Mariners Come Back Late To Win Sunday

The Mariners game against the Cincinnati 

Red showed again on Sunday that the hitters

are ahead of the pitchers. Most games 

right now minor league pitchers are going 

late in games. The game again was affected 

by the wind in this one.

Final Mariners 14 Reds 8

The Mariners got a run in the first 

inning on a hit by Arozarena. 

The Reds score five runs in the 

second inning. Mariners had another 

run in the 4th. Reds scored three more

in the bottom of the 5th. That was it

for them. Mariners had three in the 5th

followed by in the 7th and tied with 

one in the 8th right after a challenge 

with ABS. The Mariners had 6 in the

9th. That inning it was the minor 

leaguers who scored.

The Mariners pitching was mostly 

done by minor leaguers. Casey

Legumina was the only one who

had pitched somewhat significant 

time with the Mariners last season.

He did fine in one inning.

Monday Logan Gilbert will start

for the first time this spring.

Reliever Jose Ferrer acquired 

for Harry Ford is expected to 

pitch too. Go M's.

Mariners Lose Game Two In Spring and So Does Washington Men BB

The Seattle Marinersost to the San Francisco 

Giants 10,-5 in the second game of the

Cactus Spring.

The Mariners actually led 5-0 after the 

first inning primarily by Mikes Mastrobuino 

grandslam home run. Mastrobuino is

trying to make the team though it won't 

be easy. If he can continue to hit in

the spring he could make it.

In this game he actually played in left 

field showing his diversity. Most

likely he will start in Tacoma for depth. 

Miles bats left handed. Cole Young

hits left handed as does Brendan Donovan.

Also Colt Emerson who the Mariners 

hope to make the team. The extra 

infielder needs to bat right handed.

Leo Rivas who started at shortstop 

in this game bats both ways and then 

there is Ryan Bliss. We will see how 

this works over in the spring.

Emerson Hancock started and went

one and two-thirds innings. He looked

good though gave up there runs only

because a fly ball wasn't handled with

the sun. Munoz pitched the third followed 

by Gabe Speier and Eduardo Bazardo.

The rest of the pitchers were minor

leaguers. 

The  Mariners go on the road to play 

the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. The

starting pitcher isn't known yet. 

The Washington Huskies lost to

the Maryland Terripins on Saturday 

afternoon 64-60. This was a road 

game the Huskies really need to

have a chance to make the NCAA 

tournament. They have four games

to turn things around before the

Big Ten Tournament begins. To make

NCAA at this point they need to finish

the top five in the tournament.

The Huskies have had a good season 

though the Big Ten is a tough

conference for men's basketball.

The game was pretty tight throughout 

the second half. Maryland's largest

lead was five while the Huskies was 

four.  The game was tied going into

the last minute. Unfortunately Maryland 

scored all four points.

Maryland made five more three points

and they were better inside two. The

Huskies did shoot better from the field

but wasn't good enough.

The Terrapins did a good job on Hannes

Steinbach who had his lowest rebounds 

with three and had 14 points. Zoom Diallo 

led the Huskies with 19. Wesley Yates 

was the only other in double figures with

12. 

The Huskies will play Rutgers on the road 

in New Jersey on Tuesday. We hope for

better results.

This evening Washington State Cougars 

and Gonzaga will ha e games. We will let

you know how they go. 

Mariners Win Opening Game of Spring

The  Mariners beat the San Diego Padres 

Friday afternoon 7-4. 

Michael Arroyo was the hitting hero.

He hit a two-run homer in the 2nd inning.

The Mariners first home run of the 

season. In his second at bat he had 

a double.  Colt Emerson at this point

would be the first promising infielder

 to make the team but maybe Arroyo 

too.

Later in the game Leo Rivas hit a

home run too. Most likely won't 

see a lot of home runs out of him

this coming season whether in

Seattle or Tacoma. Both these 

two will see time this year in

Seattle. 

Luke Raley had a couple hits. He

will need to have a good camp

to make the team. It will be either

him or Canzone. The Mariners 

may need to trade him. 

Dane Dunning started however

went into the second inning getting

two outs. He didn't give up a run

however a hit and two walks.

Most of the pitchers Friday won't 

be on the team if any. 

Troy Taylor who last year was injured

when spring training never got it 

going in 2025 pitched an inning 

in this one. He gave up a home run

in the 6th. Importance he is healthy 

and can look something like the

pitcher in 2024. 

Emerson Hancock is scheduled to 

start Saturday against the San

Francisco Giants.

Mitch Garver Back With M'S

I really thought that Garver signed

with the Yankees. I guess not.

He signed a minor league contract 

with the Mariners just a few days ago.

Though he was a disappointment 

in his two years with the Mariners 

as far as hitting goes there is no

pressure on him now. 

To be honest the other candidates 

are not really any different than 

Mitch. The positive is he knows

most of the pitching staff. 

After the Mariners traded Harry

Ford to the Washington Nationals 

and the catchers in camp that

Cal will catch most of the time. 

