Top o’ the mornin’ (well, afternoon)to ye! It certainly is a better morning than we experienced last Sunday. And while I’m sure not everyone is a Pacific Northwest sports fan in totality, this has been some weekend. On Friday, the Seattle Mariners clinched their first playoff berth in more than two decades, courtesy of a 9th inning, game-winning home run. There was emotion. Then, a little while later, the favored Washington Huskies took an “L” at UCLA.
The prospects of a pretty great sports weekend gained steam, but a Washington State Cougars matchup with the California Golden Bears loomed, threatening to ruin the entire thing.