Mariners Win Opening Game in Baltimore

After a disappointing lose on Sunday 

the Mariners rebound by winning the

opening game against the Otioles in

Baltimore 6-3.  Now the road trip is 

2-2. 

Before the game JP Crawford sent

on the injured list. Colt Emerson 

expected to start at shortstop however

he was stretched. He had back tightness.

I guess it can happen to a 20 year old.

The Mariners brought up Ryan Bliss

to take Crawford spot  on roster. So

Cole Young moved to shortstop and

Ryan Bliss at second base.

The Orioles scored first with a 

sacrifice fly by Pete Alonso. Ryan

Bliss tied in the top of the 5th

however the big blow Josh Naylor 

hit a grand slam home in the 5th

too. 

In the 7th the Orioles scored on a wild 

pitch. Then  in the top of the 8th 

Randy Arozarena singled scoring 

Naylor. Randy is having a very good

season so far.  He had three hits in

this game. 

The Orioles scored their final run 

in the bottom of the 8th.

Emerson Hancock who is pitching 

well for the Mariners went five

innings giving up three hits, one run,

two walks and three strike outs.

Though it would have been nice 

for Hancock to go six innings or 

so I think we would take this everyday 

he starts.  

Cooper Criswell pitched the 6th

and one out in the 7th.He gave up 

the one run. Matt Brash came in

to get the final two outs. He did

walk a batter but struck out one.

Eduardo Bazardo pitched the 8th 

and gave up the run as well. Lately 

he has been giving up runs but 

hasn't hurt the Mariners that much.

Andre Munoz who has struggled lately 

pitched the 9th.  He walked one and

struck out two. No hits though. The 

season he has a 5.40 era. We hope 

he can settle down. The Mariners 

could use Jose Ferrer and Gabe Speier 

as closer. Most likely if the other

team is mainly facing left handed

hitters. Matt Brash could close too.

Munoz needs to come in earlier 

when the Mariners have a good lead 

to pitch more often and get his

pitching in order.

Tuesday Logan Gilbert starts.

Hope he can go six plus. Go M's.

Seattle Seahawks Offensive line Into 2026

The Seattle Seahawks Offensive line 

going into this coming season is set

at four of the five spots.

The only question spot is the right

guard. Anthony Bradford has been 

the starter the last two years. Christian 

Haynes who was drafted the year 

before him in 2023 hasn't played 

up to his potential. Now he is listed 

as the backup to Grey Zabel.  Many 

that cover the Seahawks in the media

feel this is his last chance.

Bradford is still listed as the starter 

the same ones in the media feel

like he looks great sometimes and

not so much other times. So he needs

to be more consistent. It is still his

job to lose the number one spot.

This year the Seahawks draft Beau

Stephens an all-american out of

Iowa in the fifth round. Both Bradford 

and Haynes were drafted higher. So

the question is why he didn't go until 

the fifth round. I guess in training  

camp that begins in mid July we will

find out the answers to those three 

players. The rookies will report a week 

earlier so we might get answers there.

If Haynes doesn't improve his status 

we could see Stephens working out 

at both guard positions.  The Seahawks 

will have nine or ten offensive lineman 

on the roster.  They could have a few

on the practice squad. The two tackles 

are set as far as their positions however

the other starters and backups could 

move around depending on  need. It

is important the line is working together 

for some time.

So with a few questions the offensive 

line should be good for the Seahawks 

as long as not many injuries. Go Hawks.

Mariners Blow Lead Sunday

The Mariners actually had a 4-1 lead

going into the bottom of the 7th inning.

The Mariners actually had a tie until 

the 6th inning when they scored two runs

in the top of the 7th.  They went to Cooper

Criswell in the bottom of the 7th and

the Tigers scored two runs. It was still

a one run game until the bottom of

the 9th. Andre Munoz struggled once again 

giving up a hit with runners on second and

third both scoring for the win. 

The Mariners made some poor decisions 

again with pinch hitting and the bullpen.

They are decisions they seem to make

a lot and not succeed.

The Mariners actually had 11 hits and

opportunities to score more runs.

Now the Mariners go to Baltimore for

a four game series before facing the

Nationals next week end in Washington 

DC.  Emerson Hancock will start on

Monday. Go M's.

.Mariners Shut Out Tigers

The Seattle Mariners shutout the Tigers

Saturday afternoon 4-0  in Detroit.

It ended the two game hitting streak.

Bryce Miller continues to pitch well after

coming off the injured list. Only gave

up one hit, two walks and struck out 9

in six innings. Jose Ferrer pitched the

7th with no hits, a walk and a strike. 

8th inning Matt Brash who continues 

doing well gave up a walk and struck

out one. 

Gabe Speier who has done well  pitched

the 9th since he came off the injureded  

list. He gave up the one other hit. He

ended up walking a batter with one out.

He recovered by making the hitter ground

into a double play. So the pitching was

outstanding.

Dominic Canzone was the hitter of the

game. His first at bat he hit a double

to center scoring Randy Arozarena for

the first run of the game.  Randy who 

has been hitting well was second in 

hitting.  Randy hit a double in the 3rd

scoring Julio Rodriguez and Josh 

Naylor.   In the 4th Canzone hit a

solo home run over center. It traveled

over 440 feet the longest home run

by a Seattle Mariners this season. This

guy can hit a long way.  This was his

8th home run and has driven in 25 on

the season. He is hitting .275.  As far 

as regulars go in the lineup he is second

in batting average to Arozarena.

