Rainier's Win Opening Game

The Tacoma Rainiers like their

parent club won Friday night

1-0 in their season however it

took eleven innings to do so.

Leo Rivas who you may have

seen as a late replacement

in Mariner games during spring

training did the same in this one

for Tacoma. He didn't do anything

fancy except get on base as a 

fielders choice as Samad Taylor

scored from third.

Brian Anderson who was one of

the casualties not making the 

Mariners signed a minor league

deal. He started at third base.

He adds depth for the Mariners

in case an injury occurs at third 

base. He had one of the three

hits on the day.

Johnathan Diaz started the opener

for the Rainers and he went five

innings giving up three of the four

hits while striking out five. He had

no walks. The Mariners signed Diaz

to a minor contract during the offseason.

Last year he pitched for the Angels 

triple A. He adds depth in case the

Mariners need his service.

We will be updating you throughout

the season on the Rainiers. May begin

once a week then maybe twice monthly.

The Rainiers have a three game series

against OKC then go on the road for

six games. Throughout the season

the Rainiers will have six game series

on the road as well as at home. 

Mariners Win Gonzaga Doesn't

Mariners beat the Red Sox in game

2 Friday night. Both teams had pitching

however only four hits by both as

all. Sometimes early on pitching.

.

George Kirby started and going

six and two-thirds innings. Gave

up two hits, two walks while 

striking out eighth. Kirby had 

his trouble in the seventh and 

Gabe Speier came in getting 

the final out though surrendered

a hit. 

Closer Andre Munoz did well

coming in the eighth inning.

He ended up striking out the 

three batters in the 9th. Ryne

Stanek came in ahead of Munoz.

Stanek had a little trouble

being wild which included giving

up a hit and walked one. He didn't

look on the mound. He came

to the Mariners from the Astros

as a free agent. He signed March

10 so had to tell with not getting 

any runs. 

JP Crawford was the hitter of the

game as as he hit a home.run in

the sixth inning. Logan Gilbert

will start Saturday. Hopefully they

get some good huts and win easier.

Gonzaga played Friday evening

against number one Purdue. 

Gonzaga lost 80-68. Gonzaga

had three players who scored

in double figures. The bench

didn't help out scoring only

six points. 

The Zags didn't shoot well in

the field including three point

line was the reason for losing.

The Zags now will see if they

can make the tournament

again next year. It would help

if Purdue is in the final game.

Tacoma Rainier's Opening Day

Friday is opening day for the Mariners

triple A team Tacoma Rainier's. They 

take on Oklahoma City in a three game series.

Not sure who will start the opener

however would not be surprised

if Levi Stoudt starts. He returned

to the Mariners organization after

being released by the Cincinnati

Reds where he went in the Luis 

Castillo trade.

Blake Hunt and Michael Papierski

are the two catchers. Papierski

had a good spring in Mariners

camp. Colin Moran expected to

start at first base. Ryan Bliss one

of the top prospects will play

shortstop and maybe second base.

Mariners have injuries in the infield

he or Samad Taylor would be the 

first one called up.

Speaking of Taylor he will play second

and outfield. Mike Salvatore and Jason 

Vosler at third though Vosler may see

time at first. 

Jonathan Case another top prospect 

will play in center. Last year he was

at double A. He should be a fun one

to watch. Cade Marlowe will be in

left and occasion in center. We may

see him again with the Mariners during

the year.

Isiah Gilliam who played some in late

games in spring training for Mariners

will be in right field along with Nick

Solak a veteran.

Next week the single A teams and double A

start on April 5. Catcher Harry Ford and

infielder Cole Young will be at double A.

Keep you updated on them and the 

prospects. 

Mariners Lose Season Opener

We could say the Mariners started 

the season with a little bump in the 

road losing the season opener 6-4

at home against the Boston Red Sox.

The Red Sox looked more like we 

hope the Mariners will look  for the

season. 

Luis Castillo  was only able to go

five innings giving up four runs.

His fastball  looked good however 

he threw 75 percent of the time.

A bit higher than expected. He

must have not been comfortable 

with his offspeed pitches. We hope

a better result in his next outing.

The  Mariners got their four runs

on two two-run homers by Mitch 

Haniger and Dylan Moore. Mitch's

homer in the 4th inning putting

the Mariners within down 3-2.

The Red Sox  scored four straight 

innings which is the reason they

won. They had a two-run homer 

in the third followed by single 

run in fourth, fifth and sixth 

inning.

Dylan Moore  had his homer in

the seventh  inning pinch hitting 

for Dominic Canzone and stayed

in to play left field. If Moore keeps 

hitting  like he did in spring training 

and now the first game of the 

season  we will see a lot of him.

Friday  night George Kirby will start

for the Mariners.  We hope for a win

the column. The Texas Rangers were

the only team in the American League 

West  to win Thursday  beating the

Chicago Cubs at home 4-3 in 10

innings. Go Mariners!

Baseball Season Now Here

The Seattle Mariners season begins 

Thursday night in Seattle against the

Boston Red Sox for a four game series.

Luis Castillo will be the Mariners opening 

starter facing Brayan Bello. To be honest

don't know much about him. Bello started

28 games with a 12-11 record and an era

of 4.24. He went 157 innings which is 5.6

per start. This means he gave up about 3 

runs per start. He had 45 walks on the 

season and 132 strikeouts. Bello gave up 

just over one hit per inning. It does look 

like the Mariners will have to get to him 

early since he won't walk many batters.

Did give up 24 home runs so the Mariners

will have the chance to get to him. The key

 is Bello to make a mistake. 

Former Mariners dh Nelson Cruz will 

throw out the ceremonial first pitch.

The Mariners starting pitching will be

as expected except Emerson Hancock

will be the fifth starter instead of 

Bryan Woo who begins the season

on the injured list. Woo is expected

to miss only one start however since

the Mariners are being careful with

Woo it wouldn't be surprising if they 

wait another start.

The bullpen will be as expected except

Matt Brash and Gregory Santos will 

start on the injured list. Most likely

won't be back until May.

Cody Bolton and Collin Snider are the

two expected to take the spots of

Brash and Santos. They will be at 

end of the bullpen so to speak.

Bolton the Mariners acquired from

the Pittsburgh Pirates last November.

He didn't give up a run in eight 

appearances  this spring so he would

be ahead of Snider. 

Snider the Mariners claimed off

of waivers from Arizona in February.

He pitched last year for the Royals.

He didn't have a great era during the

spring however that doesn't mean

so much. In his last outing on Monday

in San Diego he did give up three runs

and was only able to get one out.

He is likely the eighth member of the

bullpen so may not have much pitching

time except clean up. The Mariners

could go with someone else as well.

The position players are what was

expected as well coming into camp.

The main competition was in the 

outfield where Dominic Canzone

beat out Cade Marlowe who will

start in triple A. Canzone will likely

be the opening day left fielder.

Mitch Haniger who the Mariners 

reacquired in the off-season will

start in right field. He had an 

awesome spring and when the

lineup is announced he will get 

a big ovation. Luke Raley the

Mariners acquired from the

Tampa Bay Rays for Jose 

Caballero will begin as the fourth

outfield. He will spend time

mostly in left and right field 

though will see action in center

when Julio needs a day off

which won't happen often we

hope. He can play first base

as well so he will be in for

Ty France as well.

Dylan Moore had a very good 

spring and will be the Mariners

utility player. Most likely play 

left field against lefties depending

how Canzone is doing. Raley

didn't face a lot of lefties as

he and Canzone bat left handed.

Moore will see action at shortstop

when JP Crawford needs a day

off. Could see him all over the

place too.

The infield is Ty France at first

base. The Mariners are expecting

a bounced back year this season

from Ty.  Newly acquired Jorge

Polanco will start at second.

He had an awesome camp so

the question is well he stay healthy.

Josh Rojas who is expected to

start the season against righties

at third base while Luis Urias will

against lefties for the most part.

Urias came into camp injured.

