Seahawks Thursday

This is one of the rare times 

where the Seahawks  have 

back to back games on a

Thursday  night. 

The Seahawks  play the Cowboys 

in Dallas. The Seahawks are 6-5

while Cowboys  are 8-3. 

I wouldn't  read a lot into the records

of the two teams though what you

have done lately  may make a

difference.

The Cowboys have very good record

however they haven't  beaten a team

with a winning record. Now will the

Seahawks  be the first one for them

to do so. 

The Seahawks  offense hasn't been

very good in recent  games though

you could say that way most of the

season.  The Seahawks will likely 

be without Kenneth Walker once

again the backfield.  The Seahawks 

need to  have the running game be

average at least to win the game.

Whether the problem with the offense 

is Geno Smith or the offensive  line 

we can make a toss up.

I do hope  Geno is close to one hundred

percent. If he gets off to poor start I

hope he is taken out for Lock. I  have 

the feeling  that  won't  happen and

notch another loss for the Seahawks. 

Anyway  I  do hope we can enjoy the

game where don't  think of turning 

the channel  or the TV off. Whether

they win or lose give us hope. Go Hawks!

  

Huskies and Cougars Men's Basketball

Most Huskies fans and students along with alumni 

are thinking and waiting for the Pac12 Championship 

game on Friday.

The men's basketball team beat University California 

of San Diego Tuesday night. The score was 83-56. 

The starters for the most part except the center played 

thirty minutes or more. Want to get to know each other

better during games. Three of the starters were in double

figures only Moses Wood who played a lot had only 

8 points. Hopefully he will get hot soon.

Keion Brooks Jr who is expected to be the Huskies 

scoring leader on the season led with 18 points along 

with 12 rebounds. His former teammate at Kentucky 

Sahvir Wheeler had 17. Wheeler is scoring better 

then expected and when the competition gets more 

fierce we will see. Colorado State is next up on Saturday.

The Washington State Cougars beat Eastern Washington 

Monday night 82-72 at home. They are now on a three 

game winning streak. They take on Portland State Saturday 

afternoon athome. They are 5-1 on the season.

The Cougars had five players in double

figures led by guard Myles Rice with 28

points. The difference in the game was

the first half where the Cougars led 40-32.

This is quite the deal for Rice since he

missed last year with Hodgkin's Lymphoma. 

We wish him the best and he has a healthy 

career with WSU. He is currently averaging 

29.2 minutes a game and 17.2 points a game. 

So far so good. Go Cougs. 

Gonzaga played Tuesday night as well

beating Cal State Bakersfield 81-65. The

first half the Zags led by 15 points. 

The Zags had six players including all

starters score in double figures. Anton

Watson who had 11 points dominated

the boards with 13 rebounds. They take

on USC Trojans on Saturday. 

Mariners and the Winter Meetings

The major league baseball  winter meetings 

begin next Monday.  Often this starts where 

teams begin makings moves.

Will the Mariners  sign hometown  free agent

and Cy Young Winner  Blake Snell  to a big deal

before or during  the meetings.  Snell  has been

seen around town like never before and makes

no qualms  he wants to play for the Mariners. 

The question  is  how bad do the Mariners want

him.

The Mariners may look to sign Snell  so they 

can trade one of the youn starting pitchers

most likely Miller or Woo. If the Mariners don't 

strike  now they likely  never will. The Mariners 

don't  have  really any other pitchers in the minors

to deal.Walter Ford is really the only one left.

In the last couple years the Mariners have drafted

several  shortstops in the early rounds. One of

them could be traded as well  or possibly in another 

year. The Mariners  have Harry  Ford  as well. Do

they keep him at catcher or move him elsewhere. 

Not making the playoffs  and trading Eugenio Suarez 

the Mariners  need to make some positive  moves

to make this a better team. If they don't make the

playoffs  again in 2024 another shakeup will need

to happen. They can't  miss this opportunity. It would 

be nice to sign Ohtani  as well.  Don't want to be left

standing being number two once again. 

So let's  see  whether anything will  happen this week 

or we have to wait for the next couple weeks. Major 

deals usually happen around  this time though other

deals not as significant  could happen later. Go M's. 

