Mariners End Skid

It wasn't easy to however the Mariners 

ended their three game losing streak. 

With injuries piling on top of that. 

Final  Mariners 5   Braves  4

The Mariners really needed this win.

Again they were without  Cal Raleigh.

Not being specific he has soreness 

on his right side. We see whether he 

will be back on Tuesday or they put

him on the injured list. 

Logan Gilbert  went six innings.

He gave up a home run leading.

off the game then did fine until

the sixth inning where he gave

up three home runs with the last

two back to back leading 4-0. 

I wonder if Logan telegraphs 

his pitches since most of his

runs always are give up on home

runs. 

In the bottom of the sixth JR Ritchie

a rookie who happens to have been

born in Seattle and went to Bainbridge 

High School. He walked Arozarena 

and Canzone when Luke Raley hit

a three run homer which made it

promising.   The Braves lifted Ritchie 

with no outs.  Mitch Garver walked 

and after getting Leo Rivas out  JP

Crawford had a two run home run 

to take the lead.

Jose Ferrer came in the seventh 

recording  although he did give up 

a single he started the eighth 

getting one out. Eduardo Bazardo 

got the final two outs  though he did

give up a hit. Munoz came in the 9th

and recorded the save. 

Tuesday George Kirby will start 

for the Mariners. The Mariners 

before the game had to put reliever 

Gabe Speier on the injured list 

with inflammation to his left shoulder.

The Mariners activated lefty Jose

Suarez who they had claimed on 

waivers from the Braves. Also they

brought back up lefty Josh Simpson 

who they had just sent down without 

seeing any action. Cole Wilcox was

sent down in that move. The Mariners 

 now have three lefties to cover while

Speier is out for now. Go M's. 

Mariners Are Swept

The Mariners were swept by the Royals

losing 4-1. This was all after going 5-1 

on the last road trip.

Luis Castillo gave up four runs in six innings.

The Mariners scored in the third inning 

with Josh  Naylor on a force out.

Things went bad in the 4th inning when

the Royals loaded the bases before scoring

three runs. He gave up the final run in the 6th

inning. 

The only plus was the Mariners were able

to get through the last three innings 

without using high leverage relievers.

Now they take on the Atlanta Braves 

beginning withogan Gilbert. It will

be nice if the Mariners will be able to

game at least two games. Not sure 

yet when Cal will be back in the lineup.

Go M's. 

Another Disappointing Loss

The Mariners lost again to the Royals

by one run 3-2. This reminds me 

some of Randy Johnson losses

as a Mariner on a night they retired

his number 51.

Emerson Hancock pitched a great

game giving up one run in seven 

innings. The story is greater he 

struck out 14 batters and didn't 

walk a batter.

The Mariners were leading 2-1 

when Emerson left the game. 

The Royals scored a run to

tie on an error by Julio that 

doesn't happen often in the

9th. The Royals scored on

a sacrifice fly in the 10th 

The Mariners couldn't match

it. 

Now the Mariners are expected

to start Luis Castillo. We hope

he turns things around enough

for the win.

No reason why however Cal Raleigh 

was scratched from the game. 

We should know more on Sunday. 

Go M's. 

Mariners Lose Friday Night

The Seattle Mariners lost to the 

Royals in the opening game of

this three game series. 

Final Royals 7 Mariners 6

Bryan Woo struggled in the first

inning giving up four runs and

then two runs in the sixth. 

Julio Rodriguez had two two run 

homers in the game. The last

one tied the game.  

Besides Woo the Mariners faced

another lefty.  Still only one win.

Refsynder wasn't in the lineup. 

He is day to day. 

Matt Brash went on the injured

list. The Mariners brought up

lefty Josh Simpson from Tacoma.

Emerson Hancock will go Saturday.

Go M's.

Mariners #1 Pick Kade Anderson of 2025

So far the former LSU standout Kade Anderson the Mariners #1 pick in the

2025 is having a great start to his 

rookie professional career this season.

The lefty is having a very good time

at double A Arkansas Travelers in

2026. He has started four games and 

has pitched 18 innings. The Mariners 

are easing him in after quite a busy

season last year.