Though he was able to play the

second half of camp is how will 

he do. The big question is how

well will Rojas and Urias do

playing defense. Can Urias stay

healthy to. We could see Dylan

Moore play some third.

The catching will be mostly

done by Cal Raleigh. He

probably get a day off on

either Saturday or Sunday

depending whether facing

a lefty or not. Cal is a switch

hitter however I see him

getting a day off most like

against lefties. 

Seby Zavala will be Cal's

backup. The Mariners

acquired him in the Eugenio 

Suarez trade with Arizona

in the offseason. Seby 

though is more known for

his glove than his bat.

Mitch Garver the Mariners

signed as a free agent will

be the everyday dh though

he is the third catcher as

well. Probably won't catch

often since they want the

to see him get hurt.

On the high side the Mariners

could win 95 games with their

pitching and improved offense.

Injuries would be of concern. 

They do have more depth

however be difficult if one

the starting position players

Is out for sometime. Go M's.

Mariners Sweep Mini Series

The Seattle Mariners beat the 

Padres in San Diego Tuesday 

afternoon 7-6 to take the two

exhibition games to head into

the regular season.

The Mariners started most of

the regular lineup except Cal

Raleigh, Mitch Haniger and

Jorge Polanco. Julio hit a

home run in the first inning

with JP Crawford on base.

The Padres responded with 

two runs of their own. Dylan

Moore hit a solo homer in

the second inning which 

ended up the difference in

the game.

Casey Lawrence started as 

Bryan Woo was placed on

the injured list. Emerson 

Hancock will take Woo's 

spot on the roster. Lawrence

seems to be the guy at this

time if the Mariners need 

another starter.

Lawrence gave up the two

runs in the first inning but

settled down not giving

up anymore runs. He ended

up going five innings. 

The game didn't get interesting

until the seventh when the

Mariners scored a run then

the Padres three  for a 5-4

lead. The Mariners may have

not given up the runs with

a ball going under the shortstop

with two outs. No error was charged.

The Mariners scored three in

the top of the ninth. Padres 

scored a run in the bottom of

the inning however the Mariners 

were able to get out of it with

Padres leaving runnersvon base.

The Mariners minor leaguers

played most of the way in the

game. I am sure bolsted their

confidence.

Opening day is Thursday. We

will see the final  roster before 

the. Go Mariners!

Washington Huskies Have New AD

One day after WSU lost their head 

basketball coach  to Stanford they 

lost their nathletic director to the Washington Huskies.

Tuesday the Huskies announced

Pat Chun will be the schools new

athletic director. Chun had been 

at WSU for six years. His contract 

at Washington will be six years too.

I am sure the Huskies alumni and

fans are happy about the hire WSU

so are not.  I thought the Huskies

may hire within after Troy Dannen

decided to go to Nebraska after 

only five months . It seems that

Dannen was more comfortable 

being in the Midwest so decided

to go back. I don't know the details

however I am sure he is making

more money at Nebraska in the

same way as Chin is at Washington.

With Sprinkle as head basketball

coach along with Jedd Fisch as

football coach and PST Chun as

AD. This should help the Huskies

as they go into the Big Ten.

The Cougars now should hire 

within the department to get

their athletic director. I thought

this was what the Huskies were

going to do. Hiring a basketball

coach might be as hard or harder

then the AD. They will need to

the same by hiring as quickly as

possible.

The WSU Cougars football team

will be an independent team along

with Oregon State Beavers for two

years unless they are able to find

a conference to go to or merge

with the Mountain West Conference.

The basketball team will be in the

West Coast Conference for two years.

The new basketball coach may like

going to West Coast Conference

to take on Gonzaga and St. Mary's.

The Cougars could lose some of

their basketball players to the

transfer portal. Some may go to

Stanford or to Washington or one

of the other schools that were part

of the Pac-12.

The whole college sports scene is

crazy with transfer portal, NIL

and coaches moving here and there.

The same seems to be with the

athletic director as well. Coaches 

usually have opt out of contracts

however the athletic directors 

probably don't except at some

major universities. Stay tuned 

for updating news. 

Mariners Take Game One In SD

The Seattle Mariners beat Padres

Monday night 4-1. Bryce Miller 

went only four innings in his last 

game of spring.  Miller gave up

one hit and a run in the third

inning. He did throw 76 pitches

walking three. 

News came out that Bryan Woo

is going on the injured list to 

begin of the season with inflame

on his arm. He pitched four innings

in the spring the most so with his 

prior history they are being careful.

There is a good chance he will be

available after seven games. In the

meantime  Emerson Hancock will

be the fifth starter to start the 

season. 

Ty France wife is expecting soon 

he may take leave. Thev Mariners

will need to add someone to the

roster. When he is on leave Luke

Raley is the likely the one to start

at first base. We could see Dylan

Moore at first against a lefty. It may

depend who will be activated.

The Mariners will have their final

preseason on Tuesday afternoon

against the Padres before heading

to Seattle.

Huskies and Cougars Change In Men's Basketball

Monday morning news came out 

that Washington Huskies have

a new men's basketball coach. 

A couple hours later I heard which

was a shock that Kyle Smith the

head coach at Washington State

was moving onto the Stanford

Cardinal as head coach.

News first came out that Utah State 

head coach Danny Sprinkle was

named the head coach at Washington.

Not a big surprise since his name was

at the top of list when it came to

candidates. He spent only one year

at Utah State. Previously he had been

at Montana State. So the last two years

he made March Madness then this 

year. Most likely the Huskies spoke to

him earlier including former AD

Troy Dannen  before he went to Nebraska.

No details on the contract other than it is 

a six year contract the same amount

ofvyears Mike Hopkins did his second

time around. Sprinkle has family connection to the university so.there

is a good chance he will stivk out the.six years at least.

Sprinkle making March Madness the

last three years gives Huskies fans

a lot of hope. We hope that the Huskies

bring back assistant coaches and alumni

Will Conroy and Quincy Poindexter. The

Huskies have a good base here in

Washington high school recruits. 

We hope that Koren Johnson who

put his name into the transfer portal

will return next season.

Coach Sprinkle will be busy to find

players to come to Washington. Six

of the players including star player 

Keion Brooks Jr. eligibility is up. 

The Huskies likely have to bring at

lesst that many on board. The 

Huskies going to the Big Ten have a

better chance to make March Madness

especially with a coach like Sprinkle. 

Stanford is going to go into the ACC

Conference next year along with

California. Obviously they wanted

to make a splash in hiring Kyle Smith.

It was a pretty good kept secret 

on this one. 

The Stanford job a dream job for

Kyke Smith. The Cougars will be

joining the West Coast Conference

which is a step down for the Cougars.though Gonzaga and 

St. Mary's is in it. The ACC has both

Duke and North Carolina along

with others. The way conferences

are going how long will it last.

Now we will have to see who the

Cougars bring in as coach and the 

other what players stick around.

We do know freshman Isaiah Watts

has connections to Washington

as his father Donald played as a

Husky. Stay tuned you all.

Mariners Play In San Diego

The Seattle Mariners  are finished in 

Arizona  and are ready  to  start the

season on Thursday at home against 

the Boston Red Sox.  

The Mariners  are in San  Diego  now 

to take on the Padres in two exhibition 

games. The first one Monday night

with Bryce Miller  on the mound and

Tuesday  afternoon  with Bryan Woo 

starting.

Both teams will likely  play their starting

position  players  most of the way through. 

The Mariners  have their position  players 

set already in fact it was pretty  set at

the beginning  of camp.  We may see

some changes during the season most

likely  by injury. I think the Mariners 

have a better bench than last year.  

The Mariners  are expected  to be without 

Matt Brash and Gregory  Santos to begin

the season.  Two pitchers in camp not

expected  at the beginning  will make it.

We should know by Wednesday at the

latest. Other teams are trimming rosters

to so we could see a trade or someone

on the waiver wire make it.  Go M's. 

Mariners End Arizona With A Tie

The Mariners played Chicago Cubs

Sunday for the final game of the

Cactus League. The game ended

in a tie 9-9, however each team 

had the lead that went back and

forth.

