Mariners Pitching

The first four starters should be automatic.

Luis Castillo,  Logan Gilbert, Robbie Ray 

and George Kirby.  The 5th starter is the

one up for competition.

Right now the Mariners  have Marco

Gonzales  and Chris Flexen  as the two 

veterans competing for the 5th spot. 

Both could  be traded before or during 

training camp. Either one could be in

the Mariners  bullpen to. Both ones  

salaries are high to be in the bullpen.

Marco hasn't  pitched out of the bullpen

since being  with the Mariners. Both

he and Flexen would likely pitch multiple 

out of the bullpen. The question is how

spots be available for them. Most likely 

the Mariners  will go with eight pitchers

in the bullpen.

Emerson  Hancock  number one pick by

the Mariners in 2020 is the likely candidate 

of the youngsters  to be the fifth starter. He

could begin the season  in double-A Arkansas 

and be called up in May like George Kirby.

Two other youngsters are #5 prospect Bryce

Miller and #7 prospect Taylor Dollard. They

to could start at double-A Arkansas as well. 

A lot may depend on the health of the starters

as well.

The bullpen as I  said will likely  be  eight.

There are five that are almost for sure.

There is Paul Sewald and Diego Castillo 

as the veterans along with Andres Munoz, 

Matt Brash and Penn Murfee coming into

their second season. Munoz and Brash may

make their ways into the end of the bullpen.

Depending  on the others competing for the

bullpen we could see Diego Castillo being

dealt to a team needing  a veteran in their bullpen

This means the Mariners  may have two spots

open in the bullpen if either Gonzales or Flexen

go the bullpen. The Mariners acquired Chris Clarke 

in the rule 5 draft in December so he has to be

on the roster or sent back to  the  Chicago Cubs.

The Mariners  had Matt Festa most of last season 

as well. 

The Mariners  signed Casey Sadler to a minor league 

contract in December.  Sadler  missed all last season 

because of injury.  In 2021 Sadler had an outstanding 

season for the Mariners so if he is healthy and a strong 

spring  training  could be on the roster. The Mariners 

traded for Justin  Topa from the  Milwaukee Brewers

in January. They will have other minor leaguers invited 

to camp to. It will be interesting to  see what the bullpen

will look like coming out of camp. Go M's. 7

Ready For Mariners Baseball

Now that February  begins on Wednesday 

means baseball  is about ready to  start.

Players will begin to report to camp.

Those who don't  have  a  team being

free agents could still sign with the Mariners.

Bringing in a player who can play third

and first base would be a priority along

with another catcher. Another outfielder 

with experience  would be  good to.

A look at position  to position 

Catcher : Cal Raleigh the primary starter 

with Tom Murphy as the backup. Cooper 

Hummel if he makes the team is listed

as an outfielder,  however, he would be

the third catcher. With needing catchers

for spring training  there will be some 

minor leaguers  invited. 

First base: Ty France  is the everyday 

starter. Right now Dylan Moore is listed

as the backup.  Evan White who has been

injured the last couple seasons could be

backup and play some outfield to if he

makes the opening roster. Most likely 

White will start the season in Tacoma.

Second  base: Kolten Wong and Dylan Moore 

are expected  to  platoon. Wong expected

against righties  while Moore against lefties.

Tommy La Stella  recently signed may play

some  second base to.

Third base: Eugenio Suarez will start most of

the time with an additional time at dh if the

Mariners  want to give a day off in the field.

If so LA Stella or Moore can play there unless

the Mariners acquire another player.

Shortstop: JP Crawford  is the everyday player.

Dylan Moore  will play when Crawford needs a 

day off. 

Left Field: Jarred Kelenic  expected to  start 

against righties  as long as he has a good spring.

AJ Pollock  is  expected to start against lefties 

well as dh at times.  Taylor Trammell could be

in left field  if he has a better spring then Kelenic.

We could see Sam Haggerty  in left as well. 

Center Field: Julio Rodriguez  most of the time.

We could see Kelenic  in center or Dylan Moore 

if Julio  needs a day off. We would expect Julio

dh when that happens.

Right Field: Teoscar Hernandez  be the everyday 

starter. We could see Sam Haggerty  on a day off

or Kelenic or Trammell.

Note: this could change  depending  on  spring training 

and any new acquisitions.

Next post  we will  look at the pitching. Go M's 

Two Wins and Loss

We start with loss first. The

Washington Huskies were 

blown out by Arizona Saturday

afternoon 95-72.

The blow out wasn't a big 

surprise going into the game

but the Huskies led most of

the first half though halftime

was Arizona 38-36.Second

half was all Arizona.

The Huskies showed what they

are capable of with their talent

but couldn't sustain it. The Huskies now go on the road to 

play UCLA on Thursday and 

then USC on Saturday. They play the Cougars the following

Saturday. We will see how they

do over the next three games.

