Seahawk Wednesday

The Seahawks are now three and zero after a
wild game against the Dallas Cowboys. It
was a shoot out since both teams threw the
ball a lot more than running the ball. It tells
us how bad the passing defense is for both
teams.

I am sure injuries played a part in why the

defense wasn't so good for the Seahawks.

The cornerbacks aren't very good in my

estimation. Shaquill Griffin I didn't think

played up to his pro bowl status other than

on a couple of plays.

His brother Shaquem Griffin played a lot 

better game than he did. This was Shaquem's

first action of the season coming off the 

practice squad where he spent the first two

weeks.

A look at the injuries this week Coach Pete

Carroll mentioned in his Monday's press

conference.

Rookie right guard Damien Lewis sprained

his ankle, however, should be ready for 

Sunday's game in Miami. Jamal Adams

had a groin injury not sure he will be 

playing against the Dolphins, however,

since he was a member of the New York

Jets he can give a lot of insight on Miami.

Running back Chris Carson hurt his knee.

Pete Carroll was upset on how he was hurt

in the game. We will have to see whether

Carson will be able to go or not. 

First round pick Jordyn Brooks made his

first start of his career against the Cowboys.

Unfortunately he was hurt as well with a

knee. How he responds this week will be

whether he plays or not according to Carroll.

Safety Lano Hill and cornerback Quinton 

Dunbar missing the game Sunday are 

expected to play this week. With Adams

possibly out it will be important for Hill

to be available.

Against Miami we hope quarterback 

Russell Wilson will keep doing what 

he has and the defense to play better

ball. The Seahawks should be able to

make it four wins to start the season.

Go Hawks!

Seattle Mariners: The Future Lies Ahead

Now that major league baseball season is over
at least for the Seattle Mariners it is time to reflect
and look forward to positive seasons ahead.

The Mariners didn't make the playoffs once again

but I am sure most of us were thinking they weren't

anyway. 

The Mariners future looks bright and the season was

entertaining though a shorter season then any of us

would have liked. 

The Mariners starting rotation looked good in parts

with Marco Gonzales leading the way and the 

improvement of Justus Sheffield. We saw some 

glimpses of Yusei Kikuchi while Justin Dunn 

looked good in parts with some control issues.

Whether he starts the season or not we should see

Logan Gilbert in the rotation at some point. George

Kirby and Emerson Hancock our last number one

picks should follow Gilbert in short fashion This

I think with Hancock since he was number six 

overall pick in this year's draft.

At this point we have no idea how many rounds

next year's draft will be. This year because of

Covid-19 there was only five rounds. There

has been talk having ten rounds this coming

draft. Nothing specific yet but I am sure the

days of 40 rounds is over. 

How the minor league season will work this

coming year is in question as well. There is

talk not having as many ball clubs either. It

would be sad for those cities who have had

minor league ball for so many years to lose

their ball clubs. 

I figure at this point with football and 

basketball soon I will  probably write here

three times a week until next baseball season

maybe or just stay with three times a week

depending what comes up and what I have to

say. 

Most likely I will write Monday, Wednesday,

and Friday for sure. I may throw in a Saturday

or Sunday as well. Until next time be safe

and enjoy your sports.  

Seattle Mariners Lose Final Game

I am sure the Seattle Mariners were hoping
they would win the final game of the season
against the Oakland but it wasn't meant to be.
losing 6-2.

Marco Gonzales started the game going five
innings giving up two runs on six hits while
walking one and striking out five. The game

was tied 2-2 when Marco left the game so he

didn't record the loss but he wasn't able to get

his eighth win on the season either.

So the loss came down to the bullpen once again.

This has been the problem for much of the season

for the Mariners. They are hoping next year to

compete the bullpen will be better. 

Yoshihisa Hirano was the third pitcher used coming

in the seventh inning. He gave up three runs including

a home run to former Washington Husky third baseman

Jake Lamb. Hirano had pitched well until last week

but not so good recently. He will be a free agent

so whether he will be back is questionable. 

Next season the Mariners may look to using a younger

core of relievers out of the bullpen. Jerry Dipoto could

go out and sign some free agent relievers or acquire 

through a trade we will see. With Jerry the off-season

is always interesting. 

So the Mariners end up with a record of 27-33. The 

Mariners finished third place a game ahead of the LA

Angels who were swept over the weekend by the LA

Dodgers. They fired their general manager so a lot of

changes could happen with the Angels.

Through out the off-season we will look at what the

Mariners can and will do before training to improve

the team. It certainly looked like a better club then

last year. We hope the improvements next year will

put the team into the playoffs. Go M's. 

Seahawks Go 3-0

The Seattle Seahawks beat the Dallas Cowboys
in a wild game 38-31. Second win a row where
it came down to the end of the game.

Interesting both teams threw the ball a lot more

than running the ball when they each have a

good running back to depend on.

The answer is neither team is good when it

comes to stopping the other team in the passing

game. The Seahawks passed the ball 40 times

compared to 26 times running the ball. The

Seahawks usually want to running the ball

a little more often than passing but there days

where this will happen instead.

The Cowboys passed the ball 57 times compared

to running the ball 21 times. 

The Cowboys scored first with a field goal then

Tyler Lockett got his first of three touchdowns

then the Seahawks recorded a safety followed

by a touchdown by Ezekiel Elliott leaving the

score 9-9  since the Cowboys missed the extra

point.

Lockett score the other two touchdowns in the

second quarter. The Seahawks would have had

another touchdown in the first half when it looked

like DK Metcalf was going to score but he was

a little lazy and the ball was knocked out and went 

through the end zone giving the ball back to the

Cowboys. 

Cedrick Wilson scored his first touchdown between

Lockett's two for the Cowboys. His first on the season

for the Cowboys. The Seahawks lead 23-15 at half time.

Tight end Jacob Hollister coming out of the backfield

scored a touchdown in the third quarter  but  Cedrick

Wilson scored again making it Seattle 30 Dallas 22

at the end of the third quarter.

Michael Gallup caught a touchdown for the Cowboys

but they missed another extra point in the fourth quarter

then kicked a field goal giving the Cowboys the lead

again 31-30.