Logan Gilbert started having a so

so start however it is spring training.

He threw too many pitches and 

went four and two-thirds innings.

He gave up two runs both on solo

homers. It is OK to give up homers

but not with runners on base. Also

when the game is not on the line.

He gave up four hits, two walks 

and seven strike outs. We will see

if ready for the Red Sox next weekend.

The Mariners had seven starting 

position players to start. Mitch

Haniger had a double and a home

run and scored three times. Luke

Raley who was struggling most

of training camp is starting to heat

up. Had two hits including a triple

and driving in three runs

The Mariners haven't come down

on a sure decision for the last two

spots in the bullpen. Those on the

bobble will have to perform in

San Diego to make the opening 

roster.. Go M's. 

Mariners and Zags Win Cougars Lose

Gonzaga blew out Kansas in the second 

half winning 89-68 after being down 

by one in the first half.

Why the Zags won they shot 60.3

per cent from the field. They made

eight more shots than Kansas while

taking 12 less shots. Doesn't happen

often. They made 11 of 15 from the

foul line while Kansas made 5 of 9.

Three pointers not a big deal since

Kansas made one more than the 

Zags and took seven more shits.

Kansas had more offensive rebounds

but the Zags had four more in total.

The Zags had five players score in

double figures led by Anton Watson

with  21 points.  Kansas had only three

and two had ten points. Still have to

wait until Sunday to find out who

the Zags face next Friday.

WSU Cougars lost to Iowa State

Saturday afternoon 67-56.

The game was tied 27-27 at the

end of the first half. The Cougars

couldn't sustain it. Cougars head

coach Kyle Smith said after the 

game the lost because of their

defense. Giving up 67 points 

doesn't look as bad as scoring 56.

The Cougars only had two players

in double figures. Jaylen Wells 

hsd 20 points while Myles Rice

had 18. Iowa State had four players

in double figures. Thanks Cougs

for having a good year. Look forward

to next season in the West Coast

Conference.

Tge Seattle Mariners won beating

the White Sox 8-2. George Kirby

went six innings giving up three

hits, walking run, striking out 

seven and surrendering one run.

The MRiners made two moves

sending pitcher Emerson Hancock 

and infield/outfield Samad Taylor.

The Mariners had one big inning

where they scored six of the eight

runs in the third inning. Included 

a home run by Dominic  Canzone

who may start in the outfield.

Ty France had two hits and having

a good spring as well batting .333.

Tomorrow the Mariners play the

Cubs to end spring training in

Arizona.  Go M's. 

Cougars and Zags Play Today

The WSU Cougars take on Iowa State

Saturday afternoon at 3:10 pm pacific

time on TNT.  

Iowa State is a number two seed while

the Cougars are number seven. The

Cougars will need to play their A game

to move onto the round of sixteen

next week. Iowa State will be favored

so the Cougars will have to play their

good defense to move on. 

Iowa State won their opener Thursday

over South Dakota State 82-65. The

Cougars beat Drake 66-61. The Cougars 

will have to keep the score in this one

similar to Thursday's to win. Go Cougs!

Gonzaga the number five seed takes

on number four Kansas at 12:15 pm pacific time on CBS. So we know how their

game goes before the Cougars. This

game will be tough though doable.

This will be these two teams third 

meeting ever with both teams each

winning one. Kansas in their opener

Kansas beat number 13 seed Samford

93-89 in a close encounter. Having

a tough outing the first what will that 

mean.

Gonzaga though beat number 12 seed

McNeese State easily 86-65. The Zags

have been on a good run so they hope

their good favor will lead them to the

Sweet Sixteen. Go Zags!

Both Friday Games End Up.In Ties For Mariners

The Mariners played split squad games

on Friday and they both end in a tie. 

They tied the score in the 9th inning

as well in both.

In game one The Mariners and the

Diamondbacks played. The final was

3-3. Emerson Hancock started for the

Mariners. He pitched much better than

his previous two starts. Hancock pitched 

four innings giving up four hits without

walk and a strike. He gave up one run

on a single to left field however Dominic

Canzone threw out a runner at second.

Canzone continues having a good spring and likely start in left field on opening day.

Hancock looks to be the sixth starter

when the Mariners need him. The question will he start in triple A or start the season in.the bullpen. A lotwould depend on what other pitchers do who could be in the bullpen. The Diamondbacks started most of their front line players while the Mariners

went with bench players or minor

leaguers so give Hancock's performance

looking even better.

Besides Canzone, Josh Rojas at third base

and he continues having trouble at the

plate without a hit. Dylan Moore started

at shortstop. He continues getting hits 

 this spring. High prospect Colt Emerson

came in for Moore later. He had a double

in the ninth inning to help tie score.

In game two the final score was Seattle

4 Milwaukee 4. Luis Castillo started

against the Brewers going five and a 

third innings. He gave up two runs on

three hits, walked two and struck out

nine. This will be his last start of the

spring before going on opening night.

If Castillo almost duplicates those

stats against the Red Sox the Mariners

have a great shot at winning game one.

Both Brewers runs against Castillo

happened in the fourth inning.

The Mariners had most of their

starters in this game outside of

Canzone. Taylor Trammell started

in left field had a two run homer

in the second inning. Since he is

out of options this could be his

last week in a Mariners uniform.

Most likely Taylor will be picked up

by another major league club.

Jorge Polanco who continues

having a great spring hit a home

run in the 5th inning. The Mariners

were behind the Brewers by one

run with two outs. Cole Young

the  team's top prospect with 

two strikes on him hit the tying

home run in the bottom of the

9th inning. Let everyone go home

with a good feeling.

George Kirby will make his last

start in Arizona on Saturday.

Logan Gilbert will follow on

Sunday the last game in Peoria.

The Mariners will play two Monday

and Tuesday against the Padres

in San Diego. Bryce Miller and

Bryan Woo will start both of those

games then the way home to

Seattle for opening day on Thursday

Go M's.

Mariners Have Another Spring Win

The Mariners continue to win in

spring training beating the Reds

7-6 Thursday night.

What was good in the game Cal 

Raleigh hit a two run homer in the

first inning and Ryan Bliss a three

run homer in the seventh. What 

was really good both home runs

were with two outs.

Another good thing was the Mariners

scored the two home runs while 

they were behind. They scored a run

beforehand in both innings.

What was bad they scored only in 

the first and seventh innings. The 

Reds on the other hand scored four

different innings. Most of the time

a team will win scoring in four 

innings. 

The Mariners rebounded from a

terrible start by the pitching as well.

The starter was not any of the five

who will be in the rotation during the

season.

I am sure the Mariners learned they

must add on a run a few times along

with big innings to. Last season the 

Mariners had a losing record in one

run games. Making the playoffs the

Mariners will need to have a winning

record in one run games and hopefully

have fewer ones. Go M's.

In other local sports both Gonzaga

and Washington State each won

their first round in the men's basketball

tournament on Thursday. Gonzaga's

was a blow out while the Cougars had

to come from behind to win. Drake was

ahead by eight points around the six minute mark remaining in the game.

The Cougars brought in a shorter 

lineup and the defense sparked the

offense to win. Both teams will play

agsin on Saturday to see if they can

go to the round of sixteen. Wish both

the best. 

One Week Until Mariner's Season Opener

The Seattle Mariners season begins

in one week on Thursday March 28

at home against the Boston Red Sox.

Most of the roster is set. The team 

was pretty set when training camp

began.

The bullpen had five spots already

to go with who would be the remaining

three spots however Matt Brash and

Gregory Santos haven't been able to

pitch during camp so they will start 

on the injured list.

Brash seems to be ahead of Santos

so he could be available when the

10 days are up and Santos likely 

won't be available until late April.

So there two spots will be taken.

Andre Munoz will be the closer.

Tayler Saucedo and Gabe Speier

should be the two lefties. 

Ryne Stanek should be the reliever

just before Munoz coming into the

9th inning until Brash and Santos

are ready. The lefties could to 

depending on the situation. Austin

Both signed as a free agent during

the offseason will be the longer 

reliever and Trent Thornton might

be used in that spot to though right

now may come in the 7th inning.

