Seattle Mariners At Half Way Point

The Seattle Mariners are at the half way 

mark of the season. They are in first

place however the Mariners had games

recently where they have scored three

runs or less. 

Offense: C   

They  have had injuries to Cal Raleigh 

and Randy Arozarena along with Brendan Donovan who has been out for more than 

a month. We are hoping for his return after 

the all star break. 

The Mariners have struggled against left

handed pitching. They signed Rob Refsynder 

during the off-season to belp in thst area

and he gets an F for that and so the management team for signing him and how he is being used. Looking at his stats going into this season he primarily has played the outfield and not so good in limited time at dh or pinch hitting.  The Mariners get a d- for pinch hitting. 

Starting rotation a B+

The Mariners have six men who are starting 

for them.  Luis Castillo has been a disappointment while Emerson Hancock 

has been a surprise.  He has been the 

Mariners top starter at times in the first

half. George Kirby and Logan Gilbert 

have been up and down pitching though 

the second half look bright for both.

Logan has pitched very well on the

road while Bryan Woo has struggled a

lot on the road. He needs to correct 

whatever the issue is on the road. 

The Bullpen C

Gabe Speier is the Mariners best teliever

on the season so far. Andre Munoz has had

a poor first half although in his last couple 

outings he looks like his old self and we

hope it continues.

The issue with the bullpen is having

seven relievers with four high leverage 

and three low leverage. At least one of

the low leverage relievers should be in

triple A.  The Mariners need to trade 

for another high leverage reliever. We 

don't know when Matt Brash will return

and whether he can get back to his old

self. When Brash was placed on the

injured list it look like they panic.

In situations where they had a shot to

win even though behind by a couple 

runs they brought in a low leverage 

reliever who gave up a couple runs

and any chance to win ou the door.

The high leverage relievers were

given four or five days between 

appearances. I have seen in the past 

where  a reliever hasn't been pitched

for several days have come down

with an injury.  The starters have a

routine and I expect relievers do to. 

As far as all star selection the two 

top for the Mariners are Julio Rodriguez 

and Randy Arozarena. A third choice

to throw in second baseman Cole Young.

I hope the Mariners management team 

will make some moves soon. Go M's 

Pirates Take the Series

The Mariners still continue to have

trouble hitting with runners on base. 

Three times they batted with the bases 

loaded and no runs happened. 

In one case they used Rob Refsynder 

to pinch hitter. We still wonder why

is still on the team. 

Final Pirates 5 Mariners 1

Bryce Miller still pitched well in five

and two-thirds innings. He gave up

three runs on two home runs. 

Altogether he gave up five hits.

Miller had no walks 11 walks.

The question I had was why the

Mariners used Alex Hoppe in 

the 8th with a shot to still win

the game. He has been struggling 

on the mound and gave up two runs.

Next the Mariners take on the Guardians. 

Washington Huskies Hannes Steinbach

We didn't know much about Steinbach 

a year ago. He was an incoming 

freshman.

Steinbach came to Washington Huskies 

from Germany.  He had an outstanding 

freshman season that allowed him to

enter the NBA. 

Steinbach is the first Huskies to be

drafted in the first round since Isaiah 

Stewart who left after his freshman 

season.

Steinbach was a bright spot for a team

that had a lot of injuries this last season 

The Huskies looked like they could babe

a better team with those returning however

several key players decided to go through

the transfer portal so Huskies had to do

the same. They would have had to add

more anyway but more then they planned.

Back to Steinbach he was drafted #14

by the Charlotte  Hornets. He averaged

and led the Huskies with 18.5 points

and 11.8 rebounds which was the highest 

in division 1 basketball. We wish him tge

best in the NBA. Go Dawgs!

Mariners Blown Out In Pittsburgh

The Mariners won Tuesday night in

Pittsburgh 3-2.     Cal Raleigh hit

a solo home run and later Cole 

Young with a two run home run

in his hometown. George Kirby 

went six innings ging up eight

hits and the two runs. Andre Munoz 

finished off with his best relief in

a few years. He threw over 100

mph and struck out all three batters.

Wednesday night wasnt the same.

The Pirates won 11-1 over Mariners.

