What a finish to the Mariner game tonight. It was looking pretty bad early on for our rookie pitcher Micheal Pinenada. The offense would tie the game or give us a slight lead but then the Blue Jays would come right back and get a run or two off Pinenada. It was not his night giving up more homers than he ever has before and ending up having one his shorter outings.
The bullpin pitchers did a great job of keeping the Blue Jays from scoring. The offense though seemed to o into a mini slump for a few innings and not scoring keeping the score at 5-4 Blue Jays until the eighth. Then Mike Carp came through in the bottom of the eighth and hit his second homer of the game. Not to be out done Carlos Well showed that he can hit them just as well and gave us a one run lead. Then in the op of the ninth out comes mister save Brandon League and he didn't disappoint as he was able to keep the Jays at just one hit and earning his 30th save of the season.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Number 51 for the Mariner
When Ichiro hit the first pitch of the game for a home run, Franklin Gutierrez hits a single, Dustin Ackerly a double, Mike Carps gets a hit for 2 RBIs and Casper Weeks a two-run home run all in the first inning. It looked as though the game was going to be an easy win for the Seattle Mariners tonight. We should know better though that the way this season has gone this probably wouldn't hold up.
The second inning started off good with Felix on the mound the Red Sox went quick. Then in the bottom half of the inning Jack Wilson had a hit. It was looking as though they would pick up where they left off in the first but it just wasn't to be with Ichiro hitting into a rare double play and then Gutierrez ending the inning.
The next few innings went fairly uneventful as neither side scored. The fourth inning though did have one scary moment when Mariner catcher Josh Bard was involved in a collision at home and knocked onto his back when he was took both and elbow and knee shots. He was dazed but was able to somehow hang on to the ball for the out.
The sixth inning didn't go well at all for Felix and after giving up two 2-run homers it was looking bleak. He managed to get out of the inning with a slim one run lead so there was still hope. The offensive had one hit to start off there half of the inning but the next three batters fell flat.
Jamie Wright came in for the 8th with the Mariners still hold on to their slim lead and did a great job. The offensive went 1-2-3 in the bottom half of the inning and once again it was up to Brandon League to hold a one run lead.
In the back of our minds we always wonder if League will start another little slide but he didn't. He came in and made quick work of the Red Sox for his 28 save and showed another team why he was selected to be an all-start.
The second inning started off good with Felix on the mound the Red Sox went quick. Then in the bottom half of the inning Jack Wilson had a hit. It was looking as though they would pick up where they left off in the first but it just wasn't to be with Ichiro hitting into a rare double play and then Gutierrez ending the inning.
The next few innings went fairly uneventful as neither side scored. The fourth inning though did have one scary moment when Mariner catcher Josh Bard was involved in a collision at home and knocked onto his back when he was took both and elbow and knee shots. He was dazed but was able to somehow hang on to the ball for the out.
The sixth inning didn't go well at all for Felix and after giving up two 2-run homers it was looking bleak. He managed to get out of the inning with a slim one run lead so there was still hope. The offensive had one hit to start off there half of the inning but the next three batters fell flat.
Jamie Wright came in for the 8th with the Mariners still hold on to their slim lead and did a great job. The offensive went 1-2-3 in the bottom half of the inning and once again it was up to Brandon League to hold a one run lead.
In the back of our minds we always wonder if League will start another little slide but he didn't. He came in and made quick work of the Red Sox for his 28 save and showed another team why he was selected to be an all-start.
Friday, August 12, 2011
The first preseason game
The first game for the Seahawks is done and if this was any indication we should have a great season. It is not often that all three quarterbacks play well but they did a great job for us tonight. There were a few areas that they did show room for improvement but it was still enough to squeak by the Chargers.
The Chargers started off scoring rather quickly and many of us probably thought the same thing. We have seen it many times where the first half of the game doesn't go our way and then sometimes the second half goes great. Luckily it was the latter that took place and they did make a comeback in the second half. The rookie Josh Portis showed us that if for any reason he needs to come in and play we are in good hands.