A lot depends on how the starter

goes. Begin of the season the starter

will be on a pitch count especially

Bryce Miller and Bry Woo. Somewhere

around 80 to 85 pitches. Castillo, 

Gilbert and Kirby should be able to

throw near 100 pitches. This will

depend how many runs the give up.

The question is who will take Brash

and Santos spot on the roster. The

decision should be made over the 

next few days. The last game in

Peoria will be Sunday then to San Diego

to play two games. 

The infield is expected in Ty France

at first, Jorge Polanco at second,

JP Crawford at short and Josh Rojas

with Luis Urias sharing third. Rojas

may play second when Polanco needs 

a day off.

Cal Raleigh be the starting catcher

with Seby Zavala  being number two.

Since Cal is a switch hitter he likely

will play four out of every five games.

The weekend whether Zavala starts

will depend on whether a left or right

start. We could see him against a

righty on Sunday if both games don't

have a lefty.  Mitch Garver is the 

full time dh however could see him

a few times at catcher..

In the outfield Julio Rodriguez will

start in center field. Right now it

looks like Dominic Canzone will

start in left and Mitch Haniger in

right. Luke Raley will be the 4th

outfielder when giving either Canzone

or Haniger a day off. Raley will be the

backup at first base too. This could

change depending who is hitting well.

Right now Dylan Moore seems to be 

the utility player unless the Mariners

decide differently. Most of his playing

time will be in left field against a tough

left or giving JP Crawford a day off at

short. 

Cade Marlowe was sent down to

triple A Tacoma however the team

needs an outfielder the most likely

one to come up. Samad Taylor might

still be in the race for utility player.

He and Sam Haggerty might be sent

down to Tacoma. So stay tuned!

Seahawks Add Two Players To Roster

The Seahawks added two more
players to the roster on defense
through free agency. How much
impact will they make we will
find out.

The first announcement in the

morning they were signing.safety

K'Von Wallace. He was drafted by

the Philadelphia Eagles in 2020

in the fourth round. Wallace played 

three years in Philadelphia. He

was released and signed by Arizona

where he played seven games in

which he started five. The Cardinals

released him and he was picked up

on waivers by the Tennessee Titans.

He played seven games for them

while starting seven. 

Not likely Wallace will be a starter

with the Seahawks however adding

depth to the safety position. He is

now the second safety the Seahawks

have now signed in the last week.

The second player is a veteran defensive 

tackle 32-year old Johnathan Hankins.

The Seahawks will see if there is anything

left in his tank. The Seahawks are looking

to see in improving the front line to improve

stopping the run. The Seahawks were 31st

against the run so improvement needs to

happen. Go Hawks!

Mariners Blow Rockies Away

The Mariners have done well recently

winning ten out of their last fourteen

games after a slow start. Getting closer 

to.the regular season beginning a week

from Thursday. 

Final score Seattle 12 Colorado 3

The Mariners scored seven runs in

the bottom of the second after Colorado

scored a run in the top of the inning.

Included was a home run by Mitch 

Haniger. Third inning Dylan Moore

who is having a good camp hit a three-run

homer. This basically ended the game.

Moore had three hits on the day. Julio,

Polanco, Ty France,  Luis Urias and 

Seby Zavala each had two hits. Together

they scored seven runs as well.

At this point Urias and Josh Rojas

will be platooning at third base. Won't

be the traditional platooning. It will

be matchups and who is hitting the

best at the time.

The Mariners have Wednesday off.

Next action on Thursday. Go.M's

Seahawks Add Offensive Lineman

On the weekend the Seahawks added

free agent guard Tremayne Anchrum Jr..

Tremayne played for the Rams in three

seasons. He missed most of 2022 with

a broken leg. The Rams drafted him in

2020 in the seventh round.

Tremayne was interested in going to a

team he knew about since a division 

rival and a possibility to play and compete

for the starting position. With Damien 

Lewis who left Seattle to become a

member of the Carolina Panthers. The

Seahawks thought Damien was fine but

not to pay him among the top 13 guards

in the NFL. 

The Seahawks likely will bring in another

guard to compete with Tremayne or pick

one up in the NFL. Having a new head 

coach and line coach is appealing to

him as well. We wish Tremayne the best

for this opportunity. Go Hawks!

Canzone Having Good Camp

The Seattle Mariners beat Texas Rangers

Monday afternoon 9-5. They pretty much

went with minor leaguers in the pitching

department. Reliever Ryne Stanek made 

his spring debut giving up no runs with 

one hit and a strike out.

Dominic Canzone is having a good

training camp. He had a home run

in the first inning and later a sacrifice

fly. Canzone looks like he should 

get plenty of time in the outfield.

Most likely in left though could see

him in right on occasion. He will get

time at the beginning of the season.

The Mariners will go with the hot

guys. Haniger will probably play a

lot early to. How much he plays will

depend on his health. The thing about

Haniger he will be able to hit anywhere

in the lineup.  Depending how many

righthanders they face will decide 

when he will have break. The Mariners

will start the season facing the Red

Sox in four games to start at T-Mobile

Park. We could see Haniger start three

of the four games. Depending how

Canzone and Raley do will decide how

it goes.

JP Crawford who started off slow is

hitting well now. He had two hits including

a double while driving in two runs. 

The Rangers played with a mixture of

regulars and minor leaguers. The 

Mariners season starts in ten days.

They will have a day off on Wednesday.

Mariners will have seven more days 

of games. This Friday and Saturday

they will have  split squad games.

Sunday will be the last game in

Arizona. They will play the Padres 

next Monday and Tuesday in San 

Diego before heading to Seattle.

Expect they will have the opening

roster set when going to San Diego.

Really the roster is set besides the

bullpen and possibly utility player.

We could see the Mariners  make

a trade or two.

The Mariners take on Colorado

on Tuesday. The starting pitcher

not announced yet. News came

last year's CY Young winner

Blake Snell who so wanted to

pitch for his home town Mariners

signed a two year deal with the

San Francisco Giants.

Cougars and Zags Make The Big Dance

As expected both Washington State

and Gonzaga men's basketball teams

made the NCAA tournament also

known as March Madness for all

the upsets.

The Cougars are the #7 seed in the 

eastern region taking on Drake the

#10 out of Des Moines Iowa. The

game will be played in Omaha 

Nebraska Thursday night at 7pm

Pacific time. The Cougars have

to fly while Drake it is a two hour

bus ride to Omaha. I am sure they

have a good size fan base to show

up.

Drake is much like the Cougars a

very good defensive team so this

could be a low scoring game. Drake

is the number one team in defensive

rebounding. The Cougars will have to

make shots count. Often upsets in

the first round are the #10 seed over

# 7 so the Cougars will be in a fight

and be sure to be able to move onto

the next round. This is the first time

in 16 years the Cougars are in the

tournament. Go Cougs!

Gonzaga known as the Zags playing

in the tournament has been a regular

thing for some time. Gonzaga is the number five seed in the Midwest region.

They will be taking on #12 McNeese State 

also on Thursday. There game will be

on right before the Cougars. The game

maybe finishing up when the Cougars 

start. The game is in Salt Lake Utah

starting 4:29 Salt Lake time.

For all of us who are not familiar with

McNeese State the university is located

in Lake Charles Louisiana so a good 

distance to travel to Salt Lake City.

Go Zags!

Logan Gilbert Pitches Well

The Seattle Mariners lost late in the

game when the Diamondbacks scored

three runs off a Mariner minor league

pitcher for 5-4 to win.

Logan Gilbert pitched outstanding

going five innings giving up just

three hits, no runs, no walks and

seven strikeouts. Though it was

against the lesser of the Diamondbacks

players since they played split squad.

If Logan can keep that up against front

line major leaguers in the season he

will win a lot of games.

Jorge Polanco continues having a good

spring getting a hit and driving in a run.

Stays healthy the Mariners will have

solved second base. 

Samad Taylor continues to do well. He made a difficult catch after losing in.the sun. He had a hit and drove in the run.