Seahawks Lose To 49ers

The Seahawks  lost their second straight 

game and things won't get any better. 

Final San Francisco  31 Seattle  13

This by far was the Seahawks worst 

performance  on national  television 

that I  can remember. 

The 49ers  scored in their possession 

taking about five minutes  to  score

a touchdown  by Samuel. 

The Seahawks  moved on their first

possession  however was stalled and

kicked a field goal.  They only had one

other possession where they moved

well and they had to kick a field goal.

Geno Smith who hadn't  practiced since

Rams game played the whole game.

What a big mistake in my book. Coaches

especially  Pete Carroll do not like to

take the starting quarterback out of the game.

In my opinion Geno should  have been taken

out in the second half.

The 49ers  scored 17 straight points in the

second period to make it 24-3 at half time. 

Jordyn Brooks intercepted a pass early on

in the third quarter  on a tip ball for a touchdown.

It was one of the few exciting times in the

ball game. 

Another  time was when rookie Jaxon Smith-Njiba 

caught a long pass from Geno with one hand. 

The ball normally  would not have  been  caught

since it was a little  overthrown and Jaxon athletic 

ability  kicked in.

Whether it is next Thursday  or  not  if Geno Smith 

isn't  one hundred percent  healthy  start Lock instead.

Outside  of  Smith-Njiba there wasn't much of a passing

game. Metcalf caught three passes however other

attempts were not effective  at all. He wasn't seen in

the second half  and Tyler Lockett who was invisible 

in the first half had three catches in the second half

looking like giving hope. 

On one of the possessions  in the second half the

Seahawks  went on 4th and one. Pointed out the

Seahawks  need a field goal  along with  a couple

touchdowns.  They decided  to  go for it and the 

49ers stopped them for a loss. It should have been

the time to kick the field goal  though you think they

could make one yard. This was a game they didn't 

play well so it wasn't meant to be. Go Hawks!

Mariners send Eugenio Packing

I was hoping for a trade by the Mariners

but not like one they did.  They sent Eugenio Suarez to the Diamondback's for 

a minor league catcher and a reliever. This is the second catcher they have acquired

since season ended. Why they haven't

resigned Tom Murphy. Though he has 

been hurt more often in the last couple 

he is a better choice than others until

Harry Ford is promoted. 

The catcher they acquired is supposed to

be a pretty good defensive one. Whether he can hit we will find. The reliever Vargas is 

supposed to be a hard thrower who is

#24 in Arizona's farm system. Hopefully the Mariners know something we don't. 

Now who will play third base. Maybe another trade is in the works. 

The Huskies are now ranked #4 in the country heading into the Apple Cup. They beat the Cougars and win the Pac-12 

championship they should be.

I wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. Enjoy the Seahawks and 49ers game.

#2 Purdue Beats Gonzaga

Monday afternoon  Gonzaga was playing

Purdue in the Maui Invitational. Not often

are the Zags  the underdog.

The first half  the Zags looked like  they 

would upset Purdue  leading  35-30. The

Boilermakers  turned up the heat on the 

Zags on defense. The Zags scored 28 

points while the Boilermakers scored 43.

Final Purdue  73 Gonzaga 63

The Zags had three players who scored 

in double  figures  however their top

player Anton Watson had only  8. Also

frequently  the Zags leading rebounder 

Watson only had two. Where the Zags 

had their biggest downfall  was they 

only made 6 of 32 behind the 3-point 

line. Had they made 12 instead which

is 37.5 percent  they  would have won.

The Zags take on Syracuse on Tuesday 

afternoon so see if they can do better.

The Washington Huskies  men's  team 

split in Las Vegas beating Xavier on Friday 

74-71. In another close game the Huskies 

lost to  San Diego State in a high scoring 

affair 100-97. The Huskies  were led by

Keion Brooks Jr with 22 points. All five

starters scored in double  figures. Franck 

Kepnang who usually  comes off the bench

started scoring ten points while leading

with 8 rebounds.

The Huskies are now 3-2  in non-league games.

They don't  play again  until  next Tuesday against

University of  San Diego at home. The Huskies 

have five non-league  games in December. The

biggest one is against Gonzaga on December 9

at home. The begin Pac-12 season on the road 

on December  29th  at Colorado.