It will take some getting use to not seeing a few of the familiar face out on the field. No more Matt (or Matthew as Steve Ramble calls him) Hasslebeck for the first time in 10 years. Lofa Tatupu gone from the backfield where he has given us a reason to cheers over the years. Many other names that have come and gone this year. But, we have seen this all happen before in this game where personal can change quickly.
The Chargers started off scoring rather quickly and many of us probably thought the same thing. We have seen it many times where the first half of the game doesn't go our way and then sometimes the second half goes great. Luckily it was the latter that took place and they did make a comeback in the second half. The rookie Josh Portis showed us that if for any reason he needs to come in and play we are in good hands.
It will take some getting use to not seeing a few of the familiar face out on the field. No more Matt (or Matthew as Steve Ramble calls him) Hasslebeck for the first time in 10 years. Lofa Tatupu gone from the backfield where he has given us a reason to cheers over the years. Many other names that have come and gone this year. But, we have seen this all happen before in this game where personal can change quickly.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Joanne Fluke books
For those of you that like bakery products, and who doesn't, and a good mystery I have been reading a series of books that I think you will enjoy. The author of the books is Joanne Fluke and her main character is a bakery owner named Hannah Swensen.
The first book in he series is titled the chocolate chip cookie murder. There are currently 13 books in the series and probably more to come. Each one of them has one bakery item in the title that will usually be found next to the victim.
In the books you meet characters, such as, Hannah of course and her partner in the bakery Lisa, Norman the county dentist and one of Hannah's boyfriends, Mike one of the police and another of Hannah's boyfriends and many other great characters.
Hannah somehow always seems to the one to find the bodies and since one of her bakery goods was found with the body she naturally feels it is her duty to investigate. During her investigating she still has a bakery to run so during her free time she is trying out new receipts that are included in the books.
All of the books are thoroughly enjoyable and you can easily lose track of time reading them. there is something for just about everyones taste as each book has plenty of romance, mystery, family drama and of course food.
The first book in he series is titled the chocolate chip cookie murder. There are currently 13 books in the series and probably more to come. Each one of them has one bakery item in the title that will usually be found next to the victim.
In the books you meet characters, such as, Hannah of course and her partner in the bakery Lisa, Norman the county dentist and one of Hannah's boyfriends, Mike one of the police and another of Hannah's boyfriends and many other great characters.
Hannah somehow always seems to the one to find the bodies and since one of her bakery goods was found with the body she naturally feels it is her duty to investigate. During her investigating she still has a bakery to run so during her free time she is trying out new receipts that are included in the books.
All of the books are thoroughly enjoyable and you can easily lose track of time reading them. there is something for just about everyones taste as each book has plenty of romance, mystery, family drama and of course food.
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Epilepsy and seizures are still mysterious to us
Before I start get into today's subject I wish to qualify myself by saying I am not a neurologist or a neurosurgeon. I have suffered through seizures and I have studied neuronets from a programers point of view.
I was talking to a friend about their cat that has recently started having seizures. This lead to a conversation about seizures and epilepsy, in both humans and other animals, and the causes. First we talked about seizures and came up with many reasons for them. We then went into what is epilepsy but had a hard time actually defining it other than to say it is brain related. It was the question about what is the difference between seizures and epilepsy that inspired me to wright this post.
I know the explanation I about to give is overly simplifying a major problem. There is much about the brain that we don't know. One thing we do know is the brain is the most sophisticated computer in the world and that is why computer scientist have tried so hard to duplicate it. A seizure is a short in that computer that could be caused by a number of things, such as, being dropped and knocking something loose, a wire that wasn't secured and is touching another wire, a virus or just a part wearing out. Many times it is something that can be corrected once the cause is found.
Epilepsy on the other hand is more of a permanent state that can't be totally corrected and a short might just be one of many symptoms. You can repair the shorts, take care of the viruses with your anti-virus software and do any other maintenance to the point the systems runs well, maybe not like it use to, but you still have the major cause that gave you the problems in the first place.