Dylan Moore is having a good camp

so might be hard for Samad to make opening roster unless takes someone 

else's spot or the Mariners decide to 

trade Dylan Moore. The Mariners sent

the KC Royals a player to be named 

later so obviously believe in him.

Monday the Mariners are on the road

to.play the Texas Rangers. The Mariners

pitcher hasn't been announced yet.

Stay tuned.

Seahawks Sign Another Linebacker

The Seattle Seahawks signed a second

linebacker on Saturday in Jerome Baker.

He played six years for the Miami 

Dolphins. Basically he and Jordyn Brooks 

switched teams. 

On Friday the Seahawks Tyrel Dodson

a free agent from.Buffalo. So these will

be the Seahawks starting linebackers.

Under Michael Macdonald the scheme

for the linebackers could look different

than under Pete Carroll. Though the

defense might be closer to that of the

Baltimore Ravens where Macdonald

was defensive coordinator things could

be slightly different. When he arrived 

Macdonald said it would be the players

deciding how the defense is played.

These two could have more assets to

play the defense that Macdonald would

like. We will see when training camp

begins.

The Seahawks do have three other

linebackers on their depth chart 

however the Seahawks may look

at more depth by signing someone

else and or the NFL draft. General 

manager John Schneider says they

will draft best player available in

each round. There is a good possibility

the Seahawks will trade down in the

first round from 16th spot especially

after pucking up quarterback Sam

Howell from the Commanders.  A lot

may depend on who they feel is the

best player available at that spot

and could still get him later down

in the first round. This is what Schneider

has done often in the past. They gave up

a third and fifth round pick for Howell

so may want to pick up another player 

in both rounds. If they do so they would

take the other team's first rounder besides.

Go Hawks!

Mariners Win Both Split Squad Games

Luis Castillo pitched well against

Chicago White Sox leading to  an

8-2 victory..Castillo went five innings

giving up one run in the second.

He walked one while striking out five.

Castillo looks to be ready for the

season. If he can limit his walks 

and strike outs he can go further

in each game. Early on in the season

without Brash and Santos this would 

really help.

The Mariners had most of their 

starting lineup play in this game.

Everyone had a hit except Josh

Rojas. The Mariners scored four

runs in.the first inning. Jorge Polanco

hit a double to drive in Julio for the 

first run followed by Mitch Garver

driving in Polanco. Dominic Canzone

hit  a home run to drive Garver and

himself in. JP Crawford and Mitch 

Haniger continued hitting well

having two hits on the day.

Andre Munoz followed Castillo

getting two outs in the sixth

inning however gave up a couple

hits and a run. You have to figure 

though Munoz won't pitch that

early often during the season.

In the other game Mariners won

11-7 however scored five in the

top of the ninth to win.

George Kirby went five innings 

giving up five hits and three runs.

All three runs were in the second 

and he gave up a two-run homer.

Emerson Hancock followed having

his worst out of the spring giving

up the other four runs. He was hit

six times in two innings. Emerson

walked two as well while only striking

out one.  Having any chance to make

the opening roster he will have to

bounce back.

Ty France and Luis Urias each started

in this game. France was the only one 

to get a hit from those two.

 Back up catcher Seby Zavala who 

isn't expected to hit well though had

his first home run of the spring with

a runner on base in the 4th inning.

Sam Haggerty had a home run in

the fifth inning. Dylan Moore continues

getting hits having one in this game

while driving in a run playing shortstop.

Tyler Locklear who will start the year

in the minors but court be on the 

roster sometime in the sesson hit

a two-run homer in the 9th. Alberto 

Rodriguez who played at Everett

and double A Arkansas hit a three 

run homer to win the game. Alberto

may start this coming season.at

Arkansas.

Logan Gilbert is expected to start

against the Diamondbacks on

Sunday. We will see who starts 

in the field in this one. Go M's. 

Mariners Play Split Games Saturday

Arizona had rain while we had spring

weather in the Seattle area so Friday's

games were cancelled. Besides the

major league game so was the one

the Mariner's prospects were to play

the San Diego prospects. 

Saturday the Mariners have split

squads with George Kirby facing

the Cincinnati Reds while Luis

Castillo goes against the Chicago

White Sox.

Luis Castillo already faced his former

team this spring so sure why he is

going against Chicago. He had a

great outing in his last one so hope

to see about the same. 

The game against the White Sox

will be in Peoria so likely see most 

of the starting position players in

that one. 

We have known all along there 

hasn't been many openings in

training camp. Since Santos

and Bash will be starting on the

injured list it will be interesting

to see who will take their spots

on the opening day roster.

The corner outfield positions 

will be interesting since Mitch

Haniger will start in right field

against lefties for sure and some

against righties as well. A lot 

depends on the matchups against

righties. Dominic Canzone and

Luke Raley will split time. Both

left handed hitters one or the 

other will likely won't start against

lefties. In some cases whoever 

is the utility player may play against

lefties depending on matchups.

Raley most of his major league

career he has faced righties for

the most part. I expect whoever 

has the hot hand between Raley

and Canzone will play.  Another

idea will be how many righties

or lefties they play in a row or in

a series as well. 

An example is the Los Angeles 

Angels it looks like the may have

three lefties start in their rotation

so depending how a series goes

against the Mariners they could

easily be facing at least two of

them. 

In basketball the semifinals of the

Pac-12 men's basketball tournament

the WSU Cougars lost to Colorado

58-62. It was a close game all the way.

The Cougars should be in the NCAA

tournament. The matchups for the

first round will be announced Sunday

afternoon. The Cougars with the loss

Friday night means they will likely

have a lower seed then they were hoping.

Both the Cougars and Colorado shot

about the same from the field. The

difference in the game Colorado

went 11 of 17 from the foul line

while Cougars made just 4 of 7.

Though a low scoring game the

Cougars had three players score

in double figures.  Issac Jones

led the Cougars with 13 points.

Jaylen Wells had 11 points and 

led the Cougars with 7 rebounds.

We wish the Ciugs the best in

the NCAA tournament.

The Oregon Ducks beat Arizona

in the other semifinal game 

67-59. The winner of the Pac-12

tournament between Oregon

and Colorado will have automatic

bid for NCAA tournament. I expect

that all four semifinal teams should

be in NCAA tournament. 

Mariners Win So Do Cougars and Seahawks Make Trade

I look to put in three stories into 

one post 

The Seattle Mariners beat Brewers

4-2 Thursday afternoon. Bryan Woo 

had an extra day off. It paid off as he

went four innings without giving up

no hits or walks and struck out five.

He faced the minimum as well so 

very focused. It might be a good idea

Woo is given an extra day off on 

occasion during the season. Actually 

after his first start he will have a day 

off between his second and third

start. If all five starters get an off day

he will have another one before his 

fifth start as well. It will be interesting

how the Mariners will work with the

days off. This will be more important

later in the season.

All four of the Mariners runs came

with a home run. Mitch Haniger

and Luis Urias each had solo homers

while in between Cal Raleigh had a

two-run homer. The Mariners will

try to score in other fashion to this

season having multiple home runs

in games will happen.

Haniger was at dh on Thursday. Even

during the season I am sure the

Mariners will rest Garver. It will be

interesting to see how often Garver

will be behind the plate as well.

Friday Emerson Hancock will start.

The Mariners will have split squad

on Saturday so some players from

minor league camp will be up. George

Kirby will start one game while Castillo

will do the other. Kirby who missed 

one start may go only three innings.

I am sure he is on a pitch count.

Castillo may go four or possibly five

depending on how he is doing.

The Washington State Cougars beat

Stanford 79-62. The Cougars got off

to a slow start however when they got

going that was it for Stanford. The

Cougars led by 16 points at half time.

Both the Cougars and Stanford didn't 

shot well behind the three point line.

The Cougars made only one more 

three. The Cougars shot a little better

from the field making 50.8%. The

Cougars made six more shots while

taking seven more. The Cougars made

four more free throws though taking

the same amount of shots. Not a big

deal with the large win. In fact Stanford

could not get the score below ten after

the Cougars went on their run. In fact

the score was around 20 point lead

most of the second half.