DK Metcalf caught a touchdown just under two minutes

remaining in the game then the wild finish happened.

The game ended when defensive back Ryan Neal who

was activated off the practice squad intercepted a pass

to secure the win for the Seahawks. The Seahawks put

on pressure on qb Prescott who ended up throwing a

desperation pass into the end zone. That was it.

Next week the Seahawks will play the Dolphins in 

Miami. We hope it will be an easier victory next 

Sunday for the them. Several injuries happened 

during the game so we hope the players will feel

better next week. 

The Arizona Cardinals and the LA Rams both lost

so the Seahawks are a game up on all three of their

division opponents.  More we check on Wednesday. 

Baseball Wrapping Up

This is Sunday September 27 the last day of
the regular baseball season. Again the Mariners
will miss the playoffs. I am sure most of us are 

not surprised. It is nice we had a season though
abbreviated.

The Mariners made it ago in having a good

season. Of course, once again didn't make

the playoffs but they did play some exciting

ball. 

I guess the question is what the team will look

like in 2021. Also, will they have a full season?

It may depend what happens with the virus I 

guess. 

The virus sticks around might not have fans

again in the stand though the season should 

be a full schedule unless Covid-19 gets bad

again. We don't have the answers right now.

Now we can see the Oakland A's in the playoffs

as expected. See Houston Astros get knocked 

out in first round. Unlike the Mariners they 

didn't do well closing out the season. I am 

sure most fans won't mind the Astros being

taken care of in the first round.

What will Jerry Dipoto do during the off-season.

Last year he was quiet for the most part. I don't

see many changes happening in the off-season

except in the bullpen. 

The starting rotation seems intact unless Dipoto

signs Taijuan Walker to a free agent contract.

The Toronto Blue Jays or another team may

have something to say about it. The Mariners

could sign another starting pitcher as a free

agent as well. It may depend how close Dipoto

feels the team is to making the playoffs next 

year. Have to see how many good free agent

pitchers are out there too We have some time

to discuss it and we will.

The bullpen is where I think changes need to

happen. Dipoto brought in some as a tryout.

One or two or maybe three will get a shot 

next spring. I see any youngsters ready to

make the jump will be given the chance and

sign a pitcher or two or three as free agents

as well. Again time to discuss it.

The Austin Nola trade to the Padres gave us

answer at catcher and the infield primarily.

Luis Torrens will split time at catcher with

the return of Tom Murphy. Ty France will

play some infield well as dh. Dylan Moore

should be the regular second base though

may play elsewhere at times. The question

will Shed Long be on the ball club.

The outfield is a question mark. We do

know Kyle Lewis will be out there but

everything else is up in the air. We hope

Mitch Haniger is healthy to spend time

in right field. This is the case then will

left field be a position among several

players. We will see what Dipoto figures

out there too.

Enjoy the playoffs. Root for your second

favorite team. I will be watching the

Seahawks, some Husky football and

basketball. Gonzaga is expected once

again to be among the elite in men's

college basketball. You will hear it all

hear for sure. Have a wonderful fall

and winter. Many blessings to you. 

Mariners Win Double-Header

Saturday the Seattle Mariners beat the
Oakland A's in the first game of the
double-header 5-1. Oakland scored
first in the fourth inning then Seattle
tied in the sixth inning.

The Mariners broke it open with four

runs in the eight inning. Included a

two-run homer by Kyle Seager. JP

Crawford much of September had

three hits on the day driving in two

runs as well. Braden Bishop struggling

in his limited major league experience

went 2 for 2  Since the game was a

doubleheader meant eighth inning was

extra innings.

Justus Sheffield in his last outing went

five innings giving up five hits, and one

run. 

In the second game the Mariners blew

the game opening in the third inning 

scoring eight after Oakland score a 

run in the first inning Robbie Grossman

hit his first of two home runs in the game.

The next three innings the Mariners got

solo home runs by Kyle Seager, Evan

White and Tim Lopes.  

Final Seattle 12 Oakland 3

The win in the first game gave the 

Tampa Bay Rays the Top Seed

Marco Gonzales goes Sunday in

the final game of the season. The

worst Mariners can do is split

the series. Not too bad at all. 

The Angels are playing the Dodgers.

They win the Mariners and Angels

will be tired for third going into the

last game of season. Go Dodgers.

Justin Dunn went five inning just

like Sheffield; however, gave up

three runs on six hits. 

. 

Mariners Lose In 10th

Yusei Kikuchi pitched well in his final
outing, however, the Seattle Mariners
ended up losing on walk-off homer run
in the 10th inning.

We see this Kikuchi next season he will

have a pretty good season. He pitched 

six innings giving up four hits, did walk

three batters, however, struck of five.

Kikuchi had good commands of his pitches.

The bullpen did a good job for the most 

part, however, the game went into extra

innings. 

The Mariners scored a run in the top of

the 10th with Dee Strange-Gordon at 

third there was a passed ball where he

was able to score. 

The A's were able to tie the game with

two outs win a runner themselves scored

on a hit from third. It looked like the game

would go into the 11th, however, rookie

reliever Joe Gerber gave up a two -run

home run to outfielder Mark Canha.

Gerber for the most part has had a good

rookie season going ten straight games

without giving up a run. This was his

second straight game in giving up runs.

I do see Gerber being in the Mariners 

bullpen when the season starts in April.

Saturday the Mariners play a double

header with Justus Sheffield and Justin

Dunn going. Sunday Marco Gonzales

will end the season.

The Mariner rotation looks good going

into next season. They will may add 

another pitcher to the rotation whether

former number one pick Logan Gilbert

making his major league debut  or the

they go out to sign a free agent starter.

I expect we will see all the position 

players in the double-header on 

Saturday. Go M's. 

Seattle Mariners Eliminated

The Mariners were eliminated from the
playoffs Thursday on their day off before
playing the Oakland A's on Friday.

The odds were against it, however, 

sweeping the A's sounded good to

think about. The Toronto Blue Jays

beat the New York Yankees 4-1

to clinch the last wild card in the

American League, and the Houston

Astros beat the Texas Rangers to 

take second place in the AL West

division.

Oh well, now we can enjoy the four

game series against the A's without

pressure. I am sure most of us didn't

think they would make the playoffs

anyway. 