WSU  Cougars  are 3-1 in non-league  games. 

They lost their first game on Saturday to Mississippi 

State 76-64. They came back to beat Rhode Island 

on Sunday 78-57. Isaac Jones led the Cougars with

21 points. The difference  in the game the Cougars

bench scored 35 points while Rhode Island had 8.

The Cougars next game will be home against Texas

Tech on Friday.  Go Cougs!

Seahawks Lose To Rams Again

The Seahawks  should have beaten the Rams

Sunday  afternoon  instead lost for the second

time. The Rams can't  really  beat anyone else.

It ended a three game losing streak.

The Seahawks  lost Kenneth Walker in the 

first quarter  with injury  then Geno Smith 

was hurt and out for a little while.

Some may blame Jason  Myers not making

field  goal  at the end. The truth was the

defense couldn't  close it out.The Rams won

17-16 scoring ten points in the 4th quarter. 

Had the Seahawks  were able  to  stop the

Rams from rushing and not allowing  them to 

kick a field  goal  near the end.

If you going to play a close game the defense 

 needs to stop the opposition.  Also the

Seahawks  had some critical penalties on

both sides of the ball.

Next up on  Thanksgiving is the 49ers. Important 

not to make mistakes  and  stop the  49ers 

offense too.Go Hawks!

Cougars Win Friday night

Washington State Cougars won the 

championship for last place in the Pac-12

conference beating Colorado 56-14.

This ended a six game losing streak

go the Cougs. Next Saturday they

will take on the Huskies in the Apple Cup.

The Cougars scored 21 points in the first and second quarters then 14 in the third.

Colorado scored a touch down in the first

and fourth quarters. Their first touchdown

was after the Cougars were leading 14-0.

Of course never got closer. 

Quarterback Cameron Ward completed 18 passes for 288 yards and two touchdowns.

He ran for two touchdowns too. Josh Kelly caught six passes for 130 yards however 

no touchdowns.

The Washington Huskies beat Xavier in

men's basketball. Xavier led at half time 37-30 then outscored them in the second half

by ten. I would consider it a quality start 

winning 74-71. The Huskies will take on

San Diego State on Sunday. Both these 

games are in Las Vegas.

Keion Brooks lead the Huskies with 20 points. Also  newcomer Sahvir  Wheeler

had 18. Sophomore Koren Johnson came off the bench with 10. Backup center 

Franck Kepnang led with 12 rebounds.

The Huskies are now 4-1.

Colorado At Washington State

At the beginning of the season both

Colorado  and WSU had great starts.

They both were in the top 25 in the

country. Now they are tied at 1-6.

Deion Sanders was right at the top

of the coaching ranks. Now you 

wonder if anyone including Colorado 

would want him.

These two teams face each other Friday 

night in Pullman Washington. The game

will be televised on Fox Sports One. 

How many are going to watch the game

including  their own fans. At least someone 

should win though a tie would be appropriate.

News came out that the Cougars and the

Beavers should have six teams from the

Mountain West be on their schedule in

2024. It maybe to soon to merge however

may by 2025. A new conference whether

called Pac-8 or by another name will need

to happen by the  2026 season.

Most likely the Cougars and the Beavers

will have a mass exit through the transfer

portal. It will be senior night for 17 Cougar

players so it will be great to honor them

with all they been through with covid and

the news the Pac-12  was breaking up.

It would have been  nice if the Cougars 

could have continued on the path they

started at in their first four games. Life

isn't  fair as  we know. Rooting for the

Cougars to end their losing streak. Go Cougs!

Thought of Cody Bellinger To Mariners

I have seen  several sites and groups

about the Mariners  signing Cody 

Bellinger. Some would like to see him

in a Mariners uniform. 

Bellinger  is 27 years of age and has 

played in the  majors seven years.

His best years should be ahead of him.

2023 was his best season  since 2019

when he had 47 home runs, 115 rbi's 

and a .305 batting average.  

2020 and 2021 were off years while h

didn't  play  a lot of games. He had a

fully season  in 2022 and he only 

batted .210 and had 19 home runs 

along with 68 rbi's  in his last year

with the Dodgers. 

