Seahawks beat Giants

The Seahawks  now have won three in

a row beating the New York  Giants 

27-13.

If you turned off the game at the end

of the  first quarter  you missed exciting 

finish for the Seahawks.  Neither team

did well in the first quarter scoring no 

points.

The second quarter  the Seahawks  had

ten points while the Giants had seven. 

Both teams had turnovers so where the

Giants got their  seven points.

Both teams had field goals in the third

quarter  and the Seahawks  had two 

touchdowns in the 4th while the Giants 

had another field goal.

Tyler Lockett  had  a  touchdown after

missing one earlier that went through

his hands. What a way to  redeem himself. 

DK Metcalf  wasn't  expected to  play but

he did and had a touchdown too. Ken

Walker didn't  run like  he did the week

before  but had a touchdown.

The  Seahawks  defense stopped  the 

Giants  running game.  Had only 78

yards on the day. The Giants had to

pass the ball instead but getting  down

by two touchdowns  makes sense.

The Seahawks  next week  play  the

Cardinals again. See if the defense 

will do another  fine job. I am sure

the Cardinals  will try to change things 

up. The Seahawks  haven't had a lot of

success in Arizona.  The main thing is

not have injuries which they often have

playing in  Arizona.  Go Hawks!

Seahawks Sunday

The Seahawks  take on the New York

Giants this week at home.  Let's see 

if the Seahawks  can win their third 

in a row. 

The offe se has been a  surprise so

so far and the defense has  done well 

in the last two games.

I heard on the radio the Giants love to

run the ball whether they ahead or  behind.

Of course,  this means the Seahawks have

to stop the run. 

On the offense contine running the ball too

along with timely passes. A lot of medium 

passes with an occasional long one when 

they are second and short. 

DK Metcalf  is  expected  to  miss the game.

So someone besides  Tyler Lockett will have 

to step up. Go Hawks!

Cougars Lose Huskies Have Bye

Thursday  night  WSU  Cougars  took 

on the tough Utah Utes on their own

field  but lost  21-17.

Neither  team were able to score I 

first quarter.  Utah had two touchdowns 

in second quarter  while Cougars 

had one. Utah had a touchdown in

the third quarter while the Cougs 

went black. The Cougars made it

interesting as they scored ten points 

and the Utes had no points. The Cougars 

are 4-4 with one  win Conference play.

The Cougars  have four games  remaining.

November  5 they play at Stanford  then

two against the Arizona  schools.  All

three games the Cougars  can win.  They

finish  the  season on the last Saturday at

home against  the Huskies. The Cougars 

need to win two games to be bowl eligible. 

I expect they will be in a bowl game unless 

they blow it badly.  

The Apple Cup will decide which bowl game

each team goes to.  The Huskies don't have 

an easy ride. A week  from Friday  they play

the Beavers followed by  the  Ducks the next

Saturday.  They do play Colorado  which they

should win. By the way the Ducks are undefeated

heading into next week  in the conference..

Right now the Ducks, USC and Utah are those

looking  into the Conference championship.

Either  the Huskies  or Beavers could make it

but would have to  win all four games to do so.

Let's see  what happens.  👍👍

Mariners Catching

We know the Mariners  starting catcher

is Cal Raleigh. Though he got off to a 

slow start  on the season  my opinion 

all along he should have been  catching 

regular from the start of the season instead

of alternating three catchers. At least we

now know who will start.

The question is  who will be the backup 

catcher and if they will carry three on the

roster.  The first answer is Luis Torrens 

going to  be  on the team and if so will

he be the backup catcher. Will he be

versatile  enough to backup at first, second

and third base as well as dh. Will Torrens 

play mainly against lefties  and give Raleigh 

a day off against a tough lefty.

Second will the Mariners  bring back Tom

Murphy or should they pickup  another

catcher. Yes I  know they have a couple 

other catchers on their roster.

Raleigh  has shown he can handle  the  

pitching staff and can hit in the clutch

with how runs. I  expect his average will

go up as well. What that average be is

anyone's guess  but he is the guy. 👍👍

Seahawks Wednesday

The Seahawks  cinrinue making moves

while getting  ready to  play the New York 

Giants.

