Word: honoring
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...prosecuting attorney interrupts, "But your honor, the tradition that is embedded in the soul of sports resides in these more traditional cities. The defendant would be much better served to choose any one of America's sports heartlands...
...prosecutor smirks and rises from his chair. "Your honor, to present the overwhelming evidence would clearly take up too much of the court's time. Shall I discuss the tradition of the New York Yankees? The old-timers' games when players' fingers are weighed down with World Series rings...
This time it is the defense attorney who interrupts. "Your honor, if I may?" The judge waves his hand in disgust, but it is clear that the green lawyer has the floor. "Seattle has endured a long age of sports ineptitude. Do you remember the Mariner teams of the 70's? Probably not, since not only did the teams frequently inhabit the loss column in triple-digits, the franchise only came to be in the second half of the decade. How about the Seahawks? Only once in their existence has Seattle's NFL franchise, if I can even call...
...time has come, your honor. This year, the season of 1997, the Seattle Mariners are beginning a period that will turn the annals of Seattle sports history on its ear. Gone are the days of Kingdome attendance falling under 10,000. Gone are the playoff months spent watching the 'real' teams battle it out." Somewhere the theme from 'Rocky' has begun playing, slowly increasing in volume... "Two years ago the Mariners' first playoff run gave the city a newfound yearning for the hardware, the Kingdome was transformed from a concrete mausoleum into a thundering homefield advantage...
...much for 11 novice lawmakers, who decided to make their stand by blowing up a fairly routine vote on funding congressional committees. The chairmen had crafted a bill that increased spending 14%. Many of the younger members were appalled. They had made it a matter of honor that when asking citizens to tighten their belts, accept welfare reform or cut entitlements like Social Security, Congress had to make some sacrifices as well. The rebellion forced Gingrich to hold a series of meetings in mid-March to try to yank the rebels back in line. "We were all told we were...