Luis Castillo will pitch on Sunday. See if

the Mariners can win the series. Since

Miller came back and they did the piggy

back with each other he did well. See if

he can continue his good pitching.

Go M's. 

Mariners Lose Friday

The Mariners have been inconsistent

all season long. Wednesday they lost 

to the New York Mets to end an

8 game winning streak. Now they began 

a ten game road  trip losing to  the 

Tigers in Detroit.  I hope this is short 

lived to win some more games.

The Mariners scored first in the first

inning. JP Crawford and Julio got hits

right off the bat however had to wait

until Rob Refsynder hit a single with

to score JP.  In the third JP  got hit

by a pitch. He left the game in the

bottom of the third. Details after the

xray was negative however he is day

to day. The Mariners and Tigers play

in the afternoon so possibly he won't 

start on Saturday. Patrick Wisdom 

 came in for JP. He played third and

Colt Emerson moved to shortstop.

In the third the Tigers scored three

runs including a home run off of

Bryan Woo.  The scored that way 

until the 7th. Colt Emerson hit a

home run to make it close. The 

Tigers though scored two runs

off of Woo in the bottom of the

7th. Eduardo Bazardo came in 

to finish the inning.  Alex Hoppe 

who has struggled lately gave up

the final two runs in the 8th.

This was right after Mitch Garver 

drove in Josh Naylor for a run.

Final Detroit 7  Mariners 3

 Bryce Miller is scheduled to start 

on Saturday. Go M's. 

World Cup Starts June 15 in Seattle

Seattle will have six games at Lumen 

Field beginning June 15 of the World Cup. 

It will be exciting having the best soccer 

in the World.

Belgium will play Egypt the first game on June 15. 

The second game will be on the 

19th the home team USA vs Australia.

This should be real exciting. On the 24th

Qatar will play team to be named. 

Egypt will play Iran on the 26th. That

should be an interesting match up to

say the least. On July 1 will be a match 

of 32. That is Canada day so that could

be interesting. The final game in Seattle 

will be on July with a match.of 17.

Here we will let you know how the 

local matches go at least. I know

that not all Americans are into this 

however being the best players in

the world will be exciting. 

If you are going to any matches 

have a good time. 

Russell Wilson Announces Retirement

Former Seattle Seahawks quarterback 

Russell Wilson announced that he 

was going to retire from football 

and go to work for CBS Sports.

I thought he would go into the booth

like a few other former Super Bowl

quarterbacks did. Instead he followed 

Terry Bradshaw and will do the pre 

and progame shows for CBS. 

I generally don't watch the pregame 

show and on occasion the post game

show if the Seattle Seahawks are on 

TV.  It will take me time to see him 

though I may go on his debut if I 

remember. I expect that he should 

do a good job and many Seahawks 

fans will do so if they still like him.

Russell Wilson was drafted by the

Seahawks in 2012 in the third round.

He was one of those amazing stories.

The Seahawks had signed Matt Flynn

to a three year free agency contract.

Russell Wilson played his college 

ball ending with Wisconsin however

many Seahawks fans had never heard

of him.

Wilson won the job coming out of

training. He ended up being the

starting quarterback for the Seahawks 

for a decade. He start game one as a 

rookie and started every game for

eight seasons. His last two seasons

he started 15 games being out with

an injury.  

Russell Wilson became the second 

quarterback in Seahawks history. 

In his second and third seasons 

in 2013 and 14 to go to the Super

Bowl. The Seahawks dominated 

the Denver Broncos winning 43-18.

In the second game they lost to

the New England Patriots 28-24.

This was a game the Seahawks 

could have or should have won.

Many fans thought the Seahawks 

should have given the ball to

Marshawn Lynch at the goal line

instead Wilson threw a pass that 

was intercepted with 20 seconds 

left in the game. 

Now we will see if Russell Wilson

goes into the football Hall of fame.

If he doesn't most likely because of 

the throw. The Seahawks got their

revenge sort of by dominating the

Patriots in this last Super Bowl.

The Seahawks first quarterback 

to take them to the Super Bowl 

losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers 

in a controversy was Matt Hasselback.

 It was no doubt the worst officiated 

game in Super Bowl history. Matt

came to Seattle after being the backup

at Green Bay. 

Sam Darnold this last quarterback 

taking the Seahawks to a winning 

Super Bowl after signing with 

Seahawks during last off season.

When he came out he was one

of the top quarterbacks drafted 

much like his predessor Geno Smith 

by the New York Jets. Smith is now

returning to the Jets after a year 

where he and former Seahawks 

coach Pete Carroll went to Las

Vegas to play for the Raiders and

had a terrible season. Pete was 

fired and Geno got his walking

papers. Now we will see if Geno 

can do something or this will be

his Swan song.

Even after leaving the Jets Darnold 

was known for not winning the big

one including being in Minnesota 

where they went to the playoffs but

couldn't get the job done. This lead

him into free agency. Instead of 

resigning Geno the Seahawks decided 

to take the chance on Sam.

Something that Russell and Darnold 

do have in common it was the Seahawks 

dominating defense that won the 

Super Bowls. Right now Wilson would

be the best quarterback in Seahawks 

history however Darnold's book hasn't 

finished. If he is able to be the Seahawks 

quarterback to win at least a  second

time he probably will likely take that spot

even if he doesn't play a decade. Go Hawks.