Most likely  DK Metcalf  won't  play on

Sunday. He won't  need surgery  but might

miss a few games. We will have to see.

This means seeing  more of Marguise 

Goodwin who had two touchdowns against 

the Chargers.  We probably see more of

three tight ends as well.  Both for running 

game as well  as  passing.  At least one of

the tight ends should be open.

The Seahawks  released a  couple of players

on the active  roster  so Travis  Homer may

be activated  for this Sunday. Having a good

running  back  to add to  Ken Walker and Deejay 

Dallas will be  good. Go Hawks!

The Mariners Infield

Looking  back on the 2022 season the

Seattle Mariners  infield was solid. The 

Mariners can still improve  though.

Ty France had another  good season 

at first base when he wasn't  hurt. His

numbers after the all-star break  wasn't 

as good. Wonder if injuries  played a part.

Carlos Santana  played well  at first in

the  place of France when the Mariners

picked him up  from Kansas City. Also,

did the job at dh as well. His batting average 

wasn't  great  but  had some key hits especially 

home runs. Whether he will be  back in 2023

we will  have  to  see. 

Adam Frazier at second we have  to say was a 

disappointment though he had  his moments.

His batting average  was .238 compared to

.273 career average. It would have been nice

to get closer to the career average. He showed 

he could play left and right field to and played 

a little  shortstop  as well. Adam will be a free

agent so there is  a good possibility he won't 

return. The Mariners  are looking to find someone 

with more punch. Dipoto  has hinted getting a

free agent shortstop who is willing to play second.

Speaking  of  shortstop  JP Crawford had an ok

season  though not as good as in 2021. He had 

a .238 average  compared to .273 in 2021. Though 

his defense was good  it wasn't as like 2021 either.

We hope Crawford bounces back. Picking up  a 

shortstop  depending  on  the  player Crawford 

could move to  second base.  Either way the Mariners 

should upgrade at second.  Crawford  seems not

to do as well in the second half of the season so

picking up someone who can play some shortstop 

would be great. We know Dylan Moore  can play

shortstop  on occasion  but he doesn’t have  a  good 

enough at the plate. I  would  love  to  see upgrade 

at the utility position  to.

Speaking  of  utility  Abraham  Toro  was a disappointment 

for sure. Had he hit better would have been more pleasing

when Frazier  did not. Toro was sent down to triple-A even.

Would have been off the playoff roster hadn't  Moore or

Sam Haggerty  went on the injured list. Haggerty was the

surprised utility  player when he was called  up. Haggerty 

had a .256 batting average for the season. He was around 

.300 before having to  play everyday.  His speed was

missed during the playoffs.  I  am sure most agree he 

should be  back in 2023.

The biggest  surprise  had to be Eugenio Suarez at third 

base. He was a throw in the trade when the Mariners  picked 

up Jesse Winker from Cincinnati but had a better season 

by far. He led the Mariners in home runs with 31 along with

87 runs batted in. His biggest surprise  was with his glove.

He let us forget about Kyle Seager.  Had the Mariners not

made that trade the team wouldn't have been in the playoffs.

The Mariners  would  have  had to rely on Abraham  Toro  and

Dylan  Moore  at third unless they had picked up another third

baseman. Also, Eugenio  was great in the club house.

So let's see what the Mariners to improve  the infield.

How About the Seahawks

The Seahawks won on Sunday

37-23 over the LA Chargers. 

Hard to say that since used

to saying San Diego.

The Hawks are now 4-3 after

two straight wins and on the 

top of the NFC West.  This version of the Hawks I certainly

like. Geno Smith had another

good game completing 20 of 27 for 210 yards and two touchdowns. Gave up an interception to but no one is 

perfect. You can say that when they win.

The Seahawks were able to

take advantage of a turnover

or two. They got up to a 17-0

lead in the first quarter. The

Chargers came back in the

second quarter to make the

game interesting with two touchdowns but it was mainly 

the Hawks in the second half.