I do hope that lefty Jose Ferrer

will work out the Mariner hope

for. What we do know the M's 

know how to work with pitching.

The Mariners do need a second

lefty to go with Gabe Speier 

in high leverage cases. We

hope that Speier can stay healthy 

again this season. As we know 

we can't count on a bullpen 

one season to the next. With

depth this really helps.

The Mariners need another high

leverage pitcher to go with Munoz

and Brash so a lefty in this spot 

would be good to whether Speier 

or Ferrer. 

The Mariners have a lot of relievers 

in training camp so if any one new

along with Ferrer be good too. 

I heard that Emerson Hancock 

might go back to be a starter.

I hope he is in the bullpen and

can be used in the rotation if

necessary. I believe the Mariners 

need at least one long reliever 

and he can fit that role. We will

find the answers during spring 

training as we will with the infield.

It will be nice to see Colt Emerson 

in the lineup at third base Friday 

along with Michael Arroyo at 

second.  Not sure that Arroyo 

is ready right now but he is

added depth. 

Enjoy Friday's game as well as the

rest of spring training. 

I do hope the Mariners games will

be found on one of the local stations

as the Kraken are. In fact the Kraken 

signed a new two year contract.

This shows success to me. 

Go M's. 

First Spring Training Game Friday

The Seattle Mariners opening game

is today in Peoria against the Padres.

The Mariners have a mixture of players 

starter. Cal Raleigh will start along with

Julio, Naylor and Arozarena. Julio will 

be at dh. Luke Raley will lead off and

be in center.  Colt Emerson will play 

at third and bat 9th.  Another youngster 

Michael Arroyo will play second and

hit 8th.  Dominic Canzone will be in

right field.

Former Ranger Dane Dunning in camp

on a minor league deal will start for

the Mariners. Expect him to go two 

or three innings. Dunning is one of

the guys to give depth to the starting 

rotation. 

Later we will let you know how it goes.

Go M'S 

What kind of Year will Cal Have

I know a lot of fans and media are

wondering how many home runs

he will have in 2026.

Likely he won't have 60 home runs

like last year. I see he could have 

a better year with a higher batting 

average and less strike outs. 

So many count on home runs 

however there is more to offensive 

baseball. If Cal can drive in almost

as many runs and how about more

walkoff hits. Maybe his on base

percentage increases so he score 

more runs. Right now Julio is

expected to bat behind him. What

if Julio drives in more runs  along

with Josh Naylor. The Mariners 

will have him for a full season we

hope. Maybe Randy Arozarena 

will drive in more too. If Cal can

drive in more runs with the bottom 

of the order getting on or Brenden 

Donovan at lead off. 

The importance is the Mariners 

offense be better on a whole.

A saw an improvement with

the Mariners scoring more times

with the bases loaded or runners

on third last year. What if that

increases more in 2026. 

The Mariners sometimes would 

score in the first couple innings 

than nothing until later in the

game. Be nice to see improvement 

there too. It doesn't have to be

with home runs.  Last September 

the Mariners showed they could

hit more doubles. This would be

be great to do so earlier on

especially at T Mobile park.

The Mariners pitching should be

better to with a healthier starting

rotation. The bullpen improve

with help for Munoz, Brash, Bazardo 

and Speier. 

So I can see Cal having a greater

season offensively with less home 

runs and a more mature Julio. 

Go M's. 

Gonzaga and Washington State Men Both Win

Gonzaga won easily beating San

Fransisco Dons 80-59.

The Zags shot 56.8 from the field.

Over half their points were made 

Inside with 46. On the other hand

the Dons shot 36.7 percent from

the field. 

It will be important that the Zags 

continue hitting well inside. When 

they get to the NCAA tournament 

they will need to shoot better from

the 3 point line especially if they 

make it to the later rounds.

The Zags went most of the way

with their starters with four of

the five scoring in double figures.

Another key to their success.

In fact the four combined for

59 points exactly what the Dons

scored.

The Zags have three games 

remaining on the regular season

They are at home against Pacific 

ln Saturday.  Go Zags!

The Washington State Cougars 

beat Pacific at home  87-70.

Going by their records this

would be an upset but it isn't 

never easy to win on the road.

The first half was where more points

were scored with the Cougars led

51-40. The  Cougars shot 56.7

from the field. The difference though

they made 50 percent from outside

the three point line going 14 of 28.

Pacific made  8 of 21. 

 

Rihards Vavers led the  Cougars with

21 points with four in double figures.

The Cougars will be home Saturday 

taking on St. Mary's which won't be 

an easy task.  Whether the Cougars

win or not they will have to play well.

The Cougars have had a tough season 

so they will need to play well in the

West Coast Conference tournament.

In fact to make the NCAA tournament 

they will need to win that tournament.

Go Cougars!

With the week off the Washington 

Huskies will play Maryland on the 

road. This is a winnable game though 

never easy on the road especially 

in the Big Ten. Every game remaining 

is important to win. Injuries have 

kept the Huskies from having a 

successful season. The could 

make the NCAA tournament however 

it will be a challenge. Go Dawgs!