Keion Roberts Jr and Keion Merrifield scored 46 of the 

Huskies points. Merrifield a

freshman has been a  surprise.

The Huskies future with him

and fellow freshman Koren Johnson looks bright. Whether

Coach Mike Hopkins be still

around we don't know.

Washington State Cougars

played well besting Arizona State 75-58. Not great road

trip losing to the two Washington schools. They had 

done well beforehand.

Forward Andrej Jakkimovski

led the Cougars with 22 points

and Justin Powell had 20.

Mouhamed Gueye had 11 points and 15 rebounds.

The Cougars have been inconsistent on the season.They must play well

to get a win at either USC or

UCLA this week. 

At this point the Huskies and

Cougars look to be in.the middle of the pack in conference. The last they 

play UCLA and USC on the

season unless in the Pac-12

tournament. Both teams

should do well in the second

half of February after facing

each other. The Oregon Ducks

is the only difficult team they

are playing.

As expected Gonzaga beat

Portland Pilots 82-67. Not as

big a blow as their first game

in Spokane. The Bulldogs only

led 35-29 at halftime but took

care of business in the second.

Guard Julian Strawther who has played well on the season

but not what they expected

went off for 40 points. Maybe

Gonzaga will benefit the rest

of the way.

Forward Anton Watson was

the only other one to score

in double figures with 17.

Leading scorer Drew Time 

had only 8 points but he

needed a game off. Lol

This week the Zags will be

home Thursday against

Santa Clara followed by

Saint Mary's Saturday on

the road.Let you know how they do. 

Mariners and Seahawks off-seasons

We are now looking at the off-season 

for our Seattle Mariners  and Seahawks. 

The Mariners spring training  begins in

February  so players will be reporting 

soon. 

Jerry Dipoto  president of baseball 

operations  said the team needs a

corner infielder after signing AJ

Pollock for the outfield. They signed 

Tommy LA Stella recently let go

by the San Francisco Giants. The

Mariners  are hoping  he get somewhere 

near what he used to do. He is listed

as the dh on the 40-man roster. His

experience  has been  at second base.

Wouldn't surprise me if he works out

at first or third base though right now

Dylan Moore should be considered 

Eugenio Suarez backup  as well as

platooning at second base. The Mariners 

can still  find a player for first and third.

The Seahawks  have signed a number

of players to future contracts who likely 

will  see on the practice squad though

or two could make the opening day roster.

The likelihood  isn't  great since they have

nine draft picks at this point with at least

five will be on the opening day roster.

The big question  when will Geno Smith 

sign for the Seahawks and how many years.

The amount and years are in question.  We

hear anywhere from $25 million to $35  million

per year. The high number could strap the

Seahawks  on the salary  cap so how much

is quranteed will be the answer. 

We have different sites putting out a mock draft

but I  wonder how many teams will pick what

any of the mock drafts show. The key who actually 

goes first and the Seahawks at number five decide

to do. The Seahawks  could slide down and add an

additional  pick. Most feel the Seahawks won't 

draft a quarterback that early  but if the right one 

comes along they may. Does the quarterback sit

behind Geno Smith for a season? The likelihood 

the Seahawks will draft a defensive  lineman with

first pick. They may do so with the second pick too.

Just like they picked two offensive tackles last year.

Right now we have  college basketball to watch.

The Huskies  and Cougars are not playing well.

Gonzaga  not playing  as well as expected. An 

NBA fan there is the Portland Trail Blazers after all.

We continue to  see what continues to happen.

Enjoy your sport teams.

Huskies Win Cougars Lose

The Washington  Huskies  found a way 

to win despite getting off to a slow

start as they do most of the time.

Early  on the Huskies  allowed Arizona 

State to get off on a 12-0 lead before

getting their act together for a little 

while anyway.  During that stretch they 

had half the night's  turnovers with 11.

The Huskies did well the rest of the first 

half leading 32-20. Second half was the 

Sun Devils. The Huskies had the game won

but Keion Brooks Jr fouled allowing the

Sun Devils to tie the game with three foul

shots under a second remaing. Fortunately 

the Huskies won the overtime. Huskies 69

Sun Devils  66.

The Huskies  were  lead by Keion Brooks Jr

with 22 points while Noah Williams has been

playing well  with  18. Braxton Meah led the

Huskies with 11 rebounds. The Huskies went

with the starting  five most of the way despite

the terrible start. The question is the problem

with the players or coaching or both.

As expected the Washington State Cougars were

beat by Arizona 63-58. Why I  say expected because 

their first meeting  in Arizona the Cougars upset the

Wildcats and they couldn't afford another loss to the

Cougars. Both teams  had only two players scoring

in double figures. For the Cougars Mouhamed Gueye 

and Justin Powell  each had 15 points. Jabe Mullins 

who has been averaging 10.5 points a game coming

off the bench had zero in this one while playing 14

minutes. If he had scored half of his average the

game would have gone into overtime. 

