Or could it be Ichiro, whom I most admire.. again on track to make 200 hits albeit in a losing season for the Mariners? Or was it tonight when Felix Hernandez took the mound and lost his no-hitter in the eighth.. but still looked so dominating he just might win the Cy Young?
Oh.. the heart of the Seattle sports fan! So overworked and stressed with all the ups and downs of this season. You can not stop beating, because tomorrow there's another game to score.
Even if you've lost your favorites to other teams and other cities, you still root for them secretly or at least admire them from afar (yes, even A-Rod gives us something to shout about). They all started here after all, and were part of our growing up and growing old. There's no time to regret that we don't have them anymore: Holmgren, Wallace, Moyer, the Supersonics, Randy Johnson, Mora, Freddie Ljungberg, even Housh will be sorely missed! But we can only look to what's ahead and not behind.
So always hope, Seattle fan.
Someday the world will know we can be a daunting force in sports. Meanwhile, count the stats, keep on cheering for Couples and Moore. It's ok to channel surf as long as your heart can take the 14th inning tie here, or the last two minutes there.
It's ok, because we know, this is the year!