Going into this series the Mariners

have a record of 25-31. They are 

in fourth place a half game behind

the Los Angeles Angels who finish

the season against the Dodgers on

the road. 

The Angels have been hot lately

winning six of their last seven games.

The Mariners still have something to

play for besides victories is placing

third in the division.

I am sure there are those who might

want the Mariners to lose all four

games so they can have a better 

draft pick next year. Only the 

Baltimore Orioles and the Kansas

City Royals can do that both a

game behind the Mariners.

Yusei Kikuchi will start Friday

night's game against the Oakland.

Kikuchi has had another disappointing

season though he has had some bright

spots. We hope to see better things 

out of him next season. Go M's. 

Pac-12 Football Begins Nov 6

The Pac-12 announced on Thursday football will
happen beginning on November 6. They will go
with a seven-game schedule.

The schedule should come out soon and I will

report it right here. 

With the Seattle Mariners season ending this

Sunday unless a miracle happens they make

the playoffs. It will only take a miracle to do

so since the Mariners have to win all four 

games remaining to the Oakland A's.

I expect the Washington Huskies and the

Washington State Cougars will play at

the end of the schedule.

The Pac-12 men's and women's basketball

are expected to begin on November 25 as

well. 

The teams usually play a non-league schedule

in November and December though this will

start about three weeks late. Whether other

conferences do play which I expect  it will

look a little different.

The Huskies have Seattle University and

Gonzaga on the schedule so expect those

games to still happen. Let you know how 

it goes for the teams there too.

Mariners Take Series Against Houston

It would have been nice if the Seattle Mariners
had swept the Houston Astros in this series ending
Wednesday. Would have made it even more
interesting to making the playoffs

For the Mariners to make the playoffs they will

have to beat the Oakland A's in the final four games

while Houston can only win one more game. 

Someone suggested the A's tank the four games

so Houston wouldn't get into the playoffs. It would

be nice in one regard but Houston would have to

lose as well. Also, I am sure Oakland would like

to face them in the playoffs if it got to that point.

Wednesday Mariner start Nick Margevicius outdueled

Astros Zach Greinke,  The Mariners scored only 

three runs, however, it turned out to be enough. 

Margevicius went six innings giving up three hits,

three walks and striking out four. A good way to

end the regular season for Nick. 

Seattle closer Yoshihisa Hirano made it interesting

allowing to Astros to score  two runs with two outs

before getting the final out making it 3-2.

Hirano walked the first hitter before recording the

two outs, then designated hitter Aledmys Diaz

hit a double, pinch hitter Josh Reddick hit a 

double to score both runs. He walked lead off

batter George Springer but was able to get 

Jose Altuve who isn't hitting well this year 

with a .215 batting average.

The Mariners have Thursday off before going 

against the A's on Friday. We wish the best 

hoping to make the playoffs. Wouldn't that

be grand. 

Seahawk Wednesday

The Seattle Seahawks are now 2-0 going into next
Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys.

Though they are undefeated they lost two players on

Sunday who now will be out for the rest of the season

plus one other player. They have added two players 

to the 53 roster with one more to be added.

Bruce Irvin and Marquise Blair injured Sunday now 

be out for the season. Irvin being over 30 it wouldn't

surprise me he retired. Blair in second season should

return next year. He made himself into a pretty good

Nickle player. See who takes his spot there now.

The third player out is Phillip Dorsett who was put

on injured reserve with a foot injury. He could be

back in the second half of the season.

The Seahawks added cornerback Linden Stephens

and defense tackle Anthony Rush from the practice

squad.

I hope rush can help the defense line. So much is

being said the Seahawks need to add to the pass 

rush which is true but the Seahawks need someone

to stop the run as well. The opposition can run up 

and down the field. The only things help is the

Seahawks have a good offensive game. What

happens though if Russell Wilson has a few 

poor games then the Seahawks will lose.

I expect the Seahawks will win this Sunday

against the Cowboys but again with Dallas

running game they will have to take advantage

of every opportunity. Go Hawks!

Mariners Lose Tuesday Night

It was important for the Mariners to win
Tuesday night to have any real chance to
make the playoffs. The Houston Astros
beat the Mariners 6-1 the same score
the Mariners won on Monday.

News came out before Tuesday night's 

game Dylan Moore was placed on the 

seven day concussion injured list after

being hit in the head for the second

time in a week.. With only five games 

now remaining means Moore's season

 is over. 

Far as position players go Moore has had

the second best season on the Mariners

behind rookie of the year candidate Kyle

Lewis. Moore is second in home runs 

and first in steals. 

Dylan Moore began the season like he

did ending last year being a utility player.

Since the Mariners had only two legitimate

outfielders he had the opportunity to play

a lot and took full advantage of it. Next

season he should be a regular in the lineup

most likely at second base.

Rookie Ljay Newsome made his fourth 

start and his last of the season. Newsome

went four and a third innings giving up a

run in the first inning. The Mariners tied

in the bottom of the inning for the only

run of the game. 

JP Crawford and Kyle Seager who have

each been in a slump in September were

the only players to have two hits in the game.

Seager drove in Crawford for the single run.

The Astros won the game in the six inning

when they hit two home runs off of reliever

Casey Sadler. The second home run of the 

inning was the big killer giving up a three

run shot to catcher Martin Maldonado who

has been a Mariner killer this season.

The Mariners play a late afternoon game 

Wednesday to finish the season against 

the Astros. Nick Margevicius will make

his final start. He has struggled for the 

most part having an ERA of 5..35 in six

starts. 

Most likely Margevicius won't be in the

starting rotation next year. He started the

season in the bullpen then was inserted

in the rotation when Kendall Graveman

went on the injured list after his second

start of the year. 

It will be important to Margevicius and 

the Mariners he have a good finish. Go M's. 

Mariners Still In The Race

The Seattle Mariners are still in the race
for the playoffs though the odds are against
it. On Monday night in Seattle though they
beat the Astros 6-1 so they trail the Astros
by three games with six remaining on the
season.

Looking at the score you wouldn't know it

was a pitching duel for the first six innings.

