Art Thiel
@Art_Thiel
Longtime Seattle sports columnist. Unwinding, undeterred worder. Always drink upstream from the herd.
Best Supporting Actor in this family movie: Cal's dad. #HomeRunDerby
How did they make the latest Superman movie without Cal Raleigh?#HomeRunDerby
After a grim 3g sweep at NYY, #Mariners sweep 3g in DET by a combined score of 35-14 vs. #Tigers team with MLB's best record and 3rd-best ERA. I have no idea. None. Floored. Woozy. Verklempt. Dunno. Happy All-Star break, SEA fans.
A franchise-record 3 consecutive shutout wins coupled with the selection of four players to the All-Star Game. Best #Mariners Sunday ever? Is there a prize?
At Climate Pledge Arena today, Lenny Wilkens glimpses his immortal likeness. Well deserved.

The @Mariners offense over its last 4 games has scored 41 runs, hit 14 home runs, and tallied 57 hits. It's only the second time in franchise history they have reached each of those totals during a 4-game span (other: May 20-23, 1994).
Lenny, Les, Gus, Jack, D. J., Lonnie, J. J., Fred, Paul, Tom, Wally, Dick, Dennis, Joe, Jackie: Here's to you, champs.
Suggested Seattle protocol if/when OKC wins NBA title: At the buzzer, unholster your right middle finger, aim at TV and shout, "Howard Schultz!" Repeat with the left finger and shout, "David Stern!" Deep breath. Re-holster. Worst is done. Upward. Onward.
#Mariners headed for their third consecutive 10th inning. Apparently, hell was closed for the weekend.
3-game sweep at SD by a combined score of 15-3 gives #Mariners seven road series wins in a row. Seattle fans ask: Where is September when we need it?
The good news is the Blue Jays swept the #Mariners, enhancing the state's chances to become Canada's 11th province. The bad news is Gov. Trump will add tariffs to Washington's exports to teach Canada a lesson.
7 series wins in a row on a 15-5 run. More injuries, more wins. Howinhell didn't #Mariners think of this before?
After shocking the NFL by letting go Geno Smith and DK Metcalf, #Seahawks at No . 18 in the draft revert to the obvious -- draft Grey Zabel, best O-lineman available. It's like John Schneider knows what he's doing.
#Mariners win all 3 series in the east 2-1 after losing the opener; 11 wins in past 15 games. Imagine if Julio were any good.
Exceptional game by #Mariners. Exceptional fellow in Rowdy Tellez. Exceptional reporting/writing by Tim Booth. seattletimes.com/sports/mariner…
Exactly what I expected from #Mariners: New starting 3B Jorge Polanco turns into Mike Schmidt with 3 hits, including a game-winning HR. #sunshinerainbowslollipops
In November 2016, a 6-3 USC team came to Husky Stadium and won 26-13 behind a skinny freshman QB who went 22-33 for 287 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs. Behind Jake Browning, Washington was 9-0 and winners of 12 in a row before losing to Sam Darnold.
It's plausible that Sam Darnold's career arc will fit the public-expectations profile of each of the Seahawks' two previous starting QBs: No! No! No! Yes! Yes! Yes!
Canada beats USA 3-2 in OT for #4Nations title. We'll make a swell province.
Who had a worse Super Bowl first half -- Chiefs today or Broncos against Seahawks 2014?