I was talking to a friend about their cat that has recently started having seizures. This lead to a conversation about seizures and epilepsy, in both humans and other animals, and the causes. First we talked about seizures and came up with many reasons for them. We then went into what is epilepsy but had a hard time actually defining it other than to say it is brain related. It was the question about what is the difference between seizures and epilepsy that inspired me to wright this post.
I know the explanation I about to give is overly simplifying a major problem. There is much about the brain that we don't know. One thing we do know is the brain is the most sophisticated computer in the world and that is why computer scientist have tried so hard to duplicate it. A seizure is a short in that computer that could be caused by a number of things, such as, being dropped and knocking something loose, a wire that wasn't secured and is touching another wire, a virus or just a part wearing out. Many times it is something that can be corrected once the cause is found.
Epilepsy on the other hand is more of a permanent state that can't be totally corrected and a short might just be one of many symptoms. You can repair the shorts, take care of the viruses with your anti-virus software and do any other maintenance to the point the systems runs well, maybe not like it use to, but you still have the major cause that gave you the problems in the first place.
Friday, August 5, 2011
Yes, you really do use math
Since the time is drawing near to send our children back to school I though I would take the time to write about quite often from my niece. I am sure there are several parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and teachers that have heard the same question from children. That question is "Why do I need to do my math home?"
Our first response is usually to tell them about some of the careers that use math, such as, an engineer, a carpenter, scientist or a teacher and this usually gets us the answer but I am not going to be any of those. Then, we normally go to because you use it every day and that leads to more questions. Soon we just get frustrated and give up trying to explain and either yell just do it or go get an aspirin.The whole episode can be avoid if instead of trying to point out what math could be used on in their future we focus on what they use it for now.
The next time you are asked that question pick one or two things that child does on a daily basis and point out where the math comes in to play. An example might be a tablet computer and ask him or her how they figure out if there is room to download a new app (program or application) that a friend told them was killer. Another example might be that if they play games (anger birds is big right now) how they judge how far to pull the slingshot back to fire the bird at the pigs. There might be other ideas that come to mind but the point is find something they enjoy and show that the knowledge of math is neccessary.
Our first response is usually to tell them about some of the careers that use math, such as, an engineer, a carpenter, scientist or a teacher and this usually gets us the answer but I am not going to be any of those. Then, we normally go to because you use it every day and that leads to more questions. Soon we just get frustrated and give up trying to explain and either yell just do it or go get an aspirin.The whole episode can be avoid if instead of trying to point out what math could be used on in their future we focus on what they use it for now.
The next time you are asked that question pick one or two things that child does on a daily basis and point out where the math comes in to play. An example might be a tablet computer and ask him or her how they figure out if there is room to download a new app (program or application) that a friend told them was killer. Another example might be that if they play games (anger birds is big right now) how they judge how far to pull the slingshot back to fire the bird at the pigs. There might be other ideas that come to mind but the point is find something they enjoy and show that the knowledge of math is neccessary.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Seven days that made waves in Seattle sports
These last seven days have been wild for Seattle sport's teams. While on he road the Mariners set a dubious record of 17 losses in a row, the NFL lockout ends, the Mariners final end the skid and the Seahawks loss and gains players at breakneck speed.
For also three weeks it was looking as though the Mariners would never win a game again. The hitting hasn't been there much at all this year but at least the Mariners had pitching and defense that were helping them stay close to the top. Then just before the all-star break that seemed to change when they lost the series against Texas. Then after the three game break everything seemed to go on a downward spiral. The players started missing plays on defense, the pitching went and the few that were hitting stopped.
They came home and won and we all celebrated that the streak was over. Then the next day they lost again and you could hear the collective sigh of here we go again. The streak thankfully didn't start again as veteran players started picking up the pace, some of the young kids blossomed, and the players we traded for got off to good starts. Now, everything seem to be coming together and they swept a series, even though it was Oakland, with hope for a strong finish to the season.