2023 was a rebound where he batted

.307 with 26 home runs and 97 rbi's. 

Is Bellinger  worth signing. How many

years and amount?

The question will be who will he be like.

Do you like the extension the Mariners 

gave Kyle Seager  at the time and did

he live up to it. Can the Mariners afford 

Bellinger  to have any bad seasons or

if he has one good season  like 2019

or 2023? I would say take the gamble.

Go M's. 

Gonzaga Bulldogs Win Going Away

The Zags  beat Eastern  Oregon Tuesday 

night in a big fashion 123-57. Not a big

surprise since  Eastern Oregon is an NAIA

school and haven't  won a game yet in

three outing.

The big test for the Zags  is  next Monday 

when they take on #2 Purdue in the Maui

Invitational. This will tell us how good  they

are. The important  thing for them is to get

off to a good start and stay in the game. 

Things work  out  they win. 

The Zags have a lot of new players so it is 

important  they are learning  to  play  together. 

Let you know how they do and what players

are being effective.  Most teams when they

get into conference  play go with eight or

nine players. Right now they could be going 

ten. Against  Purdue  they could go with

the eight depending on foul trouble.  

We will check back next Tuesday  to  see

how they did. Go Zags!

Seattle Mariners Nothing Happened Yet

Nothing came out of  the  general  manager's  

meeting that we know of. Is no news is good 

news we will  find out  I guess.

Coming up next will be the owner's  meeting .

Whether the Mariners  or other teams makes

moves beforehand  we will see. 

The Mariners  have made moves in November 

before so we hope so it will happen.  Personally 

I  don't  like this dead time. You will find sites

for team's  fans that bring speculation instead

of news. I  would prefer telling you something 

will happen. 

Obviously  the Mariners  will need to get another

outfielder  who might bat right-handed. Right

now they have Jarred Kelenic and Dominic 

for the corner outfield  spots and they both hit

left handed. 

They have Dylan Moore who is right handed hitter 

but I  am  not  thrilled there. He might be a good 

defensive  player in the outfield and infield but 

hasn't hit very well for the Mariners.  He did have 

a season  back I think  in 2019 where he hit in the 

clutch though his average  wasn't  high though 

better than since 2019. He is hooked to  a  three 

year contract with two years now remaining.  I 

don't  mind him on the team as long as the Mariners 

pick up another bench player who can hit.

Jose Caballero  as a rookie last year did a good 

job last season  until  the second half when his

hitting  declined. I  would platoon him at second 

base if the Mariners  don't  pick up another player 

to play full-time.  They have Josh Rojas  who is

lefthanded hitter who did fine when he came over

in the Paul Sewald  trade.  In fact better  than expected. 

They have Ryan Bliss who they picked up in the

Sewald trade as well.  He was named defensive 

player in the Arizona Fall League.  When he is ready 

we will find out. He can play shortstop as well. 

Hopefully  some trade or free agent signing comes

soon. Go M's. 

Seahawks Back To Win

The Seahawks  game  Sunday against

the Commanders was who would have 

the ball last and could do something. 

The Seahawks  had the ball on the last drive.

It looked  like they might run out of time.

The Seahawks  had to lineup quickly to

spike the ball before the clock ended.

Fortunately  they were able to and Jason 

Myers was able to make a field  goal for 

the win.

Final Seattle 29 Washington  26

Sunday's game was one where the Seahawks 

passed the ball  a lot more than running. It

didn't  look Geno Smith  and the receivers 

were in tone a lot.  

Even so Geno completed 31 of 47 passes 

for 369 yards and two touchdowns.  The

key is always  do they get it done when they

have to.

The Commanders did a good job against 

the Seahawks running game so had to use

the pass. Ken Walker  had 63 yards on 19

carries. Normally  he would have been near

the one hundred yard mark. Walker did have 

a great pass. Receiving touchdown for 64

yards. 

It was one of those passing days as the

Commanders  threw 44 times. They didn't 

run either though they had better yardage 

per carry  than the Seahawks. 

The 49ers won as well so they and the

Seahawks  are  still tied at 6-3. Next week 

the Seahawks  play the Rams in Los Angeles. 

See if the Seahawks  can revenge the loss

in the opening  game  of  the  season. 

