Mariners Win Another Series Opener

The Mariners have done a good job

this season winning opening game 

of a series this year. Probably the 

main reason they lead their division.

This gsme they won in an unusual

way. The final score was 5-4. The

Mariners began by scoring three

runs in the first inning.. Cal Raleigh

hit s sacrifice fly for the first run.

Ty France who was the hitter of 

the day hit a double scoring the other

two runs. 

The Mariners like often didn't score

for several innings until the fifth when

Cal Raleigh hit a single allowing JP

Crawford score for the second time.

Bryan Woo who pitched another

marvelous game shutting the

Angels for six innings and giving up 

three hits. He didn't walk another

batter. They decided to take Woo

after the six innings with only 66

pitches thrown. 

The 7th inning the Angels were able 

to load the bases bring in Jo Adell

to pinch hit and ended up hitting

a grand slam homer off Tayler Saucedo.

This was after Trent Thornton had 

the bases loaded. 

In the 8th inning hit a home run end

a munificent day. Andre Munoz came

in the ninth for the save.

An unusual event ended the game 

with Munoz picking off the runner

at first with  Jo Edell up for the

second time. That ended the game

as there were two outs. Those

things happen to a team that is

in last place.

Earlier in the day the Mariners fired

offensive coordinator and bench

coach Brant Brown. The media was

surprised however the way the

offense has been playing shouldn't

be a big surprise. Have to say

someone had to take the fall.

They could have gotten rid of a few

people in regards of the offense.

Bryce Miller will start on Saturday

late afternoon as the game will

be on Fox TV.

The Mariners increased their lead

as every other team in the division

lost. The Mariners may have weak-

nesses however at this time less

than the others. It is their pitching

that has  allowed them to be in

first.  Go M's.

Mariners Unable Sweep Astros

It would have been nice if the Mariners

could have swept the Astros however 

hard to do. They lost 4-0 on Thursday afternoon. Always like to win series

whether three or four games. 

The Mariners offense lagged again 

only having four hits. Ty France had

two of them. Again the Mariners 

couldn't get hits off another pitcher

whose earn run average was over

six.

The Angels who the Mariners face 

next have three pitchers over five

in era. The Mariners face Jose Soriano 

for the first game of the season this

year against the Angels. He has an 

era of 3.61 with nine starts in 11 games.

Last year he was a reliever for the

Angels. He has gone 29 and 2/3 

innings in May. He has done better

than in April however his last out

gave up four runs in six innings at

home against Cleveland. It would 

be nice if he can do  the same against

the Mariner.  Take the first game certain 

be good.

Logan Gilbert went six innings for

the Mariners Thursday. He gave up

two runs in the fourth with a home

run than one run in the fifth and 

sixth innings each. The Mariners

were able to save the bullpen with

Gilbert Snead going the final three

innings. Besides Snead the bullpen

should be set against the Angels.

The Texas Rangers didn't play Thursday

so they are three games behind the

Mariners. The Angels are last in the

division so hopefully stay that way

when Sunday ends.

Mariners top prospect Cole Young

hit .316 in his last ten games with

four home runs. Number two Harry

Ford is at .317 though only one run.

He had a slow start to the season.

Number three Cokt Emerson is on

the injured list. His last game May

16. Expected to be out s month.

Number four prospect Lazaro Montes

who has a personality like Julio I'd

batting .317 with two home runs in

his last ten games at Modesto.

Number five shortstop Felnin Celesten

playing his first season in USA at 

rookie team in Arizona  is batting .338 

on the season. May move up this

season to Modesto however he is

only 18 so Mariners will do what 

feels right.

Next time will look at six thru 10 on

the farm. 

Mariners Walkoff Win

Wednesday night's game a pitching

duel ended up with JP Crawford

hitting a walkoff sacrifice fly to right 

field in the 10th inning  2-1.

The Astros scored first and only

run in the 4th inning when Jake 

Meyers who singled in Yordan

Alvarez to take 1-0. The Mariners

tied the game in the 5th when

Dominic Canzone crushed the

ball on a home run to tie.

 

Both Justin Verlander and George

Kirby pitçhed great games. Kirby

went six innings while Verlander 

went seven. The Mariners had

15 hitters strike out however the

14 Astros struck out. Mike Baumann

pitching only second game for the

Mariners recorded his first win

as a Mariner. Go M's.

Logan Gilbert will pitch Thurday

afternoon as the Mariners try to

sweep the Astros. The Rangers 

won their game so still three

and half games  behind  the Mariners.