The Cougars spread the wealth in

scoring as six players scored in

double figures. Isaac Jones led 

with 16 points. The Cougars had

four players with six rebounds.

No one had anymore then that.

The Cougars will play the winner 

of the Utah/Colorado game on

Friday in the semifinals. Colorado

right now leads by six in early

part of the second half.

Oregon will take on Arizona in

the other semifinal game. Oregon

game was close beating UCLA

68-66. Arizona beat USC.

The Seattle Seahawks made a trade

acquiring quarterback Sam Howell

from the Washington Commanders.

Howell started every game last season.

The Seahawks lost Drew Lock as a

backup as a free agent to the New York

Giants. Whether Howell or Smith

will start we will find out. Also do 

the Seahawks draft a quarterback

somewhere as well or wait another 

year.

The Seahawks received Howell along

with the Commanders fourth-round

pick along with the sixth round. The

Commanders receive the Seahawks

third and fifth round picks. It will be

interesting to see if the Seahawks

end up trading their first round pick

which is 16 overall and move down

acquiring more picks. We will see

and don't be surprised.

On Thursday the Seahawks signed

free agent linebacker Tyrel Dodson

who played four years with the

Buffalo Bills. The Seahawks may 

sign another as well since Bobby

Wagner and Jordyn Brooks won't

be returning. Go Hawks!

More Moves in Seahawks Free Agency

As suspected Bobby Wagner is

no longer a member of the

Seattle Seahawks. He signed

with the Washington Commanders.

We  wish Bobby the best.

George Fant who once played for

the Seahawks is back for new duty.

Not a big splash however will be

a good guy to back up at the two

tackle spots. Who knows he could

play some guard too. His main

duty is to backup right tackle Abe

Lucas. Might come in every three

series or so depending how the 

game is going.

The Seahawks signed free agent

tight end Pharoah Brown who played

for the New England Patriots last 

year. He is projected to be a third

tight end so the Seahawks will 

either sign another or draft a tight

a tight end somewhere. I would say

in the second or third round. A

later pick most likely not be considered

a second tight end unless a very good

blocker.

Another offensive line is Nick Harris

a former Washington Husky who

played for the Cleveland Browns. 

He will compete for center and could

play some right tackle since the loss

of Damien Lewis.

The Seahawks picked up a safety

 to take the place of Jamal Adams

and Quandre Diggs. They signed

Rayshawn Jenkins to a two year

deal. A similar to Julian Love. Be

a great deal if he turns out the

same way as Julian. Most likely

the Seahawks will sign up another

possibly as a back up.

Now we see who else comes to the

Seahawks in free agency or a trade

plus the upcoming draft. We do 

know a veteran linebacker would 

be nice. Go Hawks!

Mariners Win Huskies Lose

The Seattle Mariners beat the LA 

Dodgers 8-1. The Dodgers are heading 

to Korea to begin the regular season

against the San Diego. The Dodgers

had most of the their starting lineup

in the game although this is still a

spring training game.

Casey Lawrence started instead of

Bryan Woo will go on Thursday. 

Lawrence likely won't be on the

opening roster unless in the bullpen.

Lawrence went three innings giving

up four hits and no runs. He didn't

walk a batter and struck out one.

There is a good chance Casey could

be a spot starter if the Mariners need

one.

Seven of the Mariners starting

positions players started the

game with Josh Rojas not having

no hits while the rest had at least

one. It does look like Luis Urias

will begin the season on the

opening roster unless he has

another problem that keeps him

from doing. According to Scott

Servais Rojas and Urias won't

be a typical platooning situation.

We could see Rojas against some

lefties while Urias could be the

same facing some righties. I

could see they won't pinch hit

for each other unless the situation

says so.

JP Crawford along with Julio, Mitch

Garver and Ty France each had a

good game. They are starting to

look ready for the season.

In.the Pac-12 tournament the season

is over for the Washington Huskies

losing to USC Trojans 80-74. Now

the  Pac-12 is over and the same

for Coach Mike Hopkins. See where

he goes from here.

The Huskies didn't do to.badly making

11 of 24 behind the arc. The Trojans 

did shoot a little better then the

Huskies from the field. The Trojans 

did better from the foul line. Made 

four more shots. Boogie Ellis was

the big one in this game scoring

25 points for the Trojans. Bronny

James had only seven points 

but made some key free throws

at the end of  the game. 

The Huskies were led by Sahvir 

Wheeler with 20 points. Keion

Brooks Jr only had 13 points.

Moses Wood and Koren Johnson

each had 17. Huskies had no

points from the bench. Likely

the Huskies didn't win.

Now we will see who the Huskies

to bring in as head coach. The

eight man rotation most won't

be back next season. The don't

have any eligibility left. Keion

Brooks Jr certainly had a good

career at Washington though

li.ited. 

Koren Johnson who will be a

junior next season might be back.

Wilhelm Breidenbach could be

another one. Thanks Mike Hopkins 

though the last five years wasn't

as good as we hope for. Go Dawgs!

The Seahawks made some more

moves and lost a big name. Let you

the details on Thursday. 

St. Mary's Prevails Over Zags

St. Mary's not only took WCC conference

title they beat Zags two out of three times.

The Zags had won the last four championships.

The game on Tuesday wasn't high

scoring with the final being 69-60.

St.Mary's automatically get in the

NCAA tournament while Gonzaga

is expected to get in as well. What

seating we will see.

St. Mary's led most of the way.

Leading  scorer for them was 

Aiden Mahaney with 23 points.

Aiden made five of seven behind

the 3 point line and was the 

difference in the game.

Gonzaga was led by Anton Watson

with 18 points and 7 rebounds.

The Zags only had three players

score in double figures. Made only

two shots beyond the 3 point line.

The Pac-12 tournament starts on

Wednesday. Washington Huskies

take on the USC Trojans. Next year

both will be in the Big Ten. Both

teams have talent where either

could go far in the tournament.

The winner though will take on

Arizona on Thursday so be a 

tough act to follow.

Thursday the Washington State

Cougars will play the winner of

Stanford and California Golden

Bears who play Wednesday

evening.  The Cougars should

win since they have had a good

season placing second in the

Pac-12 while Stanford and 

California have had mediocre

seasons. 

The two teams won at home 

against each other. Stanford

beat California last Thursday

80-58. How much that goes

into the tournament we will

see. 

Next time see how the Huskies 

did and the Mariners spring

training game. We now have to

see when the Huskies will name

their next head men's basketball

coach. How much the firing of

Coach Mike Hopkins goes into

this game against USC. Most

of the players will be playing

for the Huskies in this tournament

unless they surprise and win it

all. Go Dawgs!

Mariners Lose Tuesday

The Mariners lost Tuesday to the

Oakland A's 4 to 2. The Mariners 

scored both runs in the 5th inning.

Brian Anderson the Mariners signed

early in spring training since Luis 

Urias was hurt played first base in

this game hit a home run to tie

at 1-1. Sam Haggerty hit a double

and Dylan Moore drove him in when

he came up. Unfortunately Oakland

scored two in the bottom of the

fifth to take the lead again. They 

scored the final run on a double play.

Bryce Miller who started for the M's

went three and two-thirds innings. 

He gave up four hits, one run, two

walks and struck out six. Certainly

getting ready for the season.

Cal Raleigh started at catcher and

walked. Harry Ford came in later.

Luke Raley played in right field

while Dominic Canzone was in left.

It is possible when both players are

in the outfield is how it works. Raley

may be in left when Haniger is

playing. Not sure however that could

happen. Most likely Raley will play

all three outfield positions as well

as first. Won't see him in center often

however if Julio needs a day off he

likely will be there. 

Again Luis Urias was at third base so

the Mariners are hoping he will be

ready for opening day.

Speaking of opening day it was 

announced that reliever Gregory

Santos will begin on the injured 

list with Matt Brash. Two relievers 

will need to start instead on the

opening roster. Andre Munoz will

be the closer while recently signed

reliever will be the setup man initially.

