| 09 October 2011
Sportisphere is a weekly column on SeaTown Sports that covers what has happened over the week in sports across the nation, with a Northwest spin on it.
- Al Davis Death
On Saturday, Raiders owner and general manager Al Davis passed away at the age of 82. From 1966 until his death, Davis was the Raiders GM, the longest tenure as GM in NFL history. For as much crap as people seemed to give him about his drafting habits late into his career, as well as his overall management of the team, people seem to forget he brought the Raiders five AFC titles and three Super Bowl wins. In the 70's the Raiders won six division titles, 12 overall under his ownership. Davis was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame in 1992 as a Team and League Administrator.In his lifetime, he presented nine Hall of Fame inductees in Canton, the most all-time.
- MLB Playoffs
The ALCS and NLCS have been set, as the Cardinals and Brewers will be battling for the NL title and the Tigers and Rangers will play for the AL crown. This is the first time since 2007 where the Phillies, Yankees, or Red Sox have not been in the LCS. Some people contend that this is bad for visibility of the MLB, but as for true fans, this is what you should like to see. The Yankees ($202,689,028), Phillies ($172,976,379) and Red Sox ($161,762,475) have the three highest team payrolls in the MLB, but this year's playoffs proves that money can't buy you a championship; that the winner is the team who comes up in the clutch and prevails. The Brewers lead the Cardinals in the NLCS 1-0, and the Rangers lead the Tigers 1-0 in the series.
- NCAA Football
This week was a boring one in terms of upsets, as exacty zero happened, at least within the top 25. Every higher-ranked team beat their lesser opponent, making for a very predictable, and frankly forgettable, weekend.
- Seahawks
The Seahawks defeated the New York Giants by a score of 36-25 on Sunday afternoon, marking the first time they have won versus the Giants in New York since 1983. Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin has emerged as their best receiver right now, as he reeled in 8 catches for 136 yards an a touchdown in the game Sunday. He leads the team with 20 receptions on the year. Tarvaris Jackson left the game in the third quarter, replaced by Charlie Whitehurst. Whitehurst was 11-16 for 149 yards and a touchdown. Marshawn Lynch rushed for 98 yards on 12 carries, which is over 8 yards a carry. The Seahawks defense really stepped up their game today, as they had five takeaways and a safety. This is about the best you can expect to see the Seahawks play all-around, as they seemed to have everything going well for them throughout the game.