The Seahawks will  be  at home to play

the 49ers on Thanksgiving.  Go Hawks!

Another Wild Finish For Huskies

The Washington Huskies won their 

tenth game of the season beating

Utah 35-28.

It was a wild game. The Huskies 

tried to shoot their foot several

times. Another game they may

or should have lost.

The first half ended Utah leading

28-24.  Rome Odunze had his 

second touchdown of the day in

the second half. They had a field 

goal and a safety all in the third 

quarter.

The safety happened after the Huskies 

made an interception then the ball

after 76 yard run back was dropped on

the one yard line. Two Huskies besides

the interceptor celebrated in the end

zone while a Utah player landed on the

ball. The Huskies were fortunate to

tackle in the end zone for the safety.

The Huskies looked like they were 

going to clinch the game however 

Michael Penix Jr. was sacked for

a loss then with 1:38 remaining their

field goal was blocked. The Huskies

playing fine defense were able to

stop Utah going anywhere. On 4th

down safety Dominique Hampton

intercepted to end it with less than

a minute to go.

Utah had 306 total yards in the

first half while only having 76 yards

in the second half. Utah had the

ball less than nine minutes. The

game was wild and bazaar all the

way through.

As much as the Huskies have 

played wild games beginning with

the win  over Oregon the Cougars

are having trouble winning a game.

The Cougars opened the season

with four straight wins including

beating the Huskies next opponent

the Oregon State Beavers. The Cougars 

can't win a game right now. 

The Cougars lost to California Golden

Bears Saturday 42-39. The Cougars

were behind the whole game. They

scored a touchdown with 5:23 remain

in the game but couldn't even kick a

field goal to tie.

The Cougars were behind 28-24 at the

end of the third quarter. The same score

the Huskies were behind at half time

in their game. California scored two

touchdowns in the 4th quarter before

the Cougars did the same.

It looked like the Cougars would be in

a bowl game however now it doesn't

look like it. Next week the Cougars

play Colorado. Another team who got

off to a good start. Now these are the

two worst teams in the conference.

We don't know the future of the Cougars.

Along with Oregon State they may play

a schedule next year as independents.

Most of the games probably be against

teams from.the Mountain West. In

fact these teams could merge together

in the next two years. The Cougars and

Beavers will likely play each other.

It will be interesting since there likely

be a mass exit of Cougar players 

through the transfer portal. The coaching

staff who knows as well. There is a law

suit against the other members of the

Pac-12 conference. That will likely be

settled by money. Anyway best of

luck to the Cougars and Beavers.

Zags and Cougars Both Win

Gonzaga got off to a slow start having

to come back from a slow start. In the 

end they beat Yale 86-71.

Can't always tell how a team will do

after one game though the Zags are

expected to be good once again.

The Zags had five players in double

figures and were led by forward Braden 

Huff coming off the bench with 19 points.

It helps when you have a player like Huff

coming off the bench. Let you know how

other players do throughout the season.

The Cougars beat Prairie View at home 

83-65. This makes them 2-0. The Cougars 

were led by forward Isaac Jones. He is a transfer from University of Idaho where 

he played one season after playing junior

college basketball for three years. Jones is a local player from Spanaway Washington.

He hsd 18  points as well as 11 rebounds.

See how he does as the competition gets

better.

The Cougars will have a week off before

playing Mississippi State at home next

Saturday. Good time to practice on their

weaknesses and improve on the strengths.

Go Cougs!

Washington Huskies Win Game Two

Washington  Huskies  beat  Northern Kentucky 

Thursday night 75-67. The  Huskies played a 

better team than Bellarmine in game and the

score indicates it.

The Huskies  already look like better team 

than last year's.  They have lapses especially 

in the first half offensively. Playing  man to 

man defense they look better too. Example

the Northern Kentucky guard and leading 

scorer Marques Warrick had only six points

and they were all late in the game. He played 

35 minutes as well.

Playing  man to man defense allows the Huskies 

to start three players up front instead of three

guards in the past six years under Hopkins.  The

Huskies  could be a better team and I  expect so 

then the 8th place  finish  in  this Pac-12 season. 

If they do play well  it may keep Hopkins job.

