Mariners Reacquire Player

The Seattle Mariners made a deal

Tuesday bringing back former 

minor league player Austin Shenton

from the Tampa Bay Rays who they

had traded to them  in 2021 for 

reliever Diego Castillo. The Mariners

also designated for assignment JT Chargois who they had required 

during the season to use in the bullpen

from the Miami Marlins.

Shenton played 19 games for the Rays

last season hitting only .214 while at 

Triple A where he hit .276. Chargois is

up for arbitration. Shenton was a fifth 

round pick by Mariners in 2019. He

has played a lot of third base. Right now he is the mix with Josh Rojas

and Dylan Moore to play third base

unless the Mariners acquire a full-time

player which I hope they do.

The Mariners currently have 22 pitchers in their 40-man roster.

They will likely reduce that especially

if they look to make a trade and if they

need to say any one to the Rule Five

Draft which likely they won't do.

The Mariner will go with five starters

along with eight relievers. They may have to make some additional trades

to improve the bullpen and we know

they need to do something at second

and third base at least. Luke Raley

looks to be the starting first baseman

against righties and they may need someone against lefties. Right now

the main guy there is Tyler Locklear

unless they resign Justin Turner as a 

free agent. We will get back as the

offseason continues.

The Mariners currently have 15 pitchers on the 40-man roster 

to pick from to make the 13 relievers

and this doesn't count Matt Brash

who may start the season on the

injured list.

Andres Munoz is the closer and

Gregory Santos who we hope is

healthy will pitch the eighth inning

and close when Santos needs rest.

The Mariners have Troy Taylor who

came up in September who can 

pitch the seventh or eighth inning.

They have Collin Snider who had

an outstanding season last year 

and filled the spot with Taylor as

well. These could be the four primary

relievers until Brash returns.

The Mariners still have Tayler Saucedo

and Gabe Speier. Saucedo did have

trouble getting out some righties out

though did outstanding against lefties.

The Mariners hope they have these

two lefties though they could go with

one. They did acquire a third lefty

Austin Kitchen so we see where he

fits in.

This means the Mariners may have 

five or six pitchers already slated 

for the team so leave two spots or

three spots. Right now they have 

Trent Thornton and Austin Voth

on the roster who each had good

seasons for the most part. Not 

sure at this time what Thornton's

spot looks right now though I

wouldn't claim if he returns.

The question is what Emerson

Hancock spot is right now. Do 

the Mariners trade him or if they

trade one of the five starters 

he is penciled in. If everything

stays the same I would like to

see him go into the bullpen as

a long reliever and a spot starter.

That's it for now see what happens

next. Go M's!

Cougars and Zags Both Win

The Washington State Cougars found

themselves in a tight one  until 12:13 

left  in the game. After that it was all

Cougars. 

The Cougars had four players score

in double figures, however Cedric 

Coward had the hot hand scoring

30 on a 12 for 18 from the field.

LeJuan Watts and Ethan Price 

controlled the boards each with

eight rebounds to lead WSU.

The Cougars next game is Thursday

against head coach former team

Eastern Washington. This should be

an interesting game.

Gonzaga went on the road  to San Diego State winning 80-67. The

Zags were consistent scoring

40 points in each half. Neither team

shot well from the field. The Zags 

shot 42.1 percent while San Diego 

State shot 37.7 percent.

The difference in the game was from

the line where the Zags went 27 of 31

while SDS made 13 of 18. The Zags

had three players in double figures.

They were led by Graham Ike with 23 

points and nine rebounds. Ryan

Nembhard had 19 points along with

ten assists. The Zags went with

eight man rotation. Braden Huff 

had ten points off the bench.

Gonzaga's next game will be

Wednesday back at home

against Long Beach State. 

They are 1-3 on the season.

Most recently they lost to Portland Pilots 63-61 at home. 

Huskies Men's Basketball Narrow Win

The Washington Huskies men's basketball team beat UMass

Lowell Sunday night 74-69.

The Huskies admit that they 

still have a ways to go to be

where they want to be. With

a group who are getting to

know each other it can take

time although several did 

come over with coach Sprinkle.

