So, I decided to have a poke around this seattlesportsonline dot com site today. Yeah, just wanted to see what was up, maybe find some decent local sports news or some gear, you know how it is. Seemed like a straightforward thing to do on a Tuesday afternoon.
My Little Adventure with the Site
Fired up my computer, typed in the name. Bam, there it was. Looked like a sports site, sure. But then, man, then I actually tried to use the thing. That’s where the fun, and I use that term loosely, really began. It felt like I’d stepped back in time, like one of those old websites from way back when. Clunky as all heck.
I was hunting for some specific info on the Mariners, maybe some old-school Supersonics stuff if I was lucky. Thought, “Okay, simple search, right?” Wrong. The search bar seemed to have a mind of its own, or maybe no mind at all. It just threw back a bunch of stuff that had nothing to do with what I was looking for. Or sometimes, just… nothing. Zilch. Nada. Super annoying, let me tell ya.
It really got me thinking, you know? It’s like some of these places online, they put up a front, a digital storefront, but there’s nobody really home. Reminds me of this one time I was trying to get a refund for a faulty gadget I bought from some obscure online vendor. Their “customer service” was just an endless loop of automated emails. I swear, a pigeon could have provided better support. This seattlesportsonline experience wasn’t that bad, but it definitely had that vibe of “we’re here, but not really here for you.”
You’d think for a sports site, especially for a city like Seattle that’s passionate about its teams, they’d make it easy. But no, felt like I was wading through digital mud. Are they trying to sell stuff? Are they trying to give out info? Hard to tell when you can’t even find what you’re looking for. It’s like setting up a shop and then hiding all the good stuff in the back, behind a locked door, with no key.
So, yeah, that was my little dive into that website. Ended up closing the tab feeling more baffled than informed or excited. Didn’t find what I was looking for, and honestly, don’t think I’ll be heading back there anytime soon. Maybe it works for others, but for me, it was just a bit of a time sink today. Just one of those things, I guess. You try stuff out, sometimes it’s a hit, sometimes it’s a miss. This one? Definitely a miss for me.
