They can’t step on real grass, swing for real fences or hear the cheers of real fans, but Seattle Mariners players are still getting in some baseball, albeit virtually, during a showdown that pits them against fans in “MLB The Show 20” on PS4. Sixteen fans and 16 Mariners players, selected during a special YouTube presentation hosted by broadcaster Dave Sims on Monday, began playing on Tuesday. The first round continues Wednesday through Friday. The Mariners reported on the matchups and winners on the team’s blog, and video highlights are posted below. Players including Dee Gordon, Shed Long, Daniel Vogelbach… Read More
This weekend’s MLS Cup match between Seattle Sounders FC and Toronoto FC is almost here, and Geekwire readers are getting fired up. When we put out the call for the Geekiest Sounders Fan, we knew that Sounders fans would not disappoint. Raps, haikus, cheers and epic artwork and photos show that there are some passionate Sounders geeks out there. Thanks to our partners at Slalom Consulting, one of these Sounders geeks is going to win a pair of epic, pitch-side seats in the Slalom Experience for Sunday’s championship match. Mr. Sounder, the legendary Sounders defender Zach Scott, has been busy… Read More
Memes do come true. Josh Cashman’s meteoric rise from football fan to Twitter video star took another turn on Monday as the college student officially became a part of the creative team promoting Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson. Wilson tweeted that Cashman — or @CableThanos_ on Twitter — would be joining the productions family at his West2East Empire, the branding agency he runs out of Seattle. Cashman replied that he was “unbelievably pumped to be able to create with such an awesome group of people.” It's official!!!! Unbelievably pumped to be able to create with such an awesome group of… Read More
In this episode of TLDR, we’re taking a look back at some of our favorite and most fun GeekWire moments of 2018. It was a big year for our reporters and editors, from interviewing some of the top names in tech to setting up our own temporary HQ2 in Pittsburgh. Click on the video below to watch our 2018 highlights, and scroll down to continue reading about some of our favorite moments. ‘The Expanse’ is saved: Jeff Bezos says Amazon will pick up sci-fi TV saga, and the crowd goes wild Back in May, NBC Universal’s Syfy network announced the… Read More
One way to get an tour of Johnson Space Center’s high-security Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility is to question whether people landed on the moon at all. At least that strategy works if you’re an NBA basketball star like Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry. It all started on Monday, with Curry’s riffs on “Winging It,” a basketball-centric podcast on The Ringer. Curry and other basketball players touched on a variety of topics, ranging from golf simulators to dinosaur sounds. After wondering how scientists know what sounds dinosaurs made, Curry segued to the moon-hoax controversy (at around 46:46 in the… Read More
