Mariners Win Opening On Road Trip and Seahawks Draft Picks

The Seattle Mariners beat the St. Louis 

Cardinals Friday night. It ended  where

the Mariners had lost eight in a row 

coming into this game

Final Mariners 3-2

The Mariners  had only four hits

however made the best of them.

Cole Young singled driving in

Randy Arozarena for the first 

run in the second inning. Dominic 

drove in Josh Naylor who had 

walked. In the 6th inning hit a 

home run to win. 

George Kirby went six innings plus

giving up two runs after the two runs

they had run. This was the first loss

on the Cardinals in one run games.

Matt Brash came in the 7th and

gave up no hits. He is having a good 

season so far. 

Gabe Speier started the 8th giving up

two hits and one out. Bazardo came 

and was able to get a grounder into

a double play. Munoz got the first 

two outs then gave up a hit however

was able to strike out the batter.

Bryan Woo will start Saturday against 

the Cardinals. We hope for more hits

in the game and at least one more run.

The Seahawks had one draft pick in

both the 2nd and 3rd rounds. The 

Seahawks have only one more pick 

in the sixth round. We will see if they

will trade up. Next year is supposed to 

be better so they may not do anything.

Bud Clark from TCU  was in the second

round. He played safety in college but

we could see him at cornerback.

Julian Neal a cornerback was picked 

in the 3rd round from Arkansas.

He only played there one season 

after four years at Fresno State

Both could play at cornerback or

at nickel back.  General manager 

John Schneider and his staff will

be sitting around a lot on Sunday.

They could move up or back. 

The Seahawks have 12 picks in

2027. That draft is supposed 

to be better however trading 

several to get additional picks

this year would be good. They

have their own picks in each 

round plus some compensary 

picks for the free agents they 

lost this year. They are expected 

in the 4th and 5th rounds.

Go Hawks.

University of Washington Huskies 

wife receiver Denzel Boston was

drafted in the second to the Cleveland 

Browns. We wish him the best. 

Seahawks Make Their Pick

The Seahawks winning the Super Bowl 

meant they had the last pick in the

first round. There was the thought 

they might trade down however they 

set where they were.

The Seahawks wanted to draft the

replacement for Super Bowl MVP

Ken Walker..Not a big surprise 

they decided not to resign him 

since he has had injuries in the 

time in Seattle.  The injury to 

backup Zach Charbonnett may

have changed their minds but

the amount he signed with the

Kansas City Chiefs I am sure

why they didn't sign him. I guess 

we will see. 

The Seahawks drafted running 

back Jadarian Price from Notre 

Dame.   His teammate Jeremiyah 

Love was drafted third overall 

by the Arizona Cardinals. Love

was Notre Dame starting running 

back and the best one in college 

football.  This means that Price

will be healthier for playing

limited time. Price averaged 7.08

yards per carry. He has a lot of 

speed so he will be a good change 

up for anyone else who plays at

running back until Charbonnett 

returns. Price will be different from

Charbonnett who has carried the

ball a lot when the Seahawks are

close to the goal line.

We will see him in Seattle soon

so it will be good to see him up

close.  The Seahawks will have

a mini camp for the draft picks

as well as any who are signed

as nondrafted  free agents . 

Friday will be round two and

three. We see who they draft 

or whether they make any trades 

to add picks. The pick in the

second round as well as the third 

will be the last pick of the round.

So they could move down.  A lot 

will depend how other teams pick.

Go Hawks..

Mariners Wins Wednesday Afternoon

It wasn't easy however the Mariners 

beat the A's 5-4 so they were able to 

win without losing all three games.

Logan Gilbert was only able to go

four innings giving up three runs.

The bullpen did a good job not giving

up a run until Munoz gave up a

home run to tie in the top of the 9th. 

Fortunately Josh Naylor drove in 

the walk off hit in the bottom of the

9th.  

Josh Naylor and Cal Raleigh each 

had three hits. Cal had his third 

home run in these three games 

against the A's. JP, Julio and

Arozarena had two. Top of the 

order did well. 

The Mariners have Thursday off

then play the Cardinals in St. Louis

over the weekend.

A's Beat Mariners

Tuesday night the Seattle Mariners 

lost to the A's 5-2.  The Mariners 

who had been playing better at

home lost the second night in

a row to the A's. Wednesday 

will be an afternoon game.

Logan Gilbert will start.

The Mariners continue to have

trouble when facing a lefty. 

Rob Refsynder had his second 

hit on the season as he struggles.

His hit though allowed the Mariners 

to tie the game at one. 

Jeff McNeil hit a home run in the

4th then Cal had his 4th home run

of the season to tie again 2-2

in the 5th.

Luis Castillo was only able to go

five innings however he was able

to keep the Mariners in the game.

The bullpen though surrendered 

the three additional runs. Bazardo,

Speier and Wilcox each gave up

a run. 

Cal was dh as Mitch Garver was 

the catcher.  Mitch had a single

in his first at bat but forced at

second. Cal and Julio each had

two hits. Julio drove in the first

run. 

Casey Leguimina who gave up

three runs on Monday was

designated for assignment.

Alex Hoppe was recalled from

Tacoma taking his spot. 

Go M's. 

Washington Huskies Now Have Three New Players

The Washington Huskies men's basketball 

basketball team has two new player 

since the last time I reported. They lost one

as well as we aren't surprised.

