guys, this quote from the PI pretty much sums up the trial thus far:

Taylor, who lost out on many exchanges with former Seattle Center director Virginia Anderson on Monday, pounded away at Zimbalist, an embarrassing conclusion to a shaky day for the city.

The ONLY thing I'd add to that is ".. conclusion to ANOTHER shaky day for the city."

Something you guys didn't hear, but was on the news up here - was the interviews from the city attorneys. It is VERY VERY CLEAR that the city has no case and is trying to use political sympathy to win their case (as was aformentioned by someone on the forum). I'll paraphrase what the LEAD ATTORNEY for the CITY said on the news "we asked him questions and he answered. we asked him if he was a man possessed and he said yes, for seattle. All you need to do is look at his actions after that and draw your own conclusions. We're hoping that is what Judge Marsha will do."

How POLITICAL does that sound? Does that even sound like a competent attorney? with FACTS and a POSITION or even a winning hand? I, for one, am embarrassed by all of this - as a citizen of Seattle. These guys (Nickels, Lawrence, Walker, et al) are making Seattle look worse than any place that is supposedly First or World Class. We look like a freaking village in China - no clout or sense!

Here's what the PI had to summarize: "It was another mixed day for the city, whose lawyers didn't press Bennett as much as many observers believed they should have on the e-mails and his apparent intent to move the team to Oklahoma City."

I'd substitute mixed for the word disappointing.



I'd put the score as

- Yesterday Bennett 3 Seattle 0 (but they got a base hit from Ginny Anderson but no run made it home)

- Today Bennett 2 Seattle 0 (nothing has stuck for the city, even the 'grilling' of Bennett).

so Bennett is up 5 to 0 for Seattle. Third inning is tomorrow!

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