Looking Back and Forward

 Happy New Year's Sports Fans!

The Seattle Mariners was the best
team in Seattle Sports this year.
We have a lot to look forward to
in 2022 as long as the lock out
doesn't last too long.

It is nice to have a nice core of 

players for the future. Hope to

add a couple players to the

roster.

The Seahawks and Huskies football

definite downer for sure. We hope

for a good rebuild for the Seahawks

and improvement of the Huskies 

with a new coach and staff.

The Cougars had a good season

despite losing their head coach

over covid. Next season should

be a good one.

Hope to see improvement in the

Huskies men's basketball along 

with the Cougars. The Gonzaga

Bulldogs go all the way.

Kyle Seager Retires

 Ot much news going on in baseball 

these days, however,  Kyle Seager

announced his retirement on his

wife Julie's twitter account.

The announcement came as bit

of a surprise to me  though he

may have felt  the right time.

May have not gotten a lot of 

interest from other teams.

I am  sure a lot of fans thought 

he may play with his brother 

Corey in Texas.

Seager  now ends his career 

playing for the Seattle Mariners 

only. Just him and Edgar Martinez.

I am sure we will see him in

Seattle during the 2022 season 

to honor him. We wish the best

for Kyle and his family in the 

future. Thank you Kyle for being 

a Mariner. We certainly enjoyed 

seeing you play third base.

In other  local sports  the Washington 

Huskies and Washington State

Cougars men's basketball game  was

postponed because of  covid.

Gonzaga now ranked #4 beat North 

Alabama Tuesday night 93-63. They

take on Loyola Marymount  on New

Year's Day on the road.

Has been  a while but the Seattle Kraken 

were back on the ice Wednesday night at

home losing to the Philadelphia Flyers 

3-2 in overtime. The Kraken take on the

Calgary Flames Thursday night again at

home. The Kraken are 10-17-4.

Cougars Have New Opponent

The new covid has put a damper 

on the winter sports news,came

out the Washington State Cougars 

have a new opponent in the Sun

Bowl on New Year's Eve. 

After the Miami Hurricanes bowed

out of the Sun Bowl because of

Covid they will take on Central 

Michigan. Good news for Cougar

fans.

Other covid related news the

Washington Huskies  women's 

basketball team's  games this

week are canceled.

Men's basketball the Huskies take

on the Cougars Wednesday night

in Pullman. We will  see how things

go in this game. The Cougars should 

be favored in this one. The Huskies 

have struggled shooting especially 

In 3pt shots. They win the game it

will  likely come from their defense.

Seahawks Lose 25-24

The Seahawks were ahead for much 

of the game however the Chicago Bears were able to come back to win

in the 4th quarter. They went for the two point conversion which the made. 

Former Seahawks tight end Jimmy 

Graham scored the touchdown to

get the Bears chance to win.

Rashaad Penny had another good

game running the ball going over 

hundred yards.

Why the Seahawks lost only made three third downs out of ten. Also

the Bears had the ball just over 38 minutes.

The Seahawks now 5-10 with two 

games to go. The off-season will see

changes for sure.

Seahawks and Bears

Today the  Seahawks are at home 

taking on the Chicago Bears. It is

one of  those  rare years where

this game is meaningless as neither 

team is going  to the playoffs.

For the  players they will play for next

year whether they will be a Seahawk,

or playing elsewhere or not at all.

Not sure about the  coaches,  I am sure 

there will be some gone as well.  The 

Seahawks will look to rebuild. The trouble 

is they have no first round pick and limit

of picks. I am  sure  they will look at adding 

more picks as well as adding free agents 

whether  veterans or those out of  college.

I am sure there will be talk of  trading Russell 

Wilson. Actually the media is already talking 

about it. Rebuilding makes sense about a

trade at quarterback. On the other hand to

retool is a other story.  Certainly the off-season

will be  interesting. 

Keep you up to date here and one man's

opinion.  Go Hawks!

Merry Christmas and Forward

We have the Christmas Day which I wish
you all the best. HO HO HO!

Look forward to 2022 and success in 

sports here in the northwest.

Baseball get over the lockout quickly

and the Mariners get additional help

in starting pitching and offense. Wish

Kyle Seager the best wherever he lands.

The Seahawks have to rebuild. Most

positions need improvement. I am sure

some coaching changes will occur to

whether at head coach or not.

Washington Huskies football team 

we hope Kalen DeBoer and his group

can succeed. 

Washington State Cougars football

have a good season coming up too.

Washington Huskies basketball improve

with the start of Pac-12 action. Same

goes for the Cougars.

Gonzaga finally win a national championship.

The Kraken have a better rest of the season

than it has started out.

If I have forgotten something let me know!

The Kraken

You may wondering about the Kraken
this holiday season.

They have had several games cancelled

because of covid. The NHL has cancelled

all games until after Christmas. They

will resume action on December 27.

Having some time off might help the 

Kraken the rest of the season. At least

we hope so anyway. 

I hope you are having a good holiday

season otherwise. Merry Christmas!

Seahawks Loss Tuesday Night

The Seattle Seahawks lost to the 

LA Rams Tuesday night 20-10. The game was close in the first half 

when both teams kicked field

goals. 

The Seahawks had chance to win before a couple crucial penalties

cost them the game.

The Seahawks are out of the playoffs.

The likelihood was remote they would

anyway. The Seahawks have a number

of weaknesses which is why they are

playing how they are.

Cooper Kupp was the difference in the game catching nine passes for two 

touchdowns. Kupp is having a great

season for the Rams.

Rashard Penny got off to a good start going for some tough yardage getting 39 yards on 11 carries. DeeJay Dallas had eight carries for 41 yards. Penny stay healthy for the remaining of the season could bring him back.

Alex Collins will be back next week coming off the covid list. News came 

out Wednesday tight end Will Dissly is going onto the covid list. Have to see 

who goes on and who goes off though

doesn't really matter since the season 

is over for the Seahawks. Too bad they 

don't have a top draft pick which goes

to the New York Jets in the Jamaal

Adams trade. At least they will have 

a high second rounder. We get back

to that after the season.

Russell Wilson didn't have a good

game completing 17 of 31 for 156

yards and an interception; no TD's.

The defense did a good job in the 

first half against the run though

the Rams 123 yards total; more

than the Seahawks 80 yards. The 

Rams though passed for 209 yards compared to Seahawks 159.

The Rams had the ball just over ten

more minutes than the Seahawks. I 

am sure the penalties against Seattle

was the reason. Again the Seahawks

offense struggled making only 3 of

11 on third down while Rams were

6 of 12. The Seahawks will need to

improve in that area to have a chance.

The Seahawks will play the Chicago

Bears next Sunday at home. The Seahawks should have a good shot

to win that game with the 12s behind

them. Go Hawks!

Baseball Lockout

It is hard to  know right  now  how

Long the baseball ⚾️ lockout will 

be. Hopefully  both sides will want

it over soon.

I  heard former Mariner and hall of

famer Edgar Martinez on local

sports radio on Monday the players,  

the owners and fans all have lost so far.

I  know  there are  issues  to fix, however,

both sides  need to  compromise. Let's 

get back to  hot stove league.

If the lockout isn't over until  spring 

training than free agents likely won't 

get as much money and trades will be 

hard to come by. Let  it be as close 

to being normal  can be.

Washington Huskies and More

Kalen DeBoer named the rest of his coaching
staff on Saturday evening after Fresno State
won the New Mexico Bowl beforehand.

Four coaches and strengthening position 

were added to the staff. 

William Inge and Chuck Morrell will work

together as co-defensive coordinators. Not

the first time happened at Washington before.

Inge will work with the linebackers as well.

Morrell with the safeties.

