Are the Seattle Mariners the biggest news in Seattle Washington?”
SEATTLE – Jose Lopez fought off nine consecutive two-strike pitches before hitting a game-ending RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Seattle Mariners rallied from a five-run deficit to beat the Oakland Athletics 8-7 on Friday night. On the 14th pitch from Oakland reliever Russ Springer (0-1), Lopez lined a fastball into right-center field, bringing home Endy Chavez and setting off a wild celebration with teammates near second base. It was Lopez’s third career game-winning hit and improved Seattle to 8-2 against the American League West this season. Seattle started its ninth-inning rally on Chavez’s single with one-out, the Mariners first baserunner since the fifth inning. Mike Sweeney walked on a 3-2 pitch and after Adrian Beltre hit a fly to advance Chavez to third, Russell Branyan was intentionally walked to load the bases. Springer fell behind 2-0 on Lopez, but bounced back with a pair of strikes. then Lopez started fouling off everything Springer offered, both fas
But for everyone else, here is KOMO news top 10 stories in 2008: 1. The December snowstorm and deep freeze – Much of Western Washington was brought to a near-standstill by a series of weather systems that plunged the area into bitter, subfreezing cold, then dumped several inches of snow on the region beginning in mid-December. Schools were closed, buses were halted in their tracks, hundreds of flights were canceled at Sea-Tac, stores ran low on supplies and roofs collapsed on some buildings under the weight of snow and ice. The ripple effects of the storm continue, with many undelivered Christmas packages and curtailed Metro transit service while buses are repaired. 2. Boys drown when car goes in Green River – Two boys, aged 2 and 13, were drowned when a Volkswagen beetle skidded off a rain-slick road and into the Green River on Nov. 7. The 16-year-old girl who was at the wheel tried to free the boys as the car sank into the surging river, but she was unsuccessful. The body of 2-year-o