Freshman Hannes Steinbach who had

a great season for the Huskie declared

for the NBA. He will likely be a lottery 

pick. Too bad the Sonics aren't back

on as of yet.  On professional level 

the Seattle Storm have begun practices.

As far as the Storm goes Sue Bird is

part of the WNBA broadcast team.

I am sure you heard about her break-up.

Last week the Huskies signed former 

Gonzaga forward Steele Venters to the

roster. On Monday announced that

Ryan Beasley a point guard who the 

Huskies need signed  on too. Beasley 

played three years at San Francisco 

and last year was WCC all first team. 

Last season he averaged  13.6 points 

a game and four assets. 

The Huskies have now eight scholarship 

players. A team is allowed  15 players total. 

Tuesday April 21 is the deline to declare

for the transfer portal though no deadline.

Most college teams start the season 

mostly playing ten players however

when conference play starts in Dec

or January they go down to eight  or

nine who play regularly.  Wesley Yates III

is the primary regular player coming 

back to the Huskies. He and Beasley 

should tantem in the backcourt. 

Nathan Sommerville who was a 

transfer over last season did start 

a few games last season averaged

4.5 points a game and 2.6 rebounds.

The Huskies are hoping for a big 

improvement from him.

Nikola Dzepina from Serbia came over 

to the Huskies in December played in

14 game  is listed at.  6'10. With potential 

he could play a lot next season. 

Jasir Rencher a freshman plan in only

eight games last year is listed as a

forward for the Huskies at 6'5.  

Mady Traore is a power forward at 6'11

out of Paris France.  He played at New Mexico Sate and   Maryland. How much 

playing time  at Washington we will see. 

It will be interesting to see who the

Huskies will pick up over the next few

months. Whoever else the Huskies 

will pickup will see where they land 

as a team next season. Sprinkle fate

as the coach is in question too. 

Ten teams in the  Big Ten made the 

NCAA tournament and Michigan won

it all.  The Huskies need to be better 

than at least one of those teams. 

Go Dawgs. 

Mariners Give A Game Away

 Not the first time however the Mariners 

gave Monday's game away losing to the

A's 6-4.

The Mariners scored two runs in the

first inning beginning with a home run 

from Cal. Josh Naylor drove in Julio

to make it 2-0. In the second inning

Dominic Canzone hit a home run to

make it 3-0.

The Mariners had other opportunities.

Emerson Hancock pitched well until 

the 4th inning when he gave up a home

run. In the 5th inning he gave up two

more home runs to tie the game.

The A's had three more runs in the

8th inning with a sacrifice fly and a

single. The Mariners made it interesting 

in the 9th when Leo Rivas hit a double

to score Cole Young . 

Luis Castillo will start Tuesday night.

We hope a better game. Go M's. 

Mariners Against The A's

.Monday evening the Mariners start 

a three game series against the

A's. Emerson Hancock will start game 

one followed by Luis Castillo and Logan

Gilbert. 

Hancock has started out well. Bryce 

Miller is on rehab assignment with

the Tacoma Rainiers. His next start 

will be his second one. How many

starts will he take before being

activated. Hancock right now looks

like he should still be in the rotation.

Luis Castillo who had a bad outing 

last time could be out however

I am sure the Mariners won't do that.

Into May the Mariners could go to

a six man rotation which they did a 

few years ago.  The Mariners have

three off days in May.  They have 

15 home games and 13 road games. 

Of course injuries will decide how 

the Mariners will go. At home home

games five man rotation would fit

well while six on the road. A lot would

depend on who they face as well. If

the starters can go seven innings 

six starters could go. 

I could see Hancock go back to the pen. 

He deserves to be on the roster no matter

how they go. Being the first one out of the 

pen on some games is a good idea. At

this point he looks like a high leverage 

pitcher. This would come down to how

many close games they play or not.

The A's and the Rangers are tied for first.

The Angels are third a half game back 

and the Mariners are a game and a half. 

The Astros are two behind the Mariners.

The Rangers play three against the

Pirates then next weekend against 

the A's all at home. So things could 

change by next Monday. 

The Angels play the Blue Jays at home 

followed by the Royal on the road.

The Astros who have a lot of injuries 

start out with the Guardians followed 

by the Yankees so this could continue 

to be a hard time for them.

The A's top of the lineup has gotten 

off well while the rest of the lineup 

has not. The Mariners playing better 

at home so far should have the 

advantage.  These could be close 

games too. We hope that Cal and 

Naylor can get going. I have read 

where some fans think that the 

lineup should stay the same as far

as Cal and Naylor go. The Mariners 

have to do something about the

righthanded lineup against lefties 

along with when to pinch hit when

they bring in a lefty when the righty

is starting. 

Raley is one of Mariners top hitters

right now. With Robles out I would 

start him against lefties although

moving him down the order. I wouldn't 

pinch hit for him against a lefty either

unless the Mariners have runners on

base especially late in games. Canzone 

can be a different story. I was watching 

the Phillies vs Braves game on Sunday 

Night baseball. They asked Braves 

manager Al Weiss about pinch hitting.

His answer matches what I think.

Only late in games. I am not sure

it is how Dan Wilson manages or

whether Jerry Dipoto has instructed

him. It would be nice if we knew for

sure. I hope we have a change in that

area. Go M's. 

Update: Brendan Donovan went on the 

Injured list to his groin. They brought 

up third baseman Will Wlison. I guess

they are not looking at bringing up

Colt Emerson yet.