This game the Huskies  started three forwards

in Keion Brooks Jr  who had a career high 32

points, transfers Moses Wood and Wilhelm 

Breindenbach. Most likely  in the long run 

Breindenbach will come off the bench. Braxton 

Meah had been hurt so he is coming off the

bench right now and he didn't play a lot being

in foul trouble. 

The Huskies went with ten players  in the  game

the starting five played a large amount of the

minutes. Koren Johnson who started game one

came off the bench and played twenty minutes. 

Sunday the Huskies  play a better team in Nevada.

So how coach Hopkins gives minutes  will be

interesting. We could see more minutes out of

the bench.

The Washington State Cougars won their opener

Monday night beating Idaho 84-59. They take on

Prairie View Friday night. The Cougars like the Huskies 

have quite the turnover of players too.

Small forward Andrej Jakimovski led the Cougars in

scoring  with 21 points. I believe he is the only returning 

starter for the Cougars. Jabe Mullins  is the only bench

player I am familiar  with. He played 17 minutes and

had three points.He can score in double  figures  so he

can be a valuable  asset.  

Gonzaga Bulldogs  play their season opener at home

on Friday  night  against Yale. Expect a large win though

can expect anything from a Ivy League school. The Bulldogs 

will have a different  team  around this time. Let you know

who the starters  are  and who primary bench players. 

Go Zags!

Mariners At General Managers Meeting

The start of the general managers meeting 

Jerry Dipoto  made known that the Mariners 

are going after contact hitters either by 

trade or free agent  signings or both. 

I  would call that controlling  the  zone.

I know Dipoto  knew that before the season 

ended however the success of the Texas 

Rangers winning the  World Series added 

the stamp to it.

One thing we should know is the rebuilding 

of the Mariners  is over and it is adding pieces

to the puzzle. The Mariners  need to make

the playoffs  in 2024 or there is a likely change

at the top. They were only two games out of

the playoffs in  2023. Had they played in

September  like they did in. August win wise

anyway  they would have been  in the playoffs.

 

Outside of JP Crawford many of the position

players went back to bad habits in September. 

The pitching was not as good either. One example 

was George  Kirby who struggled a couple times

after being sick. Another Luis Castillo  who didn't 

pitch well  in his last outing  that would have  helped 

the Mariners  get in.

Now the Mariners  now go after where they can fix

what was broken and improve what wasn't. Let's 

see what happens  over the next month or so. Go M's. 

Washington Huskies Men's Basketball Win Opener

On Monday  night  the Washington Huskies  

men's team beat Bellarmine University from

Louisville  Kentucky.  

This game wasn't  expected to be close 

with the Huskies  winning  91-57. The

Huskies  got off to slow start like they

have been accustomed to  since Hopkins 

has been coach. 

The Huskies  do have eight new players 

and two expected starters didn't  play 

or played little.  The Huskies  take on 

Northern  Kentucky  Thursday night

so both mayplay since it will be tougher 

competition. 

Sophomore  Koren Johnson  led the 

Huskies  with 25 points. Whether he

will start a lot of games or not showed

so far he should play some good minutes.

Keion Brooks Jr  expected to  be  the

Huskies  leading  scorer  once again had

22 points. If he can average around there

it will. He was named to Pac-12 preseason 

first team. 

The  Huskies  at least  in one game improved 

shooting behind the 3-point line  going 10 of

20. Keion looked very impressive behind the

line. He worked  on it during  the off-season. 

For him to play in the NBA  he needed the

3-point  shot to be much better.

Next time up and throughout  the season 

we will let you you know how different players 

will do. Most of the Huskies games early  in

non-league will mostly be at home. They have

three games in Las Vegas.

We will let you know to how the Cougars  and 

Gonzaga do as well.  The Cougars  have a big

turnover on their roster like the Huskies. 

Stove League Starting

The Seattle Mariners decided not to

give Teoscar Hernandez a qualifying 

offer. Had they he could be on a one

year deal just over $20 million. He could

have declined and the Mariners would 

have a compensated draft pick. This doesn't mean he won't be back Hernandez

can still sign a multi year contract with

the team but he is on the open market

now.