The Huskies had five players

who scored in double figures.

Three of those didn't start the

game. It will be interesting to

see whether the starters will

stay the same or not.

Great Osobor led the Huskies

with 23 points and 18 rebounds.

After the game Osobor feels he 

isn't playing where he should be

yet. His coach said the same.

So we could say he isn't Great yet.

Of course this is what many of

these non-league games are for.

They are still important if you

want to make the NCAA tournament

in March.

Three of the  four players who

scored in double figures besides 

Osobor each had 12 points. Tyler

Harris who had seven rebounds to 

along freshman Zoom Diallo and

starter Tyree Ihenacho. Luis Kortright

had ten points and six rebounds off

the bench.

The Huskies next game will be Friday

Night at home against Alcorn State.

They will have plenty of practice to

get better too.

Gonzaga men will be playing Monday

night at  San Diego State. The game

will be on CBS sports TV. The Cougars 

play at home against Northern Colorado which will be on ESPNt. 

The Cougars stat at 6:30 pm while

Gonzaga starts 30 minutes later.

We wish them both the best. 

Seahawks Upset

The Seahawks upset the 49ers Sunday

afternoon on the road 20-17.

Geno Smith ran for a 13 yard touchdown with 12 seconds 

remaining in the game. The

Seahawks needed the TD since 

a field goal would not be enough

to tie. 

What I liked about the run was

Geno didn't hesitate when he 

saw no receivers opened and 

ran the opposite direction from

the 49er direction they were 

going.

I hope learns from this game and

the experience he learned at the 

end. If Geno has a downfall he 

takes too long to throw the ball

which causes him to be sacked

or give up interceptions. What

Geno need to do is throw the ball

away or do what he did this time 

by running the ball even if he can't

get a first down. This depends on

what down it is two. In one instance

the Seahawks were able to get a

field goal after being sacked 

however not always.

Geno completed 25 of 32 passes 

for 221 yards and an interception.

This was a good sign since he has throw over 50 times and Seahawks

often lose. The Seahawks had 94

yards in the day including Geno's

winning run. Ken Walker III led

with 14 carries for 54 yards and 

a touchdown.  Geno and Zach 

Charbonnet each had four runs

though Zach had only three yards.

The offensive line is showing they

still have trouble when running the 

ball however does good when 

passing. This means the Seahawks

needs to throw short passes when

the running game isn't affective.

This is  the same way to get yards.

Both Walker and Charbonnet can

catch the ball. 

Jaxon Smith-Njigba led the Seahawks

with ten catches for 110 yards. DK

Metcalf was back he had seven for

70 yards. 

The 49ers had a touchdown in

the first quarter however shutout

in the second quarter.  They had

a field goal in the third and a TD

in the fourth. This shows how well

the Seahawks.  The Seahawks

along with the 49ers and Rams

are 5-5 while Arizona Cardinals

are in first place 6-4. The Seahawks

are at home next Sunday afternoon

to play the Cardinals. It will be

important that the Seahawks when

this gsme to stay in the hunt for

the playoffs. Go Hawks!

Cougars Are Upset

The New Mexico Lobos had  a

great second half beating the

Washington State Cougars

38-35.

It was a difference of two halves.

The Cougars had the Lobos in

the first half scoring four  to

two.  The Lobos tied the game

in the third quarter scoring two

touchdowns while the Cougars

had zero points. This meant the

Lobos made an adjustment at

the half.

Neither team were able to score

of the fourth quarter which allowed

excitement for the end. The Lobos

went ahead for the second time

with 4:40 left in the game with a

field goal. The Cougars in about 

a minute and a half score a TD

to take a four point lead with 3:12

remaining. 

This didn't stop the Lobos by 

scoring a touchdown with 21

seconds remaining. The Cougars

had their timeouts however it

would take a  miracle to tie with

a field goal. The Cougars had one

pass near the sideline that was 

ruled a catch however it was 

overturned to an  incomplete pass

with seven seconds remaining in 

the game.  Qb Mateer was able to

complete a pass with three seconds

to go. It was too far for a tying field

goal so they had to go for a hail

Mary that went incomplete.

