A week ago the Seattle Mariners made their first big splash in the Free Agent Market, by signing Kenji Johjima to a 3-year deal for 16.5 million dollars. The 29 year-old Japanese catcher will become teammates with fellow country man Ichiro. Now on the outside looking in, Kenji looks like a great sign with a lot of positives. But will the Mariners risk in signing him end up flopping? Let’s take a closer look.
The University of Washington Men’s basketball team has started its season in an impressive fashion. With the losses of Nate Robinson (New York Knicks), Tre Simmons, and Will Conroy many believed this team would not return to the Sweet 16 or even March Madness for that matter. But with early season victories, and great play from freshmen: Jon Brockman, Justin Dentmon, and Artem Wallace, the nay-sayers have finally given the UW team credit. The Husky team is ranked 13th in the nation after last night’s impressive victory over the 6th ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs. With the win the Huskies improved to 7-0. While most would suspect Senior, Brandon Roy, to be the leading scorer for the Huskies it was a full team effort that stopped Adam Morrison and the rest of the Bulldogs in the second half. I can bore you with all the stats, but the hustle that this Husky team has shown in its first seven games is what has me in awe.