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M's beat the A's 7-4, getting their runs on mammoth two-run homers by Gooters, Bill Hall, and Johjima, respectively, and then a very rare bases-loaded suicide squeeze by Gooters in the ninth. Snell was uninspiring (5 IP, 3 ER, and it's against Oakland) but got the win.

Griffey says he wants to come back. Sort of. Read for yourself. (Hey, I'd like to play for the Mariners next year too--I can tickle really well I promise--but I don't think they're going to offer me a contract just to be nice.)

Seahawks demolished the Raiders. Final was 31-21, but only because of two late Raider TDs. The big story was Seahawks QB Mike Teel, the rookie out of Rutgers. Teel's stats: 11-19, 148 yards, 2 TDs. Have we finally found a third-string QB decent enough to allow Seneca Wallace to play some receiver? If not now, when? Wallace is 29 years old now--he's not getting any faster.

Storm lost, snapping a six-game winning streak. Lauren Jackson's still sitting out with her back injury.

High school football started last night--...

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The Roanoke Park Place. Wednesday. Dollar taco night. On one TV, a scoreless Mariner game. On the other, a scoreless Sounders game. Who would score first?

"I'll take Seattle over the field," childhood friend Jason said.

We didn't lay odds, but he was right. The Mariners did score first, on a seventh-inning Bill Hall double. Two more runs in that inning gave them a 3-0 lead, enough for Felix Hernandez' 14th win.

Meanwhile the Sounders, who'd squandered chance after chance in their U.S. Open Cup final by aiming shots directly at D.C. United goalie Josh Wicks, finally broke through when Fredy Montero sent a rebound home in the 67th minute.

The goal was not as memorable as its aftermath: Goalie Wicks expressed his frustration by stomping Montero's chest. When the ref ejected Wicks, he had the audacity to aggressively argue the call.

"Goalies are psychopaths," Jason said. Right again. The Sounders soon scored another goal, with former USL Sounder Roger Levesque finishing a gorgeous Seba Le Toux cross. 2-0.

We began discussing...

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