The Huskies are now seventh place by themselves 

with 5-6 record in Pac-12 while the Cougars are tied

with Colorado in 8th place with 4-6. Now we see if

Huskies can sweep the Arizona schools with a win

over Arizona. With the way they are playing I doubt

it much. 

Next week  won't  be  any easier as both schools take

on UCLA  and USC on the road. Both could be sinking 

fast.

Let you know I  haven't  forgotten  about Gonzaga. They didn't 

play Thursday night. They play the Portland  Pilots in Portland 

Saturday  afternoon. The beat the Pilots two weeks  by 40 

points. Whether  they win by that much again or not they

should win. 

Seahawks Wednesday

Since the Seahawks  season  ended 

with the loss to the 49ers  in the first

round of the playoffs  they have signed 

several players to future contracts.

Most have been on the practice squad. 

I guess we have to see how the  new 

USFL works out. It would be good if 

players who want to  play in the NFL 

and are on the fringe or practice squad 

are able to play  in the spring.

The Seattle  USFL team is the Dragons

and their head coach is Jim Hanslett

former NFL  linebacker. Most of the

names on the Dragons team I don't 

know. The most notable name is 

Kasen Williams former Washington 

Huskies and Seahawks player. It

would be nice to see more Huskies 

and Cougars players on the roster. 

Speaking of former Huskies  players 

Jacob Eason who spent some time

with the  Seahawks  has signed a deal

with the  Carolina Panthers where he

spent some time last year on their

practice squad  before being let go

and going to  the 49ers practice squad.

Eason will have  more opportunity to

see what he can do this year. He originally 

was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts.

We are still  waiting  to  see when Geno Smith 

signs with the Seahawks or someone else.

Go Hawks!

Mariners Tuesday

Spring  training  is  coming up

less than three weeks.  I  am 

sure all of us baseball fans

are ready for  it.

Are the Mariners  in for making

another trade before training  camp.

Remember  the Jesse Winker and

Eugenio Suarez trade happened at

training  time.

I read a story  on  line about the

Mariners  trading Jarred Kelenic 

to the Cincinnati Reds.  Not sure

whether happen or not. Didn't 

see who they will get in return

either whether prospects or a

major league player.

I expect Kelenic  along with Trammel

will compete for the left field spot

against righties. Expect AJ Pollock 

playing against lefties. All three if

on the ball club will dh some as well. 

Former Mariner Jake Fraley had a good

season  last year for the Reds batting

.259 and obs of .344. I expect he is

playing in a platoon situation as well.

He had 12 home runs as well.  It would 

be nice if Kelenic  and or Trammell have

Fraley's batting average.  They both have

more power than Fraley.  With the World 

Baseball Classic happening in March

and Julio Rodriguez playing  for Dominican 

Republic  Kelenic and Trammell  will  get

plenty of at bats. Go M's. 

Washington State Swept On the Road

The Cougars who had been  playing

some good basketball  were beaten

Sunday by the Colorado Buffaloes 

58- 55. 

It was a close game but as we have

close only counts in horseshoes.

The Cougars now take on Arizona 

who they upset on January  7th

74-61 in Arizona. The Cougars are

hoping to do repeat  performance. 

The Cougars and the Huskies  along

with Colorado  are tied for seventh 

in the Pac-12.  Utah who beat both

schools are in second place behind

UCLA. 

Former Huskies guard Marcus Tsohonis

who is now at Long Beach  State had

49 points on Saturday  in a triple overtime 

win. Marcus is averaging  14.3 points a

a game this season.  He played two years 

at Washington  before transferring  to

Virginia  Commonwealth  where he was at

last season. The Huskies could be using

Marcus for sure. He was a part-time 

starter than exited with six other players

after a terrible  season  that year.

Jamal Bey a starter for most of his five years 

at Washington  has been sent to the bench.

He didn't  play at all in the win over Colorado 

and two  minutes in the loss to  Utah. It looks

like coach Mike Hopkins  is going with the

future playing freshmen  Merrifield and Koren 

Johnson in the backcourt. 

The Huskies are primarily going with seven man 

rotation  with Johnson and PJ Fuller  coming off 

the bench. Fuller who started many pre conference  

gamesis now back coming off the bench with the 

return of Noah Williams who missed many games 

because of injuries. 

The two freshmen  future looks good now it is 

hard to  know  head coach Mike Hopkins future 

looks like. The Huskies though talented are not

playing  well  though did well against Arizona on

the road.  The  Huskies  have  to be more consistent 

or send Hopkins  on his way.

Washington Huskies Blown Outi

The Washington Huskies never  led Saturday in their loss to

Utah 86-61.