Another player it seems is on the market

is Tom Murphy. He didn't sign a new deal

yet with the Mariners. Murphy might be

looking for a multi year contract. His

injury he likely won't get from anyone

except the Mariners. A contract for Murphy

with the Mariners has a lot to do with

Harry Ford as well. Ford is athletic so he

could play elsewhere besides catcher.

He could play first, second or third base.

Doing so he could still backup Cal Raleigh

though the Mariners would still want a 

third catcher on the team too. A lot depends what President of base operations Jerry Dipoto has on mind. 

The Mariners did make a move on Monday 

acquiring catcher Blake Hunt from Tampa

Bay for another catcher minor leaguer Tatem Levin's. Hunt is now on the 40 man

roster. Luis Torrens rejected to be optioned to Triple-A. So now he is a free agent.

Right now it looks as though Jarred 

Kelenic is the right fielder while Dominic 

Canzone would be the left fielder.  We look into more of that in the near future. Go M's.

Seahawks Ofdense Struggling Against Ravens

I expected the Seahawks  do better than a field goal  

playing the Ravens in Baltimore on Sunday.

The Ravens are  a good team and they beat 

the Seahawks  37-3.

Not only did the Seahawks  not score more than 

a field  goal  the Ravens at a good rush on them

not allowing  Geno Smith  to get the ball down the

field often. Ravens had four sacks on the day.

The  Seahawks  had only 16 yards on the ground

by Kenny Walker on nine carries. In the air rookie 

Jaxson Smith-Njiba led with six catches for 63 yards.

Tyler  Lockett  was the only other one to catch more 

than one pass. He had three for 32 yards.

The Seahawks  take on the other Washington the

Commanders at home next Sunday afternoon.

See if the Seahawks can recover. Now tied with

the 49ers  at 5-3. Go Hawks. 

Washington Wins Cougars Don't

Washington  Huskies  prevailed  once again 

beating the USC Trojans 52-42. Both teams

had to overcome penalties and turnovers.

Unlike expected  it wasn't  the Huskies 

passing game that was the reason  putting 

up so many points though Michael Penix Jr. 

did have two touchdowns throw. It was the

running game behind Dillon Johnson who

ran for 256 yards on 26 carries and four 

touchdowns.

The Huskies take on Utah next week at 

home. It will be another big test as Utah

is ranked #18. 

The WSU Cougars  continue to struggle 

losing their fifth straight game this time

to Stanford 10-7. Not much to say beyond 

the score. The Cougars had no running

game and the passing game wasn't much

either.

 The Cougars who won their first four games

before going on hard times play California at

Berkeley next week before facing Colorado 

then the Apple  Cup.  The Cougars need to

win two of the games to make a bowl game.

This is so hard since the future is in question.

There will be no Pac-12 Conference  and there

is a good chance they maybe independent 

team along with the Oregon State Beavers.

There is a good chance many of their games 

will be against  Mountain West teams and

some might merge with them in two years.

The Cougars could see an exit of players 

and possibly coaches too.

Seahawks  play Baltimore  on the road. 

The Ravens  are favored  however we 

hope the Seahawks will  prevail and stay

in first place. 

Hot Stove League

We hope this year will be an interesting

off season for the Mariners. Over the next few days we will see whether the Mariners

resign Teoscar Hernandez or not. If nothing happens this coming week means likely

the Mariners are out hunting for a new 

starting outfielder either in right or left 

field.

The Mariners don't have another catcher 

on their 40-man roster besides having 

Cal Raleigh. This means they will look

to resign Tom Murphy as the backup. 

Before being injured Murphy was having 

a good season so be important to bring him back or go.hunting for another backup

catcher. Until Harry Ford is ready the Mariners have little depth at catcher. 

The Mariners have several players who

will be eligible for rule 5 draft. To keep

any of them must have to add to the

40-man roster. I don't see the Mariners 

doing so other than having depth. 

The Mariners will be looking to sign

a few free agents after the period

of players who don't resign with their 

old clubs. Top of the list of course is

Ohtani. Also they could go after Seattle

native pitcher Blake Snell who was 

named National League pitcher of the

year and expected to be Cy Young Award 

winner. There is word he would like to

come home home to pitch so up to

the Mariners. The Mariners do sign Snell

this means the Mariners could let go 

of one of their starters in a trade for a 

position player. 