Mariners Take Another Over Astros

The Mariners scored in the first

inning then was silent until the 8th 

inning when they scored three

runs. The Astros scored two off

Luis Castillo in the fourth inning

and that was it.

Final Mariners 4 Astros 2

Ryan Presaly who used to be the

Astros closer pitched the 8th.

Mitch Haniger who was at dh

hit a double.  Jonatan Class

pinch run. He moved to third on a

wild pitch. Ryan Bliss making his

second start was able to walk after

trying to bunt before the wild pitch.

JP Crawford struck out however

Josh Rojas hit a double to score 

Clase to tie the game. 

Julio ended up hitting a single to 

third allowing Bliss to score however

Bregman had a throwing error

allowing Bliss to score to make it

4-2.  Ryne Stanek pitched the 9th

striking out the first two batters.

Jon Singleton flied out to Luke Raley

to end the game.

Luis Castillo went six innings giving

up the two runs. The bullpen didn't

give up a hit in three innings. Great job.

The Mariners had seven hits while

striking out 14 times. Glad Castillo

kept it close. George Kirby will start

for the Mariners while facing Verlander.

Hopefully Kirby will be sharp to keep it

close. Texas Rangers won so they are

still three and a half behind the Mariners.

Tuesday the Seattle Kraken named

their new head coach Dan Blysma.

The Kraken stayed in their organization

as Blysma coached their American

Hockey League team. So he knows 

the young players. One of his assistants

on that team will likely be his assistant

with Kraken. The Kraken two assistant

coaches could have a spot as well. 

Go Kraken!

Mariners Return Home with Win

The Mariners scired three runs in

the first inning then held on to win.

The Mariners loaded the bases 

in the first inning when Cal Raleigh 

hit a ball to deep right center field

when Astros center fielder Myers 

drove and caught the ball. Had he 

not caught the ball three runs probably would have scored and Raleigh end 

up.on third. 

JP Crawford who was on third scored 

easily from third. Julio might have scored 

on the sacrifice fly however didn't go

further than third base.  Ty France had a

hit to bring him Julio. Mitch Garver

signed to bring in Mitch Haniger. The

Mariners were shutout rest of the way.

Bryce Miller who was pitching a 

no-hitter through four innings gave

up two runs in the fifth inning. Miller

ended up going six inning. The bullpen

gave up only one hit in three innings.

Andre Munoz who has been dominating

struck out two in the ninth inning. 

He had his eleventh save on the season.

Jorge Polanco was placed on the injured

list. Ryan Bliss was brought up from

Tacoma. He made his major league

debut at second base. 

Luis Castillo will start on Tuesday facing

Hunter Brown for the Astros. Brown is

1-5 so the Mariners should be favored

to win. Brown is a right hander so

should see Luke Raley, Dominic Canzone

and Josh Rojas should be in the lineup.

Go M's

 

Look At The Seahawks Right Now

We will update the depth chart of

the Seahawks thought the year.

What it looks like  right now.

The offensive line looks much 

the same at the tackle spots 

as the starters. Veteran George

Fant returns as a free agent at

right tackle. And Lucas is the

starter however being injured 

some of last season good to

have experience to plug in when

necessary.

Last year rookie Olu  Aluwatimi 

who was the backup now is the

starter. Former Washington Husky

Nick Harris signed as a free agent

is number two. He can play guard

as well if necessary.

The Seahawks have two new guards.

This includes third round pick Christian

Haynes expected to start at right guard.

Laken Tomlinson signed as a free agent

at left guard.

Noah Fant returns as starter at tight

end. The only one back from last year.

Pharoah Brown free agent from New

England currently number two and

fourth round pick AJ Barner as number

three. Barner is mostly known for his

blocking so could see him when going

with two tight end formation.

The three starters return at wide receiver.

Jake Bobo who had a good season last

year after signing as a free agent is back

as fourth receiver. Dee Eskridge who has

had trouble staying healthy is doing well

so he maybe the fifth receiver.

Ken Walker the third returns as the

starting running back. Zach Charbonnet

second round last year will be number

two however the Seahawks expect to

split time between the two. This hopes

to keep Walker healthy. Kenny McIntosh

seventh round pick last year returns as

the third running pack.

On defense we will see some position

changes to some degree depending

on how head coach Michael Macdonald

wants to do it. He was defensive coorirdinator at Baltimore last year so

be as close to the defense he ran there.

This year's number one pick Byron Murphy

is listed behind Dre'mont Jones at right

defensive end however Jones saw action during ota at outside linebacker/edge 

rusher. Most likely Murphy will be seen

anywhere on the defensive line.

