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.
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