What a summer for Seattle sports!  Have I missed out on the great accomplishments or what?

Let’s see, M’s are in last again.  UW was over hyped in it’s loss to BYU over the weekend.  The Seahawks seem to be cutting the entire roster.  I’ll include WSU since there are some die hard Cougs out there.  Their game doesn’t even need to be mentioned.

Look closer and it’s not all doom and gloom in the great northwest.

The Storm is back in the WNBA Finals.  They haven’t been there since 2004 when they won it all.  What about the little league team from Auburn one win from the US Championship?  What a great run that was.

Back to the Mariners for a quick second since that’s all the time they really deserve.  In another season of forgetfulness, Felix Hernandez has turned in a string of starts to remember.  After his wins pushed him to 11-10 today, he’s 4-1 in his last 6 starts with a video game/softball ERA of 0.20.  Bananas!  Too bad that’s all we can cheer for.

Seahawks, well, what expectations can one truly have?  Preseason was a typically boring one as it is every year no matter the expectations.  We’ll see after next week’s game against the 49er’s.  I have absolutely no idea what to expect.  It’s pretty bad when you have low or no expectations.  Again, a day in the life of a Seattle sports fan.

Now to the Huskies, ah, the Huskies.  I wasn’t too surprised we lost a game every optimistic fan practically had in the bag – WE HAVEN’T WON A DAMN ROAD GAME IN TWO YEARS!  I’m going to stick to my guns and predict a 2-2 start.  We’ll win the next two against Syracuse and Nebraska – both games are at home – and lose against USC.  I love the story and good feeling we all get when we think of Locker-mania, but honestly, I can’t wait for the guy to move on to the pros.  This team and all it’s hype revolves around one player.  Too bad he can’t win the game by himself.  I think, no, I know we’ll be better once the Locker era comes to an end.  This season is not at all a loss after one disappointing game, but if the coaches keep calling a game like that, we’re in for another typical Seattle season.  I mean can we quit with the shotgun QB draw already?  Why not roll Locker out and then let him run if his progressions are covered?  We’ll see if I change my tune next week.

Alright, I’m back and as ready as ever.  Let’s go Seattle fans.  We have the Storm on the way to winning their second title, which they will.  The start of any season reeks of optimism.  We’ll see how long that lasts with the Huskies and Hawks.  You gotta love football season.  I sure do.

Okay, it’s not a major sport, but that doesn’t mean it’s not as entertaining.  The UW Softball team is out to defend their NCAA Title from last season.  They hit a minor bump Thursday night when they were surprisingly hammered by Oklahoma in the opening game of the Super Regionals.  Danielle Lawrie, above, recovered from a rare loss (5 IP, 5 ER) by tossing 14 scoreless innings Friday night giving up seven hits and striking out a combined 27 batters in back-to-back victories.  Softball differs from baseball in that they play seven innings instead of nine – if you didn’t know.

The ladies are now off to Oklahoma City for the Women’s College World Series which starts play Thursday June 3rd.  Tune in to ESPN or ESPN2 to watch some exciting game play which I guarantee will feature numerous pitching gems (there always are in softball).

Here’s to bringing home a rare championship to our beautiful city.  Good luck!