John Hendow

Yesterday I attended my first Seattle Sounders FC match, and I’m hooked! It was a great game and I’m impressed by both the team and the fans. It’s amazing that Seattle has such a huge soccer fan base, and the level of support is very high. It helped that we had tickets to a great match [...]

The intrepid Tube Sox began this summer’s softball season with a 17-2 victory. After having our first two games rained out (and rescheduled for July), we finally managed to take the field. Most of the crew is back from previous years. I was impressed that everyone on the team got a good hit or two at [...]

Saturday’s round 2 games were great. I was delighted that both UW and Gonzaga made it to the second round. In their initial appearances both teams handily won their games and it looked like they were both poised to do well in the second round. Unfortunately, UW played a flat first half against Purdue and was [...]

Yesterday I attended four basketball games… a personal record. As much as I enjoy the NCAA tournament, four games in one day is pretty much a caboose-killer. The four victors of round 1 (Purdue, WKU, UW, Gonzaga) looked pretty good. I especially found WKU impressive; they had an amazingly fast game and adapted well. They also had [...]

I’m not truly a Yankees fan. It’s not because I don’t like New York; in fact it’s one of my favorite places on the planet and I would love to live there for a few years. Since Seattle is home I support the Mariners but find the Yankees fascinating because they’re similarly inspiring and disappointing, just [...]

Last night we successfully came from behind and prevailed in our first playoff game! It was an extra-innings contest against a fairly good team, and through a combination of good hitting and solid fielding we found a way to win. Of course, the game didn’t start until 9:15 PM (!) so we weren’t done playing until [...]

It’s our bye week, so we are spending tonight thinking victorious thoughts and pretending we might have won a game. The team is actually pretty good this year and everyone seems to be having a great time. I’m glad that we added some new folks this season; keeps the blood fresh and we’re picking up all [...]

Last night was another great softball game. We came from behind to win against a pretty good team. Hats off to the “banal fowls” for a great game and for having such an awesome team name. The team is playing pretty well, and after two games I think we’re starting to find our groove. I managed [...]

My softball team “The Tube Socks” had our first game last night, which we won by one run. Good way to kick off the season and get some momentum going. My new cleats are surprisingly comfy, given the fact that until just a few days ago they were sitting in a box at a sporting goods [...]