Eric Schmidt with be special teams coordinator

well as working with the defensive ends. The

final coach will be Lee Marks who will be

the running back coach. He was the interim

coach for Fresno playing in the New Mexico

Bowl.

The head strengthening coach will be Ron

McKeefery. He not only has experience with

DeBoer he has been strengthening coach

in the NFL and other colleges as well.

So now the Huskies coaching staff is complete.

Six of the eight coaches are all familiar with

DeBoer which will make it an easy transaction.

The Washington Huskies men's basketball team

beat Seattle University on Saturday night after

a three-week layoff with a number of players 

and coaches with covid 64-56. The Huskies 

got off to a rough start with the layoff being

behind 35-28 at half time. The Huskies defense

turned things around in the second half where

Seattle only scored 21 points.  

The Huskies have one remaining non-league 

game on Tuesday against Utah Valley. Next 

week on Wednesday  will be against Washington

State. The rest of their schedule will start in

the new year all against the Pac-12 opponents.

The Cougars won their last game 82-56 on

Saturday as well. They scored 41 points in

each half over North Colorado. The Cougars

had five players score in double digits led

by DJ Rodman with 21 points. He led in 

rebounds as well with 10.

The Cougars will take on Boise State at

home this Wednesday before taking on 

the Huskies next Wednesday. 

Gonzaga beat Texas Tech on Saturday

69-55. They take on Northern Arizona

Monday night at home. They follow up

with Northern Alabama next Tuesday

and finish the year against San Diego

on Thursday December 30.

We wish the best for all three teams. 

Seahawks on Tuesday Night Football

You maybe asking Tuesday night

football. 

The Los Angeles Rams have 25 

players tested positive for covid

while the Seahawks have only two

players in Tyler Lockett and Alex

Collins. Only one receiver practiced

Penny Hart. Moving to Tuesday Dk

Metcalf might be ready. The Seahawks

may have to take players off the

practice. Running back is limited as

well. Rasaad Penny may have to play 

a lot. The Rams will to take players

off their practice squad for sure.

Playing the game on Tuesday means the Seahawks have to come back and play

the next Sunday which isn't good. They

should play on Sunday or have Rams forfeit

It isn't good playing two games in five

days.

The Washington Huskies announced four

assistant coaches with two be retained. 

Junior Adams who took over as offensive

coach when John Donovan was fired

will be back as receivers coach. Scott 

Huff the offensive line coach be back too. The other two new will be tight end

coach Nick Sheridan and defensive line coach Inoke Breckterfield. Sheridan coached at Indiana where DeBoer was offensive coordinator in 2019. 

Breckterfield last year at Vanderbilt

last year and six year before at Wisconsin.

The defense coordinator and three other

should be named sure.

JP Crawford

As major league  baseball  is on lockout

still  important  to  talk about the  sport 

anyway.

Let  you  know JP Crawford recently 

married and is expected to be the

Mariners  opening day shortstop.

The Mariners  are hoping  to sign a

free agent infielder.  Most likely the

player has been  a  shortstop but

with the Mariners  either go to 2nd

3rd base. This would  mean  either

newly acquired Adam Frazier or

Abraham Toro  will be the super 

utility  player.

The  success  of  the  Mariners  in 2022

will begin with Crawford.  He will  either 

leadoff  or bat 2nd. His defense will still 

be his main part of his game,however, 

another  step in his offense certainly 

help the Mariners. We will  see it pass.

Go M's.

Early Signing Day Huskies and Cougar Football

The Washington  Huskies  only signed five  

players for the class of 2022 under new

head coach Kalen DeBoer.

This doesn't  mean  the Huskies  are done.

They figure  to have 17 recruits when finished. 

The official  signing day is February 2. Some

players can  choose to wait longer as well. 

The new Huskies  are wide receivers Germie

Benard, Denzel  Boston,  tight end Ryan Otton 

younger brother  of Cade Otton, offensive 

lineman Parker  Brailsford, and  outside  linebacker/

defensive end Lance Holtzclaw.

The Cougars on the other hand  signed 11 players. 

The newest player was tight end Andre Dollar who  

originally  going to  Oregon,  linebacker  Taariq

Al-Uqdah, Djouvensky Schlenbaker a running  back 

from Bellingham, offensive lineman Eric Wilder, 

defensive  back Javan Robinson, .linebacker Hudson 

Cedarland, offensive lineman  Jakobus Seth,  db

Layton Smithson, db  Bryce Grays, and db Sam Lockett.

More to come we will  see.

 

Seahawks beat Texans

It wasn't a surprise the Seattle Seahawks
beat the Houston Texans, however, the
question wasn't answered until the 4th
quarter.

The Seahawks won 33-13, however,

they were only leading 19-13 heading

into the 4th quarter. The Seahawks

kicked a field goal in the third quarter

though they could have had a touchdown

which would have made it a lot easier.

The three big players in the game were

Russell Wilson, Tyler Lockett and Rashaad

Penny. Russell had his best game since

returning from injury. This means the

Seahawks will be in good shape for their

remaining four games. 

The Seahawks have to win all  four games

to have a chance to make the playoffs. 

Even if they do win all four games doesn't 

mean they will make the playoffs. They

will have a 9-8 record and other teams

will have to lose for them to get in.

Tyler Lockett had a big game having five

catches for 142 yards and a touchdown.

Lockett now is over 1000 yards for the

third straight year. Only one other Seahawk

has done that in his career in hall of famer

Steve Largent. 

Rashaad Penny showed us what he can do

when he is healthy. He was the primary 

running back as the Seahawks only played

Alex Collins enough to have seven carries.

Penny had 137 yards on sixteen  carries

and two touchdowns. He showed how 

explosive he can be when he is healthy.

We hope to see more of Penny in the 

remaining four games. For Penny to have

a future in Seattle or elsewhere he has to

stay healthy. We wish him the best.

On the defensive side of the ball the 

Seahawks stopped the Texans from 

running the ball having only 63 yards.

The Seahawks still need to improve on

the passing defense  as the Texans threw

for over 300 yards. The Seahawks still

do a good job of bend but don't break

but we need to see better. 

Even if the Seahawks win the four 

remaining games of the season they

will have changes after the season.

Some players won't be back. Next

week they play the Rams. This will

be a hard game for the Seahawks to

win though the Rams haven't been

that great themselves this season.

The Rams take on the Arizona 

Monday night so we can do a 

scouting report to see where they

are at. Go Hawks!

Washington State and Gonzaga

The Washington State Cougars lost to South Dakota State on Saturday 77-74 on Saturday at home. The Cougars are expected to be in the middle of the Pac-12

Conference. They are 7-3 overall with a conference record of 1-1. On December 1 they beat Arizona State 51-29.  It was followed by a loss to USC 63-61 three days later. Last Wednesday beat Weber State 90-61. They take on New Mexico State on Wednesday at home followed by Northern Colorado on Saturday. 

Gonzaga was beaten on December 4 by Alabama 91-82. The now number 5 ranked Bulldogs rebounded to beat Merrimack 80-55. Gonaga was scheduled to play Washington Huskies on Sunday however the Huskies had to withdraw because of players and coaches with covid. Gonzaga plays next at home on December 18 against Texas Tech. 

Baseball or Football?

The kind of season both the Seahawks
and Washington Huskies have had I am
sure many still want to think about the
Mariners though they are in a lockout.
I figure do look at both. More the
Huskies than the Seahawks today since
I wrote about Seahawks this week.

I am sure the Mariners are still looking

to go after additional pitching in the

starting rotation. I was reading on one

of my social media sites someone 

suggested Sonny Gray. Not a bad choice

he is just turned 32. He had an era just

over 4 this last season. His record was

7-9 on the Cincinnati Reds. 

