Mariners Win Streak Ends

Wednesday afternoon the Mariners 

win streak ended at eight. 

Final Mets 7 Mariners 1

I guess if you are going to lose

you might as well lose big.

George Kirby had his worst game

of the season going four innings

and giving up four earned runs

in the 4th inning. Post game he 

said the Mets finding the holes.

The Mets actually had nine hits

off Kirby.  Eduardo Bazardo pitched

the 5th giving up a run.  Jose Ferrer 

pitched the 6th giving no runs.

Both these guys seem to be able to

pitch almost everyday.

Cooper Criswell who pitched last

night going two innings pitched 

the 7th without a run. Alex Hoppe 

gave up a run in the 8th. The 

Mariners have Thursday off then 

face the Tigers in Detroit.

Bo Bichette was the one with the

most hits for the Mets going four

for four with three rbis.

The Mariners only run was another

leadoff home run by JP Crawford 

The Mariners have Thursday off

before three game series against 

the Tigers.  The Tigers have struggled 

this year however they just swept 

the Tampa Bay Rays. We will see if

that is a good thing. 

Now the Mariners will be going with

the six man rotation. This is a good 

thing since they are going on a ten 

game road trip.  Bryan Woo will start 

against the Tigers on Friday. Bryce Miller 

and Luis Castillo next but not sure which

order.  Emerson Hancock on Monday 

against the Orioles. This will be a four

game series then next weekend three

against the Nationals in the national 

capital. 

News came out that Cal Raleigh will

start his rehabbing  on June 7 with

Everett and finish up with the Tacoma

Rainiers.  He possibly be activated when

the Mariners get home. 

No news yet when Brendan Donovan 

will start his rehab assignment. He is

on the treadmill at this time. When he 

does return I hope that the Mariners 

will still have JP in the leadoff spot 

as long as he continues doing well.

Cal should be down in the order too.

Both players may dh when they are

activated. Cal being a switch hitter

the Mariners should be able use him

against righties and lefties.  Donovan

though a left handed bat he does hit

lefties well. This may cut down some

time for Canzone at dh though he 

could play the outfield depending 

how Luke Raley is doing.  

It will be important for the Mariners 

to beat the Tigers on Friday for the

beginning of the series and  the road

trip.  Hope for a winning road trip.

Go M's. 

A Look At the New Pac-12 Football

The new version of the Pac-12 

will start this coming fall in

football. The Washington State 

Cougars and Oregon State are the 

only leftovers if you say it that way.

ESPN who will have many of the

games on TV brought out who they

will do well and not so well. Some

games be on ESPN plus and some

on the CW. My opinion those on

local TV wherever you are at show

be shown without having to pay 

extra but probably won't happen.

Boise State who moved in from 

the Mountain West is expected 

to win the Pac 12  this year.

Washington State is expected 

to place fourth. The Cougars 

have a new head coach in Kirby

Moore and will go with a quarterback 

that hasn't proved at this level

plus a lot of turnover of players.

Oregon State didn't have a good 

season last year and has a new

coach do they are picked to finish 

sixth.

Boise State does have respect 

nationally however what turns

out how the conference does

will show respect or not.

It will be good to see how these

teams will do. Stay tuned here 

to see what happens. Go Cougs.

Bombs Away

Tuesday night the Seattle Mariners 

won their eight game in a row.

They continue hitting home runs.

Final Mariners 8  New York 3

The Mariners didn't have first

baseman Josh Naylor who 

had to leave Monday night with

back spasms. He is day to day.

Tomorrow's game is a day game. 

We see if he will return or not.

The Mariners have Thursday 

off as they travel to Detroit to

play a three game series against

the Tigers Friday thru Sunday.

Patrick Wisdom start at first 

in Naylor's spot. He hit a two 

run homer in the bottom of the

second.  Leadoff hitter and right 

fielder Carson Benge hit a two

run homer as well to tie.  Later

in the sixth he hit a solo shot.