Being so close and being behind two

games to World Series champions

Texas Rangers it is time to strike.

The Mariners hsd another profitable

year so time to increase their pay roll.

It is time to get the right players beyond

spending. Ohtani may take a lot of money

however the Mariners should make a 

profit in his salary alone. The same could

be the same as Snell. 

The most important thing besides getting

the right players it is to get out of the gate 

fast as well. Have a better April than

last season. It will be important that Julio

gets off to a good start. 

So let's see the Mariners make at least

one move or maybe two this coming 

week. Go M's.

Football Friday

The home state teams play again this 

week. It will be quite for all three teams.

The Washington Huskies travel to Los

Angeles to take on the USC Trojans.  

The Huskies thought they have won

struggled the last two weeks against

Arizona  State  and Stanford both teams 

they may not play again in some time 

except in a non-conference game.

The Huskies and Trojans are scheduled 

to play next season  in the Big Ten.

 This couldbe a high scoring game late

Saturday  afternoon. Both have great 

offenses and defenses that have been 

struggling. The  Huskies defense  has

risen to the occasion in the last three

games late to win. They may have to do

the same in this one.

Washington State Cougars have lost four

straight  games  after getting off to four

wins to begin the season.  The Cougars

play at home against the Stanford Cardinal.

The Cougars will need to find a way to play

better and hope the Cardinal don't play like

they did against  the Huskies though they

lost. The Cougars  will need to salvage a 

season if they want to  play in a bowl game.

Seattle Seahawks   go to Baltimore  to take

on the Ravens on Sunday. The Seahawks go

into this game now in first place with a 5-2 

record after beating  the Cleveland Browns 

24-20.  It won't  be an easy task. The Ravens 

a good team with a record of 6-2. 

The Seahawks  defense has been good

thoughthe_ have allowed  other teams

to run against them. Top draft pick Devon 

Witherspoon was named rookie defensive 

player of the month for October. This week

the Seahawks  picked up defensive lineman 

Leonard Williams from the New York Giants 

for two draft picks. Williams should help

in trying to stop the run.

Seahawks  offense needs to improve both

in running the ball as well  as Geno Smith 

not throwing interceptions  as he did last

week whether his fault or not. The Seahawks 

I  feel  will go 5-5 in their final ten games

to end the season 10-7. This will be a difficult 

strength especially on the road. Also includes

two against  the  49ers  who will try to get

back to their winning  ways after losing three

straight. Go Hawks!

Now the Work Begins For Mariners

Wednesday  night  the Texas Rangers  became 

World Series champions beating Arizona 5-0

taking the Series 4-1. The Mariners  are now the

only team not to be  in the World Series or win

it.

This shows how close the Mariners were to be

there in 2023. Had they won two  or  three more

games in the regular season  with their pitching 

it could have been  them instead of the Rangers.

The Rangers showed the Mariners  during the

playoffs  where the weaknesses  they had and

go forward  to have a chance in 2024.

We know the starting  pitching  will be there

with Luis Castillo having a better season while

Logan Gilbert and George Kirby  have another 

season  under their belt.  Right now they have

Bryce Miller  and Bryan Woo who finished their 

rookie  year.. They have veteran Marco Gonzales 

and rookie Emerson Hancock coming off the 

injured list so Mariners  could  bolster their 

offense  by trading someone.

Mariners  will have to decide whether to resign

free agent Teoscar Hernandez or come  up with

another player to start in right field. They could

move Jarred Kelenic  to right field if he is still

on the team and settle  for another left field.

The Mariners  could use another right handed 

bat for the outfield even with a regular right

fielder. An upgrade from having AJ Pollock 

before he was gone at the trading deadline. 

The Mariners will  need to decide whether  they

will platoon at second base  or bring in a regular 

second baseman. Adding a utility player  as an

upgrade to Dylan  Moore  be nice as well even 

if he is on the team. Backup  catcher will have

to be decided whether to bring back Tom Murphy 

or go for a other one. It could be a one year gap

with Harry  Ford  expected no later than 2025 if

the Mariners  don't  trade the high prospect. He

could be seen playing  another position as well. 

Go M's.