We could see him or someone else

in the role depending on how much

Munoz will have to pitch early on.

Closer to opening day we will have

a better look at the bullpen. It is

nice the Mariners have guys who

can be used in bullpen. Go M's.

The Zags Beat Dons

Gonzaga beat the San Francisco Dons 

in the semifinals of the West Coast

Conference Tournament Monday night

89-77.

The game was close in the first half

with the Zags leading at halftime by

one. Ben Gregg who had 17 points

on the night score four 3-pt shots

early on to put the Zags up to a good

lead to win comfortably. 

The Zags had all five starters score

in double figures led by Nolan Hickman

with 20. Both teams were equal in

3 points on the night. The bid difference

the Zags made 16 free throws to the

Dons 8. Took almost twice as many.

The Zags will take on St. Mary's the

conference champion in the final

of the tournament Tuesday night.

The winner will have automatic

spot in the NCAA tournament. Expect

both teams to be in though. Go Zags!

Look At Day One Free Agency For Seahawks

News came out on Monday the Seahawks 

resigned defensive lineman Leonard 

Williams and tight end Noah Fant to

contracts . At this point the  Seahawks 

have lost more than they gained.

Reports came out that linebacker Jordyn

Brooks signed a contract with the Miami 

Dolphins and tight end Colby Parkinson 

with division  rival Los Angeles  Rams.

Fellow tight end Will Dissly who the 

Seahawks  released last week signed 

with the Los Angeles Chargers.  

The Seahawks  released special  teams  

captain Nick Bellore on Monday. Whether 

he will return  at lower pay grade or not

we will  see.  Most likely  not at what we 

seen so far on the roster changes.

Will update any other moves of Seahawks 

coming and goings. Go Hawks!

Update: Guard Damien Lewis signs four years for 54 million with Carolina Panthers. The Seahawks will need to draft a guard or sign a free agent guard or both. 

Mariners Lose To Padres

The San Diego Padres  beat the Mariners 

Monday  13-3. The Padres are leaving 

early  to begin the season.  Similar to

what the Mariners  did a couple times

going to Japan.The Padres going to 

begin the season  in Korea. The Padres

leave in two days.

The Mariners  did start  with many

of the starters as well.  Logan Gilbert 

went three innings giving up four runs.

Now then season.

JP Crawford  had his first homer of

the season.  Julio had one hit while

Haniger had a couple and Canzone 

had one. Luis Urias  started at third.

He had a couple hits so see home

much he  will  play.

Next time the Seahawks  have  made

a few moves in free agency  while

losing more. Both the offense  and

defense so we will  see  whether  both

will be better or not. Stay tune. 

Mariners Win Sunday

The Seattle Mariners beat the SF Giants

Sunday afternoon 8-3. Spring training

games are not as important than

getting ready for the regular season

and staying healthy.

Talking about being healthy Jackson

Kowar who the Mariners acquired in

the trade with Atlanta for Jarred

Kelenic is going to miss the 2024

season as he had have Tommy John

surgery. Matt Brash will likely be 

on the injured list when the season 

opens. He likely be activated when

the Mariners return home for their

second homestand of the season.

Gregory Santos though throwing

hasn't pitched in the spring either.

He to could start the season on the 

injured list and be activated the

same time as Brash. So two pitchers

who may have not been on the opening

day roster could be in the bullpen.

The Mariners made it official Sunday

with signing Ryne Stanek. With Brash

and Santos likely to start on the

injured list Stanek will be important

to be coming in ahead of Andres Munoz

as the closer. Tayler Saucedo who pitched

Sunday and hasn't given up a run in

the spring yet along with Gabe Speier

both lefties will be important going

in the seventh or eighth inning to.

When Brash and Santos are able to

go Stanek we will likely see him in

sixth or seventh inning depending 

how far the starter goes.

Austin Voth expected to be the

primary long reliever could be the

first out of the bullpen going one

or two innings depending on.the

starter and what the score may be.

Emerson Hancock expected to be

the sixth starter whether on the

roster or triple A could start the 

season with the Mariners out

of the block with the injuries. 

He could be long reliever along

with Voth. 

Sunday second baseman Jorge

Polanco had two home runs. The

first of the spring for him. The first

was a solo in the first inning to get

the scoring going. The second one

was a grand slam to left field. The

wind likely helped in the ball going

out. Cal Raleigh had a triple and a

double in the game. Likely won't

catch on Monday. Ty France had

a couple hits. He could not be 

playing either on Monday.

Julio Rodriguez, Mitch Haniger

and Mitch Haniger didn't play

Sunday so could be in the lineup

Monday. George Kirby had his

second outing of the spring

going two and one-third innings.

Kirby gave four hits, two runs,

one walk and struck out five.

Sure he wasn't happy about the

walk since he never is.

Trent Thornton who should be

in the bullpen pitched one inning

giving up a walk only. Ty Buttery

won't an inning giving up a hit and 

struck one. He to could be on the

opening day roster. 

The Mariners take on the Padres

in Peoria on Monday. Logan Gilbert

is scheduled to pitch. Bryce Miller

to go on Tuesday followed by Bryan 

Woo on Wednesday. Go M's.

In other local sports news Tyler

Lockett restructuring his contract

so looks like he will be a Seahawk

for another year. Free agency signing

begin on Monday so we could see

some news on that front. Go Hawks!

Mariners Season Begins In 18 Days

The Mariners have 18 days until

the regular season begins on

March 28 at home against the

Boston Red Sox for four games.

They begin April with three games

against Cleveland before heading

to Milwaukee and Toronto for 

six games. 

The Red Sox and Toronto we play again

in July while Cleveland we play at in

June. The three we play at Milwaukee

is the only time we them. Very odd indeed.

The only other opportunity would be

to face them in the World Series.

The Mariners have one off day remaining

in spring training on March 20. The last 

spring training game in Arizona will be

on March 24 against the Chicago Cubs.

Most likely play minor leaguers and

maybe backups. The squad will two

exhibition games in San Diego against

the Padres on March 25 and 26 before

heading home.

The Seattle's roster is still pretty set

without players who may go on the

injured list. The Mariners signed reliever 

Ryne Stanek over the weekend. There

is a good chance that Matt Brash though

OK to throw now may begin the season

on the injured list. The Mariners don't

have many spots to make in the bullpen.

Word came out on Saturday the SF

Giants waived third baseman JD Davis

since signing Matt Chapman to a 

three year deal. Since the Mariners

and the Giants have been trading

partners in recent years will the Mariners

go after Davis we will see. He does have

a good size contract so maybe the

Giants will pay part of it we will see.

What the Giants get in return who

knows maybe a pitcher or a utility

infielder or prospects. Stay tuned

we may know soon.

Davis is a right handed bat and played

in 144 games for the Giants last year

with a batting average of .248 with 18

home runs and 69 RBIs. He did strike

out 152 times which is less than Suarez.

Most likely acquiring Davis the Mariners

may not platoon at third base either.

Will the Mariners keep Luis Urias or

Josh Rojas. Being a left handed bat

and healthy Rojas maybe the likely

one to stay. The question is what

happens with Dylan Moore? Maybe

he is the one traded to the Giants.

Another question do the Mariners

need another right handed bat in

the outfield. This would mean

Julio Rodriguez and Mitch Haniger

as the right handed hitting outfielders

along with Luke Raley and Dominic

Canzone from the left side.

The Mariners still have a spot at utility

whether Dylan Moore is here or not

depending on Luis Urias being on

the roster if they did sign Davis.

Samad Taylor would be another choice

since like Moore he can play the

infield or outfield. Go M's.

Mariners Beat Brewers

The Mariners beat Milwaukee 7-5.

JP Crawford looks like he is ready

to go having two hits and scoring

two runs. He had a hit in the first 

inning and driven in by Mitch Garver

who went 3 for 3 for the day. His 

second at bat he had a hit driving

in a run and scored on Julio's first

home run of the game. 