Bryan Woo has had a tough month 

pitching on the road. Like most of

the Mariners starters he is fine at

home.His era in the four games he

has pitched this month is over nine. 

Woo's worst inning was his last one 

in the fourth whe he gave five runs.

The Pirates record is little below the

Mariners but if you look at their lineup

they have better batting averages 

throughout.  

Michael Rucker who was called up

during the last road trip came in

the fifth and he went two innings

giving up two hits, no runs or balls

and struck out three.

Davila came in for an inning however

gave up four hits and four runs.

Hoppe game in the 8th giving up

three bits and two runs. Davila and Hoppe

started the season in triple A Tacoma.

They have both looked good at times 

but others not so good like tonight.

Bryce Miller starts Thursday after in

tbe final of this three game series.

He has pitched well so far after starting 

the season on the injured. We hope for

another good one to win the series.

The Mariners one run came in the

first inning when Julio Rodriguez 

drove in JP Crawford. 

The A'S, Astros and Rangers are all

two  and a half games behind the 

Mariners. They need to go on a good 

streak to get more distance. Go M's.

Washington Huskies Have To look Everywhere

The Washington Huskies voice on radio 

Tony Castricone is moving on. He is 

going to the NFL on radio for the Tampa Bay 

Buccaneers. 

I enjoyed Tony when I did listen to

the radio. Can't blame a guy when he

is promoted. Now it will be interesting 

eho the new voice will be. There will

be some good local broadcasters 

who could take his place. We wish him 

the best.

Look At the Seahawks Wide Receivers Now.

The Seahawks begin training camp on 

July 17. Just a few weeks away

The strength of thr Seahawks is there

wide receivers  on the offense. It is

important to have a good running game to setup the pass.

I am sure Jaxon Smith-Njiba will have 

another good season though possibly 

not as many yards.  Rashid Shaheed 

will be the number two receive. The 

Seahawks will make plays to setup his

speed. He will do some kick returns 

and kickoff. Cooper Kupp will be the

third recriver. He will  make some critical 

catches.  Tory Horton who missed a lot 

of play last season as a rookie the Seahawks 

hope he can contribute more this yesr.

Jake Bobo be back and will make a few 

catches that could be touchdowns and

also on special teams. Seahawks picked

up Irvin Charles from the Jets. Special 

teams is where we see him most. 

Go Hawks!

Mariners Win Father's Day

For the third game in a row the Mariners 

faced a lefty starter who they have had 

trouble all season long. 

Final Mariners 3 Red Sox 1

It ended the home stand  3-3 though 

they lost this series.

Dominic Canzone hit a home run in

the second inning. Nate Eaton tied it 

in the third inning for the Red Sox.

Cole Young singled in newcomer Weston 

Wilson. Canzone grounded out in the 6th

inning scoring Julio Rodriguez for the final 

run. Canzone who has been platooning 

most of the season and not facing a  lot

against lefties.  The Mariners had  six hits 

which was better than the previous two 

games when had two each.

Logan Gilbert pitched well gor the second 

time in a row. He gave up only three hits.

Logan went six and one-thirds innings. 

He gave up three hits altogether with

two walks and eight strike outs. Gabe

Speier came in throwing heat to get the

other two outs. 

Eduardo Bazardo pitched the 8th with out

surrendering a hit and strick out one. Andre Munoz pitched the 9th giving up a hit

and striking out one.

The Mariners will play thr Pittsburgh Pirates 

fot three games starting on Tuesday .

The Mariners have a 40-39 record and the

Pirates are 39-39. The Mariners have a slight 

edge at home while Pirates are about the

same st homr and the road.

The Mariners had a difficult time on the

last road trip however they hsve bounced

bsck before so hope the same this time.

George Kirby will stsrt on Tuesday. Not sure 

that is a piggy back or not yet. If so then 

Bryan Woo would likely follow him.

Cole Young is from Pittsburgh so be his

first appearance in front of family and

friends. Randy Arozarena will be going

on the road trip. He is about about  to

come off the injured list. It is obvious 

his bat has been missed.

There is a possibility at least one move 

will be made before this road trip. Go M's.