Seattle Sports: In the Morning

M's idle, play tonight vs. Cleveland
AL Batting race watch:
M. Ordonez, 1-3, .358
Ichiro, idle, .350

Slade Gorton--the Perry Mason of municipality/sports disputes--is on the case--the city sues the Sonics.

City Attorney Tom Carr secures my vote for re-election with this gem: "The issues with the Sonics' profitability at KeyArena have less to do with KeyArena than perhaps the Sonics' ability to defend the high pick-and-roll."

Matt Hasselbeck after looking at film of next week's opponent, San Francisco: "I think this is the best defense we’ve faced."

USS Mariner points out that the veteran/rookie bickering in L.A. could just as easily have happened here. But it didn't, so is that a credit to John McLaren for keeping the clubhouse together, or a discredit because he didn't play the young guys enough, veterans be damned?

Prospect Insider says that both McLaren and Bavasi should be fired.

The Times' Bob Condotta investigates whether the Huskies' poor second-half performance this year has been due to poor halftime adjustments, fatigue, or what?