Neither team had scored a run. In fact, the

Mariners hadn't gotten a hit off Astros starter

Lance McCullers Jr. 

In the seventh inning it all changed. The 

Mariners scored four runs off of Lance

McCullers in the seventh inning. The 

big blow was a three-run homer by

Evan White his seventh of the season.

The Mariners went on to score two 

more runs in the eighth inning. The 

Astros scored their single run in the 

top of the ninth inning off reliever 

Joey Gerber with two outs.

Gerber hadn't given up a run in his 

previous ten appearances. Carlos 

Correa hit a double followed by Josh 

Reddick single.  Catcher Martin 

Maldonado hit the first pitch for fly 

ball out to right field to end the game.

Marco Gonzales started the game, he 

went eight innings giving up no runs

 on seven hits. He walked one batter 

while striking out six. It was his first 

victory against the Astros. 

Seahawks Make It Two

I am not sure it was luck or the Seahawks
defense step up to the occasion at the end
of the ball game. The final score was
Seattle 35 New England 30.

Usually the Seahawks do well in the 4th

quarter this time the Patriots did better

getting a chance to win the game. You

could say they should have won the game.

I am sure the Patriots fans think so.

The score was Seattle 28 NE 17 at the

end of the 3rd quarter. The 3rd quarter

was the Seahawks best quarter at least

in scoring points with 14.

The scoring in the game got off to a 

quick start when Greg Olsen wasn't

able to catch the first play of the game

and the Patriots took it in for a touchdown.

At least the Seahawks didn't panic; they

came back to score a touchdown themselves

leaving the end of the first quarter.

The game wasn't decided until the last 

play of the game. The Patriots were down

on the Seahawks goal line. Quarterback

Cam Newton had already scored two 

touchdowns running the ball. Both were

easy touchdowns so the thought of him

running for the touchdown made perfect

sense but the Seahawks had other ideas

so that is how it ended. 

Russell Wilson threw a perfect pass to

DK Metcalf in the second quarter to tie

the game at half time at 14-14.

The Seahawks didn't take their first lead

until into the third quarter when they

scored the first of two touchdowns.

The Patriots kicked a field before hand.

The fourth quarter was exciting quarter.

Having the outcome not come until the 

final play is always great. Now we hope

the Seahawks and Patriots play again in

the Super Bowl.

Russell Wilson had another great game

throwing the ball completing 21 out of

28 passes for 288 yards. Weernt for five

touchdowns. 

The Seahawks rushed the ball 30 times

for 154 yards. Chris Carson led them

with 17 carriers for 72 yards.

Tyler Lockett led the Seahawks in 

receptions with seven including a

touchdown. DK Metcalf led in

yardage with 92.

The Arizona Cardinals and the

LA Rams both won as well so

there is a three way tie for first

place in the NFC West. The 49ers

won to be even. They had four

costly injuries that could cost

them the rest of the way.

The Seahawks will take on 

the Dallas Cowboys next 

Sunday at home. See if the

Seahawks can start out with

three victories. Go Hawks!  

Seattle Mariners Tough Loss

Seattle Mariners wanted to win Sunday
to take the series but it wasn't meant to
be.

Justin Dunn was throwing a no-hitter

into the six inning, however, a home run

by Wil Myers with two runners on base

gave the Padres a 3-1 lead

The Mariners tied the game in the sixth

inning by Dylan Moore with a runner

on base. Moore certainly making it hard

for the Mariners keep him out of the lineup.

He most likely start at second base but will

play elsewhere when needed.

The Mariners scored in the bottom of the 

10th after the Padres did. The Padres score

though had to do with an error. The Padres

won in the 11th scoring three runs. Only 

one of the runs was earned so the Mariners

without the error may have had a chance

to tie or win the game. The final score was

7-4.

The Padres winning the game clinched a 

spot in the playoffs. The Mariners are now

four games behind the Houston Astros.

The Mariners and Astros come to Seattle

to play a three game series. The Mariners 

have to win all three games to really have

any chance to get into the playoffs. The 
Mariners have a 23-30 record with seven

games remaining. The Mariners season

will end on Sunday in Oakland. The A's

have clinched a playoff spot. The A's

and Mariners will play a four game series

including a double header on Saturday.

Thursday will be their last day off.

I will let you know who I think will 

return next season. Of course, with

trader Jerry Dipoto things could change

in that regard as well.

Though the Mariners will end with a 

losing record it was expected by us

all but they did make some excitement

during this shorten season too.

Thursday on the day off I will let you

know who I think won't be back. Go M's.

 

Sheffield Help End Skid

Justus Sheffield continues to shine as the
fifth starter out of six on the Mariners
starting rotation.

Sheffield pitched six innings as the Mariners

are keeping his pitch count at a decent amount.

He gave six hits with the Padres scoring one 

run in the third inning when Fernando Tatis Jr.

hit a double than followed by Manny Machado

driving him in with a single. Machado has been

a hitting machine against the Mariners fortunately

this was the only damage he caused.

Catcher Luis Torrens hit a double in the bottom of

the fourth driving in two runs making it 3-1.

Torrens continues showing power as he continues

to catch. Kyle Lewis hit a home run in the seventh

inning for the final run in 4-1 victory.

Justin Dunn has struggled with his pitching over the

last couple outings. He is hoping to get his control

back in order. With eight games remaining Sheffield

and Dunn have one more game each to show what

they got.

Sheffield looks like he has cemented a spot in the

rotation for next year while Dunn still has some 

work to do. Since the Mariners will likely go back

to a five man rotation next year  Dunn will have to

prove he belongs while Sheffield has. 

Next season Logan Gilbert will likely be in the rotation

as well so that really means two pitchers who are 

currently in the rotation will be not on the team or

in the bullpen.

Ljay Newsome recently added to the rotation is one 

while Nick Margevicius is the other.  Nick Margevicius

has struggled in recent outing so he will have to show

himself to in his last outing. So Dunn could still be in

the rotation with Newsome and Nick Margevicius not

in the rotation They could make the bullpen stronger 

than it has been.

Remember the Seattle Seahawks take on the New England

Patriots after the Mariner game on Sunday Night Football.

We wish the best to both teams. 