Jarran Reed listed as the starter at nose

tackle could lose some time there to

Murphy. Leonard Williams who the Seahawks traded for during last season 

is listed at left end. We could see anywhere

especially trying to stop the run where

the Seahawks weren't to good last year.

Boye Mafe may start as one of the edge

rushers. New inside linebackers signed

as free agents in Tyrel Dodson and Jerome

Baker. Tyrice Knight fourth round pick

is expected to backup Dodson.

Last year's number one pick Devon

Witherspoon is listed as starter at

nickel back however could be a

starter at cornerback. Michael 

Jackson is listed as the starter at

left corner however had a bad season

last year so could Witherspoon could

be moved there. Riq Woolen who had

an outstanding year as a rookie in 2022

dropped off last year. If he continues

his drop off we could see change there

too. Witherspoon will be somewhere

on the field. 

Julian Love expected to be the free

safety starter once again. Coby Bryant

who moved over from corner is

expected to be Love's backup. We could

see three safeties in the game at the

same time. Rayshawn Jenkins over

from Jacksonville is expected to be

the starter at strong safety. 

We will let you know any changes on

each side of the ball.  Go Hawks!

Mariners End Losing Streak

Mariners 9  Nationals 5

The Mariners ended their four game

losing streak however didn't make

it easy. The Mariners scored a run

in the second inning and then three

more in the fourth. 

Julio Rodriguez is starting to heat

up as he had his third home run

in the last three games. Ty France 

hit a two run homer as well. Julio

two other hits in the game and 

driving in four runs on the day

as well as scoring twice. Ty had 

two hits while driving in three

runs. 

Dylan Moore had a hit and drove

in a run. He started at third then

moved over to second when Polanco

had to leave the game. Polanco 

drove in a run as well. Have to see

whether Polanco will lose some

more time or  not.

Bryan Woo pitched well for most

of his time in the game. He gave up 

a home run to Joey Gallo in the  5th

inning to make it Mariners 4-1. Woo

started the seventh giving up two

runs. Ryne Stanek blew the lead by

giving up two runs making it 5-4

Nationals. Fortunately the Mariners 

scored two in the eighth to take the 

lead and three more in the 9th. Too

bad the Mariners had used some

of those runs in earlier games.

The Mariners activated left handed

reliever Tayler Saucedo off the injured

list. The Mariners optioned right hand

reliever Eduard Bazardo to Tacoma. 

Tayler didnt play in this gsme however

we will likely see him in high leverage

situations like he had before being

injured.  Noe the Mariners have three

lefties among with five in the bullpen.

Most likely we will see Tayler pitching

in the seventh or eighth depending

where the other team is in the lineup.

We could see him in save situations 

if the Mariners are facing lefties and

Munoz could use a day off. 

Last year Julio didn't hit well in June.

He batted .196 though had three home

runs. We home better this time around.

The Mariners come home and play four games against the Astros before next

weekend. We hope the Mariners will

go at least 2-2 in the series. 

Bryce Miller start Monday night's game.

We he does better than in recent outings.

Luis Castillo starts Tuesday followed by

George Kirby on Wednesday and Logan

Gilbert on Thursday. Bryan Woo should

start next Friday at home against the

Los Angeles Angels. 

The Astros are four games behind the 

Mariners so hopefully by next weekend

they haven't gained any ground on the

Mariners. The Rangers who are three

games behind the Mariners take on

Arizona Diamondbacks Tuesday thru

Thursday. Go M's.

Mariners Lose Fourth In A Row

Logan Gilbert had another quality

star however he finished his time

the score was 1-1.  Logan went 

six innings with a tie. He didn't

pitch the seventh inning because

the weather was hot.

The Washington Nationals scored

two runs in the seventh inning off

of Mariners reliever Gabe Speier. 

The leadoff laid down a bunt then

the following hitter was able to get

on base as well. The Mariners were

unable score any more runs.

Final was Nationals 3 Mariners 1

The Mariners lone run was Julio's

third home run of the season.

We hope this is where Julio

gets hot and so does some of

the other hitters to.  The other

teams in the division lost too.

Bryan Woo starts Sunday. The game 

begins a little after 10 am Seattle time.

We hope Woo pitches again like he

did in his outing. 

Sunday's post we will let you know

how Julio hit in June to give us hope

for the offense. Go M's

Mariners stumble Against Nationals

It would have been nice if the Mariners

could have eon the first game in

DC against the Nationals Friday evening

however it didn't happen.

JP Crawford led off the first inning

with a home run but that was it for 

their offense. George Kirby went

pretty good the first three innings

then got hit. He gave up a three run

no.er in the fourth inning to basically

end it for the Mariners. 

