Mariners look to Jeff Mullen to right ship

Mariners looking to Mullen as Seattle Savior

 

With Jack Zduriencik fired by the Seattle Mariners on Thursday, speculation abounds about who is in the running to take over the dream job (if you're from the Pacific Northwest, that is a dream!)

Unnamed sources, deep within the ownership of retired Nintendo chairman Hiroshi Yamauchi, team CEO Howard Lincoln, chairman emeritus John Ellis and team president Kevin Mather say they are zeroing in on Jeff Mullen as the lead candidate to take over the General Manager position.

Mullen is no stranger to the area.  Seattle native, former Chicago tech giant (truly the Man of Michigan Ave.), and Seattle Preparatory School all-state second baseman while bringing the Panthers to the State Championship game in 1991.  Mullen went on to become a Willamette University Bearcat.  He played under Hall of Famer Dave Wong for two years. Mullen, though undrafted, finished his playing career at Shoreline College.  Mullen received his Bachelors Degree in English from the University of Washington.

Other sources say, that if Seattle does indeed hire Mullen, Mullen would probably bring in the first Major League female coach in history.  Shana Mullen, 38 year old Yakima-loving American, noted physical therapist, and according to an unnamed source, a newly engaged bride to be would be the new General Manager's first hire.  Jeff Mullen, a stalwart defense first coach and self proclaimed "glove man", could really open up a new dimension on offense with his sister Shana patrolling the hit machine that the Mariners want to be.  Of course, this could lead to offensive upgrades in the terms of more players whom have hit well at Safeco Field.  To join this team eager for a leader and with the turmoil in the Big Apple -  well you heard it hear first:  if Mullen is indeed hired as General Manager, he will move mountains, divert rivers, eradicate the fire danger in Central Washington, and make his peace with the Seattle Police Department (ok, let's be reasonable here), in order to bring in Alex Rodriguez!  Mullen says "Notre Dame has Football Jesus for college football, the Mariners need pro baseball's Juicing Jesus, starting with his apostle Rodriguez."

Mullen, through his law office and Agent Rob Smith said "No Comment".  But local union boss and Radio King of Seattle, Edward T. Martin said "Bring Jeff Mullen in!  He's got soul!  He's got an incredible knowledge of '90's hip-hop, he can sing a mean karaoke (Kiss by Prince), eat his fill of clams at Ivar's and if we continue to lose Jeff's a blues man!"  No one gets out of Seattle baseball without singing the blues!

reporting from Oakland, California
TIM MALLOY

Bears looking to Martin as Chicago Savior

(above) ED MARTIN #73 Leads the Lyons Lions in 1980

 

(above) ED MARTIN Interviewing for Bears Job 2013

With Lovie Smith fired by the Chicago Bears on Black Monday, speculation abounds about who is in the running to take over the dream job (if you're from the Midwest, that is a dream!)

Unnamed sources, deep within the ownership of Virginia Halas McCaskey have said she and General Manager Phil Emery are looking at Edward T. Martin as the lead candidate to take over the head coaching position.

Martin is no stranger to the area.  Detroit native, former Chicago radio personaility, and Lyons, Colorado all-state lineman while bringing to Lyons High to the State Championship game in 1979.  Martin went on to become a Colorado Buffalo.  He played under Bill "Promise Keeper" McCartney and with QB Sal "I nailed/impregnated the coach's unmarried virgin daughter" Anuse.

Other sources say, that if Chicago does indeed hire Martin, Martin would probably bring in the first female offensive coach in history.  Hilary Kemp, Canadian, noted scientist, and according to an unnamed source, a recent visitor to Denver.  Martin, a stalwart defense first coach, could really open up a new dimension on offense with Kemp calling the plays.  Of course, this leads to offensive upgrades.  Jay Cutler can't cut the mustard anymore and with the turmoil in the Big Apple -  well you heard it hear first:  if Martin is picked as head coach, he will move mountains, divert rivers, drop the wind speed on Michigan Ave., and eradicate the murder rate in North Chicago only (let's be reasonable here), in order to bring in Tim Tebow!  Martin says "Notre Dame has Football Jesus for college football, the Bears need pro football Jesus, starting with his apostle Tebow."