Mariners Continue On Slide

The Seattle Mariners after winning six
straight have been on a slide. For a week
or so they were in the playoff race but
doesn't look so now.

Technically they are because of the 

Houston Astros who are not playing

much better. The Astros are still only

three games ahead of the Mariners.

The Mariners did show they could beat

the poor teams like the Texas Rangers

but teams like the Giants and the Padres

having a hard time with.

Another thing the Mariners are not

playing well on the road and since they

had to move the series against the Giants

and Padres because of poor air quality

hasn't helped either. The Mariners are

12-9 at home but 10-20 on the road.

Friday night the Mariners lost to the

Padres in San Francisco 6-1. Yusei

Kikuchi who has looked good at times

didn't have good control walking a career

high six batters in four innings.

The fourth inning was Kikuchi's last 

inning and toughest one. He has had

a good season not giving up home runs

but he gave up a three-run homer to

Manny Machado who has been feeding

on Mariner pitcher. He hit a home run

off of Walker Lockett in the 9th inning

as well. Walker look good otherwise.

The Mariners were only able to get 

three hits on the night. Padre starter

Chris Paddack went six innings giving

up only one hit. 

Evan White hit a solo home run in the

8th inning for the Mariners only score.

He had two of the Mariners three hits.

Kyle Seager who got off to a good start

has been struggling as of late. In his last

seven games he has two hits in 23 at bats

with only one rbi. His last home run

was against no other than the Texas

Rangers on September 7. His average

has now dipped down to .240.

Justus Sheffield will see if he can pitch

well Saturday night against the Padre

to end the skid temporary any way.

Sheffield and Marco Gonzales have been

their pitchers on the season.

The offense needs to get going as well.

Need the top of the order get on base

with the two Kyles driving them in.

A team in rebuilding mode are going

to have their ups and downs. The 

Mariners are showing they are close

but still some work to do.

At least they have shown us some

excitement along the way. Go M's. 

Mariners Swept Go On To San Diego

The Seattle Mariners looked like they were
going to win the game Thursday afternoon,
however, it wasn't meant to be. The Mariners
were leading 4-1 after two innings, but the
Giants scored two runs in the sixth inning,
and three more in the seventh inning.

Kendall Graveman had pitched since coming

off the injured list and put into the bullpen.

Thursday wasn't one of those good days for

him. He gave up the three runs in the seventh

inning to record the loss.

The Mariners are now 22-28 with ten games

remaining on the season. The Mariners were

expected to play this weekend series in Seattle,

however, the air quality is still such major league

baseball decided to move the series to San Diego.

The Mariners will still be the home team.

The Mariners are now three games behind the

Houston Astros so time is running out to make

the playoffs. The Mariners do play the Astros

in a three game series next Monday thru Wednesday.

It is possible the Mariners can still make the playoffs

by beating the Astros in that series.

The series against the Astros is scheduled in Seattle,

we hope the air quality will be much better to play

the series in Seattle. The Mariners have played better

at home this season than on the road even when 

considered the home team. 

It will be good to see Austin Nola catching for the

Padres. For many of us we haven't seen him play

since the Mariners traded him at trading deadline

on August 31. 

Yusei Kikuchi starts Friday night against the Padres.

The Mariners will need a good start out of Kikuchi.

He pitched well in his last outing after getting off

to a rough start. The Mariners can't afford him to

do the same tonight.

It is interesting to see the Mariners in the playoff

picture in September. It hasn't happened often

in the last 19 years. Being six games under .500

normally they wouldn't be in the pictures but 

because of a shorten season they are. Go M's. 

Giants Have Mariners Number

There are at least one team who has the
Mariners number every season. This
season it looks like the Giants have it.

The opening game of the series was 

cancelled moving the two games to

San Francisco because of the air quality

in Seattle. The Mariners start a series

on Friday in Seattle against the Padres.

Don't know yet the series will be played

in Seattle or moved to San Diego.

Though the game Wednesday was played

in San Francisco the Mariners were the

home team. The same will go for Thursday.

The Giants beat the Mariners 9-3. The 

Giants have beaten the Mariners in all

three games so far. We hope Thursday

the Mariners can salvage a win.

The Giants scored a single run in both

the first and second inning then starter

Ljay Newsome  gave up two home runs

in the third inning making it 5-0.

Erik Swanson came in the fourth inning

but didn't do any better. He gave up three

runs on four hits and two walks while

getting only one out. 

The Mariners scored their three runs in the

bottom of the fourth inning. Kyle Seager

walked, Ty France had a single, catcher

Luis Torrens who seems to have some 

good power hit a double to bring in Seager.

Drew Smyly a former Mariner had trouble

getting the ball over the plate in the fourth

inning ended up walking Phillip Ervin

and JP Crawford with the bases loaded

for the two additional runs. He was lifted

after that.

Reliever Brandon Brennan returned after

being on the injured list. He pitched two

innings giving up a home run in the seventh

inning for the final run of the game.

Nick Margevicius starts Thursday afternoon

against the Giants. His last outing was last

Wednesday against these same Giants when

he gave up seven runs in four and two-third

innings.  We are hoping for better results this

time for sure.

The NFL is looking at the air quality in Seattle

to see what to do about Sunday's game against

the New England Patriots. The air quality is 

supposed to improve. I am sure the Mariners

series against the Padres will determine in part

whether their game will be played on Sunday

night.

The air quality is supposed to improve over

the next couple days but will be good enough

for those making the decisions.  

Seahawk Wednesday

The Seattle Seahawks got off to a good
start on Sunday beating the Atlanta Falcons
on their home field. We hope the same
thing happens this Sunday night against
the New England Patriots.

Jamal Adams is listed as one of the safeties

starting for the Seahawks, however, from

the first game he is going to be all over 

the field.

This Sunday it looks to me he will be in 

the shadow of quarterback Cam Newton.

He will be there rush him at times while

making sure he doesn't run as well.

Whatever, the case the Seahawks have

gotten a player we can be excited about

on the defensive side of the ball. He and

Bobby Wagner are two special players

for the Seahawks. Wagner being a linebacker

won't have as much freedom as Adams does

for the most part. I am sure it will depend 

on the team the Seahawks are playing. 

