George Kirby Looks Good In Mariners Loss

The Seattle Mariners lost to the 

Milwaukee Brewers Sunday afternoon 

6-3. 

The Mariners scored first on a Leo

Rivas two run homer in the second 

inning. Rivas at this point looks 

like to be their utility player.  He

likely play second and shortstop 

most of the time. Shortstop would

depend on whether Colt Emerson 

is on the opening day roster or not.

Even if Colt starts the season in

the minors he will be on the Mariners 

at some point in the season. 

George Kirby started and pitched three 

plus innings giving up two hits including 

a double in the fourth to the first hitter.

Troy Taylor who is struggling came in 

to replace Kirby. He got an out then 

gave up a single that drove in a runner 

that was recorded as a run to Kirby.

Troy then gave up a three run home run

before being lifted. He was given the

loss in the game. 

Josh Simpson who the Mariners 

acquired from the Miami Marlins

during the off-season gave up two

runs on two hits and two walks. 

 Brennan Davis hit a solo home run

for the Mariners in the sixth inning

to end all the scoring. David is having

a good season. Most likely he will 

start the season in triple A however 

if the Mariners have any injuries in

the outfield we may see him this

season.

The Mariners take on the Arizona 

Diamondbacks Monday afternoon in

Scottsdale with Bryan Woo on the

mound. Go M's 

 

Washington Huskies Lose Final Regular

The Washington Huskies men's basketball 

team game Saturday was a bit crazy at 

Oregon and in the end lost 85-79.

The Oregon Ducks got hot right off

the bat making 7 of 7 outside the 

three point line. This allowed them 

to be ahead by 21 points in the middle 

of the first half. They led the Huskies

by 14 at half time. 

The Huskies went on a 29-8 run in

the second half to take a three point

lead with 28 seconds left in the game.

The Ducks won primarily because Huskies head coach Danny Sprinkle went crazy when Hannes Steinbach had to foul after a ball 

was stolen with three seconds left in the

game. Sprinkle thought that Steinbach 

was fouled then was charged with two

technical fouls. The Ducks ended up

making five of six foul shots for the

victory.  It shows how important to

keep your cool.

Steinbach led the Huskies with  26 points

and 13 rebounds. He led the charge when

the Huskies went on their run despite 

having three fouls during most of that 

time.  Steinbach is tied for second in

double doubles in the nation with 20.

A major reason he is likely going to be a

lottery pick in the upcoming NBA draft.

Now both the Huskies and Ducks will

have to see what their pairing will be

in the first round of the Big Ten Tourn-

ament coming up next week. The Huskies 

actually have a better record than the

Ducks so they likely will be set higher. 

Michigan has the regular season title

followed by Michigan State, Nebraska,

Illinois and Wisconsin making the top

five in the conference. Those five

should make the NCAA tournament.

The Huskies real chance is winning 

the Big Ten Tournament. Go Dawgs!

White Sox Beat Mariners Saturday

I have to say if the Mariners going to

lose to the White Sox spring training 

is the best time.

Logan Gilbert pitched well going 

four innings and not giving up a

run and only two hits. Carlos Vargas

went an inning and gave up the 

first run. Jose Ferrer went an inning 

without giving up a run. The rest of

the pitching was minor leaguers.

Though not much scoring going on

Brendan Donovan had a couple hits.

Mitch Garver started at catcher and 

had a hit. Still not sure who will be

the backup catcher. Dan Wilson 

would like to see Cal have more

rest behind the plate this season.

At this point the offense from the

back up catcher does not look 

like a whole lot. 

The Mariners play Milwaukee on the

road Sunday.  The time change means

the game will be at 1 pm on radio only 

George Kirby will start for the Mariners.

In college men's basketball the Washington State Cougars lost Friday night against 

Portland 74-68.  Portland's big win was 

earlier over Gonzaga. It has been not a

good season for the Cougars. It will be

interesting to see what happens over

the off-season with the transfer portal.

The Cougars will be playing in the new

Pac-12. Gonzaga should be the one 

favored next season. Go Cougs!.

The Washington Huskies play final regular 

season against the Oregon Ducks Saturday 

night. Ducks have done well recently so

could be tough game to end the regular 

season. Go Dawgs!

Seattle Mariners Bounce Back Friday

The Seattle Mariners beat the Texas 

Rangers on their spring training field 

5-1. It was way different than Thursday 

game which is overstated.

Cole Young was the player of the

game for the Mariners with two

home runs and three rbis. The 

Mariners want to be sure he hits 

more fast balls. I figured he listened.

Kade Anderson started and went three

innings and gave up one hit and no

walks. Emerson Hancock continues

having a good spring training. He

went three innings giving up three 

hits, one run, no walks and four strike 

outs. The Mariners used Robinson 

Ortiz a lefty they acquired from the

LA Dodgers last November. He could

be the third lefty. Most likely he will

be the eighth reliever if he makes

the opening roster. 