Brandon Carlson Utah's center 

had 25 points for his third game in a row over 20.

The Huskies shot poorly making 23 of 66 from the field.

Didn't know how to work against the Utes defense.

Keion Brooks led the Huskies

with 17 points and 9 rebounds. The Huskies primarily going with a seven man rotation with PJ Fuller and freshman Koren Johnson coming off the bench.

Fuller was a starter until Noah Williams came back to full strength from his injury.

Good news the Huskies split 

the road trip beating Colorado Thursday night. The bad news

they should be playing better

ball. They should be in the top 

of the conference. They might 

have still lost to Utah but had

a closer game.

What does it mean for Huskies

program? Mike Hopkins needs

to go. Either hire within or go

outside the team. 

The Huskies come home to

play Arizona and Arizona this

week. Second playing the. A

split in the series would be good. Did play Arizona well

on their court.

The Gonzaga Bulldogs pulled

out a victory over Pacific 99-90.

The Bulldogs have had a rough

season having many close

games. Sounds like they don't

have as good a team as in past 

years.

Drew Time continues having

a great final season at Gonzaga. He led the Bulldogs

with 38 points.

This week Gonzaga plays on Saturday afternoon at Portland. In their last outing on January

L14 the Bulldogs won 115-75.

Expect an easy win. 

WSU Cougars take on Colorado Sunday afternoon. They should

be favored in this one.

They will play Arizona night at

home  on Thursday night.

Washington Huskies Win Gonzaga upset

The three major Washington colleges the Huskies were 

the only one to win. They beat 

Colorado on their court 75-72.

Not all too news. The Huskies

had a 13 point lead early second half. The Buffaloes got

back into the game by pressing and caused the Huskies turnover the ball 22 times on

the night.

Makes me think the Huskies need better coaching and leadership on the court. Keion

Brooks Jr. led the Huskies with

25 points shooting 9 for 12 

from the field. Brooks though

had five turnovers in the second half including stepping out of bounds.

TheHuskies have won three games in a row and tied for seventh in Pac-12.

The WSU Cougars lost to Utah

on their court 77-63. The Cougars primarily lost because

Utah's center Branden Carlson 

had a career night with 28. Two more than their next two leading scorers combined. 

The Cougars were tied 29-29

when Carlson went off scoring six straight points near the end

of the first half. The Lutes

led at half 39-31. Extended the

lead further in second half.

The Cougars are tied with Huskies while Utah is third place 6-3 behind UCLA who is

undefeated while Arizona State

is 6-2. The Cougars take on

Colorado on Sunday and see

to redeem themselves. The Utes will take on the Huskies

on Saturday.

Gonzaga Bulldogs were upset 

at home by Loyola Marymount

68-67. Loyola's win snapped

a 76 game winning streak at home for Gonzaga. Also the

first time winning at Gonzaga

in 32 years. Quite the night. 

Guard Cam Shelton made

the winning basket with a

driving layup at 12.5 seconds

remaining in the game. Gonzaga tries to come back

on Saturday at Pacific. Go Zags!

Geno Smith yes or no?

Head coach Pete Carroll  said they will 

be signing Geno Smith to a long term

contract. Of course, it will depend on

how much they offer.

I  heard Seahawks  analyst Hugh Millen

on KJR FM depends on how  much.

Millen said $30 million a year will be

too much. Whether he is worth that

much or not.

According  to  Millen the Seahawks had

two players over $10 million this last

last season, however,  this coming season 

they will have seven not counting Geno.

The Seahawks  pay Geno $30 million or

more will put a strap on the salary  cap.

This means the Seahawks  would have 

to release at least one other player. Also,

means not as good of a team. If they

signed  Geno  to $25 million better According

to Millen. 

I know that I  don't  understand  the  salary cap

other then the amount. The Seahawks could

sign Geno  to a five year deal with a good

quarantee. The salary  could begin at $25

and end at $30 million.

We will now see in a few days what the Seahawks 

actually  do. Remember the Seahawks have nine

draft picks coming up right now. At least five of

them will make the team and they will  be better

for it. Go Hawks!

College Basketball Wednesday

The Washington  Huskies , the Cougars  

and Gonzaga all play on Thursday  night.

The Huskies take on Colorado on Thursday

after sweeping Stanford and California.  

The Buffaloes almost upset  UCLA  last

weekend  so they should be a tough

opponent. The Huskies  will take on

Utah  on Saturday.

WSU  will play Utah Thursday then Colorado 

on Sunday. The Cougars also swept Stanford

and California though they only won by one 

point. The Cougars  are  playing  good ball

so they could sweep on the road but likely 

will split if they are lucky.

The Huskies on the other hand are not

going to be favored in either game. In

fact they will probably lose both games

unless they play better.

