Seahawks Lose and Mariners Eliminated

The Seattle Seahawks defense played a good game in the first half however for whatever reason they played the worst second half I have seen in a while. Usually they play that kind of defense when Earl Thomas is out with an injury. That wasn’t the case this time. Who knows whether it was hot weather or when Richard Sherman had the penalty. It was right after that when things went wrong. Special teams played a horrible game as well. The score should have been higher because the Titans should not have been charged a penalty.

The Seahawks could still have won the game if they played better in the first half instead of waiting until late in the game. I have to admit that I quit watching at the beginning of the 4^th quarter because it upset me how they were playing.

I know that there are some who are upset because both teams stayed in the locker rooms while the national anthems were being played. I know that everyone has a right to their own beliefs but I think it has been an overreaction in my mind. I enjoy hearing the national anthem whether it is at a football game, baseball game or whatever other sporting event but I don’t think that it is required to be played. If it is so be it but at the same time I believe the players under the circumstances can voice their opinions in whatever manner they feel.

Back to football I hope that the Seahawks play better next week. It will be a long season if things continue this way. It is so hard to understand that the offense starts out so slow when the season begins. Maybe the starting unit needs to play more during the pre-season. Is it Russell Wilson, the running backs or the offensive line? Whatever the case they need to do a better job.

The Seattle Mariners season basically ended on Sunday as they lost to the Cleveland Indians 4-2. It is disappointing though they did get beaten by the best team in the American League however they haven’t played well the last two weeks. Pitchers like Mike Leake and Erasmo Ramirez have kept them in games for them to win.

With the injuries to the starting rotation over the season I wonder if this got to the rest of team. Whatever the case it is too bad the season had to end this way. They now have six games left in the season. They start out the road trip playing the A’s in Oakland. Felix Hernandez will be making the start for the Mariners. He likely will pitch the last game of the season as well next Sunday. It hasn’t helped the team that Felix was out so long and he only has five victories for the season. His record is 5-5. If he pitches well he could end up with a winning record.

Having lost Paxton for a while was disappointing to. It looked like he had a chance to be in the race for the Cy Young Award. I wonder if either Felix or Paxton can stay healthy next season. The Mariners will need to bring in another starting pitcher to cover in case they have trouble again. With all the talent Paxton has I wonder if the Mariners should trade him because of his injury history. I love him as a pitcher when he is healthy but the Mariners need him to pitch thirty games a season.

It seems a lot of the offense disappeared in September outside of Nelson Cruz and Mitch Haniger. Mike Zunino and Kyle Seager played a part for some of the month but disappointed in most of the rest of the guys. If they had played like they did in the previous months the Mariners would still be in the race. Outside of injuries I would say inconsistency be the reason the team didn’t make the playoffs. They would win three or four games and then lose three or four. Dipoto will have to make some decisions on who stays and who goes. At least we can enjoy the last six games of the season.

So one last thing to say I hope the Seahawks and the Mariners don’t both lose next Sunday. Please pretty please.