Sonny Gray would be a number three

starter for the Mariners. So what would

you give up for him? I am sure the Reds

would like some pitching prospects. I 

would go for a couple prospects between

#11 and #20 along with another #20 thru

#30. The Reds could look for a major

league player as well. Since the Mariners

have extra outfielders maybe send Jake

Fraley. I like Fraley, however, with Julio

Rodriguez about ready to be on the team

whether out of spring training or a month

into it. I am sure the Reds still would want

a prospect to go with him so may be  a

middle prospect. 

Switching to college football the Huskies

have done a couple assistant coaches 

hirings with more to come. They did lose

a commit in quarterback Jackson Stratton.

With Sam Huard most likely to start or

Dylan Morris if he stays around being 

the number 3 quarterback at best doesn't

sound appealing.  Maybe Stratton feels

he would do better in another offense

than DeBoer's. I am sure he talked to

the Huskies new head coach and why

he made the decision he did.

The Huskies have 8 sure commits going

into December 15 early signing. We see

what they add on that day.  The Huskies

need to add more incoming defense 

players for the 2022 freshman. 

Keep an eye on the Huskies well as 

the Seahawks and the Mariners.  It 

will be busy when the lockout is over

whenever that happens. I hope in 

January. You figure it is holiday season

so don't know how often if at all they

meet this month. 

Seahawks Hope To Touchdown In Houston

The Seattle Seahawks play Sunday in Houston 

against the Texans. This is  a winnable  game 

since the Texans  have only two wins.

The Seahawks  will be without  safety Jamal

Adam's who will miss the rest of the season..

Adam's had surgery  on  a  shoulder. The 

question how will  this effect him in the years 

ahead. Ryan O'Neal will start  in Adam's  spot.

The Washington Huskies  have hired to assistant 

coaches in offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb and

Julius Brown cornerback coach. Both come  over

from Fresno  Stat Also, Courtney  Morgan named 

as UW director of player personnel. Morgan  will 

be in charge of recruiting. He comes over from

University of  Michigan.  More staff will be named

over the next week or  so.

The Seattle Mariners 40-man Roster

Although  the players  are  locked  out   might 

as well look  at the 40 man roster. I  am  sure 

after the lock  out is over things  will change

in that regard. 

Of the 40 roster  spots  21 of them are pitchers..

The Mariners  will go with five  starting pitcher

and  eight or nine  relievers. Say they  go with 

nine relievers than make 14 pitchers and 12

position players  on 26 man roster for  the 

season. This would depend on the collective 

bargaining agreement. They could  go with 28 

players. Doing so the players would have to 

give up something in the agreement.

The Mariners starting  five will be recently 

signed Cy Young winner Robbie Ray, Marco

Gonzales,  Chris  Flexen, Logan  Gilbert plus

one more.  This could be Matt Brash who 

had a successful  season in double-A in 2021. 

This would mean Justus Sheffield and or 

Justin Dunn could be  in the  bullpen or traded.

 Another candidate would  be Nick Margevicius 

who was injured  most of last season.

In the bullpen three who will be counted  on to

pitch the eighth and ninth innings will be Paul 

Sewald, Drew Steckenrider and Diego Castillo.

The Mariners  have Ken Giles and Andres Munoz 

who can pitch late innings as well. Casey Sadler

who had  outstanding season in 2021 will again

be the first reliever out of the bullpen and then at 

least one lefty. Last year Anthony  Misiewicz was

the only  one  most of last season. He didn't have a 

good season  so Margevicius  or Sheffield  could  

take his  spot though  more likely  long reliever and

 spot starter. This would leave two relievers  left.

The Mariners have Erik Swanson and  Yohan Ramirez 

that could fill one or two spots. The Mariners  have  a

few others  who  spent time  in the  minors as well. 

They could add one  or more to compete.

At catcher they have Cal Raleigh,  Tom Murphy, Luis

Torrens, and Jose Godoy. Raleigh will likely be  the

starter with  Murphy catching against lefties on 

occasion.  Torrens do some dh well as first base along 

with catching. Godoy likely  begin at triple-A. Murphy

 or Torrens could  be  traded to.

In the  infield  Ty France  at first  base, with newly

acquired Adam Frazier at second, JP Crawford at short, 

and Abraham  Toro at third. This  will  depend  on signing

a free agent  or not.  Not  sure whether Dylan  Moore be

on the team or not.  Evan White be on the team or not.

Might play  left field too. 

In the outfield right now  Kyle Lewis  if healthy be in left or 

center field. Jarred Kelenic be either spot  to. Mitch Haniger 

in right. Lewis and  Haniger will do some dh as well. Jake

Fraley  be the 4th outfielder if he is on the ball club. Julio 

Rodriguez is the  big one whether  he starts the season or 

arrives in a month  or  two.  The Mariners  have Taylor 

Trammell still. 

We look forward to another good season  ahead. Go M's

Huskies Add Offensive Coordinator

Washington Huskies head coach Kalen
DeBoer on Monday announced the hiring
of his first assistant coach to the staff.

DeBoer hired Ryan Grubb as offensive

coordinator and quarterback coach. This

will be the fourth stop where Grubb is

on the same staff as DeBoer. They were

together at Sioux Falls followed by

Eastern Michigan and Fresno State.

It is good to have someone who knows

your offense and how to run it. 

DeBoer should start hiring the rest of

his staff in the coming days. The biggest

hiring coming up next will be the defense

coordinator. What defense they run will

be determined by the coordinator. 

The Huskies have a talented group on

the defensive side of the ball. They were

the reason the Huskies were in any of

their games this last season. If they need

improvement it is on run defense. Whether

this coordinator comes from Fresno State

or elsewhere we will find out soon. 

Bob Gregory the defensive coordinator 

turned interim head coach likely won't

return but we have heard stranger things

before. It will be interesting to see any

members of the Washington staff from

2021 will be back. Go Dawgs!

Seahawks Beat 49ers

It wasn't an easy win but the best the
Seahawks have had in a while. In fact,
they haven't won since Halloween.

The Seahawks beat the 49ers 30-23.

The Seahawks got off to the start 

where Travis Homer took a fake punt

on the first possession all the way for

a touchdown. The 49ers though scored

17 unanswered points before the Seahawks

were able to do anything else positive.

Gerald Everett the Seahawks signed as

a free agent during the off-season from

the Rams had three turnovers including

two fumbles. One fumble was critical 

late in the game when the Seahawks look

like they were going to put the game away

with a touchdown. The Seahawks had

Everett run the ball but he fumbled on

the one run line. 

The 49ers went down the field like the

were going to score to tie the game without

time left on the clock. It looked like a sure

thing. The Seahawks couldn't tackle at all

until 49ers were inside Seattle's five yard

line. The Seahawks have been tough on

defense when the other team is in the red

zone. Again this happened. Sidney Jones

was able to stop a pass on third down

then on fourth down Carlos Dunlap batted

a ball away that gave the ball back to

Seattle. Russell Wilson went to the knee

and that was the ball game.

The Seahawks go to Houston next Sunday

to take on the Texans. The Texans have

only won two games so the Seahawks 

should win the game. We know with 

them anything can happen. The Seahawks

are now 4-8. They have to win their final

five games to have any chance to get in

the playoffs though things have to go 

their way still to get in. 

Even if the Seahawks go to the playoffs 

which is unlikely changes will need to

done to the team. They will need changes

on offense as well as defense. Also,

changes to the coaching staff too. Not

sure whether that has to do with Pete 

Carroll or the assistants. 

We will look at how things go during 

the off-season. One loss in these five

games remaining pretty much do the

Seahawks in. 

I get tired what I hear about the Seahawks

during the off-season, however, this year

is worse than in previous ten years or so. 

Will they have to rebuild? Like the 

Mariners have been doing. The problem 

they don't have any early draft

picks since they traded with the Jets to

pick up Jamal Adams. I am sure we will

have discussions about trading for Adams

as well. Juror is still out of him but sure

makes it hard on the Seahawks to do 

anything in the draft. 