At that point the Mariners had

a comfortable lead. This

was the first time Benge had

more than one  homer in a

game in his career.

Both these home runs were off

Mariner's starter Logan Gilbert

who left right after that.Eduardo

Bazardo came in to get the 

final two outs  of the sixth on

a double play. He pitched the

seventh as well where he got 

out again on a double play.

Cooper Criswell pitched the

last two innings.  He gave up 

no hits while walking one and

striking out three.  This was

his 23 game of the season for

the Mariners where he has gone 

28.1 innings. He has an era 

of 2.86.

The Mariners took the lead in

the bottom of the 3rd when

Randy Arozarena scored when

an error happened when Luke 

Raley  hit a ball in short right

field.  Patrick Wisdom scored

in the 4th on a sacrifice fly 

by Julio Rodriguez in the 4th inning.

The game broke open in the 

bottom of the 5th when catcher 

Jhonny Pereda hit a three run

home run.  This was his second 

home run this season as well as

for his major league career.

Julio Rodriguez hit a home run

in the 6th inning to end the scoring.

Julio was hot in May with 10 of

his now 13 home runs. Tuesday 

night's home run is now his 125

of his career. 

Wednesday afternoon the Mariners 

will see if they can their 9th game

in a row as well as sweeping three

series in a row.  George Kirby will 

start. Go M's. 

Seahawks Sign Edge Rusher To Extension

Derrick Hall is coming on his final season 

on his rookie contract.  As a rookie Hall

didn't play a lot but since has been a

valuable member of the Seahawks 

defense. 

On the depth chart Hall is listed number

two on the strong outside linebscker 

spot more known as edge rusher.

The Seahawks defense is such that he

could be moving to different spots on

the field. These days it is important to

have defense strong as well as fast.

Some teams like the LA Rams are as 8

playing three tight ends at times.

One of the tight ends may go out

for a pass while the other two are

blocking. On short yardage all three

could be blocking so Hall can be 

valuable to get through the line to 

either sack or make the quarterback 

rush his throw. The Seahawks will

show different formations to keep

the opponent off guard.

Hall signed a three year extension 

that will go through 2029.  The 

contract is for $42 million with 

incentives up to $46.9 million. 

Also $21million is guaranteed.

A contract like that he will play a 

lot especially if he is meeting 

expectations.  Go Hawks!

Ryan Sloan Mariners Pitching Prospect

Ryan Sloan the Mariners second top 

pitching prospect to Kade Anderson 

had been struggling starting the

season however in his last start 

he might have turned the corner.

This is his his first season at double A.

Last start he went six innings and threw 

a perfect game. No walks or hits.  In

fact he stuck out 11 batters as well 

Let's see how he builds from here.

Ryan is 20 years old, second round pick

by the Mariners in 2024. He waited that

long to be drafted since most teams 

figured he go to college first.  The 

Mariners  gambled and he signed 

with  them.

Right now the Mariners have a six 

man rotation. Kade Anderson may 

come upin September if not sooner. 

Ryan maybe  called up next season 

or in 2028.

The Mariners have a solid six man rotation 

plus you add Anderson and Sloan that 

makes eight. It means the rotation could

reduce by three in the next two years.

Anderson's value besides being a very 

good pitcher of the right he is the only

lefty. When he joins the Mariners he will

likely start in the third slot between four

right-handers. 

The Mariners may trade two starters 

which will be difficult to choose among

them.  Luis Castillo is the only one in

his thirties and his contract goes through 

2028. He is a good choice to trade though

be difficult since he has a no trade clause.

Logan Gilbert and George Kirby are the

closest to free agency. If the Mariners 

want to trade one or the other it could 

be in a trade. Gilbert and Cal Raleigh 

have been buddies since they were 

drafted in the same year so it could 

be difficult to trade him. 

Bryan Woo, Bryce Miller and 

Emerson Hancock are the next 

three coming  along. Woo would 

be the one likely to stay. Hancock 

who pitched in relief last September 

could go back to the pen. Miller 

might be a choice there to and 

would be difficult to decide who 

would go. 