It nice to have a good running

game with Ken Walker having 163 yards on 23 carries and two touchdowns. DK Metcalf was injured and so we have to

see how long he will be out.

How many know about Marquise Goodwin. I certainly 

don't though I knew he was

on.the team. He had four catches and two touchdowns

on the day. The Seahawks have

another weapon to use. Also, 

they used all three tight ends

in the game at the same time.

Will Dissly had four of the six

catches from the tight ends

but they were affective in the

running game too.

The defense did their job on 

the day too. They kept the

Chargers down.

Next Sunday they play the New

York Giants at home. The Giants are doing well with a

6-1 record so can't take them

lightly. Let's make it three in

a row. Go Hawks!

The Mariners Outfield

Outside of Julio Rodriguez the Mariners 

outfield  was close to a disaster  again.

Hadn't  been  for Sam Haggerty,  Dylan  

Moore (on defense) and  the return of

Mitch Haniger  late in the season would 

have been  worse. 

Left field  was a troublesome  spot like

it has been for years. Jesse Winker  had 

his moments but for the most part was

a non-factor. The Mariners  had Kyle 

Lewis  for a few games to.

We hope  the Mariners  can  resign  Mitch

Haniger in right or bring in someone in

his place. Jarred  Kelenic  or Taylor Trammell 

in left field.  Both we see can play good 

defense, however,  the offense needs to 

come alive. We see potential but now need

the real  thing.  I  don't  want to see platooning

of either Kelenic  or Trammell  will  Dylan Moore.

I  am  not  expecting  to  see Adam Frazier  return 

but if so he could play some left or right field. Winker 

back in left he would have to  improve his  defense 

as well  as  his offense. The Mariners  to make a 

solid run through  the  playoffs need three steady 

and healthy outfielders.  Let's  see  what the Mariners 

come up with.  

A Seahawks Key

For the Seahawks it will be

important to stay healthy

for the rest of the season

to make the playoffs.

With Rashaad Penny out 

for the season it will be

important rookie Ken Walker 

stays healthy. Before the

trading deadline should 

look to pick up another

running back. One who 

can spell Walker and carry

the ball at least times.

On defense the Seahawks

can't afford losing anyone

as well. There is talk that

the Seahawks are looking

to trade former Husky 

cornerback Sidney Jones. 

Fine if they can get a running

back in exchange. We just 

hope no injuries at cornerback

as well. 

Thought the Seahawks would

be at the bottom of the division

but they look like they could 

win the NFC West. Arizona not

doing well for sure and the Rams having an off year. The

49ers look to be in the driver 

seat but lost last week.

The Seahawks, Rams and 49ers

are all 3-3. The Cardinals beat

New Orleans on Thursday night

so are 3-4. Hopefully Seahawks

beat LA Chargers on Sunday

to stay at the top of the division

no matter what the Rams and

49ers do. 😊😊

Mariners Starting Pitching

We  know heading into 2023 who the

top four in the starting rotation  will

be for the Seattle  Mariners. The  question 

the Mariners  have to decide who will  be 

the 5th starter.

The four starters for  sure should be

Luis Castillo,  Robbie Ray, Logan Gilbert 

and George  Kirby.  Not necessarily in

that order. In fact, if Robbie Ray is the

lone lefty I  would stick him in the three 

spot.

I would like  to  see Emerson  Hancock  as

the fifth starter. I  like to see  Matt Brash 

stay in the  bullpen.  They can always  put 

him back in the rotation  if necessary. 

Where does that leave Chris Flexen  and

Marco Gonzales.  The Mariners  may look

to trade  both of them. Flexen could be in

the bullpen but needs a more defined role. 

Marco not sure if the bullpen is ready for

him. Both would be costly  salary wise in

the bullpen.  

It looks like Andre Munoz  is  going to  have 

surgery  on one of his feet. Cal Raleigh  has

his thumb. Whether rest or surgery  we will 

see. Julio has fingertip issue like Eugenio 

Suarez had. Take some rest to. I  am  sure 

his back could use it too. 

Jerry Dipoto  says  the  Mariners would like 

to get a shortstop  who is willing to  play

second base.  Sounds like a good idea.