The Seahawks will have to do some 

trading of players to get additional draft 

picks throughout the draft. They will 

have to sign some free agents and make 

no mistakes on them too. Go Hawks! 

Looking toward next season

Whether  talking about the Seattle Mariners

 or the Seattle Seahawks or the Washington 

Huskies football we hope  for better things.

The Mariners have hope for  a better year

then the football  teams.  The Mariners have 

better starting pitching and  the offense has

improved with  more to come we hope. We

hope  the lock down doesn't  last long and

be over in January. 

The Seahawks  have questions on both 

sides of the ball.  I am  sure  fans will

speculate what the future of Coach Pete 

 Carroll, his coaching staff and changes

to the roster  especially Russell Wilson. 

The Huskies have a new Head Coach so

that gives  hope and they have some good 

young players. We hope the Coach brings 

in good assistances. The offense will need

improve a lot too. The  wide receivers are 

good; they need help  on the line and at

running back. On defense  improve against 

the run and still good against the pass.

Seattle Kraken and Mariner Updates

The Seattle Kraken won two games in a row beating the Florida Panthers 4-1 and the Buffalo Sabres 7-4 in a high scoring affair. On Wednesday the Kraken lost in overtime 4-3 to the Detroit
Red Wings. All three games were on the road.
The Kraken come home on Friday night to take
on the Edmonton Oilers. It will not be an easy
game to win. The Kraken right now are 8-13-2.

On Wednesday major league baseball went  on

lockout. We won't likely hear any baseball news

for a while unless they get to a new agreement 

earlier.

Max Scherzer now of the New York Mets signing 

a large contract said the players don't like the lack

of competition because of several teams rebuilding

such as the Seattle Mariners. So veteran players

that are not superstars were losing their jobs. 

Scherzer should not be one to talk about that.

Also, several players who are on the players union

sub-committee signed large contracts to. 

I don't know about the other teams that are rebuilding

Jerry Dipoto and the Mariners realized they likely

would not make the playoffs with the current roster

back in 2018. They won 89 games that year but under

.500 after the all-star break. Having an older club

Dipoto felt it was time to make the changes. 

Two players Dipoto traded were Robinson Cano and

 Mike Zunino who I last seen are still playing in the

 major leagues though Cano did not play in 2021 for

 being suspended once again. 

The Mariners have gone from the worst farm system

to one of the top two in baseball. This should be good

news instead of these high salary players who think

they are standing up for the middle salary players. If

you are so concerned don't make as much money so

other players can make more money. Other words

get off your high horse. 

I guess this means we have to write about the

winter sports as where the Mariners will go this

coming  season. Hopefully this will be resolved 

sooner then later.

Seattle Mariners and More

The Seattle Mariners five-year contract
with Robbie Ray was finalized on Tuesday.
They also signed reliever Andres Munoz
to a four- year deal plus options for three
more years. Munoz was part of the trade
that brought Ty France, Luis Torrens and
Taylor Trammell at the trading deadline
in 2020 from San Diego. He spent most
of 2021 out recovering from Tommy John
surgery.

Major league baseball owners and players

are still negotiating on a new collective 

bargaining agreement. If  there is an impasse

than likely the players will be locked out 

and no baseball business will be done until

a new agreement is settled.

The Mariners signed Casey Sadler to a new 

contract and tendered contract to 33 players.

The Seahawks are 3-8 now after their loss

to the Washington Football team on Monday

night. They would have to win all remaining

games to have a chance. It will be interesting

off-season to say the least.

Washington Huskies new Head Coach Kalen

DeBoer had his introduction press conference

on Tuesday. He said all the right things. See

how it turns out. 

Cy Young Coming to Town

 Cy Young himself is not coming to
Seattle, however, Cy Young 2021 AL winner
Robbie Ray is expected to sign a 5-yr contract
for $115 million. Ray can opt out after three
years. We hope the Mariners can win an AL
Championship if not the World Series in three
years.

Will the Mariners sign a position  player ?

May have more news on Tuesday since CBA

is over on Tuesday afternoon and the players

might be locked out we will see. 

Who will be out for Seahawks on Monday Night Football

The Seahawks will be playing the Washington
Football Team on Monday night football. The
Seahawks will be down to two running backs
in DeeJay Dallas and likely starter Alex Collins
who has been banged up for the last several
games. Travis Homer and Raashad Penny
will both miss this game.

The Seahawks will be without right guard

Damien Lewis as well. This isn't a good

sign for either the running game or the passing

as they will have to go with a backup. 

Washington has a 4-6 record winning their

last two games. Hard to know who will win

this game but the Seahawks will have to show

something both on offense and defense to

have a chance. The best chance is Washington

doesn't score a lot of points because the 

Seahawks likely won't. Go Hawks!

What's Next For Mariners

The trade the Mariners made on Saturday
bringing Adam Frazier improved the team.
How much we won't know until the season
begins and what other signings or trades
come about.

At least right now Adam Frazier is the 

Mariners second baseman and Abraham

Toro takes over at third base. The Mariners

sign one of the free agent infielders out

there than Frazier or Toro will be a super

utility player. This would depend whether

the Mariners feel the player signed is better

at second or third. 

This free agent sign  Frazier could be playing

some outfield and possibly third base on 

occasion or the free agent is more to play

third base than Toro will spend time at

both second and third. He could do some

duty at first base as well. 

The Mariners don't have a full-time dh

so Frazier, Toro and the unknown free 

agent will be there as well. We do know

Kyle Lewis and Mitch Haniger will be

at dh on some occasions as well. Luis

Torrens will likely be dh against lefties.

He to could be behind the plate once

again or some first and third as well.

Besides signing a infield free agent

the Mariners need to bring in at least

one starting pitcher. At this point we

know they have Marco Gonzales, Chris

Flexen and Logan Gilbert. Another 

pitcher added on would improve the

rotation. The Mariners will have

Justus Sheffield and Justin Dunn 

back among a few others. One of

them might be the 5th starter but

an ace would be more than nice.

In other news the Washington State

Cougars announced Jake Dickert is

now the Head Coach and no more

the interim coach. Not a big surprise

after the win over Washington in the

Apple Cup. 

In college basketball #5 Duke beat

#1 Gonzaga Saturday night 84-81. 

Though Gonzaga likely not #1 any

longer expect them to be one of the

top seeds when NCAA tournament

happens in March. 

Gonzaga did have four players in 

double figures led by guard Julian

Strawther with 20 points and 10

rebounds. Gonzaga takes on Tarleton

State on Monday night. Never heard 

of them I was in the same boat. They

are located in Stephenville, Texas.

A member of the WAC conference.

The game will be in Spokane.

Mariners Trade With Padres Again

The seattle Mariners  made a trade  Saturday

 morning  with  the San Diego  Padres getting 

 second  baseman Adam Frazier for two minor 

leaguers. 

For the Mariners  it looks  like a good  trade

at this  time.  According  to general manager  

Jerry  Dipoto it doesn't  mean the Mariners 

are  not  out of  the running  to  acquire a free

agent. The Mariners  sign a free  agent  then 

Frazier  will play multiple  positions.  This  

would include  the  outfield.

Right now this means Abraham  Toro will

move back to 3rd base where  he played 

with  the Houston  Astros. 

Next when  will  the Washington  Huskies 

announce their new head coach. Hopefully 

by Monday. Huskies  don't  need to  lose 

any commitments for  next season.

The Huskies   men's soccer team are now 

In the NCAA  sweet EIGHT Go DAWGS 

Huskies Lose to Cougars

Friday's Apple Cup should be
embarrassing to the players and
the coaches of the Huskies losing
to the Cougars 40-13.