Logan Gilbert starts Saturday against 

the White Sox. With the time change

on Sunday the afternoon games will

begin right after 1 pm.  Go M's. 

Mariners Blown Out Thursday Afternoon

The Seattle Mariners were more than 

blown out though that was a good 

word since the winds were high

on Thursday afternoon. When you see 

the score a good reason for a mercy

rule in even major league baseball.

Final Padres 28 Mariners 6

This was the second most runs ever

in a major league spring training 

game. The Mariners were close too.

Luis Castillo to who started gave up

six runs in the second inning. Minor

leaguer Tyler  Cleveland gave up

five runs. Both got out only one run.

The Mariners gave up one more run

yo finish the inning. The Mariners 

actually got two runs in the bottom 

of the second. The Mariners ended

up using nine pitchers with each 

giving up at least one run.

I thought maybe Raley and Robles

would play however only Raley did

with three at bats but no hits.

About it for that game. We hope for

better conditions and pitching.

Friday the Mariners take on Texas

in the afternoon. Kade Anderson 

will make his second start for

the Mariners. See how far he goes

this time. Go M's.

Huskies Win Big Wednesday Night

Wednesday night was the final home

game of the season. The Washington 

Huskies men's basketball team dominated

the second half scoring 51 points

to the USC Trojans 29 points.

Final Washington 91 USC 72 points

Zoom Diallo led Huskies with 26 points

making 11-19. Freshman Hannes Steinbach 

who likely played his last game at home

scored 22 points and dominated with 24

rebounds.  Steinbach is expected to be a

lottery pick coming up in the next NBA 

draft .

The Huskies shot 48.1 percent from the

field while the Trojans shot 37.5.

The score could have been worse however

the Trojans made ten more than the

Huskies at the foul line.

The Huskies final regular season game

will be Saturday on the road against the 

Oregon Ducks.  Go Dawgs!

Mariners Lose Wednesday Night

Right now we know that spring training games don't have a lot of meaning

except for those are trying to make 

the teams.

San Francisco Giants won 9-4

With several position players along

with relievers Andre Munoz and Gabe

Speier are in the World Baseball Classic.

Action on that has started.

Cooper Criswell who the Mariners 

signed during the off-season started

and had his best outing so far went

three innings giving up two hits and

no runs. He makes the opening roster

he likely will be the seventh of eighth 

reliever to begin with.  He is considered

one guys to start if one of the Mariners

five starters go down with an injury.

Currently Emerson Hancock is considered 

the first pitcher to go into the rotation 

if a starter does go down. His experience 

being in the bullpen in September gives

him an edge starting there when the season 

begins. We have no idea what the Mariners 

are thinking in that regard. Really doesn't 

look like a lot of candidates besides Hancock

and Criswell are being impressive in camp

among relievers. Both making opening

day roster we could see them go at least 

a couple of innings in each outing if necessary. 

The Giants runs were off Carlos Vargas 

and Jose Ferrer for the most part. Both

are expected to be on the opening roster.

Vargas job again will be coming in the

sixth or seventh inning. He had a lot of

appearances last year being in 70 innings.

A lot of that happened because the Mariners 

had trouble with the seventh and eighth

spots in the bullpen. We hope a change 

there this coming season. 

Ferrer who the Mariners acquired when

they traded catcher Harry Ford to the

Washington Nationals. Ferrer is expected

to be the second lefty to Gabe Speier.

Depending when Speier is needed we

could see Ferrer sometimes in the 8th 

inning or possibly close on occasion 

when Munoz isn't available. This I

expect would depend on how many

left handed hitters will be up. Matt

Brash is expected to be the main

reliever in the 8th and occasion in

the 9th. All depends how close the

game is.

As far as position players go Cole

Young started at second base and

led off. I am sure the Mariners wanted

him to get enough at bats. He had a

hit and drove in one of the Mariners.

JP Crawford who has been dealing

with his arm in spring was the dh

having a couple at bats. He didn't 

have a hit although he did drive in

two runs. Leo Rivas who is expected 

to be the utility player started at shortstop.

If JP is able to be started at short when

the season begins we could see Rivas

playing some there early on along with

second base. We hope that JP injury

doesn't continue to bother him early 

on which could see Colt Emerson in

the lineup at short. 

Brendan Donovan is expected to start

at third however if Emerson does start

the season with the Mariners we could 

see him at third as well as shortstop. 

We won't know more for two more weeks 

when we are close to the opener. 

With Julio Rodriguez and Randy Arozarena 

being in the WBC Classic the Mariners

went all with minor leaguers. Dominic Canzone is also playing for team Italy 

in the WBC. Luke Raley and Victor Robles 

who are in camp didn't play against the

Giants. Could see both in Thursday game.

Wednesday night former Mariner Robbie 

Ray started for the Giants. He went two and two-thirds giving up two hits and a run.

He is expected to be in the Giants rotation.

Thursday afternoon Luis Castillo is expected 

to start against the San Diego Padres.

Let you know how it goes.