Have a regular  second baseman  who can

play shortstop if JP Crawford needs a day

off or injury happens to Crawford. Be

nice to see Sam Haggerty  back after his

healing of injury.  He could play some second

base and outfield  if needed. Go M's!

Seahawks Defense

It is interesting  after one game 

where the Seahawks  did quite 

well against the Arizona  Cardinals 

there are those calling the best 

defense since the legion of boom.

I grant Tariq Woolen with an interception 

for  four straight games is quite 

accomplishment at least see how they

do against the Los Angeles  Chargers

on the road. 

The Denver Broncos  losing to the Chargers 

on Monday night  football in overtime and

now have a 2-4 record, looks like the Seahawks 

should get a pretty  high draft pick next year. 

The next two weeks  the Broncos play the

New York  Jets and Jacksonville. How they do 

in those two games will tell  us a lot.

Here We are Post Playoffs For Mariners

It certainly  was nice to  see  the  Mariners 

in the playoffs  for the first  time  in 20 years.

They certainly  had a  good  showing.  Only a

few pitches away  from AL  championship 

series.

What changes  will happen  with the team

going into  next year. Most agree it will  be  

on the offense. 

We will  look at the bullpen  first. A great season 

outside of game one and two against  the  Astros.

Matthew Boyd was the lefty  in  the  bullpen during

September  and October.  Will he return? He will be

a free agent. Justus Sheffield  seems  to  be  the 

only lefty  to  still have a chance. The  only  spot for

him. The Mariners  could  unload him to.  See what is 

on the market.

Casey Sadler  should  be  back  after missing  last season. 

Penn Murfee  did a good job in his spot being the first

pitcher out of the pen. Murfee could have the role coming 

in the seventh  or eighth inning.

Can Erik Swanson  have another good season for the

Mariners  with more time coming  late in  games. Paul 

Sewald  have another good season  for the third straight 

season.  Hard to  know  but good to see.

Matt Brash  may go back in the starting rotation  as the

fifth starter.  This will depend on whether  Emerson Hancock

is ready or not. If Brash stays in the bullpen he and Andre Munoz 

will be the primary  end of the bullpen pitching the 9th. Sewald 

could face  the  top of the lineup once again  but likely  in the

7th or 8th. Depending  on Brash being in bullpen  or not. Diego

Castillo  likely  be pitching  the 7th depending  on  how he is doing

at the time. Could the Mariners  trade him to?

Chris Flexen  with his $8million option is too expensive for the 

bullpen. The likelihood  he will be  traded. The same  goes for

Marco  Gonzales who doesn't seem to  fit into the  bullpen.

Those are the main guys  for the bullpen.  The Mariners  may

have one or two spots to fill including  a lefty. 

FOOTBALL Weekend

Washington  Huskies  beat 49-39  Over 

Arizona on Saturday afternoon.  Both teams 

passing defense  were poor.  Penix Jr  Huskies 

quarterback  had over 500 yards passing 

while de Laura former  Cougar qb had 400 

yards. The Huskies defensive  backs  are young.

 Both teams are not good on the ground either

on defense  but still  to pass for success.

Oregon State is a good  team beating  the Cougars 

24-10. The Beavers  did it on the ground while Cougars 

did it in the air. 

The Seahawks  played well beating Arizona  Cardinals 

19-9. The Seahawks  did a good  job on defense. The

Cardinals  only touchdown was on a Seahawks turnover.

The Seahawks  had six sacks on the day. Ryan Neal who

has done well  since coming  to  Seattle  did an excellent 

job at the nickel back spot. Former  Husky Sidney Jones

was back after missing  some time hurt. The Seahawks 

are now 3-3. They play this way more often  on defense 

they will  make the  playoffs. The question  can they.

Disappointing But Close

The Seattle  Mariners  may have played

in one of the most amazing playoff game

ever before losing 1-0 in the 18th inning.

Going extra innings  knowing a home run 

by  either side would  be  the end of the 

game. Unfortunately the Astros  hit a

home run by shortstop Pena in the 18th.