Though the Seahawks threw the ball more

last Sunday some of the passing plays had

the same results as a running play would have.

Coach Pete Carroll wants to see the Seahawks

run the ball more this Sunday. I believe this

will all work out depending on who the Seahawks

play on any given Sunday.

It is exciting to see Russell Wilson passing the

ball like he did on Sunday but I look forward

to seeing the running game work to. The

important thing is they win in whatever fashion

they do. 

Being able to pass or run the ball makes the

Seahawks more of an effective team. Other

teams will not be able to shut down a team 

that has a strong area of offense on either

passing or running. 

Though Adams did a good job on the defensive

side the defense does have some work still to 

do. We hope to see even a better defense against

the Patriots this Sunday. Go Hawks!

Kelenic and Rodriguez

Tuesday's game against the San Francisco
Giants was cancelled for air quality. The
series is being moved to San Francisco
taking place on Wednesday and Thursday.
Have no idea about the series against
the San Diego Padres over the weekend
as of yet. So writing today about our two
top prospects in Jarred Kelenic and Julio
Rodriquez

Jarred Kelenic has spent the summer

at the alternate training site in Tacoma.

We will see next year how much benefit

it has been for him since no regular season

happened. 

The positive side he is facing better 

pitching in Tacoma than he would have

seen in a regular season though they 

don't play every day. 

Rodriguez on the other hand has missed

some time with an injury but has been

in Tacoma as well. Just being around

players older than him must be helping.

His personality though probably rubbing

off on the other players.

My major thought though of these two

prized prospects we will be in for a good

show if they can come anywhere close

to what Kyle Lewis is doing in his first

full season or I guess phrase partial season

since only 60 games they will be great

to watch. 

Kelenic may start the season next year

in either double-A or triple-A though

they possibility he is in Seattle from the

beginning. Rodriguez most likely see

in 2022. 

It would be nice to see them individually

making their marks as rookies though 

together I wouldn't complain about it

either. At the same time Kyle Lewis 

continue in stardom himself. He 

certainly looks like the real thing.

We have no idea when the Mariners 

will make the playoffs though they

are doing a bang up job this season 

to making it in or close anyway. We

will see over the next two weeks.

In the meantime, we will see a good

show from those three patrolling the

outfield before the team makes the

playoffs. In the infield Dylan Moore

looks to be the real thing as well. He

has worked his way into being an 

everyday player. Moore might end

up being the everyday second baseman

while occasionally playing elsewhere

to. 

Shed Long Jr who is now out for the

remaining of the season might be at

doing the utility thing if he can start

doing some hitting. At least the 

Mariners have a few other choices.

It is to bad a good guy like Dee now

known as Strange-Gordon is not having

a good season It would have been nice

to see him have a good season instead 

of a has been. We hope for the best

in his career ahead. He can get his

bat back to what it was.

Any, these are few thoughts from me.

Have a good day and enjoy tonight's

game against the Giants. Go M's. 

Mariners Split Double Header

The Seattle Mariners didn't look like they would
win the opening game of the double header to the
Oakland A's.

Marco Gonzales didn't have one of his better 

outings though he was able to go six innings in

a seven inning affair which saved the bullpen

for the second game.

He gave up four runs in the fourth inning on

two home runs after giving up a run in the

second inning. The Mariners scored a run

in the bottom of the fourth inning on Luis

Torrens first major league home run so

the A's were leading 5-1.

The game fell apart for the A's in the fifth

inning when Jose Marmolejos and Kyle

Lewis each hit a home run. So the Mariners

went into the sixth inning behind 5-4.

The A's didn't score a run in the top of the

sixth however the Mariners got to reliever

Joakim Soria who had a hard time getting

the ball over the plate. Tim Lopes brought

up before the game had three doubles in 

the game including the sixth inning. 

After Lopes tied the game on a walk Kyle

Lewis came up and walked the go ahead

run making it 6-5. The A's were not able

to score a run in the top of the seventh so

the Mariners won.

In the second game it was all Oakland

winning 9-0. Mike Minor went the 

distance for the A's giving up two hits

and two walks.  Kyle Lewis and Donovan

Walton had the two hits. The highlight for

the Mariners was Lewis robbing the A's 

of a grand slam home run. So you see it

could have even been worse.

Jimmy Yacabonis came out of the bullpen

to start for the Mariners. He went one and

a third innings giving up only one run.

The problem came when recently called

up reliever Seth Frankoff gave up five runs

on five hits along with two walks in one and

two-thirds inning. He didn't even give up

a home run in the process.

Brady Lail pitched the last four innings for

the Mariners. He gave up three runs on two

home runs. At least he saved the bullpen for

another day, 

Ljay Newsome who was hit on a liner in 

his last start in the second inning putting him

out of the game will start the opening of the

two game series Tuesday night. We wish him

the best in that game. 

Seattle Seahawks and Mariners Both Win

The Seattle Seahawks won their opening game of
the season Sunday over the Falcons in Atlanta 38-25.

The Falcons scored first with a field goal then 

Chris Carson scored two touchdowns by the pass

to take a 14-3 lead at the end of the first quarter.

The Falcons scored a touchdown but missed the

extra point in the second quarter along with a 

field goal for the Seahawks to lead at half time

14-12.

The Seahawks scored two touchdowns in the 

3rd quarter the first by DK Metcalf with a 

38 yard pass from Wilson. The second was a

seven yard pass to Greg Olsen also from Wilson.

The Seahawks led 28-12 at the end of the 3rd

quarter.

In the fourth quarter the Seahawks scored first with

a field goal followed the Falcons with a touchdown

but were not able to convert a two-point conversion

making it 38-18. The game was pretty much over

when the Falcons scored again with three minutes

and twelve seconds remaining in the game.

The Seahawks offense looked like they were in

mid-season form while the defense looked like

bend don't break as the Falcons threw for 434 yards.

Tyler Lockett led the Seahawks in receptions with

eight though no touchdowns. Russell Wilson threw

for 322 going 31 for 35. The Seahawks ran for 84

yards. Much of the passing game looked like running

the ball for the  most part outside of Metcalf's touchdown.

The reason Russell didn't complete four passes on the

day.