Martin, through his law office and Agent Jeff Mullen said "No Comment".  But local union boss and Sheetmetal Queen of Chicago, Melinda Marks said "Bring Edward T. Martin in!  He can eat sausaage dogs and Chicago pizza and we deserve to feed it to this man!   He also has the Chicago accent of Elwood Blues."

reporting from Oakland, California
TIM MALLOY

Queen Anne Then - Bay Area Now

                                         The Day I met Deanna              

                                          Three Years Later - September 7, 2011

Academy Awards Nominations

HERE'S THE WAY I SEE IT

BEST PICTURE:  The King's Speech, Winter's Bone, Black Swan, True Grit, The Town, Never Let Me Go, Shutter Island, The Fighter, The Social Network, 127 Hours

BEST ACTOR:  James Franco - 127 Hours, Colin Firth - The King's Speech, Jeff Bridges - True Grit, Leonardo DiCaprio - Shutter Island, Mark Wahlberg - The Fighter

BEST ACTRESS:  Jennifer Lawrence - Winter's Bone, Natalie Portman - Black Swan, Hailee Steinfeld - True Grit, Carey Mulligan - Never Let Me Go, Annette Bening - The Kid's Are All Right

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:  John Hawkes - Winter's Bone, Geoffrey Rush - The King's Speech, Jeremy Renner -The Town, Christian Bale - The Fighter, Mark Ruffalo - The Kid's Are All Right

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:  Helena Bonham Carter - The King's Speech, Amy Adams - The Fighter, Melissa Leo - The Fighter, Rebecca Hall - The Town, Anne Hathaway - Love and Other Drugs

Washington Election Endorsements

Here is how The Prophet sees it:

U.S. Senator : Patty Murray - (Dino Rossi won't bring home the bacon for the common folks)


U.S. Representative 7th District:  Bob Jeffers-Schroder - Jim McDermott is too liberal and Bob Jeffers-Schroder is a male Independent with a hyphenated name, grow a pair Bob!  But Bob J-S has a great idea when it comes too global warming/carbon.  Cap and Trade is a fraud, trust me, I have an Environmental Law degree.  So, instead, we tax all carbon and give all that  money to the citizens in the form of a dividend.


U.S. Representative 8th District: Dave Reichert - Reichert is an independent Republican who can be counted on to avoid the goose/lock-stepping voting patterns of the extreme right GOP leaders.  Suzan DelBenne is just this election's Darcy Burner, though not as hot.  DelBenne is a Pelosi clone liberal from Microsoft who doesn't have a real strategy.  She can be counted on to vote in lock-step with the extreme left.


U.S. Representative 2nd District:  Rick Larsen


INITIATIVE 1053: YES - 2/3^RD VOTE NEED IN FAVOR FOR TAX INCREASE FROM LEGISLATURE TO PASS


INITIATIVE 1082: NO  - NOTHING IS WRONG WITH WORKERS COMPENSATION IN THIS STATE. THE ONLY ‘PROBLEM’ IS THAT OUT-OF-STATERS SEE OUR MONEY AND WANT A PIECE OF IT. KEEP IT IN HOUSE. IT’S NOT BROKEN, SO DO’TN FIX IT
 

INITIATIVE 1098: NO - SAY NO THE AN INCOME TAX IN WASHINGTON. GRANTED IT IS ONLY FOR ‘WEALTHY’ INDIVIDUALS NOW, BUT THE PROPHET GUARANTEES THAT IN TWO YEARS THE CEILING WILL DROP AND SOON EVERY CITIZEN WILL BE PAYING AN INCOME TAX, THIS IS THEIR ‘TROJAN HORSE’ TO SNEAK IT IN. ONCE IN, WE’LL NEVER GET RID OF IT.
 
INITIATIVE 1100: NO- THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE STATE LIQUOR SYSTEM. SOME SAY THAT IT’S FROM THE PROHIBITION ERA (LOSER ARGUMENT), WELL THE CONSTITUTION IS FROM THE CONSTITUTION ERA AND NOBODY WANTS TO END THAT! IT ALL COMES DOWN TO MONEY AND THE BIG BUSINESSES CAN’T STAND TO SEE THE STATE MAKE LEGITIMATE PROFIT OVER A KNOW TOXIN. The ‘yes’ CAMP SEES THOUSANDS OF NEW JOBS. HORSE-SHIT, THOSE MAYBE 500 NEW JOBS ARE ALL MINIMUM WAGE, NON-UNION, NO-INSURANCE JOBS IN MINI-MARTS, GAS STATIONS AND 7-ELEVENS. COMMON SENSE SAYS THAT WHEN YOU EXPAND LIQUOR STORES FROM 315 TO 5540 AND TIME OF SALES FROM 10AM-7PM TO 6AM-2AM, THERE WILL BE MORE PROBLEMS I.E. FIGHTS, DUI, FATAL CRASHES, CAR BURGLARY, DEATH, DISMEMBERMENT, ALL THE WORST PARTS OF THE BIBLE.


INITIATIVE 1105: NO - (SEE ABOVE ARGUMENTS) PLUS THIS ONE JUST TAKES THE STATES MONOPOLY AND SPLITS IT UP BETWEEN 3 DOMINANT DISTRIBUTORS WHO COLLUDE TO PRICE FIX SO ALL 3 MAKE HEALTHY PROFITS.