We have to figure though the Mariners 

we're swpt it was by only three pitches

for the most part. 

We have to  be proud  of this team. They

beat Toronto  and  gave Houston  all they

got. We couldn't  ask for more other than

going to  the AL championship.  

What would  have the result been if the

Mariners  had a healthy Cal Raleigh behind

the plate or a healthy  Kyle  Lewis  who

would have added punch to the lineup. 

Speaking of Lewis  we hope to  see him

healthy  when spring  training  begins.

Also,  moves the Mariners make over

the next five months. Yes spring training 

will start in five months. 

Thanks again Mariners  for  exciting 2022.

We hope greater things in 2023. We will  look

at the plus and  minuses of 2022. Go M's. 

What a busy weekend of sport's

Seattle  has a lot going on in sports

this weekend.  We hope the Mariners

win twice  and go back to  Houston. 

The Washington Huskies  have  a  2:30 

game at Husky stadium  against Arizona 

Wildcats and Seattle Kraken are home

against Las Vegas on Saturday. 

On Sunday the Seahawks  play the Arizona 

Cardinals.  We hope the  time changes 

with Mariners  winning.

Let you  know  how all them turn out.  😊😊😊

Kraken Win

Thursday the Kraken beat the LA Kings 4-1. The Kraken bright spot unlike in the opener on Wednesday they didn't give up a goal in the third period. I hope this happens more often. 

The Kraken actually scored a goal themselves in the third period after being up 3-1. Obviously the Kings are not good but shows some improvement in the Kraken defense.

The Kraken next game is home Saturday against Las Vegas. I hope we are in a good mood with a Mariner win and Huskies as well. 

Alvarez One Man Recking Crue

The Mariners  lost to the  Astros  again 

for one player primarily  in Yordan Alvarez. 

For the second  game  in  a  row Alvarez 

beat the Mariners almost single handed. 

The difference  in  second game Alvarez 

hit a two-run  homer in the sixth inning. 

The Astros  added another run in the 8th.

The Mariners  took the lead scoring two 

runs in the  4th. Santana drove in Suarez 

with a  double. Haniger had walked and scored 

on Dylan Moore hit.

Valdez the  Astros  starter went five and one-thirds

innings. The Mariners  couldn't  get another hit

until  the  9th  along with  a walk but couldn't take

advantage  of it. 

Now the Mariners  come home to  see if  they can 

win both  games and send it back to Houston. The

one thing is to  pitch Alvarez differently or not at all. 

George Kirby  is  expected  to start on Saturday. All

pitchers  will be available for sure.  It won't be  easy 

but the  Mariners  can still  do it. Go M's 

Kraken Start on Sour Note and More sports

The Seattle  Kraken  had  opening game 

Wednesday night at Anaheim.  The Kraken 

got off to good standing but could not 

sustain it.

Kraken  were  up 3-1 then 4-2 but like

often  last season  had terrible  third period 

by giving up two goals. Anaheim  scored in

overtime  for the win. At least Kraken is

shown with a tie instead of  a loss. 

To have success the Kraken  need to find

a way  to  shut down the opposition in the

third period.  Thursday they play LA Kings

on the road. The first  home game  of the

season  is Saturday  night  against Las Vegas. 

The Seahawks  said Rashaad  Penny's 

surgery  was a  success  though will

 miss rest of the season. Penny will  be

a free agent will  Seahawks  sign  him 

next year?

The Seahawks  made several  roster moves.

Included  was a familiar  face  in linebacker 

Bruce Irvin  to the practice  squad.  Will we

see him sometime  this  season  in a game.

We will see.

Thursday  Luis Castillo  will  go for the Mariners. 

Hopefully  return to  Seattle  1-1. They announced 

George Kirby  will start game 3 on Saturday.  Will

we see Logan Gilbert  again on  Sunday  if there

is a game four. Go M's.  

Mariners Blow Opportunity

Can't blàme Tuesday's loss

on the offensive this time.

The Mariners got to Verlander early scoring six runs in four innings.  The Mariners got only

one run after that, however,

it was the bullpen costing the

Mariners the game.