I had to check up lineup cards for Ty

France. He played Tuesday, Wednesday

and Friday. Again Luke Raley started

at first base on Saturday. Let him be 

ready in case Ty needs to rest or play

another position or two during the

season.

Luis Castillo started on Saturday. He

had a better outing this time. Luis

went four innings gave up two hits didn't walk a batter and struck out four. 

Scott Servais hasn't named his opening

game starter however likely will be

Castillo.

Gabe Speier is giving up runs in camp

we hope doesn't mean a lot. He came 

in after Castillo giving up four hits and

three runs. We hope when the season

starts so does Gabe.

Ty Adcock who pitched the seventh

inning gave up two runs on two hits

including a home run. Last year he 

came up from double A and pitched

good being in 12 games. The likelihood

Ty will start the season again in the

minors however if the Mariners need

him he will be ready to go. 

George Kirby will start on Sunday

against the Giants. He missed the

last round of the rotation. No news

came out it is possible he was working

on something since he didn't pitch

well in his last outing. I expect we

should be OK.with it.

Until next time Go M's

Washington Huskies Fire Coach Hopkins

On Friday  the Washington  Huskies  

fired head coach Mike Hopkins.  The

day after upsetting  state rival the

Washington  State Cougars. 

This isn't  really a  surprise  to 

anyone who have been watching 

the Huskies the last five years.

Coach Hopkins  inherited a great 

group  of players where he was 

named Pac-12 Coach of the Year 

his first two years. He was given 

a new six year contract however

lived up to it. He was never able 

to come close again. 

This year's  team was the most

experience  group he had at least

offensively  since he came to

Washington.  The Huskies had

a 17-14 overall  record while 

going 9-11 in the  Pac-12. 

Now that the Huskies  will be 

going to  the  Big Ten  it will

be important  to  find a Coach

where they can be competitive 

in the conference. Most year's

the Big Ten will have probably 

five teams sometimes more

go into the NCAA tournament. 

The Huskies  will have to get

a Coach that allows them to

have a winning conference 

record.

Athletic director Troy Dannen 

will  have to find the right coach 

to be able to  be competitive. 

Going to a conference with a 

lot of teams it will be interesting 

to see what their  non-conference 

schedule will be like. Hopefully 

they will be able  to  keep playing 

against the Cougars  as well as

Gonzaga. 

Most of the Huskies non-conference 

games have been played at home. 

It would be nice to play a few on 

the road as well. Most of the road 

games in non-conference  games 

have been in tournaments.  To get

ready  for  the  Big Ten games

it would be  nice to have some

road games leading into the 

conference  schedule. We will

see won't  we. Go Dawgs!

Washington Huskies Men's Basketball Upset Cougars

The Huskies and Cougars first encounter

of the 2023-24 season the Cougars won

in Seattle. The Cougars have had a much

better season then the Huskies. Things like 

this happens in rivalry games.

I am sure this win by the Huskies won't

allow Mike Hopkins to keep his job 

another year. Only showed how capable

the players could have been. Guys like

Keion Brooks Jr. who had 22 points in

this game will be moving on. In Keion's

case maybe the NBA. 

Koren Johnson who had  23 points and

possibly Wilhelm Breidenbach who played

as the eight players in this one will return.

Like last year whoever is the coach of

next year will have to bring in players

from the transfer portal and hopefully

some incoming freshman. Mike Hopkins

didn't have a good recruiting classes 

while at Washington.

The Huskies won this game over the

Cougars 74-68. The Cougars didn't

shoot well from the field. The difference

was the Huskies made two more 3 point

shits than the Cougars. The Huskies

have had trouble defending this year

though this might have been one of

their better games. 

The Huskies will go into Pac-12 tournament

where they could be anywhere between

fifth and eleventh. The Cougars despite

the loss will be seated number two behind

Arizona. The Cougars won't be playing in

the first round. As we know we have no 

idea how the Huskies will play. They could

play well or not. The best to the Dawgs 

and the Cougars. 

Mariners Shutout Angels

Mariners beat the Angels 5-0 making

two straight for the Mariners. We see

how things go for the Mariners rest

of training camp. Not that it is important.

Bryan Woo started and went two and 

two-thirds inning. Gave up no hits while 

walking one and striking out three. 

Austin Voth who  is trying to making the 

team as the long reliever followed by going

 one and one-third innings. He gave up one 

hit and struck out one. After him Carlos 

Vargas who is trying to make the team

gave up one hit and struck out two. 

Matt Brash starting throwing though he 

may start on the injured list. So the 

Mariners will have someone who would 

have not made the team out of spring 

training however show whether can help 

during the season.

A lot of the Mariners starters or expected

to have good playing time started Thursday. 

JP Crawford, Julio, Polanco along with 

Garver, Haniger, Canzone  and Luis Urias. 

Crawford walked in the first and came 

home on a Polanco single. The Mariners 

didn't score again until the 9th inning. 

Canzone and Urias were the only other 

starters with a single.

Emerson Hancock starts Friday for the

Mariners against the Chicago Cubs.

This will be his second start of the

spring.  Go M's

Former Mariner Mike Zunino Retires

On Wednesday Mike Zunino announced

he was retiring as a player from major 

league baseball. 

Mike wasn't a great hitter ending with

a career .199 batting average. When 

he was able to hit a home run the

power was there. He had three seasons

where he hit over 20 home runs as a

Mariner. 

Mike's best season was as a Mariner 

in 2017 where he hit .251 with 25

home runs with 64 RBIs. He struck

out a career high 160 times. The

trouble was Mike had trouble hitting

off-speed pitches just like others.

The reason Mike Zunino lasted 

eleven years in the majors was his

defense. He was right there with

Dan Wilson and Cal Raleigh on

the defensive side. Dan had to learn

to hit and Cal is working his way up

as well. Cal has been able to hit

home runs regularly and I know his

batting average will continue to go

up as well.

It would be great to see Mike Zunino

in the Mariners organization as a coach

in the near future. 

The Mariners put out their top ten 

current prospects. Five of them

were drafted or signed as shortstops.

Cole Young is at the top of the list.

Most likely he will play second base

as long as JP Crawford is around.

Harry Ford is the lone catcher at

number two. Whether he catches 

regularly as a Mariner will likely not

happen with Cal around. Maybe

Harry will play another position.

We will have to see. 

Hard to know many of the shortstops

at least will stay at the position or

moved to another or be traded. It is

great to have so much talent in the 

organization.

The Mariners  top list of prospects 

several years were dominated by 

pitchers. Now the top the first pitcher

mentioned is Emerson Hancock at

number 11. Since he has little

experience in the majors heading

into 2024 he would still be a prospect.

They do have several pitchers listed

between 11 and 20. Most likely they

be in another uniform or in the M's

bullpen at some point. 

Mariners Beat Royals Wednesday

The Mariners beat KC Royals 8-7.

Bryce Miller starter giving up two 

runs in two and a third innings.

The Mariners big inning was the 

sixth when they scored five runs. 

The Mariners scoring by walks,

 and singles.  Ty France walked, then 

Luke Raley did. Raley started this

game in center field. Maybe we will

Julio back in center on Thursday.

The Mariners want to see where Raley 

can play. He may play first when

France had a day off and center when

Julio does. 

Brian Anderson who the Mariners

signed just before the season played

right field. He may see action there

and third base if he makes the team 

He hit a hard one to right field loading 

the bases. Josh Rojas walks  scoring 

Ty France from third. Ryan Bliss 

playing second gets on a throwing 

error allowing the Mariners to score 

twice. Samad Taylor singles to right 

scoring Rojas and Bliss. A good way 

to score  five runs without a homer.  

Samad hit a homer for the Mariners 

in the third inning for first run. 

The Mariners seem to be doing well 

with those who are trying make the

team as utility player and minor

leaguers like Ryan Bliss who maybe

on the team sooner than later. Those 

who are trying to make the bullpen

today did a fine job for the most part.

Woo is expected to start on Thursday

followed by Hancock on Friday. Not 

sure why George Kirby missed a start. 

Until next time. Go M's