Walkie Talkie Blog
NOT JUST FOR SNOBS >>> What pairs best with salmon, a Cabernet Sauvignon or a Merlot? And what is the best wine to serve with pork. Red or white? As it turns out, questions like these aren't just for wine snobs. According to Nick Coughran, the owner of Tacoma's Cork Wine Bar,
Walkie Talkie Blog
FIRST PEEK >>> Here's the tricky thing about grand openings: They're grand. At any club's grand opening, the bathrooms are clean, the lights flow perfectly and the liquor is stocked. Hoards of pretty ladies and muscled men abuse the dance floor. At grand openings, a noticeable buzz of excitement crams the air. What a
Walkie Talkie Blog
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL COVERAGE AS DRUNK AS YOU ARE >>> Now that my prediction has come true and the Tacoma Rainiers (69-71) have officially been eliminated from playoff contention by those pesky North Division rivals the Reno Aces, we can move on from worrying about the Rainiers' record. We can
Walkie Talkie Blog
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL COVERAGE AS DRUNK AS YOU >>> That about does it, folks. The Tacoma Rainiers (64-69) are nine games behind the PCL Pacific North Division leading Reno Aces with 11 games left to play in the season. I'm going make the call now. The 2011 Rainiers will not be headed
Walkie Talkie Blog
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AS DRUNK AS YOU >>> Things have managed to stay interesting here in Rainiers Town as we approach September. With 18 games left in the regular season, the Tacoma Rainiers (63-63) remain 4.5 games behind the PCL Pacific North Division leading Reno Aces. Simply put, the Rainiers are 4.5
Walkie Talkie Blog
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL COVERAGE AS DRUNK AS YOU >>> Woah, Nelly. We've been off for almost two weeks here at the Rainiers Minute. And in Minor League baseball, a lot can happen in two weeks. A hell of a lot. In the time we've been away, the Tacoma Rainiers (60-59) have crawled
Walkie Talkie Blog
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL COVERAGE AS DRUNK AS YOU >>> Yesterday's Tacoma Rainiers (55-56) game was a staunch reminder of how hard it is to predict the outcome of a baseball game. As if I needed a staunch reminder. I caught the first five innings of yesterday's game against the Las Vegas 51s
Walkie Talkie Blog
GRUB ON WHEELS >>> Nothing gets a curmudgeonly writer out of his comfy computer chair faster than the promise of some grub. And with the opening of a new mobile food court in Olympia, this writer is out the door right at the lunch bell. The new mobile food court at
Walkie Talkie Blog
TODAY IN HANGOVERS >>> For those of you who have been living under a damp rock, the Weekly Volcano's Super Best of Tacoma issue was released yesterday. Ipso facto, last night was the Weekly Volcano's Super Best of Tacoma Party. Half issue release party, half general celebration and fun dress up
Walkie Talkie Blog
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL COVERAGE AS DRUNK AS YOU >>> Let us take a brief interlude as the Tacoma Rainiers (51-52) meet up with Mr. 100 Games late last week. Here, take a listen: Oh. Sorry. We didn't see you standing there, Mr. 100 Games. You always sneak up on us so fast.
Walkie Talkie Blog
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL COVERAGE AS DRUNK AS YOU >>> Yesterday was a big day for baseball in the Pacific Northwest. No, the Seattle Mariners didn't hit the free agent market and pick up those one or seven bats they desperately need. And no, our beloved Rainiers (50-49) didn't suddenly spring ahead ten
Walkie Talkie Blog
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL COVERAGE AS DRUNK AS YOU ARE >>> "We've got a whole new game, folks." We've all heard this expression said in tie games. Not just games, either. The whole "new game" idea has transcended into popular life - politics and such. The idea that all past discretions are put
Walkie Talkie Blog
It never rains in Cheney Stadium. Oh, wait. Yes it does. Mother Nature cares not about baseball games. At first, tonight’s one hour rain delay wasn’t kind to the Tacoma Rainiers (46-47). But after being down for most of the game, the Rainiers rallied in the ninth inning to
Walkie Talkie Blog
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL COVERAGE AS DRUNK AS YOU ARE >>> Here we are, people. The 2011 Triple-A All Star Game. A time to kick back, open a couple brewskis and reflect on the Rainiers' (44-47) first 91 games of the season. Or, if you're like eighty percent (rough estimate) of Tacomans
Walkie Talkie Blog
This, Rainiers Minute fans, is our attempt at a live-blog of a Tacoma Rainiers baseball game. Prepare yourselves for a wild, wild ride. The only problem is the blog is not really live. The game, the Tacoma Rainiers facing the Reno Aces, happened hours ago. For the real live-blog action,
Walkie Talkie Blog
BUT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON OUR NIGHT MOVES? >>> LAST MINUTE UPDATE: In late-breaking, heart-stopping, huge bummer news, Weekly Volcano's newest crush, Kyle Seager, has just been promoted to the Seattle Mariners. Along with rendering much of the below blog out of date, Seager has also broken our hearts. Here we were, twelve
Walkie Talkie Blog
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL - BECAUSE THE BEER IS CHEAPER >>> For those who may not have heard, our favorite living baseball announcer, Mike Curto, got the call up to the Bigs to announce some of yesterday's Mariners game. How did he do? Swimmingly. The guy hardly missed a beat. Curto may have been
Walkie Talkie Blog
FINAL PRELIMINARY ROUND OF SOUTH SOUND IDOL >>> There's no trip to Hollywood. There's no Randy Jackson or Christina Aguilera. There's no Vicci Martinez. But that doesn't mean local radio station 96.9FM The Sound's South Sound Idol competition is any less glamorous. Or cutthroat. Hell, it could be extra cutthroat since tomorrow
Walkie Talkie Blog
BECAUSE WRITING ABOUT BASEBALL IS FUN >>> I saw Jack Zduriencik at the airport. Actually, no. I might have seen Jack Zduriencik at the airport. Very likely, I saw a shaved-head, stocky man who just happened to resemble the Mariners'general manager. It probably wasn't him. Even though he did have those narrow
Walkie Talkie Blog
THANK GOD FOR BOOZE >>> Last night, the Tacoma Rainiers (33-40) lost to the Colorado Springs Sky Sox in fourteen innings by a score of 4-5. This is frustrating for any number of reasons. First, the loss comes on the heels of a particularly rough series against the Salt Lake Bees. Second, the