The Mariners showed they can 

play with the Astros so hopefully they will comeback

in game two on Thursday when

Luis Castillo takes the mound.

The Mariners were leading 7-3

heading going into the eighth

inning. Andre Munoz gave up 

two runs in the 8th but the Mariners were still leading by 

two.

Paul Sewald started the 9th 

but couldn't get the job done.

The Mariners still had a chance to win. They brought in Robbie

Ray to face Yordan Alvarez who

ended the game with a three-run homer off of Ray. You could

say this was a mistake by Servais but Ray still should have gotten the job done.

We hope Castillo will be able

to.pitch like he did in the opener against Toronto to tie

the series. The Mariners seem 

to have a bad time in.Houston.

We hope this the only game

works out this way. Go M's. 

Round Two Begins

The Seattle  Mariners are in Houston to

take on the Astros in the best of five.

The Mariners  players are focused on 

beating  the  Astros  and not on the 

history  of  playing  in  Houston. 

Logan Gilbert  takes the mound in game

one Tuesday  against Justin  Verlander.

The game starts at 3:37 pm Seattle  time.

The game is on TBS.

The Mariners  are hoping  to  get  to

Verlander  early. This would  be  the best

scenario  but doesn't  happen  keep it

close to the end. Go M's.  

The Mariners Can Do It

The Mariners  are  now in round two.

They are facing the Astros  who they 

don't  like. I  am sure  most people 

unless they live in Houston  or lived

there sometime probably  don't like 

them much either..

I am  sure  much of the country are

rooting for the Mariners  to knock off

the Astros. . Remember  the playoffs 

are another  season.  Though the Astros 

are favored so was Toronto. 

Outside  of  Marco Gonzales  and Mitch 

Haniger the players don't  have a lot of

history  against the  Astros. They want

to move on and face the Yankees  or

Guardians. Also, take one game  at a 

time. Go M's. 

Seahawks Lose At New Orleans

It isn't easy to win on the road.

This week the Seahawks lost

two the New Orleans Saints

39-32. Now they have a record 

of 2-3.

Not only they lost but Rashaad

Penny left in the third quarter. 

Had an ankle injury. Might be

out for a while. Let you know.

 Rookie Kenny Walker was the 

main runner the rest of the way.  

The Seahawks will have

to take someone off the practice 

squad or sign another running 

back. Stay tuned.

The Seahawks had trouble 

stopping Saints running. Two 

runners had over one hundred

yards. Tayesome Hill who is a 

tight end and quarterback ran 

112 yards and three touchdowns. 

More work for the defense.

The Seahawks, Rams and Cardinals

are all 2-3.  The Seahawks home

next Sunday afternoon against the

Cardinals.  The 49ers are 3-2. 

Unbelievable Mariners

The Seattle Mariners beat Toronto to take the series 

Saturday afternoon 10-8.

The Mariners were down 8-1

before making their remarkable

comeback. Robbie Ray gave up four runs in three plus innings. 

Matt Brash finish the fourth in

fine manner, however Paul Sewald pitched the fifth giving

up four more runs.

Mariners made their move in

sixth scoring four runs including a three-run homer 

off the bat of Carlos Santana.

He doesn't have a high average

but Santana knows the right

time to deliver. You can say

the same for Raleigh though 

he had three hits in this game.

Blue Jays scored a run in the seventh but JP Crawford had three RBIs in the 8th plus another run.Springer and Bichette collided to all the three runs. Springer had to be carried off. The Mariners scored the

final run in the 9th.

George Kirby for the first time

came in the 9th to close the

game. He allowed a walk but

that was it. Is Kirby a future closer. At least in the playoffs it looks this way. 

Logan Gilbert likely go in game one in Houston followed by Castillo in game two. After that we will see Robbie Ray or not.

Go M's.

Mariners Take One Step Forward

The Seattle  Mariners  did what 

their fans hoped for by beating 

the Toronto  Blue Jay's on their

home turf 4-0.

The Blue Jay's  fans were pretty  

silent for most of the game. They

got unruly when Springer was hit

in the  8th. Of course, Castillo 

didn't  mean to hit Springer but

the fans booed in a bad manner.