It isn't the losing to the Cougars

it is how they lost. They came out

almost like the first game of the

season against Montana where 

there was no life to the team.

The defense who had a good

season were not any better than

the offense. Sam Huard started

the game and at times looked

like the part he will be a good

college quarterback. He threw

four interceptions as well.

The Cougars had the ball over

forty minutes of the game which

makes it a real embarrassment.

The Cougars are a good team 

and likely would have won the 

game no matter what but for 

the Huskies to look like they

wanted to stay home was not

the way to go.

The coaches might have been

their last coaching at UW but

they should have put in a better

effort. I wouldn't blame players

who would want to transfer to

another school or the incoming

freshman would decide to 

decommit. 

The Huskie looked like the 

terrible team they were all

season long. The defense who

were the only good part of the

season should at least showed

up. Losing to the Cougars 

wasn't the story it was how 

they lost. 

Now we hope Oregon State

Beavers can beat the Oregon

Ducks so the Cougars can play

Utah for Pac-12 championship.

At least that is something the

state of Washington can be proud

of. 

The Huskies came out the

beginning of the season without

a care in the world against Montana

and ended it the same way. 

Best to those who are seniors

who came back for one additional

season. Thank you for the football

you played. To be honest you 

were shafted this year. Go Dawgs!

Mariners or Huskies first

I am wondering if Jerry Dipoto is
going to pull the trigger on a free
agent or a trade first or well Jenn
Cohen get a new head coach first.

It doesn't matter with me but I
would like something happening.

Baseball CPA ends on December

1 so nothing will happen until

the Owners and Players are able

to get a new deal. I am sure there

are a few issues but the players 

are doing well that is for sure.

My opinion is allowing free agency

a little earlier instead of young players

having to wait. It isn't worth going

for older players especially pitchers.

College football signing recruits

early happens on December 15. Don't

want to have the Huskies lose some

recruits because they don't know who

the coach is. Those living in state 

I am sure want to play at Washington

so not as big a deal but still important.

The Huskies have 10 commits so far

and may have only 17 altogether. Also,

there is the transfer portal. They may 

lose a few players after the Apple Cup

as well. Those who haven't played a lot

because of allowing seniors last year

come back this season. 

Most of the players trouble likely be

on the offensive side not on defense

unless they are tired of losing after

good efforts week each week. So

Huskies sign a new coach Friday 

or by Monday anyway. Not all 

team's seasons are over but most

are except bowl games so let's

pull the plug.

Go Mariners and Dawgs!

Huskies Lose Seahawks Up Next

The Washington Huskies lost in a manner
they have had all season long and that has
been with their offense.

Colorado beat Washington 20-17 and it 

wasn't anything Colorado did other than

take advantage of the turnovers. The 

Huskies played better especially the 

defense who deserved better as they

have all season long.

Colorado scored first with a field goal

in their first possession. The Huskies 

looked like they would score in their

first time with the ball instead a lineman

bumped into quarterback Dylan Morris.

Colorado player was able to scoop up 

the ball and run 88 yards for touchdown.

The Huskies actually were able to even

the score in the first half ending 10-10

The second half wasn't kind to the Huskies

with three more turnovers. The first one

an interception the defense was able to stop

Colorado in their possession. The Huskies

fumbled leading to a field goal late in the

third period for Colorado. Dylan Morris

through another interception in the next

possession which led to another Colorado

touchdown in the fourth quarter.  

The Huskies didn't have much time left

but they did score a touchdown to make

it interesting at 20-17. The Huskies did

get the ball back with just over two minutes

to go but went four and out. With just over

one minute to go Colorado just had to take

each down having the quarterback go to 

his knees to end it.  Whether it is in the

Apple Cup this Friday or next season the

offense needs a jump start. This is whether

Dylan Morris or Sam Huard is the quarterback.

The Seahawks Sunday play the Arizona 

Cardinals. It is a must win game for the

Seahawks to have any chance to make the

playoffs. Chris Carson is lost for the season

with his back. The big question will he be

able to play a game again. I questioned the

Seahawks resigning him in the first place.

Alex Collins is banged up so how much

he will play is in question so the other 

running backs will have to come to play.

The Seahawks will need to be able to

run the ball some or go for short passes

as what the new offense is supposed to do.

Of course, how is Russell Wilson's finger

this week is too. We will see won't we. 

Washington State Cougars Beat Arizona

The Washington State Cougars beat the
Arizona Wildcats Friday night 44-18. Not
a big surprise since Arizona has only one
win two weeks ago over California 10-3.

The Cougars quarterback Jayden de Laura

threw 22 passes completing 13 for 259 yards

and four touchdowns. The Cougars have more

of a balanced attack as running back Max

Borghi ran for 139 yards on 16 and two td's.

Fellow running back Deon McIntosh had

10 carries for 73 yards.

If the Washington Huskies win Saturday over

Colorado in Bolder then the Apple Cup as

well then Huskies and Cougars will be tied

with a record of 5-4 in league action.

The Cougars men's basketball team is undefeated

being 4-0. They look to have a good season. The 

Huskies are 2-2. Not sure yet but I believe when

they jell be much better team than last year's. In

fact on the defensive side they already are. Just

have to shoot better. 

Washington Huskies Men's Basketball

On Thursday Night the Washington
men's basketball team lost to Wyoming
in what should be called an upset. They
lost 77-72 in overtime.

They are now 2-2 on the season. The

Huskies have players that getting to

know each other since only two starters

Jamal Bey and Nate Roberts returned.

Bey had 10 points in the game while

Roberts had 3 points along with 7

rebounds but he only played 19 minutes.

The Huskies were led by Terrell Brown Jr

with 30 points. Brown Jr and Bey were

the only ones to score in double figures.

Next was PJ Fuller with 9 points.

The Huskies continue to have trouble 

hitting behind the 3 point line. They 

made 5 of 26 shots behind the arc.

Also they made only 15 of 23 foul shots

to. Had they made a couple more free

throws and an additional or two behind

the 3 pt line they would have won.

Wyoming didn't make a high percentage

of free throws either but shot many more

free throws making 20 of  32.

The Huskies to have a winning record

this year they will need to make higher

percentage of three's and free throws.

They did better having 16 offensive 

rebounds. Another area they have had

trouble with. 

Huskies next action will be next Monday

when they take on George Mason. They

will be in a three-team tournament in

South Dakota.  They play South Dakota

State on Tuesday and Nevada on Wednesday.

Go Dawgs!

Seahawks leading into week 11

This weeks game against the Arizona Cardinals
is a must game win if the Seahawks have any
chance to make the playoffs.

Russell Wilson needs to have his finger working

or go back to Geno Smith. Russell can start the

first quarter but if he isn't passing right then Geno

should be put in. Russell is participating in practice.

The Seahawks running game is not good maybe

terrible. Alex Collins was held out of practice on

Wednesday. We hope he is a go in the game. Also

DK Metcalf was held out of practice with an injury.

I am sure he will make every effort to be ready

for the game.

How many think this is a season being considered

over or can the Seahawks bounce back? Go Hawks!

Mariners Make Changes to Coaching Staff

As we still wait for a trade or free
agent signing the Mariners on
Monday announced their coaching
staff for 2022.

Returning from 2021 will be third

base coach Manny Acta, Trent

Blank bullpen coach and director

of pitching strategy, Carson Vitale

major league field coordinator, 

Pitching coach Pete Woodworth

and infield coach Perry Hill. You

will find that Hill will no longer

coach first base though. 

Not returning are hitting Tim

Laker who declined Mariners

offer to return. The Mariners

offense wasn't up to par so 

interesting they offered and

he declined. Also Jarred Sandberg

bench coach won't return. No

reason why, however, the Mariners

are not going to have a bench coach

in 2022. Scott Servais will get 

input from all the coaches.