Gonzaga so far is undefeated in 2023

though three of their four games have

been real close. Bulldogs  won by a 

large margin  on Saturday beating 

Portland  115-75. As you can imagine 

none of their players went 30 minutes.

They play Loyola of Marymount on Thursday 

and Pacific on Saturday. 

Have a good time  watching any of the games

or all of them. 

Seahawks Tuesday

Now that the Seahawks  season  is  over there

are those setting  up mock drafts coming up.

Not doing myself  though we know the Seahawks 

have some needs after the loss to 49ers.

The Seahawks  right now have nine draft picks.

Four in the first two rounds which will  help

them for sure. The first round they have the 

5th and 20th picks overall. 

Geno Smith  said in his  post playoff press

conference  he wants to return. With help

needed on the defense  for sure the Seahawks 

probably  chose there unless some great QB,

running back  or receiver is available.  

The Seahawks  likely  draft a defensive  tackle,

edge rusher and linebacker  with three of the

four picks in the first two rounds. Not necessarily 

in that order. They could pick a cornerback as

well though the need isn't  as great but the right

one falls to them they will.

I believe  the Seahawks will draft a quarterback 

along with a receiver and running back but not

necessarily.  We will  talk about that later.

The playoff game they showed needing a

linebacker.  With Jordyn Brooks out for some

time they were playing at least two linebackers 

who I didn't  even know were on the team.

I am not sure warrants the first pick though

the right one comes along go for it.

I  could see the Seahawks  picking the best 

Edge rusher and defensive tackle available 

in the first round. Enjoy the off-season. 

Seattle Mariners A Busy Time

Though the Mariners  didn’t  make

any trades or sign major league  free

agents they have been busy signing

several current players who qualified 

for arbitration and new young international 

players. They still have work to do on

both fronts.

Ty France,  Paul Sewald and Tom Murphy 

we're signed avoiding arbitration. The 

Mariners  still have a few more to sign

or go through arbitration.

The Mariners  signed seven international 

players on Sunday with a few more to

come.  These are all 16 and 17 year olds

so be a few years before we see them.

One or two of them could be the next

Julio Rodriguez.  The top signing  is

Felnin Celesten a shortstop  from the

Dominican Republic. He was the number

two international prospect on the board.

Felnin is considered the top shortstop 

internationally in a decade. We will keep

you up to date on him and the other players.

In the Mariners  next top 30 prospects Felnin

will be in the front of the prospect list. Go M's. 

Seahawks Season Over and More

The Seattle Seahawks lost Saturday afternoon in the first 

round of the playoffs to the

SF 49ers 41-23.

Takeaways:

The first quarter looked like what the final score looks like.

The offense and defense couldn't do anything right. The

49ers scored ten while the 

Seahawks had zero.

Second quarter both offense and defense came alive and

the Seahawks scored 17 points

while 49ers had two field goals

so Seahawks led 17-16.

Third quarter was like the first

quarter though 49ers scored a

touchdown.

Fourth quarter was worse a 

total disaster. Geno Smith 

fumbled the ball which the

49ers recovered. San Francisco

ended up with a touchdown then made two point conversation. This point on 

the Seahawks defense couldn't

have stopped a fly. The  49ers

scored 18 points this period.

The difference in the game.

Look forward: the Seahawks

have two first round and two

second round picks at this 

point in the upcoming draft.

They could trade down and 

add more picks or trade up

and have one less pick. Trading

up they could trade either first

pick though number 5 they got

in the Russell Wilson trade most likely. Trading up they swap picks and give up one of

the second rounders. Have to

figure the four picks ahead the

teams are rebuilding and the

additional pick will do.them 

well. Get back to this later.

The Washington Huskies beat

California Golden Bears Saturday as  81-78 in overtime.

This game was supposed to 

be like the Stanford game on

Thursday but didn't turn out

that way. California led by

seven at halftime and most

of the second. Fortunately 

the Huskies rallied to tie at

end of regulations. 

The Huskies had hard time

stopping California's freshman

Grant Newell who had 21 points. Newell averages 8.2

points a game. They had three

other players in double figures.

The Huskies were led by Keion

Brooks Jr. with 26 points.

Noah Williams transfer from

WSU who missed most of the

non-league games had his

best game since returning with

22 points. Brooks had his second double in a row with

ten rebounds. Freshman Koren 

Johnson coming off the bench 

with 15. He is showing now

why he was the best player in

Washington high schools last

season. 

WSU Cougars had a difficult

time on Saturday as well though winning 60-59 over

Stanford. The Cougars were led

by Andrej Jakimovski with 17

points. DJ Rodman was the only other one in.double figure

with 15. 

The Cougars and Huskies now go on the road to play Utah and Colorado this week. The Cougars are now 7th in the

conference while the Huskies

are eighth. Both teams need

to split the series with Utah and

Colorado to keep their spot at

least. 