We all know  Julio was hit 

twice in the game. The first

led to a run.

Castillo  gave up as many  hits

as the Mariners  had but most 

were the crack of the bat. Even 

when Toronto  had two runners

on base Castillo  was at his best.

The key hit for the  Mariners  was

by the man Cal Raleigh a two-run 

homer in the first inning to put the 

Mariners  up 3-0. Later on they were

able  to  add another for good measure.

Saturday  we hope Robbie Ray  will do the

same and put the Blue Jay's  out of their 

misery.  Go M's.  

Welcome To the Playoffs

Friday afternoon  the Mariners  will

take on the Blue Jay's on the road

in Toronto.  Don't  really really know 

the  rules but it looks  all three games

will be in Toronto. The advantage of

being the number one  wild card.

The Blue Jay's  are favored which

makes sense since they  are  playing 

at home. They have a better offense,

however,  pitching and defense works

in the playoffs. 

The Mariners  traded and signed Luis

Castillo  for this time along with Robbie 

Ray as a free agent.  This weekend will 

be the first step  we for many to come.

This is a new season  so we see what 

happens.

At this point we don't  know  what  the

roster will look like.  We expect 11

pitchers and 15 position players. The

Mariners  will have three catchers likely 

though Cal Raleigh  will  do most of

the catching. There will be eight starters 

including dh plus Raleigh.  This means

there will  be four bench players. 

Three bench players  likely to  be Dylan

Moore, Abraham Toro  and Taylor Trammell.

The  question  we will find out is who will 

be number four.

The infield starting is pretty  clear in Ty France 

at first, Adam Frazier at second, JP Crawford 

at short, and Eugenio Suarez at third. The

outfield  should be Jarred Kelenic in left, Julio 

Rodriguez in center and Mitch Haniger  in  right.

Carlos Santana should be the dh.

Let the games begin and see the Mariners  go.

The best in Toronto.  Go M's. 

France Makes It 90

The Seattle Mariners end the season

with 90 wins just like last year.

Ty France drove in the final  run

as a walkout for score of 5-4.

Julio led off the bottom  of  the

first inning with a home run followed 

by a home run by Mitch Haniger. 

In the third inning Luis Torrens hit

a two run homer. Quite  the last

two days  for Torrens. He pitched

and got the win in game one Tuesday,

game two played catcher and Wednesday 

played  second base besides the home run.

Julio became the leader of home runs to

led off a game for the  Mariners  with five

breaking the record Ichiro had with four

in season.

Marco Gonzales went seven innings giving 

up four runs with three  being earned. Toro

had an error  trying  to  get  the batter at first.

It looks like Marco  won't  be  on the roster 

for the first  playoff series  against Toronto.

If the Mariners make  the next round Marco 

could be added. 

Jesse Winker  who  has had a rough first

season has been added to  the  injury list

for his neck. Winker will miss the first two

playoff if the Mariners make it that far.

Taylor Trammell will take Winker's spot.

It looks like Jarred Kelenic will start the

series in left field.  Trammell will be the 

fourth outfielder while Dylan Moore and

Abraham  Toro  will be the extra infielders.

We will  let you  know  who  will be  on the

first round playoff roster. We know the regular 

guys but who will be the starters and relievers.

Luis Castillo  and  Robbie  Ray will start games

one and two. Go M's 

Mariners Take Two

The Mariners won both 

games on Tuesday. I am 

not sure they have ever 

played a doubleheader on

Tuesday before.

Both games were struggle

for the Mariners to win

but maybe à good test for

the playoffs. 

Luis Torrens ended up pitching 

extra innings and ended up 

the winning pitcher. Abraham

Toro activated after Sam Haggerty was placed on the

injured list. Too bad for Sam

who was important part of

the Mariners making the

playoffs. Anyway Toro hit

a sacrifice fly as a walk off 

in game one.

Luis Torrens pitched the tenth 

inning and became the first position player for the Mariners

ever to record a win. He knew 

he would pitch if the game went into extra innings. Torrens caught the second game.