This was the first upset by the Lobos

for over twenty years to a ranked team.

Lobos quarterback Devon Dampier

was the player of the game.  He

completed only 11 of 25 passes for

174 yards and one touchdown. It

was his legs that gave the Lobos

the win along with improved defense

in the second half. Dampier had 28

carries for 193 yards and three TD's.

Dampier looked more like a wide

receiver with his speed. Not often

does a qb run for more yards than

throwing it. 

The Lobos are not even bowl eligible

yet wit a 5-6 record. Next Saturday

night they play the final game of

the season at Hawaii where they have

to win to make a bowl game.

The Cougars are now 8-2 with two

games remaining. They play late

afternoon game at Oregon State.

Go Cougs!

Washington Huskies Win Friday Night

The Huskies beat UCLA 31-19

Friday night st Husky Stadium.

It was the final game of the 

season at home and they were

undefeated at home. Now at

a streak of 20 straight at home.

The Huskies changed quarterback

in the second half as Will Rogers

threw two interceptions.  They went

to freshman Demond Williams Jr.

The Huskies were leading 14-13 

in the third quarter when Williams

stepped in. Both teams exchanged

field goals in the third quarter. The

Huskies field goal took place after

Williams was inserted.

The Huskies had two touchdowns

in the fourth quarter. It did take a

while was Williams threw to freshman

tight end Decker for one yard at

5:44 remaining in the game.  Jonah

Coleman had the second on a two yard

run at 1:54 left in the game.

The UCLA Bruins had their final

score on two yard run with nine

seconds remaing. They missed

the two.point conversion though

it was meaningless.

Williams was seven of eight throwing

the football with the one touchdown.

Rogers had been 13 of 21 for 115 and a touchdown to go with the two

interceptions. 

Jonah Coleman had a good night

rushing for 95 yards on 21 carries

and two touchdowns.  Desmond

Williams had six carries to 31 yards.

Giles Jackson in his final game 

in Husky Stadium had eight catches

for 43 yards.

Next Saturday the Huskies play

at Oregon. The time of the game

hasn't been said yet.

The Huskies love to beat the

Ducks once again especially 

now they are number one in

the country.

The Huskies are now bowl

eligible and how they do

next week will determine 

which bowl they will play in.

Go Dawgs!

The Huskies men's basketball

team play at home on Sunday

evening against UMass Lowell.

They will be favored.

The Washington State Cougars

men's basketball team played 

Friday night at Iowa 76-66. The

game was close most of the

way. The Hawkeye's had success

at the foul line especially near

the end of the game.

Nate Calmese had another good game for the Cougars with 27 points.

LeJuan Watts led in rebounds for

WSU with ten while scoring 11 points.

Calmese and Watts were the only

ones in double figures.

The Cougars next game will be

home Monday evening against

Northern Colorado.  Go Cougs!

Preview: Seahawks At 49ers

After the bye week news came out

that the Seahawks released linebacker

Tyrel Dodson who they signed as a

free agents. Now both free agent

linebackers are gone. I know that

there are some fans who say they

should have resigned Bobby Wagner.

This is a very good point since the

Commanders are doing  better than

the Seahawks. 

I just saw a headline saying Dodson

was the Seahawks leading tackler.

This could be negative depending

where most of the tackles happened.

We know that the Seahawks have

not been good against the run.

The signed cornerback Josh Jobs

off the practice squad. This could

mean at times the Seahawks will

have middle linebacker Ernest Jones

IV as the only linebacker in the game.

The Seahawks have had trouble 

stopping the run though better

since Jones came on the scene.

The 49ers have Christian McCaffrey

back so this could mean harder to

stop the run. With the bye week

and the release of Dodson the

Seahawks maybe changing the 

scheme somewhat. We will find

out won't we.

The 49ers should be favored and

we hope the Seahawks will make

an upset. We do know the 49ers

are not having a great season so

far either.

The NFC west division we know 

the Seahawks can still take it

in the second half. We will see if

any other changes happen especially

they lose to the 49ers.