INITIATIVE 1107: YES - END THE RIDICULOUS TAX ON BOTTLED WATER, SODA, CANDY AND CERTAIN FOOD PROCESSORS. ONCE AGAIN, GOVERNMENT SEES MONEY OUT THERE AND THEY JUST HAVE TO GET THEIR HANDS ON IT. TELL THEM TO POUND SAND! A ‘YES’ VOTE ENDS THESE TAXES.


REFERENDUM BILL 52: YES - A NO-BRAINER TO MAKE SCHOOLS MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT


AMENDMENT TO STATE CONSTITUTION SJR 8225: NO - WALL STREET PLAYS GAMES WITH YOUR MONEY, DON’T LET THE STATE ALSO. THE STATE JUST WANTS TO REWRITE ACCOUNTING RULES. THAT’S LIKE HAVING THEM SAY 2+2=3


AMENDMENT TO STATE CONSTITUTION ESHJR 4220: YES- THE STATE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO DENY BAIL (THEY WON’T ALWAYS) TO INDIVIDUALS CHARGED WITH A HEINOUS OFFENSE THAT IS PUNISHABLE BY THE POSSIBILITY OF LIFE IN PRISON.

KING COUNTY WEST ELECTORAL DISTRICT JUDGE POSITION 2: BARBARA LINDE - JUDGE LINDE IS REASONABLE AND FAIR. SHE IS A JUDGE WHO CARES ABOUT PEOPLE, NOT JUST CRIMES AND SENTENCES, SHE’LL LOOK AT THE WHOLE PICTURE. SHE WAS NOMINATED BY HER PEERS TO BE THE CHIEF PRESIDING JUDGE, A JOB SHE CURRENTLY HOLDS.


ALL OTHER JUSTICE OR JUDGE POSITIONS: NO ENDORSEMENT

SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPOSITION 1 NO - THEY CLAIM THAT MORE OF YOUR PROPERTYSUPPLEMENTAL OPERATIONS LEVY:

Liquor Initiatives mean Higher Taxes

Don't "fix" what isn't broken.

It's all about the money.  Both 1100 and 1105 take money away from Washington State.  Big business sees the profit to be gained and that is all.  If the initiatives pass (either one), the state will close its 350 liquor stores.  But then 3,300 stores will be able to sell hard liquor.  According to a January study by State Auditor Brian Sonntag, privatization could create as many as 3,300 retail outlets selling spirits statewide. That’s 10 times the current number of state liquor stores, and roughly equal to the number of state Starbucks and McDonald’s outlets combined.  This probably means lower prices per bottle but what will the state do to recoup it's lost revenue?  RAISE TAXES ACROSS THE BOARD FOR EVERYONE, that's what.  It is disingenuous to say the state will only raise the alcohol tax.  They are the highest in the nation already.  Their solution will be to raise taxes on all citizens, not just the booze drinkers.

These “people’s initiatives” happen to be the brainchildren of three major corporations that have spent more than $3 million in the hope of reaping millions in booze sales. One, warehouse chain Costco, the world’s ninth-largest retailer, turned its 28 Washington stores into mini–political mercantiles, using employees to solicit customer signatures for I-1100 with come-ons to the effect of “Imagine if you had a case of Jack Daniels to go with that year’s supply of paper towels.”

There is nothing wrong with the liquor control in this state. About 65 percent of respondents to a recent King-5 survey said they trust the state rather than private stores to responsibly sell liquor. Anti-government foes would tell you that the state has no business with it.  For the safety and protection of all its citizens, it has business to regulate it.  Expanded availability will lead to more drunkenness, fights, theft etc.  Hgher social costs and monetary costs await the state's citizens if either initiative is passed.

Seattle 4-Month Bike Town

SDOT Re-Stripe of Nickerson Street

So, I overheard (in a liberal coffee shop) a liberal guy talking about biking in Seattle.  "Seattle is a 4-month bike town"' says he.  RIGHT ON!  What are we going to do when it's 35F and raining?  All crowd into 1 lane on Nickerson Street and stare at each others taillights is what.  Even on the Shame Train (Metro Transit), you'll be sitting.  Nickerson Street used to be the rare East-West road in this town that could get you there quicker.   Not anymore, thanks to Mayor McGinn's "road diet" (stupid name).

Democrats generally support abortion and are against the death penalty.  Republicans generally are anti-abortion and for the death penalty.  Something seems wrong with both stances. Who out there is anti-abortion and anti-death penalty?  Who out there is pro-abortion and pro-death penalty?  That is 4 stances I just offered.  To be featured in my next blog, be the first to guess my stance.  I will post a bit of biography of us (I should know you, who doesn't know me that reads this blog?)!

Get your ideas and stances ready as later this week I give you point on upcoming Initiatives on the ballot in Washington state.