Recently in the Seattle Times I have noticed that the Seattle Storm has not gotten the front cover after two big victories. What did I see on the cover instead? Once I saw an article covering another Mariners loss. The other was a couple days ago, it was an article in a three part series about how major Seattle Sports teams are "Bottoming Out", so says the headline. I am in disbelief of how inconsiderate the Times is to the Seattle Storm. They almost always put them towards the back of the sports section and almost never get the cover. So while the Storm is the only Seattle sports team in the playoffs, why don't make the cover?
I don't really care about the history of how the Mariners, Seahawks, and Huskies have been awful throughout the years. Don't get me wrong, I still love ALL of the sports teams but I really don't care when they lose or a stupid article of why they are losing. I would much rather read about an amazing Seattle Storm team going into the playoffs with the best record in the league about to play LA in the first round on Wednesday. Jayda Evans has done a fantastic job on covering the Storm and she doesn't deserve the back page either. Why is everyone complaining that we don't have basketball in Seattle anymore because the Sonics left? We still have the Storm and everyone seems to be forgetting about them or just choosing to ignore them. For all of you who just care about the Hawks or the struggling (badly) M's, try flipping the channel to a Storm game. Or better yet, go buy tickets to a Storm game instead of wasting your money elsewhere. These girls can play, no doubt about it. With arguably the best player in the world in Lauren Jackson and her amazing friend and point guard Sue Bird, these ladies can make it all the way.
Why watch the Hawks lose when you can watch the Storm win a championship? I wouldn't know why you would, but I guarantee that most of you will. If the Times would just give the Storm more cover space and recognition, then the Storm could be the heart of Seattle sports. They would be the hero's of Seattle and get us out of this losing slump that is happening with the other teams. May I also remind you that they are the only team in Seattle than has won a championship in the past 30 years. They did it in '04 and they can do it again in '10 if you give them a chance. Go out and support the Storm. They deserve it more than anyone else in Seattle.
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