While all that was going on with the Mariners we were told that the NFL lockout was over and there would be football, yeah. No sooner did the news break then the Seahawks jumped into free agency and Matt Hasselbeck was gone. We didn't have much time for that loss to sink in before the revolving door started and players were zinging in and out of Seattle.
After everything that has happen in just a short time it seems strange that the first preseason game is just around the corner. Next Thursday will be the first game with Tarvaris Jackson as our starting quarterback. He won't be the only new face out on the field as we also have a new receiver Sidney Rice and several other free agents that came in so fast they are all a blur.
For also three weeks it was looking as though the Mariners would never win a game again. The hitting hasn't been there much at all this year but at least the Mariners had pitching and defense that were helping them stay close to the top. Then just before the all-star break that seemed to change when they lost the series against Texas. Then after the three game break everything seemed to go on a downward spiral. The players started missing plays on defense, the pitching went and the few that were hitting stopped.
They came home and won and we all celebrated that the streak was over. Then the next day they lost again and you could hear the collective sigh of here we go again. The streak thankfully didn't start again as veteran players started picking up the pace, some of the young kids blossomed, and the players we traded for got off to good starts. Now, everything seem to be coming together and they swept a series, even though it was Oakland, with hope for a strong finish to the season.
While all that was going on with the Mariners we were told that the NFL lockout was over and there would be football, yeah. No sooner did the news break then the Seahawks jumped into free agency and Matt Hasselbeck was gone. We didn't have much time for that loss to sink in before the revolving door started and players were zinging in and out of Seattle.
After everything that has happen in just a short time it seems strange that the first preseason game is just around the corner. Next Thursday will be the first game with Tarvaris Jackson as our starting quarterback. He won't be the only new face out on the field as we also have a new receiver Sidney Rice and several other free agents that came in so fast they are all a blur.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
How to plan a fishing trip
Many of you out there probably think that planning a fishing trip is just a matter of grabbing your pole and tackle box and the head out the door. You can't be farther from the truth. There are several things that need to be taken into consideration before you are ready:
- Where are we going? It sounds as though it would be an easy question to answer but the place your going can be crucial to what you will need to pack. If you are going to a river or stream then you will want to bring hip waders since you will be in the water. If you are going to a lake then you depend on if you will be in a boat or on land needs to be answered. If you are going to be on land then you might need a chair and pole holder. If you are going to be in a boat then you might need some extra clothing since being on the water can sometimes be chillier than it is on land. If you are going o be fishing in the ocean then you might need motion sickness pills since it can get awfully rough. Where ever you go there is one thing you should always have and that is a life jacket.
- What type of fishing will we be doing? This makes a big difference on what type of gear you will need to take. If you are going salmon fishing you don't want a light weight trout pole with 10 pound test line. If you are going to fly fishing in a stream you don't want a heavy salmon pole. The same with your tackle you want it to match the type of fishing you do. If you are salmon fishing then either big lures like salmon plugs, artificial squid and needle fish or herring and anchovies if you like live bait. For trout fishing you might have your tackle box filled with triple teasers (they look like tiny metal fish), spinners and pop gear if you are trolling. If you are going fly fishing then you will most likely fill your tackle box with artificial flies. For any type of fishing though there are basics that will need: spare line (either for leader or if yours breaks), swivels (they are always good to have to hook your leader line on so you can change you lures easier), a fishing net, a hook remover, a small knife and sinkers.
- What time are we going? The time of day can be very important to determine weather you will need bug repellant, flashlights, sunglasses and various other items.
- How long will we be gone? If it is an all day trip then food and drink might be a concern. If you are planning on just a few hours then you still might think about water or some other beverage but food might not be of a concern.
- Do I have enough fuel? Will you need to get gas in your car and if you are taking a boat you will need to make sure. Once you are where your going is there a fuel station near by just in case?
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