Email Author Matt Villano

2002 Stories by Matt Villano

• Sports Guy

  published August 28, 2002

  It's been a tough few years for us decision making Americans. First, back in 2000, we had to choose between George W. Bush and Al Gore, two of... More >>

• Sports Guy

  published August 21, 2002

  In writing about sorrows, Shakespeare once penned that they come "not like spies, but in battalions." Could anyone have coined a better phrase... More >>

• White Night

  published August 14, 2002

  In 22 years as the smile behind Wheel of Fortune, Vanna White has sported more than 5,600 elegant designer dresses. Ungaro, Vera Wang,... More >>

• Sports Guy

  published August 14, 2002

  The Yankees are coming, the Yankees are coming, and it's sure to be d骠 vu all over again. I can see the scene unfolding already: the... More >>

• Sports Guy

  published August 7, 2002

  Ladies and gentlemen, it's time to put down your lattes and get ready to rumble! For the first time since the days of Jon Kitna, the first time... More >>

• Sports Guy

  published July 31, 2002

  Even in the corporate culture of today, unanimity is generally hard to find. With so many different opinions, it's almost impossible to get... More >>

• FREE SPRINGER!

  published July 31, 2002

  Far to the north, where the water runs chilly and beds of bull kelp hug the rocky coast, the orca whales are back. Since the days of the... More >>

• Sports Guy

  published July 24, 2002

  Most people in the United States behave as if death is optional. Few of us under the age of 70 ever ponder what it means to "leave the... More >>

• Sports Guy

  published July 17, 2002

  If you've never been to Milwaukee, you're not missing much. Though it sits on beautiful Lake Michigan, the city is a mess of ugly buildings and... More >>

• Sports Guy

  published July 10, 2002

  Edgar Martinez takes batting practice. On occasion, he takes infield practice. But if the venerated Mariners slugger takes Viagra, he won't be... More >>

• Sports Guy

  published July 3, 2002

  Seattleites are no strangers to foreign imports. Germany, however, is not a country with a particularly strong influence in our everyday lives.... More >>

• Sports Guy

  published June 26, 2002

  It was just before 6 o'clock Saturday morning when I heard the screams from next door. They were blood-curdling, the kind of shrieks you hear... More >>

• Separate, not equal

  published June 19, 2002

  FOR ALL OF YOU Northwesterners who've never traveled outside the Pacific time zone, let me assure you: The Southeast is a strange,... More >>

• Take them out to the ball game

  published June 12, 2002

  THE BRONCOS of the Seattle International Baseball League (SIBL) are not the best Little League team in the city. They're not even the... More >>

• Eye of the Storm

  published June 5, 2002

  Sue Bird doesn't like to wait. It's not that she's impatient; the Seattle Storm's new point guard simply has her own idea of fast. She runs the... More >>

• 'Roid' rage

  published June 5, 2002

  NONE OF US is perfect. Some of us lack superior intellect. Others are short on social skills. Still others feel the need to... More >>

• Homophobia sucks

  published May 29, 2002

  BASEBALL, LIKE OUR great country itself, has its share of warts. There are the organizational inequities—just about everyone... More >>

• Chip off the block

  published May 22, 2002

  DESPITE WHAT collectibles fanatics might tell you, auctioning baseball memorabilia is nothing new. Way back in 1941, during the magical... More >>

• Cowards suck

  published May 15, 2002

  IN THE BIG-BUCKS baseball of today, conviction, like the safety squeeze, is a dying art. While the squeeze play requires impeccable... More >>

• Unconstitutional M's

  published May 8, 2002

  ANOTHER TRIP AWAY from the great Northwest, more wins for the Seattle Mariners. Through 31 games this season, including an impressive... More >>

• M's fans still suck

  published May 1, 2002

  FEW THINGS STOKE the ire of Northwesterners like a good dose of East Coast hubris. Never mind that when white folks founded the city... More >>

• Operation true fanatic

  published April 24, 2002

  I NEVER INTENDED to alienate my new neighbors in Section 148. I had been preparing all winter for the 2002 season—my first as a... More >>