Four years ago this Saturday the Seahawks hired Pete Carroll to be their head coach. In the midst of one of the headiest seasons any Seattle team has ever enjoyed it’s difficult to remember that at the time the Seahawks were not only questioned (by media and fans alike) for the hire but were also portrayed [...]
MAY 31st, 1996 Fatigue and a hangover were delivering alternating left right punches to my body as I made my way carefully down the aisle of the Southwest Airlines 737 that would ferry me from Salt Lake City to Seattle. It was mid morning and if all went as expected we'd land in the Emerald City [...]
The GOOD NEWS is we were able to reschedule our book signing and selling party at Anthony's in Olympia for this coming Monday night, December 23rd. I'll be there from 5 to 8pm. This will be the final book event before Christmas and it's your chance to get your book signed by Kasey Keller and me. [...]
Here's what the folks over at Kirkus Reviews think of "Sounders FC: Authentic Masterpiece". https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/mike-gastineau/sounders-fc-authentic-masterpiece/
I wish to sincerely apologize to those of you who made it to Anthony’s Homeport in Olympia on Monday night to celebrate the season, the great career of Kasey Keller, and my book “Sounders FC: Authentic Masterpiece.” In 37 years of broadcasting and writing this is the first time I ever missed an assignment. I was [...]
Maybe it’s the rain. Maybe it’s the one major professional championship in our city’s history; won of course by a team that doesn’t exist anymore. (Two if you count the Seattle Metropolitans 1917 Stanley Cup win over Montreal. Of course, THEY don’t exist anymore, either.) Maybe it’s the gnawing, unending fear that Big Bertha is permanently [...]
Real Salt Lake will challenge Sporting Kansas City Saturday afternoon for the MLS Cup. To gear up for this monumental challenge the Salt Lake side played exactly 90 minutes of soccer in the 27 days leading up to the title game. This gives KC a huge edge since the Sportings (?) played 90 minutes in 28 [...]
That Calvin and Hobbes cartoon was a birthday present from my lovely wife many years ago. It is among my most prized possessions and hangs in a place of honor in my office. It's been almost a year since I left KJR radio and I've spent much of my time in the past 11 [...]
About a month ago I got a call from my friend Brian Robinson who invited me to a happy hour/fundraiser at the Columbia Tower Club. I eagerly accepted his invite for three reasons: 1. I love the view from the Columbia Tower Club. 2. The fundraiser involved Sounders players bar tending and raising money for America [...]
It's been almost 3 weeks since we launched the sales effort for my book and I'm thrilled with the early results and feedback. I thank all of you who have purchased the book and special thanks to those of you kind enough to send me a note or post a review on the Amazon site. If [...]