There are those who are wondering 

when he will move up to triple A 

Tacoma or the big club. Kade is a lefty 

so he is quite valuable if you know 

what I mean. 

In those four starts he has an era of

.48 which means he has only given

up one run and on top of that he has

30 strikeouts.  He has walked four 

and give up nine hits.

His next start is on May 1 as he

has started his games on Fridays. 

I expect that he will stay in 

Arkansas for a bit longer unless

there is an injury to another 

starting pitcher either in Tacoma 

or Seattle.

Ryan Sloan the second top pitching 

prospect is having a rough start in

his first season in double A. Ryan

is 20 years old and started his career 

in the minors right out of high school.

Expecting some trouble is understandable.

The most important thing with Ryan is 

staying healthy. Kade most likely be on the Mariners next season while Ryan be the 

following year or later next year. 

The question is who the Mariners will

do with the rotation in the off-season.

I expect someone will be traded. 

Go M's. 

Seahawks Rookie Camp

Friday on May Day the Seattle Seahawks 

begin rookie camp for two days. They 

have invited undrafted college free 

agents besides the players they drafted.

After the mini camp we will see who they

will invite back as far as that group goes.

Four of the seven are on the defensive 

side. Two are edge rushers. They want to improve at that position. They are Aidan

Hubbard from Northwestern and Marvin 

Jones Jr. of Oklahoma.

The other two on defense are tackle 

Uso Seumalo of Kansas State and

linebacker Devean Deal from TCU.

The Seahawks could be looking at

adding depth at tackle and linebacker

to add to improve the position.

On offense they signed tight end 

Lance Mason from Wisconsin.

Teams going often with three tight 

ends he could be an added free agent.

The other two offensive players are

wide receivers Michael Briscoe from

Cal Poly and Levi Wentz from Kansas

State. For these two it will be important 

to be good on special teams. The best 

chance to make the opening day roster.

These are the headliners besides the

players they drafted. In all 68 players 

will be in mini camp. We wish them all

the best. Go Hawks. 

Washington Huskies Spring Game Coming

May day evening.the Washington Huskies 

will be playing their annual spring game

as practice come to an end. I am sure

they will see who they may have to acquire 

to strengthen the team with depth at least.

Desmond Williams Jr. returns for his third

season and second as the the starter 

although there was some controversy 

during the off-season with the transfer portal. He entered the transfer portal after he said he would return. Denzel Boston his top receiver

decided to enter the NFL where he was picked

by the Cleveland Browns in the second round.

Now we will see who will be the top receiver 

this season however Desmond will likely 

have to count on possibly five.  Desmen Roebuck could be the leader as he plays in

the slot. With Desmond speed and getting 

out of the pocket he can be a dangerous 

receiver to stop. Last year as a freshman 

Roebuck had 42 catches for 560 yards and

seven touchdowns. The Huskies hope to

see those numbers go up.

On the outside transfer  Christian Moss

and Rashid Williams should be the top

starting outside receivers. Moss has

been hurt so likely won't be in this spring game.Chris Lawson another freshman 

last year who caught ten passes will see some action in the spring game. 

Decker DeGraaf returns to be the starting 

tight end. The third year as a junior. Last 

year Decker had 32 catches for 360 yards 

and two touchdowns. Being an experience 

we should see even more catches from him.

The offensive line had several players 

transfer however they are expected to 

be a good unit. Center Landen Hatchett

has had some injuries though at spring

practice they have tried a few others 

there to including his brother Geirean

who transferred back after a year at

Oklahoma. At this point he is slated to

start at right guard. Touted incoming

freshman five star left tackle will be

Kodi Greene. Next to him at left guard

will be sophomore John Mills. At right 

tackle be Drew Azzopardi. The backups 

will get some good playing time too.

Jordan Washington might be the starting 

running back though slowed by injury.

If not him Jayden Limar a local kid who

transfered from Oregon. Seeing some 

action will be incoming freshman Brian

Bonner Jr. 

The defense will have some changes as

well as new guys. We will let you know

how the spring game goes. Go Dawgs!