Added to the coaching staff are

Andy McKay to major league

coach and senior director of

major league development. As

a major league coach not sure

what his duties will be. He was

promoted from what we would

call minor league farm director.

The Mariners now being one of

the top minor league teams in 

baseball it is not a surprise 

McKay is promoted. Be

interesting to see whether 

anyone will take over  his old 

position or he is given added 

duties with the promotion.

Jarret DeHart was promoted 

to head hitting coach and 

director of hitting strategy.

Tony Arnerich hitting coach

takes DeHart's position. 

Arnerich had been minor 

league field and catching

coordinator. The final 

promotion is Kristopher

Negron be the first base

coach. He was the manager

of the Tacoma Rainiers team

for a season in 2021. We

wish all these guys a good

coming season.

The Mariners I am sure will

add coaches to their minor

league teams well as promotions.

Seahawks Shut Out in Green Bay

The Seattle Seahawks with the return
of Russell Wilson was shut out 17-0.
Wilson played like he had missed
three games completing 20 out 40
passes for 161 yards and two
interceptions. One interception
was in the third quarter when it
looked like Seahawks would score.

The Seahawks had a chance to lead

since it was only 3-0 Packers at

the time. Former Washington Husky

Kevin King intercepted the pass 

though it looked like he wasn't

having total control of the ball but

review didn't turn it back to the 

Seahawks. Packers went down

and scored. With 1:56 remaining

in the game the Packers scored

their second and final touchdown.

News came out Sunday afternoon

the Washington Huskies fired head

coach Jimmy Lake who had been

suspended before the loss to the

Arizona State Sun Devils on 

Saturday.  Bob Gregory defensive

coordinator who coached the team

on Saturday will coach the Huskies

the last two games of the season as

well. The Huskies will start look

for a new coach immediately. 

WSU Cougars lost to the Oregon

Ducks on Saturday 38-24. The 

Ducks scored two touchdowns

in the first quarter than the Cougars

came back with two td's of their

own to tie at 14-14 at half time.

The Ducks shut out the Cougars

in the third quarter while scoring

10 points. The Cougars scored 10

points themselves in the 4th quarter

however the Ducks had 14 as well.

The Ducks ran the ball 306 yards.

They had almost 11 more minutes

having the ball than the Cougars.

WSU and Oregon State are tied for

second with 4-3 records in the Pac-12

north. The Ducks should win the

division.

In men's basketball the Cougars are

2-0 beating Alcorn State 85-67 in 

the opener and Seattle U. 79-61.

The Washington Huskies are 1-1

losing their opener to North Illinois

however coming back to be North

Arizona. 

The Gonzaga Bulldogs ranked #1

in the country are 2-0. They take on

Alcorn State at home Monday night.

Still no trade or free agent signing

for the Mariners yet. Maybe today

be the day?

The Seattle Kraken lost again on

Saturday night 4-2 to the Minnesota

Wild. The Kraken had beaten them

in their previous meeting. The Kraken

now have lost 4 straight games. They

will take on the Chicago Blackhawks

on Wednesday night. Having three

days off may help the Kraken to get

things going. The Kraken now have

a record of 4-10-1. Though an 

expansion team I think everyone

expected more from this team. 

Weekend Football

The Pac-12 game of the weekend is
the Washington State Cougars at the
Oregon Ducks. The winner will be
in first place and control their destiny
the rest of the way. The Ducks are
favored, however, the Cougars could
do an upset. Go Cougs!

The Washington Huskies will be 

home against the Arizona State 

Sun Devils. ASU should be favored.

With Bob Gregory coaching in place

of Jimmy Lake and a new offensive

coordinator it is hard to know how

the offense will go. I expect they will

be better than last week against the

Ducks. An Okay offense may let the

Huskies upset the Sun Devils. Go Dawgs!

The Seahawks have Russell Wilson back

this week the problem is they play in 

Green Bay where they haven't won in

a while. The Packers are expected to have

Aaron Rodgers back after missing a week

being on covid list. Expect the Packers

to be favored however we hope  for an

upset. Go hawks!

We can only hope for a good weekend of

football. Winning at least two out of three

would be good for sure. Enjoy your weekend

and football too. 

Kraken Lose Big Time

The Seattle Kraken lose 7-4 on
Thursday night. Something has
to change. I would say the goalie.

The Kraken have lost three games
in a row. Giving up a total of 16
goals in the three games while
scoring 10. You would think they
would win at least two of the
three games scoring10.

The Kraken were down 4-2

after two periods. The Anaheim

Mighty Ducks scored three

goals in both the second and

third periods. The Kraken's

major trouble has been in

the 3rd period. Need a little

shaking up it seems. Go Kraken!

Building on the Bullpen Or Losing Someone

A major reason the Seattle Mariners
won 90 games was the bullpen. A
group of guys you would not have
expected.

Paul Sewald certainly was a surprise

since he signed a minor league contract

and started the season in Tacoma. He

ended up being the Mariners best

reliever at the end of games. Sometimes

Paul would close or come in 7th or 8th

inning depending on the opponent lineup.

Most of the time he would have the top

or middle of the lineup. The other team's

best hitters and had success most of the

time. Of course it didn't start out that 

way.

Drew Steckenrider was another one

we could see anywhere between the

7th and the 9th inning. He ended the

season as the Mariners closer. He

stumbled in his opening game for

the Mariners but after that he was

sailing through for the most part.

The third member was Casey Sadler

who the Mariners picked up off 

waivers in 2020. He had such success

he didn't give up a run for like 27

straight games and ended the season

that way. Often and especially after

the trading deadline Sadler was the

first Mariner to come out of the 

bullpen regardless of the inning.

The question now will all three

pitchers be back next season. The

likelihood they will be but the

Mariners may have to deal one

of them to get a trade they like

to make. I expect Sewald and

Sadler won't go anywhere but

Steckenrider could under the

right circumstances. 

The Mariners look going into

2022 adding depth to the bullpen.

Already on the 40-man roster

or will be anyway. Andres Munoz

who was out most of last year.

The Mariners acquired him along

Ty France, and Luis Torrens to

mention two. The other is Ken 

Giles who sat out last year as

well. The Mariners signed him

as a free agent though they knew

he would not pitch in 2021.

This means the Mariners will

be able to have several relievers

who will be able to pitch in the

last three innings of the game.

We certainly will see Munoz

and Giles in there. The Mariners

have Diego Castillo they added

at the trade deadline. Who knows

might have one or two others as

well. 

Most likely the Mariners will go

with eight possibly nine relievers.

Unless someone is dealt six

for sure will be in there unless

an injury happens to someone.

Go M's. 

Hurry Up Jerry

Jerry Dipoto said in his press conference on.Tuesday the Mariners will go after high priced free agents as well as making trades. 

I know it is beginning of day three of general manager meetings but come on we want hear about a new Mariner. Maybe today will be it. I will let you know who and when they sign and a trade to.

Washington Huskies basketball team had their first game of the season. They lost to Northern Illinois. Terrible three-point shooting as well as foul shooting. If they don't they won't win a game. Hopefully have improvement next time. 

Russell Wilson Expected Return

After missing three games and a bye

week Russell Wilson expected to
return this Sunday against the Green
Bay Packers. The question will be is
Aaron Rodgers going to play after
being placed on Covid-19 injury
list.

I am sure most of the Seahawks fans 

hope Rodgers misses this game. The

Seahawks can use all the favors that

can be mustered.

The Seahawks top draft pick Dee

Eskridge returned to practice on 

Monday. Not sure expected to play

against the Packers. Chris Carson's 

expect back at practice on Wednesday 

to see if is a go against the Packers

after missing four games with a

bad neck. Doctors doing tests on

him to see if he is ready to go.