The Kraken beat Chicago Blackhawks Saturday night

8-5. It is the first time in

NHL history a team sweep

a seven game series on the

road. The Kraken scored six

goals in the first period. I

expect that hasn't happened

often either. The Kraken and LA Kings are tied for second in Pacific division with 56. Las Vegas right ahead with 58. 

Kraken record 26-12-4. 

Seahawks -49er Playoff Game

The Seahawks play the 49ers

Saturday afternoon in the first

round of the playoffs.

Expected: the 49ers are big

favorites to win the game

after beating the Seahawks

in the two regular season

games.

Seahawks must do: it will

be hard but they have to 

play their best game of 

the season and the 49ers

not good at all. 

What the 49ers have: a rookie

quarterback in Purdy. The

Seahawks will have to raddle

Purdy and cause turnovers.

The 49ers have a pretty good

running game and the Seahawks have to stop them.

Over the season the Seahawks

haven't been able to stop the

running game for the most

part. They have to go back

to when they have had success 

against the run. Another thing

the 49ers defense has been

good against the run and

the Seahawks have to run 

successfully to win.

Seahawks have: a team not

expected to win so they

should do some unexpected

things to win. Maybe a few

trick plays.

49ers should and probably

will win. The Seahawks were

not expected to be in the

playoffs this season so OK

they lose anyway.

You: enjoy the game no

matter the results. 

Felix Into Mariners Hall of Fame

The Seattle  Mariners  announced Felix Hernandez 

will be inducted into the Mariners  Hall of  Fame on 

the weekend  of August  

11-13. 

It should be a great time  and a sellout  crowd to boot. Perfect timing with the all-star  game happening in July.

Makes sense since he is the second best pitcher  in  Mariners  history and

number one Randy Johnson is in and Jamie Moyer who is number three is in too.

We hope the Mariners  will be right up with the Astros in the division as well. Be great to  have  some great crowds

leading into Felix  HOF day.

The WSU Cougars beat California Golden Bears 

Wednesday night 66-51

in Pullman. The Cougars had three players in double figures.

DJ Rodman and Mouhamed 

each had 14 points while 

Justin Powell had 12. Rodman

having a good season led 

with six rebounds.

The Washington Huskies beat

Stanford at home 86-69.

The Huskies again got off to

a slow start, however, led 

47-29. The Huskies were

led in scoring by center

Braxton Meah with 21 points.

The Cardinal couldn't stop

Mean making eight dunks.

The Huskies had five players

in double figures. Keion Brooks

had 19 points and 11 rebounds.

Freshman Koren Johnson

had 15 points.

The Cougars take on Stanford 

while the Huskies play California both on Saturday.

The Cougars and Huskies each

should be favored.

The Seattle Kraken  are on a seven  game winning streak  including six  on their

seven game road trip. The Kraken beat the Boston  Bruins Thursday night 3-0. Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday.

When they return home they have seven games before going on the road again.

The Kraken  are currently  25-12-4 on the season and third place in the Pacific division.

At this point they look to  make the playoffs. On this six  games on the road the Kraken have scored 29 goals which is amazing. Also, have given up only ten goals in these 

games.  Keep  it  going Kraken.  😊😊😊

Mariners Young Starting pitching

The opening of spring  training for the 

Seattle  Mariners  is about a month away.

Spring  training  games begin on February 

24. 

This year will be the World Baseball  Classic 

so several player will be out of camp for a 

couple weeks playing for their home country.

Some players will be minor leaguers  so

won't  affect the  Mariners. Julio Rodriguez 

and Matt Brash  will be two will play in the

WBC. 

We know in the starting  rotation  Logan Gilbert 

and George  Kirby  will  be two youngsters who

will make their next step in development.  Emerson 

Hancock  is  the  next one to  look into making

the rotation this year.  Bryce Miller  and Taylor  

Dillard are two  other youngsters to make names 

for themselves  and  have impact on the rotation.

President  of  baseball  operations  Jerry Dipoto 

had thought of bringing Matt Brash  back into

the rotation  but since he will be in the WBC

as a reliever for Canada  best to leave him there.

Brash and Andre Munoz will be two key pitchers

coming out of the bullpen. 

Chris  Flexen  and Marco Gonzales will be two

veterans  going for the fifth starter if either are

not traded. My opinion they should not stand in

the way if Hancock or another youngster can start.

Even if Flexen and Marco start spring  training 

with the  Mariners they could be traded before

the start of the season.  Another team could be 

in need of a starter if an injury happens.  

Say Flexen and Maco end in the bullpen which

is unlikely  because of the relievers they already

have one or both  should be used as the first

pitcher out of the bullpen. This for sure whoever 

is the fifth starter.  The Mariners  should not be 

concerned whether the 5th starter  can go five

innings  or not. Of course,  it will  be nice if they

can more times than not. Have to  figure Flexen 

and Marco can go at least two innings before

using the rest of the pen. Go M's. 

