Vince Grippi
Freelance Writer at The Spokesman-Review
A former WSU beat writer for The Spokesman-Review, I now cover all Spokane-area sports online with A Grip on Sports. Occasional media critic and podcast guest.
Articles
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5 days ago |
spokesman.com | Vince Grippi
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Every day has its ups, its downs, its sideways events. Sundays are no exceptions. Not in life. Not in sports. Yesterday was just another example. •••••••• You know who is up in Seattle? Cal Raleigh. Another home run Sunday in the M’s 2-1 second-day-in-a-row walk-off win against the Twins. That gives the catcher 23 this season. No one else in baseball has as many. As the weather warms, Luis Castillo is also heating up, tossing another gem and leaving with a 1-0 lead.
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6 days ago |
spokesman.com | Vince Grippi
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Where were we? In May. But now it is June. And everyone knows what that means. Doom. Gloom. Swoon. Whatever alliterative word you want to pair with the month’s name and align with the M’s destiny as summer looms. •••••••• Will they? Not sure. But two things conspire to make us fall on the side of “sure.”History. Money. Too much of one. Not nearly enough of the other. Too often in the past lifetimes of all too-young-to-drink fans, the M’s have fallen short, way or just barely.
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1 week ago |
spokesman.com | Vince Grippi
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Where were we? Oh, yes. I remember. Recalling why I hate to miss a day. There’s almost too much to catch up with. •••••••• How important is television to sports in the 21st Century? It is pretty much the No. 1 element, no matter what form it takes. Too bold a statement? Then why is it, just about everywhere I went on the Inter World Net this morning focused upon TV schedules? College football. The NBA. The NHL. College baseball. Well, not college softball.
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1 week ago |
spokesman.com | Vince Grippi
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Cal Raleigh. That’s all. That’s the column lede. And that, my friends, is also the name of the best catcher in Mariners’ history. •••••••• Four full years in the major leagues, though the first one was truncated. Another third of his fifth. That’s enough time. More than enough, actually, but I’m a conservative person. As we enter June, though, it’s become more than obvious Raleigh has displaced his current manager on the Mount Everest of franchise catchers.
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1 week ago |
spokesman.com | Vince Grippi
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Sure, it is almost June. Time to pay those first-of-the-month bills before finalizing plans for summer’s adventures. Or fall forays. You are not alone. Those who run college football, and by extension college athletics, are following a similar time frame. •••••••• College football talk? This time of year? Yes sir. And it’s more important than you may think.
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If I wanted to watch a hospital drama, I would have streamed an episode of E.R. or something. But I wanted NBA hoops. Got it. Until near the end. Jayson Tatum's injury changed that. And another bad one at T-Mobile. What is going on? Our column, with links. https://t.co/miaELN8OHP
There were plenty of sporting events for mom to watch Sunday. But what happens when she is more interested in a movie? You watch a movie, of course. And weave it into a sports column as best you can. Hey, it's Monday again and we have links for you. https://t.co/XdZNr5PNJA
There are a few days like this one. Holidays in which we have to focus on the subject at hand. Mother's Day. No way to ignore it. Unless we want to sit in the corner all morning. Our column, with links. https://t.co/L6MVbu78qa