In game two the Mariners had 

a lead before Justus Sheffield

who was activated as the extra

player gave up a grand slam home run. Sheffield went five innings. He pitched well for four innings before the grand slam. Not sure he is a major league starter but could be

a good reliever. See if he is

given the chance next year.

Speaking of left handed 

relievers Matt Boyd has done

a great job since he was activated in September after

the trade from San Francisco.

I hope he has chance to return

next season.

The Mariners know now they

will play the Blue Jays on Friday. They will head for Toronto after the final game

Wednesday afternoon. I am not sure like many but if the third 

game happens it will be in

Seattle. We hope the Mariners 

can take both at home. I

believe they take on Houston

after winning that series. Go

M's. 

Mariners Try to Take Double header

The Seattle Mariners try to take doubleheader Tuesday after losing Monday 4-3. The bullpen was good after George Kirby didn't pitch a good game giving 

up the four runs.

It was nice to see Julio back in the lineup at dh. Also, he won American League rookie of the year award.

Sam Haggerty was hurt in Monday's game. Most likely

won't play in the playoffs. 

What a shame for sure. Both Taylor Trammel and Abraham

Toro are at T-Mobile Park..

Not sure who will take Haggerty s spot on the roster.

Since the Mariners are playing a doubleheader both might be

on.the roster today. Right

now Dylan Moore would be

the primary utility player.

The question have an additional infielder or outfielder.

Don't know yet who starts 

the second game but Chris Flexen be starting the first

game. Good to see him

once again. Go M's. 

Seahawks Win Mariners Lose

The Seattle Seahawks are now

2-2 after beating the Detroit 

Lions 48-45. Not a defensive game for sure.

Rashaad Penny had 151yards on 17 carries and two touchdowns. Penny's second touchdown put the Seahawks ahead with just over two remaining in the game. The Lion's came back to score another touchdown but hard to win at that point.

DK Metcalf had seven catches

for 149 yards but no touchdowns. Tight ends Will

Dissly and Noah Fant had the

two catches from Geno Smith who completed 23 of 30 and 320 yards. Not bad for a good days work. 

The Seattle Mariners tried to 

sweep the Oakland A's however

were beaten 10-3. Now the Mariners will if they can end 

the regular by sweeping the

Detroit Tigers at home.  Tuesday will be a double header. Go M's. 

Luis Castillo Beats A's

For the first time Luis Castillo  beat the A's. 

His previous  two starts he lost to  the  A's. 

Castillo  went six innings  giving  up  one  run 

which happened  in the first inning.  

The Mariners  scored three runs  in  the 

first inning.  The Mariners  didn’t score

again  until  the  eight when they scored 

twice. The final score Seattle  5 Oakland 1

Sam Haggerty  drove in two of the three 

runs in the  first. Had a third run driven

in the 8th with a sacrifice  fly.  Eugenio 

Suarez, Mitch Haniger, and Friday's hero

Cal Raleigh had the  night off. Brian O'Keefe 

activated  as the third catcher made his 

major league  debut had his first hit in his

second  at bat. O'Keefe  was dh as Luis 

Torrens  caught again. 

The Mariners  will  see whether they will 

sweep the A's  on Sunday.  

One Swing Mariners Make Playoffs

It has been  a  long time  coming, however 

the Mariners  are in the playoffs.  

My man Cal Raleigh hit  a  pinch hit home

run in the bottom of  the  9th  winning 2-1.

Logan  Gilbert pitched a wonderful  game

going eight innings  and giving up the

one run.

Now the Mariners  will setup  how the rotation 

will go in the playoffs.  Most likely  the three-man 

rotation  will be Luis Castillo,  Robby Ray and 

Logan Gilbert.  Making the second  round we

could see George  Kirby start. If  not, we will 

see him make an important  appearance  in 

the game. It will be interesting  to see Marco 

Gonzales out of the pen to.

Speaking  of  Marco now that the Mariners  have 

clinched he will likely make his last start against 

the Texas Rangers. Next season will Marco be the 

5th starter  it is hard  to know. Go M's.