Washington Huskies certainly

will have another look at the

coaching staff this Saturday

against Arizona State. Head

coach Jimmy Lake was suspend

for the Arizona State game for

shoving a player. Defensive

coordinator Bob Gregory be

coaching the team. 

With the firing of offensive

coordinator John Donovan 

it will be interesting to see

what the offense will look

like on Saturday. You think

it should be better. 

Huskies Lose More Than A Game

Saturday as I posted last time the Huskies
not only lost with a very poor performance
of the offense the offensive coordinator was
fired. Fans have been asking for it for several
weeks but this was worst all season.

So now wide receiver coach Junior Adams

will be calling the plays the rest of the season.

John Donovan is now out. Either he doesn't

know college football or he doesn't know the

way the offense at Washington should run.

Also, grad assistant Payton McCollum takes

over as quarterback coach another function

Donovan had performed. We wish Donovan

the best wherever he lands. 

This coming Saturday the Huskies will be

taking on Arizona State who have been

struggling as of late. It will be interesting

to how things play out this coming game.

Will Dylan Morris be at quarterback which

wouldn't surprise me and the team go back

to offense that was successful. We will see.

The Kraken, Huskies Lose and Cougars Win

 Saturday night the Seattle Kraken lost
a disappointing game in Arizona against
the Coyotes 5-4. Always tough especially
when leading in the game. The Coyotes
scored three of their four goals in the
third period. So far the Kraken have
had trouble in the third period scoring
and giving up scores. They will be a
good team if they can get that straighten
out.

The Washington Huskies lost to the
Oregon Ducks 26-16 at home on
Saturday late afternoon. The Huskies

had a decent offense they would have

won the game. Carson Bruener was

able to intercept a pass in the first

three minutes of the game that led

to a Sean McGrew touchdown. 

The Ducks came back for a field goal,

however, the Huskies were able to

score a safety after a great punt by

Race Porter. The Oregon's offense

was as bad at the time. At the 8:03

mark of the second quarter Huskies

went on fourth down but stopped

by the /Ducks. Why they didn't

go for a field goal was bad coaching

decision. The game was downhill 

from there. 

The Ducks scored three touchdowns

before the Huskies scored a touchdown

in the 4th quarter.  The defense was

able to stop the Ducks to give them

a chance to tie the game at 24-16

with a touchdown and two-point

conversion though there was only

a little over two minutes remaining

in the game and they would have

to drive for 90 yards. Instead the

Huskies were unable to complete

a pass on three downs.

The thought would be the Huskies

go it on fourth down because the

only chance to tie instead decided

to punt. Not only a bad decision

the ball when hiked went over

the punter's head through the end

zone for a safety.  Just shows

how bad the Huskies offense

is right now and coaching decisions.

The Washington State Cougars were

the only bright spot in college football

in Washington in the Pac-12.

They beat Arizona State 34-21. The 

game was on the road in Arizona as

well. ASU started the season off well

but not so good lately. They do play

the Huskies next week so maybe 

saving grace unless the Huskies can

figure how to get out of their mess.

The Cougars had a great start having

two touchdowns in the first quarter.

They had two more in the second with

Sun Devils scoring as well putting the

Cougars up 28-7 at the half.  Neither

team scored in the third period. The

Sun Devils gave it a shot in the 4th

quarter scoring two touchdowns but

wasn't enough as the Cougars scored

six additional points on two field goals.

Sophomore quarterback Jayden de Laura

threw for 234 yards and two touchdowns.

He also scored a touchdown himself

running the ball in. The Cougars were

able to run for 166 yards on the ground.

The Cougars are one game behind the

Oregon Ducks who they play in Eugene

next Saturday. The Cougars win then 

they have a good chance on the north

division title  when finishing up the

next Friday against Arizona followed

by the Huskies in the Apple Cup on

that Friday. Other words they control

their own destiny. 

 

Washington at home against Oregon

Always a big game the Washington are at
home against the Oregon Ducks at 4 pm.

It is an important game for the Huskies.

They have a record of 4-4 and the Ducks

are 7-1. In the last 20 years the ranked

team has won this series so not good

for the Huskies. 

The Huskies win this game they will be

tied for first place in the Pac-12 north

division which is amazing the way they

have played most of the season.

Last week against Stanford the Huskies

won 20-13. They surprised the Cardinal

with 21 seconds scoring a touchdown

pass in the end zone. The Cardinal were

expecting the Huskies to setup a field goal

to put themselves up by one. The Huskies

had only four field goals on the day.

The Huskies will have to do better than

last week when it comes to offense 

expecting to win. They actually ran the

ball for over 200 yards something missing

most of the season. The problem was 

the Huskies couldn't get into the end zone

when the time was right.

The defense did a good job. Did the best

time against the run with Stanford having

less than a hundred yards in the game. 

Th Cardinal though threw the ball quite

often short which many ways was like

running the ball. Like most teams the

Huskies shut down the long pass. To

beat Oregon they will need to shut down

the passing and running game. 

The best chance for the Huskies is to 

keep the game close. In this rivalry 

you never know though as I said 

history has shown recently the high

ranked team wins. We hope for an

upset. Go Dawgs!

Kraken End Losing Streak

The Seattle Kraken ended their
two game losing streak in a big
way beating the Buffalo Sabres

5-2.

The Sabres are right in the middle

of the Atlantic Division now with

a 5-4-1 record. They have lost 

now three games in a row though.

The Kraken scored the only goal

in the first period. The Sabres 

came back to score two goals 

while the Kraken had one to

make it 2-2 after two periods.

It was a good third period for

the Kraken with three goals. 

The Kraken have had trouble

scoring in the third period well

as giving up goals to so this is

a good sign.

Jordan Eberle was the player

of the game he scored shortly

after the Sabres took a 2-1.

Eberle scored a second goal

within two minutes of the third

period and had a third one as 

well. Eberle is the first Kraken

to have a hat trick. 

The Kraken now go to Arizona

to take on the Coyotes on Saturday

night. They follow by going to 

Vegas once again to take on the

Golden Knights. They were the

team they lost to in their  first

ever in regular season. They lost

on October 12 4-3.

The Kraken now are 4-6-1. 

They are at the bottom of the

Pacific Division but with a win

over the Golden Knights they

would likely move up to the

middle of the division. Go Kraken!

Kikuchi Becomes Free Agent

On Wednesday Yusei Kikuchi decided
to decline his option as well as the one
the Mariners declined.

I guess he decided to go the free agent

route.  He did leave some good money

on the table though, however, I am sure

he didn't want to be where he wasn't

wanted in his mind anyway.

The first half of the season Kikuchi had

a fine season, the reason he made the

all-star team. His last start before the

all-star wasn't good and it was downhill

from there.

Kikuchi certainly has the talent he just

needs his head in the game all the time.

I wonder how hurt he was. 

Whether it was the Pandemic or the short

season of 2020 a lot of Mariners were

injured especially pitchers. Regardless I

think the Mariners need a better medical

program to keep the pitchers more healthy.

At least that is my opinion anyway.

Trades and free agency about to start. At

this point the Mariners will need to fill

two spots in the rotation whether it is

within the organization or going out 

picking up a pitcher.

Tyler Anderson who helped the Mariners

win 90 games will be a free agent as

well. I hope the Mariners find a way to

bring him back. Of course, we can't

forget James Paxton. What his health

is at and what risk to sign him too.

Look forward to the weeks ahead

to see what the Mariners do to improve

the ballclub. Go M's.

Haniger in right field

Mitch Haniger was the primary right
fielder for the Mariners in 2021. This
was after missing most of two seasons.
It was nice to see him healthy all season
long.

What is great about Mitch is he can 

be anywhere in the lineup. Most of the

season he batted second though was

moved to third in the order in September.

Basically he and Ty France switched

spots though Kyle Seager spent some

time batting third as well. 