The Seahawks will be home next Sunday Night at home

against the New England Patriots who won 21-13 over 

the Miami Dolphins at home. The Patriots scored a 

touchdown in the second, third and forth quarters.

See now whether the Seahawks will be able to beat 

the Patriots to go 2-0 before facing the Cowboys at

home the following Sunday. 

The Seattle Mariners beat the Arizona Diamondbacks

Sunday afternoon 7-3 same identical score as Saturday

to take the series 2-1. The Mariners will take on the

Oakland A's in a doubleheader starting at 2 pm on 

Monday to  make up for the two of the three games

cancelled two weeks ago. Manager Scott Servais did

mention about the air quality but we hope it won't 

cancel the two games. 

Justin Dunn started the game for the Mariners but 

had control problems walking five batters so he

lasted only two innings though giving up only one

run. He did strike out five batters as well. Dunn had

thrown 66 pitches in the two innings so new his  time

would be short.

Casey Sadler recently acquired by the Mariners came

in for Dunn. He went for two innings giving up no 

runs on one hit while striking out three batters. The

Mariners used five other relievers on the day.

Donovan Walton started at shortstop was the offense

hero of the day driving in three of the Mariner  seven 

runs. He had one of the three doubles the Mariners 

had on the  day. It was his first hit of the season in

limited action. JP Crawford is expected back on 

Monday. 

Marco Gonzales is expected to start game one 

against the A's. Both games are expected to go

seven innings. Since the Mariners will be going

primarily with the bullpen as the second game 

starter hasn't been announced as of yet expect

Gonzales to go  most of game one. 

The Mariners are now a game and a half behind

the struggling Houston Astros who have gone

2-8 in their last ten games while the Mariners

are 7-3. The Mariners play the Astros in another

week at home. Depending on how they do against

the A's, the Giants and Padres at home this week

the series against the Astros at home could put

the Mariners into position to make the playoffs.

The  Mariners have a record of 21-25 right now.

Go M's. 

Sheffield Goes Seven

For the second game in a row on Saturday

night Justus Sheffield went seven inning

giving up two runs on five hits though he 

walked three but did strike out seven.

Sheffield is showing right now besides

Marco Gonzales he is a pitcher on the

starting rotation can go longer in the game.

Long term with youngsters like Logan

Gilbert coming up it is hard to know for

how long Sheffield will be in the Mariners

rotation but right now he is showing that

he is belonging.  His ERA is 4.06. Not

outstanding but not bad in this day and 

age.

The important thing is for Sheffield to

go deep into game allowing the Mariners

to have a chance to win.

The Mariners got off to a good start

Saturday helping Sheffield out by 

scoring four runs in the top of  the 

fourth inning. It included a home run

by newcomer Ty France. It was his

second homer since joining the team

at the beginning of the month. He has

hit a home run in back to back games.

He has six rbi's in the short time with

the Mariners.

Jose Marmolejos was a big contributor

as well. He hit a home run in the fifth

inning with Kyle Seager on base. Jose

has raised his average from .103 to

.247 since being called up on August

27 to play in the double header at 

San Diego.  He has four home runs

since the call up.

Both France and Marmolejos could

be big contributors in the Mariners 

final 15 games.  The Mariners are 

two and half games behind the Astros

for second place with a record of 20-25.

Remember the Seattle Seahawks kick

off their  season this morning Seattle 

time while they take on the Falcons 

in Atlanta.  Last year the Seahawks 

beat the Falcons in Atlanta in October

27-20. It will be a good start if the

Seahawks can win by a similar score.

Let you know how they do.

You can watch the Seahawks then follow

up with the Mariners game.  Go teams!

Third Straight Loss: Mariners

The Seattle Mariners lost their third straight game
in the opening game of the series on Friday night
to the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3.

Yusei Kikuchi got off to a rough start giving up

three runs in the first inning. In the third inning

he gave up his final run. At that point the Mariner

were behind 4-1 as Dylan Moore hit a home run

in the top of the third inning.

Kikuchi pitched well after the third inning going

six innings total. He walked one batter while striking

out five. He needs to throw his fastball a little bit

harder at the beginning of the game.

Roots Sports analyst Bill Krueger believes Dylan 

Moore could become a superstar. The Mariners need t

o have him stick at one position though he is versatile 

according to Krueger. Second base right now would

be the spot for him.

Shed Long Jr. who had played a lot of second base

before not able to hit pitching like the Mariners 

wanted him to has gone on the injured list. So we

will see Moore a lot there instead. We may see Ty

France at second base as well. Speaking of France

he hit a home run in the 8th inning to bring the 

game closer however the offense couldn't score 

in the ninth inning to tie or go ahead.

JP Crawford  isn't going to be in the lineup for a few 

days as he is on the bereavement list  Dee Strange-Gordon

played short on Friday night.  I am sure Crawford will

be back when the Mariners are back home next week.

We will be seeing Justus Sheffield on the mound Saturday

night against the Diamondbacks. He has pitched well 

lately so hope for the same. It will be nice if he and the

offense can stop this losing streak.

Remember football the Seahawks have their opening 

game of the season in Atlanta with the game starting

10 am  Seattle time. 

On the injury front back up offensive lineman Cedric 

Ogbuehi will be out and wide receiver Phillip Dorsett 

is questionable. Left tackle Duane Brown sat out of 

practice most of the week with a knew problem, 

however, he is expected to play.

Remember Go M's and Hawks!

Preview of Arizona Series

Though the Seattle Mariners lost both games to the
San Francisco Giants on Tuesday and Wednesday
they are still only two games behind the Houston
Astros.

The Arizona Diamondbacks the Mariners play this

weekend are dead last in the NL West Division. 

They do play in a tough division so what it means

we will have to see. 

We can hope the Mariners can play the Diamondbacks

like have the Texas Rangers. 

Caleb Smith will be making his first start for the

Diamondbacks. He was to the Diamondbacks at

the trading deadline from the Miami Marlins. He

has made only one start on the season and it was

with the Marlins. He was placed on the injured

list shortly after that start. He pitched three innings

giving up one run. We see the Mariners offense can

get after him.