Seahawks Makes The Playoffs

Against the odds the Seattle Seahawks 

made the playoffs  by beating  the LA

Rams in overtime 19-16. At the same 

time they needed the Detroit  Lions 

on Sunday  night football beat Green 

Bay Packers which they did 20-16.

Both games almost marred each other.

Both came down to close calls and

interceptions  setup each win. Quantra

Diggs intercepted a pass in overtime 

to setup  the winning field goal for the

Seahawks. The Seahawks had a chance 

to win in regulation but missed a field goal

at the end hitting the goal post.

The Detroit Lions  won by an interception 

setting  up  a touchdown  down to go ahead.

The Lions had the ball at the end of regulation 

time. Interesting  thing happened the Packers 

had offside penalty on second and one yard.

The Lions instead of accepting the penalty 

declined and made a first down on a pass.

Not accepting  the  penalty made the clock go

down and run an extra play. Certainly never

seen that happen again.

Now the Seahawks are playing the San Francisco 

49ers on Saturday  afternoon  in the first round. 

The 49ers  won both games in regular season but

the odds of beating the same team three times

is high. The 49ers  will be favored and likely will 

win but at least the Seahawks have a chance.

Personally  I  don't like division  foes playing 

each other in the first round but that is the rules.

Go Hawks!

WSU Upset Arizona and Mariners Add Outfielder

The Washington  State  Cougars  beat 

Arizona 74-61 on the road. It was the 

biggest win for the Cougars  since 1983.

They beat UCLA  at home back then.

The Cougars are playing very good  ball

now though they lost to Arizona  State 

on Thursday. Arizona was ranked #5 in 

the country  so the biggest seed since

UCLA  they have beaten. Also, this ended

a 28 game winning streak at home for

Arizona. 

The Cougars had four players  score in

double figures led by Mouhamed Gueye

with 24 points. Also  he had 14 rebounds.

He averages 14 points and 8.8 rebounds 

a game as a sophomore.

The Cougars will be home on Wednesday 

to take on the California  Golden Bears.

California  isn't  good team having a

2-3 record in conference while 3-13 overall

on the season.

The Seattle  Mariners  are reported  to  be 

signing veteran outfielder  AJ Pollock to a 

one year contract.  Last season Pollock 

played for the Chicago White Sox where

he averaged .245 and had 14 home runs.

Pollock is expected to platoon  with Jarred

Kelenic in left field going against left handed

pitching. Can see him be at dh at times as well. 

The Mariners  don't  have  a  dh at this time.

The spot will be taken up by several  different 

players. 

The Mariners  will likely  sign or trade for an

infielder who can spell Ty France at first base

and Eugenio  Suarez at third. This player could 

dh as well.  This means at this time Dylan Moore 

will likely  platoon at second  base and give JP 

Crawford a day off on occasion at shortstop.

Spring  training is  a out six weeks  away. Go M's.

Will Seahawks Win.Sunday?

The Seattle Seahawks should

win on Sunday against the Rams but will they?

Even if they do the Lions have

to win Sunday Night. How far

will the Seahawks go in the

playoffs or will the their number

one pick be more available if

they don't. I am not saying the

pick from Denver for Russell

Wilson but their own.

No one expected the Seahawks

to be in the playoffs so whether

they do or not we should be

happy as fans.

Enjoy the game no matter the

results. The same goes for

the first round of the playoffs

if they do get in. Go Hawks!

Washington Huskies Narrow Loss

The Washington  Huskies  men's basketball 

team may have had one of their best games 

of the season  though they lost.

In the first half the Huskies actually  led

by eight points. In the end they lost 70-67

to the Arizona Wildcats. It was a better

game than I expected. 

Though the Huskies lost who knows this 

could turn around  their season. The Huskies 

play the Arizona State  Sun Devils on Sunday

who beat WSU  Cougars in a similar fashion

on Thursday  night to. The Cougars lost 

71-66. The main difference the Cougars 

were  down at halftime but scored the

exact same points as Sun Devils in the

second half.

The Huskies were led  by Keion Brooks Jr 

and Cole Bajema each with 16 points.

They have  been  the Huskies top two scorers

all season  long. Noah Williams who recently 

came back from injury missing most of the

non-league schedule had 12 points. This was

his first time back starting.

The Huskies  pretty much went with a seven

man rotation.  Jamal Bey and PJ Fuller who

have started most of the season came off

the bench. Sounds like a good idea. Hope

the lineup  the same on Sunday.  Go Dawgs!

The Washington State Cougars Transfer Portal

These  days the transfer portal is reality. 

It hasn't  been  kind to the Cougars football 

team. 

