NWSB Insider and Seattle Seahawks blogger Alistair Corp tells us to him the best Seahawks TOUCHDOWN in week 2 vs. the Cowboys was the Russell Wilson to Anthony McCoy completion. Anthony McCoy actually had a terrific game, finishing with 5 catches. He explains Golden Tate was the lone wide receiver, and interestingly on this play, Seattle lined up in a ’31′ offensive set, which is three tight end’s and one running back.
NWSB Insider and Seattle Seahawks blogger Brandon Choate brings us his newest installment of Moments in Time. This week, the Seahawks take on the Packers in the spotlight of Monday Night Football. The teams faced off in 2006 in the same setting, except Seattle was cold and snowy as Matt Hasselbeck and Shaun Alexander effectively handled Brett Favre and the Packers 34-24. Alexander rushed for 201 yards on a record 40 carries.
NWSB Insider and Seattle Seahawks blogger Brandon Choate brings us another trip down memory lane with his newest installment of Moments In Time. This week, he brings us back to last season when Seattle headed to Jerry World in Dallas to take on the Cowboys. Tarvaris Jackson threw 3 interceptions and Marshawn Lynch scored the only Seahawks touchdown of the game as Steven Hauschka added 2 field goals in the Seahawks loss.