Yusei Kikuchi has started six times on the season 

for the Mariners. In his last outing on September

4 he went six innings giving up one run on two 

hits while striking out seven without a walk. If

Kikuchi can duplicate that pitching performance

the Mariners will have a pretty good chance in 

winning.

No transactions occurred since Wednesday's 

night game. We will see  any happen before

Friday night's game. We wish the best for the

Mariners in Arizona before returning to Seattle.

Go M's. 

Mariners Take It On The Chin

The Seattle Mariners had won six straight
before going on the road to San Francisco
taking on the Giants for two games. Now
they have lost two in a row. The series is
over now the Mariners have Thursday off
before facing the Diamondbacks in Arizona.

Nick Margevicius who had pitched well for

the Mariners after taking over for Kendall

Graveman when he was injured and now is

in the Mariner bullpen had his worst outing

of the season.

In the third inning Margevicius surrendered

a three-run homer to Mike Yastrzemski follow

by a run in the fourth and three more in the fifth.

Walker Lockett making his second appearance

for the Mariners gave up three runs in an inning

and a third on six hits. So the Mariners had a 

hard hill to climb which they didn't make losing

to the Giants 10-1. The Mariners only run came

in the eighth inning after a double by Dylan Moore

who was brought home on an rbi by Kyle Seager. 

Right now it is hard to know whether Nick Margevicius 

will be in the Mariners rotation next season. Marco

Gonzales along with Yusei Kikuchi, Justus Sheffield

and Justin Dunn will make up four of the spots. 

The Mariners have a full season next year they will

probably be back to five starters. Nick Margevicius 

and Ljay Newsome will compete for the fifth spot

in spring training along with Logan Gilbert. We 

would have to be sure to say Gilbert would have to

be the favorite. Nick Margevicius and Newsome 

may be in the bullpen next season making spot

starts on occasion.

Anthony Misiewicz and Yohan Ramirez are the 

only relievers who have spent the whole shortened

season in the Mariners bullpen. Speaking of the 

bullpen the Mariners added another reliever on

Wednesday Jimmy Yacabonis who was in extended

training camp to the squad. He pitched the final 

inning of Wednesday's game surrendering no runs 

or hits. 

Yacabonis the Mariners acquired from no other than

the San Diego Padres on August 19 for cash. Since

the bullpen needed additional help he was brought

up while reliever Brady Lail was sent to extended

training camp. He is actually on the taxi squad just

in case the Mariners do need to add another pitcher

while in Arizona.

Next year we will see more changes to the bullpen.

Would not be surprised if most of the relievers on

the team now will not be on next year's squad. 

Yusei Kikuchi is scheduled to start Friday's game

against the Diamondbacks followed by Justus

Sheffield and Justin Dunn. Monday Marco Gonzales

is scheduled to start the first game of the double-

against the Oakland A's. Not sure who will start

game two as of yet. It may depend on how the bullpen

is used so won't be surprised someone come up from

extended training camp to start.  Go M's. 

Win Streak Ends in San Francisco

The beginning the game Tuesday night looked
like Mariners were going to extend win streak
to seven games but it didn't turn out that way.

The Mariners scored a run in the top of the

first inning then Giants tied in the bottom of

first. The Mariners were able to get the bases

loaded with JP Crawford hitting a double to

drive in all three runs but was thrown out 

himself at third base. I am not sure why 

manager Scott Servais did try to have the

call overturned because it looked like 

Crawford was safe. Too early in the ball

game I suppose.

The bottom of the second with one out 

Mariner starter Ljay Newsome was hit

by a line drive ball with one out he had 

to the leave though x-rays were negative.

Newsome might be able to make his next

scheduled start.

Brady Lail came in for Newsome. He got

the final two outs of the second inning. The 

top of the third Ty France hit a triple then

scored for the Mariners to be up 5-1.

The score was short lived as Lail gave up

four runs over the next two innings including

two home runs to tie the score 5-5.

The score was tied until the 7th inning when

Giant left fielder Alex Dickerson hit a home

run off Anthony Misiewicz who was the third

reliever after Lail. The Mariners were unable

to tie the game or go ahead. So they had to

settle for the loss.

Wednesday night Nick Margevicius will take

the mound for the Mariners against the Giants

on Roberto Clemente Day. Those who have 

been around awhile remember the player 

Clemente was before dying in a plane crash.

The Mariners hope to start a new win streak.

The Mariners will have Thursday off before

playing in Arizona against the Diamondbacks

for three games. The Mariners return to play

the Oakland A's next Monday in a double-header

to make up for two of the three games were

postponed. Go M's. 

Seahawk Wednesday

The Seattle Seahawks made a couple of moves
since they made their initial roster on Saturday.

The Seahawks waived wide receiver John Ursua

and activated fellow receiver Penny Hart. They

are hoping Ursua will be able to pass waivers to

put on the practice squad. I wonder why Ursua

wasn't waived initially then put on the  practice

squad. The Seahawks must have an idea why they

did so. 

They signed fullback Nick Bellore after releasing

him on Saturday.  At the same time offensive lineman

Phil Haynes was put on the injured list.  Haynes could

have been put on the injured list on Saturday, however,

he would have been lost for the year. Haynes might

be out for half of the season instead. 

We will see whether any other moves are made before

Sunday's game in Atlanta against the Falcons. I will let

you know any more changes do happen,

Since there hasn't been any pre-season games it will

be interesting to see how things go for the Seahawks

in the opening game. The offense is expected to center

around quarterback Russell Wilson. We know he runs

the offense but expected to be even more involved.

Seeing whether the defense is improved we will see

first hand as well. We know it the first game so whether

the Seahawks win or not things can change over the weeks.

I will not let you know the games go over the coming 

season but how many of the players are doing well.

Wednesday's will be on a particular player while Sunday

will be how the game went whether winning or losing.

We do hope this will be a special season for the Seahawks,

however, with covid-19 it could end up being a shorten

season. Major league baseball for the most part has had

a good season playing 60 games which is about a ten week

season compared to 17 weeks for NFL including a week

off for each team.

So let's go Seahawks we are rooting you to the Super Bowl

we hope anyway. Let the games start out well instead of

waiting for the fourth quarter for a surprise comebacks.

The comebacks can be exciting but I know don't want 

it to happen very often. Go Hawks.