I wonder if the reflection is on the coaching 

staff or the future of the Pac-12. At this  point 

USC  and UCLA are leaving the conference for 

the Big Ten. Next question  will Washington 

and Oregon leave as well. 

Since December 2, 2022 16 Cougar football 

players have gone into the transfer while 2

have transferred  in so far.

I am sure some players  want to go to a

bigger program while others has to to do

with playing  time or lack of it.

The Washington  Huskies  on the other hand 

have 9 players going through  the transfer 

portal. They are all with little playing time

or in one case was suspended this last

season. The Huskies right now  have  8

players transfer in so far. I  expect most of

these players will  have  more playing time

than the ones who transferred out.

We will  see how it continues down the road 

before next season  begins. Hopefully the

Cougars will still be able to  compete. 

Putting Sports In Perspective

I am sure you are a sports fan you

heard about Damar Hamlin  cardiac 

arrest in the first quarter of Monday 

Night  Football  between  the Buffalo 

Bills  and  the Cincinnati  Bengals.

The game was postponed  and  not 

sure when it will  resume. Hamlin's

health  is more important. 

Hamlin was taken to  a Cincinnati 

Hospital  where he could be taken 

care of. Hamlin was given CPR 

before taken to hospital. The crowd 

was silent and his teammates and

players of the Bengals to neat down

to pray.  There were tears and hugs 

among the players and coaches.

For the night sports didn't  matter 

any longer the life of this young man

was on everyone's mind. Sports will

resume but no one will be the same

again. We wish Damar Hamlin a speedy 

recovery. Be with his mother who was

there watching him play and his whole

family and the Buffalo  Bills  too.

❤️❤️❤️

Gonzaga and WSU Both Win

The Gonzaga  Bulldogs  men's basketball  team  

beat Pepperdine  on Saturday  111-88.

Drew Timme  is having  quite the  season. He

had 35 points to lead the  Bulldogs  while five

other of his teammates  scored in double figures

too. Timme  had 10 rebounds as well.  

Gonzaga will  play at San Francisco  this Thursday 

followed by Santa Clara on Saturday.  Let you know

how they do.

The Cougars beat USC at home on Sunday after

losing a one point game Thursday against UCLA. 

Cougars 81 USC 71

It was important  win since it was the first win

Pac-12 losing their first  three games. Now they 

go on the road  to play Arizona State on Thursday 

and Arizona on Sunday. Both games will be tough

though beating ASU on Thursday will be important. 

The Cougars were led by DJ Rodman and Jabe Mullins 

with 16 points each. Rodman has been  a starter all

year long while Mullins  has  been coming off the bench

after returning  from  injury.  Expect Mullins to be back

in the starting  lineup  at some point. 

The reason  the Cougars  won was they made 14 three point

shots to the Trojans  3. We wish the Cougars  the best this week.

Seattle. End Losing Streak

The Seattle Seahawks ended 

their three game losing streak

beating the New York Jets

23-6.

The Seahawks end the season

next Sunday. They play the

LA Rams at home. The Seahawks will make playoffs

if they beat the Rams and

the Green Bay Packers are

beaten or tied by the Detroit 

Lions.

The Seahawks won the game 

by 17 points and the Jets 

kicked two field goals in the

first half. The Seahawks scored

leading off the game with s

touchdown after running back 

Ken Walker ran 60 yards on

the first play of the game.

In all Walker had 133 yards

rushing. So almost half the

yards on one play. The Jets

scoring six points was the

Seahawks playing good defense or Jets have an inept

offense. I would say the Jets

had an inept offense though

the Seahawks defense played

OK. 

Geno Smith threw  the ball 29

times a little under half the 

time which is the kind of game

the Seahawks like to play.

Tyler Lockett did play in the

game though only had two

catches. Geno Smith threw

two touchdown passes both

to tight ends. Colby Parkinson 

caught one and Tyler Mabry

in for injured Will Dissly now

out for the season caught

the other his first career TD.

Now we hang on to see whether the Seahawks make

the playoffs or not. 

In basketball the Washington Huskies lost to the UCLA

Bruins Sunday afternoon 

74-49. The Bruins had four

players scoring in double

figures. They had all but

ten of UCLA's points.

The Huskies had only one

player in double figures in

center Braxton Meah with

20 points. Mesh has done better than expected this year.

Keion Brooks Jr the Huskies

leading scorer had only six points on the night. A major 

reason the Bruins won the 

game by a large margin.

Brooks is a transfer the Huskies got from Kentucky. 

Brooks is looking to go to

the NBA. Whether he does 

after this season or play 

another year we will have to

see. Other teams in Pac-12

will look to stop him every

game. Stopping Brooks will

make it hard for the Huskies

to win. The Huskies go

to Arizona this coming Thursday and Arizona State

next Sunday afternoon. The.

Huskies will need to find a

way to win at least one of those games or this won't be a kind 

season for them.