Hancock is having a breakout 

season and we could say the best 

starter this season. 

Whatever the case the Mariners 

will get an offensive player to fit 

into their lineup. This could be

third base or the outfield. At this 

point right field. Arozarena who 

is having a very good season will 

be a free agent after the season 

of the Mariners don't resign him 

or he is traded.

This is all interesting while the M's 

are playing good ball now..

Mariners Win Again In Extra Innings

The Seattle Mariners again did

an excellent job winning in extra 

innings. Now they have won seven

straight games. This all done with

only with four hits. Bonus they won

the opening game of the series.

Final Mariners 3 NY Mets 2 

The game went into 10 innings

The two runs each team had in

regulation were all on solo home 

runs.The Mariners scored first 

with a home run by Colt Emerson 

his third since arriving on May 17 

in the third inning. 

The Mets scored their two home 

runs in the fifth and sixth inning 

off Emerson Hancock. The only 

hits that he gave up in six innings. 

Hancock didn't walk any and struck 

out seven. So far Hancock has been 

the Mariners best starter on the

season and why they are going to 

six man rotation after doing the 

piggy back for three times. This 

means that the Mariners have 

seven relievers in the bullpen.

Josh Naylor tied in the bottom of 

the seventh with his sixth home 

run of the season.  The Mariners 

four relievers in the ball game 

didn't give up a hit. Only thing 

keeping it not perfect was Matt 

Brash hit a batter in the 8th. 

In a surprise move Randy 

Arozarena stole third base to 

help setup the winning run on 

a single to left field by Cole 

Young who has done quite

well in clutch situations. 

This year the Mariners are 

doing well in extra innings 

unlike they have done in 

recent seasons. Gabe Speier 

struck out two batters in the 

top of the 10th to record the 

victory. Logan Gilbert who 

struggled for a short period 

has started well in his last 

three goes to the mound on 

Tuesday evening.

The Mariners are now 32 -29 

and are two and a half games 

above the Texas Rangers leading 

the division.

The Mariners next road trip will 

begin this Friday with three at  

Detroit followed by four against 

the Orioles in Baltimore. The ten 

game road trip will end with three 

against the Nationals in Washington 

DC. This will be a tough trip however 

it will  be good if they can come 

home with a winning record. 

Go M's. 

Los Angeles Rams Make Trade Monday

I guess we could say making a trade

on June 1st improve your team and

defense getting the best defensive

lineman in the NFL is always  good 

thing.

This is what the Rams did by acquiring 

Myles Garrett from the Cleveland 

Browns.  I wouldn't be surprised if

the Browns spoke to the  Seahawks 

too. The Rams will do whatever it

will take to dethrone the Seahawks.

We know this will improve the Rams

defense however will it make them

better likely not. The Seahawks lost

three free agents on defense during

this off-season.  They drafted defensive 

players that maybe as good as the 

players they lost.  At the very least 

those already were on the roster be

important part too.  

The trade is not official yet and the

details are not all in yet.  The word is 

the Browns will receive edge rusher 

Jared Verse from the Rams as well as 

2027 first round pick and more.  At

least the first round pick won't be

one of the top picks since they will

make the playoffs even if they can't 

beat the Seahawks next season 

either. They were probably the second 

best team in the NFL last season and 

could be again this coming season. 

For many years the  Browns have done 

terrible job when selecting several 

quarterbacks at the top of near it. No

success at all. Hopefully for their sake

they will do better with whatever they

receive from the Rams as well as their

own. 

It will be interesting this coming season.

Not easy but the Seahawks should be

favored to win another Super Bowl.

In other professional sports in the

Seattle area reports is  Melinda French

Gates ex-wife of Bill Gates has joined 

the Seattle Kraken as a minority owner 

to help acquire the Seattle Supersonics 

as an expansion team. They are likely 

the group that will bring the NBA back to

Seattle.  Hearing this news will make the

NBA happy too.