Mitch was one of the reasons the 

Mariners won 90 games as he led

the team in home runs with 39 and

second in rbi's. 

In 2022 the outfield will likely get

crowded so how much he plays in

right field will be in question. Again

he will spend some time at dh as

he did in 2021. He usually was dh

once a week but could expand to

twice a week in 2022. This will

depend on whether Kyle Lewis

is healthy enough to play and

when Julio Rodriguez makes his

debut for the Mariners. It will be

really interesting if Rodriguez

starts the season in Seattle. The

Mariners will have Kelenic as

well.  

I hope if Lewis does play he is

in left field while Kelenic is in

center. If Rodriguez starts the 

season in Seattle we could see

Haniger twice a week at dh

with Lewis spending time at

dh as well. In that case Julio

would be in left and right field.

Whatever does happen we know

right field will be taken care of

really nicely. 

Now that the World Series is

over Friday should be when

teams are able to start trading.

It will be interesting to see

what Jerry Dipoto comes up

with. Also, next week will be

free agency and whether the

Mariners will sign someone

for the infield or not.  A trade

will give us a better idea what

happens in free agency. 

Who is in Center Field

The 2021 season Taylor Trammell
began in center field because rookie
of the year Kyle Lewis was on the
injured list. Trammell had a good
spring training, however, he couldn't
hit well during the time up with the
Mariners.

When Lewis did return Trammell

moved over to left field until being

sent down because lack of production

at the plate. Lewis ended up playing

in 36 games before being injured

again and going on the injured list

the rest of the season. Had Lewis

been on the team the whole season

the Mariners he most likely had

more home runs as he had 5 home

runs during those 36 games. The

Mariners sputtered at the plate

for the rest of the season although

they won 90 games.

Mariners top prospect Jarred Kelenic

came up when Trammell was having

issues at the plate. He played left

field until Lewis went on the injured

list. He to struggled at the plate early

on hitting under .100 when the 

Mariners sent him back down to 

triple-A for a short period. Though

he struggled for a while after return

he did continue getting better.

September Kelenic had a batting

average of around .250 which gave

him a total of average of .181. He

had a total of 14 home runs in 93

games. Also, Kelenic had 377 plate

appearances so should show him

good going into 2022. A lot of

fans questioned his defense in

center field. I thought he did fine.

The problem was lack communication

with the other outfielders especially

Mitch Haniger who often went after 

balls that should have been for

Kelenic. Though he is a veteran

Haniger should have known better.

The question is who will be in 

center field in 2022. Will Kyle

Lewis be there if he is healthy

enough to start the season or

Kelenic.  I would prefer Kelenic

because of Lewis knees he would

be better in left or right field.

Most likely Lewis will do some

dh as well as Haniger. I would say

at least twice a week for Lewis 

and Haniger at least once. This

would leave dh role to other

players like Luis Torrens. This

will allow other players to rest

from the field as well.

Though the Mariners have depth

in the outfield the question is 

should the Mariners go out and

pick up a center fielder as well.

If so Kelenic move to left field

with an occasion in right field.

The Mariners will have a log jam

though when Julio Rodriguez

joins the team whether out of

spring training or in late April

or in May. 

The Mariners will have five

outfielders at that point who

will need playing time. They

will have  Lewis, Rodriguez,

Kelenic, Haniger and the fifth

guy. This would mean someone

would have to sit at this point

in every game. So would the

Mariners have to trade someone

at that point. I guess we could

say that is a good problem to

have. 

The World Series will end either

Tuesday or Wednesday night. So

trades can start happening like

three days after the World Series

then free agent signings a few 

days later. It will be interesting

to see what trader Jerry Dipoto

will do. In fact Jerry could have

a trade or two already set up 

when day one comes to trade.

Look forward to see. Go M's.

I believe the trading deadline

in the NFL ends on Tuesday

so we will see whether the

Seahawks pick up a player or 

more. If so we will have it

right here. A good time as

the Seahawks have a bye

week as well. Go Hawks!

Seahawks beat Jaguars big time

Going into Sunday's game it was
hard to know how both teams would
play. The Seahawks were favored
by a field goal. Final Seahawks 31
Jaguars 7.

The game might have been the best

one the Seahawks have played all

season long. The Jaguars didn't 

score their touchdown until less

than two minutes remaining. 

Exciting part Travis Homer 

returned the kick off return

after Jaguars touchdown for

a touchdown as well. 

You wonder whether Trevor

Lawrence has an arm left over

after the game. He completed

32 of 54 passes for 238 yards

one touchdown and one interception.

With that many throws it is

amazing Lawrence only had

one interception.

I know the Seahawks haven't had

a strong pass defense but to throw

the ball that many times sounds 

crazy.

Geno Smith had his best day 

throwing the ball. He was almost

perfect completing 20 of 24 passes

for 195 yards and two touchdowns.

DK Metcalf had the two outstanding

touchdowns. He had only six catches

on the day.  The Jaguars had a hard

time keeping up with Tyler Lockett

who had 12 catches for 142 yards.

The only thing they did right was

keeping Lockett out of the end zone.

Oh yes Geno Smith ran in for a td

as well.

The Seahawks ran the ball about as

even as passing as they had 25 attempts.

Alex Collins led the way with 10

carries for 44 yards. Rashaad Penny

carried the ball seven times however

only had seven yards as well. 

The Seahawks have a bye week 

next week before taking on the

Green Bay Packers. Go Hawks!

Seattle football

This weekend the Washington Huskies
and the Seattle Seahawks are in need
of a win. In fact, we could say a must
win or both will be out of any playoff
contention. First time in a while for
both at same time.

The Huskies play Stanford  on road

on Saturday night. This is a winnable

game as the Cardinal are a half game

behind the Huskies. The Huskies have

had trouble with winning against the

Cardinal. 

Last year the Cardinal beat the Huskies

in Husky field 31-26. The Huskies 

actually had to score ten points in the

fourth quarter to have a chance. Also,

the Cardinal ran the ball 191 yards and

had the ball five more minutes than

the Huskies.  The Cardinals were good

on third down making 10 of 13 opportunities. 

Things won't get any easier as the Huskies

play the Oregon Ducks and Arizona State

at home. Go Dawgs!

The Seattle Seahawks are at home against

the Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday afternoon.

The Seahawks are 2-5 so a must win too.

Though the Jaguars have one win this is

almost an even game. 

It will be interesting to see when Russell

Wilson returns. It could be in another week

or two. If the Seahawks lose on Sunday 

they might as well give Russell an extra

week to get ready to play.

Depending on how he does do the Seahawks

give Geno Smith go another week  or go

to backup former Husky Jacob Eason.

For the Seahawks they will need to put 

rush on Jaguars quarterback Trevor

Lawrence to stop him. Lawrence had over

three hundred yards against the Miami

Dolphins. The Dolphins likely the worst

team in the NFL this season, however, the

Seahawks linebackers and defensive 

secondary will need some help from the

line. 

The Seahawks actually have a bye next

week so Russell Wilson might be ready

to go in two weeks in Green Bay against

the Packers. So will the Seahawks still

be in the race or not? Go Hawks!

Second in a row for Kraken

The Seattle Kraken beat the Minnesota
Wild on Thursday night 4-1 for their
second win in a row.

The Kraken scored first in the opening

period on a goal by Haydn Fleury. The

Wild made their only goal of the game

in the first period as well. Fleury made

the second goal to in the second period.

The third period the Kraken played their

best hockey for that period so far on the

season. Great defense shutting down one

of the top offenses in the NHL. 

The Kraken scored their two final goals

in the last two minutes as the Wild took

out their goalie. The Kraken will win a 

lot of games playing that way on Thursday

night,

The Kraken play at home on Sunday against

the New York Rangers. It will be nice if they

can win three in a row. Go Kraken!