Ken Griffey, Jr. celebrates the Mariners' 6-3 win over Detroit. (Mark Harrison/The Seattle Times)
In the last two months, two of my closest friends have been laid off from their jobs. Our favorite stores and restaurants have gone bankrupt before our eyes. We have seen our finances dwindle, our daily lives change drastically, and witnessed worldwide panic in the midst of the worst economic crisis of our generation.
The situation has gone from ho-hum to dire, and it affects nearly every one of us.
In 2008, the city of Seattle endured perhaps one of the worst 366 calendar days of any municipality across America. Our businesses suffered, like everyone else’s. Our local government, at both the city and state level, handcuffed itself by finding few solutions to an ever-growing number of problems.
And on top of all that, our sports teams were horrible.
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Editor’s Note: Every now and then we like to solicit the differing opinions of outside voices, which is why we’ve enlisted the help of our newest correspondent, the Devil’s Advocate. We’ll check in with D.A. on a weekly basis and see what’s going through his mind.
How 'bout them apples?
Husky Stadium is falling down. Martin Stadium is a glorified cow pasture. Qwest Field represents all that is right with America. If the Sounders can play there, shouldn’t Seattle’s nicest stadium be good enough for the second-rate Apple Cup? It’s not the Superbowl, people, it’s a college football game.
In this crap economy, major corporations need your money to stay afloat. Are you going to step up to the plate and help the rich and powerful piece together their trust funds, or sit back and smugly pretend like you’re doing something with that t-shirt you made protesting the changing of the times?
Get with it, next topic.
Stephen A. Smith is leaving ESPN and it hurts me inside.
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