Final Nationals 6 Mariners 1

The Mariners had five hits on the

evening with Crawford having two.

Kirby went six innings giving up

five of the six runs. Kirby had go try

to be perfect which he did for three

innings for them.to win. 

The Mariners used two relievers which

will help for tomorrow. Munoz had a

day off.

The Mariners made a move sending

Luis Urias down to Tacoma and

recalling outfielder Jonatan Clase.

We should see Dylan playing a lot of 

third base against lefties while Clase

will be in left right now. 

I believe we should see a lot of Raley

and Canzone in the outfield no matter

who is pitching. I can see Clase out there

some too as well as Haniger. The lineup

should be mixed up. The opposition

knows who the Mariners face depending

on left and right. Make it a guessing game.

Go M's. 

Mariners and Yankees Split

The Yankees shutout the Mariners

Thursday afternoon to split the series.

Both teams could have won the 

series though the Mariners had the 

first opportunity. Game one they 

came from behind in the 9th inning

to win. The Mariners won game

without question and the Yankees

gsme three.

The Mariners only had three hits in

game four. JP Crawford, Mitch Garver

and Jorge Polanco who pinch hit

had the three hits. 

Luis Castillo went five innings giving

up five hits including two home runs.

Giancarlo Stanton had the first home 

run the 12 he has on the season. Aaron Judge had his 15 home run on the

season.  Yankees leading 2-0 when

Castillo left the game. Mariners had 

opportunity to score in the sixth

inning however left runners on base.

The Yankees scored three more

times in the 7th inning on a single

by Juan Soto and two sacrifice 

flies. 

The Yankees are a good team 

however the Mariners are good

as well. They showed they can 

play with the big boys.

The Mariners have shown they 

lack in the bullpen besides Andre

Munoz and Ryne Stanek being

the top two relievers. The Mariners

are hoping to have lefty Tayler 

Saucedo back soon. 

The Mariners made a trade with

Baltimore picking up right hander

Mike Baumann for triple A  catcher

Blake Hunt who they acquired from

the Tamps Bay Rays last offseason.

The Mariners acquired a triple A

catcher Michael Perez with him.

The Orioles designated Baumann

because they activated a starter

off the injured list. The Orioles 

had a lot of talent in bullpen and

the Mariners saw that. 

Baumann ended up pitching in this

game after the three runs allowed.

Most likely we will see him in either

the seventh or eighth inning which

helps the Mariners out. The Mariners

sent Cole Bolton who has options 

down to Tacoma.

Baumann had a tough April for

the Orioles however in May he

only gave up one run which was

on May 5 to the Reds. The Mariners

saw him pitch an inning against

them last Friday. We hope to

see him thrive with the Mariners.

Yankees Home Runs Beat Mariner

The Seattle Mariners were hoping to 

best the Yankees to win the series

in game three however wasn't meant

to be.

Bryce Miller was able to go six

innings however gave up three 

home runs. Aaron Judge had

a two-run homer in the first 

inning. Juno Soto added another

two-run homer in the 4th. He 

added a solo shot in the sixth.

Yankees leading 5-0 when Miller

the game.

The Mariners were able to get

Yankees starter Cortez to go

only five innings getting his 

pitch count up however didn't

score any runs.  Cal Raleigh

hit a three run homer in

the eighth inning making it

5-3. The unfortunate thing

the Yankees hit another two-run

homer in the bottom of the

eighth to seal it.

The Mariners may have had

a chance to win this game

if they hadn't given up the

home runs..

The Mariners had six hits on the

night. Dylan Moore continues

to hit well having two of the hits.

The Mariners were not able to

take advantage of his hits. Moore

played left field in place of Raley

though he came in later. Moore

than went to third base. 

Josh Rojas had the night off.

Rojas hadn't been hitting as

well recently so having a night

off was a good night.

Luis Castillo will start the early

game Thursday before the Mariners

head to DC to take on the Nationals 

Friday thru Sunday.

The Mariners take on Houston

Astros next week at home in a

four game series then face the

Angels. Go M's

Mariners Take Game 2 In New York

I am glad the Mariners have won two

games now in New York.  I hope for a 

split however taking taking first two

games puts a smile on everyone's

face.

Mariners 6 Yankees 3

Bryan Woo has been on fire in his

three starts since coming off the

injured list.  Tuesday night he went

six innings giving up two hits and no

runs. He didn't walk s batter either

and struck out seven.

The Mariners offense again was msdr

up of Dylan Moore who had two home

runs.  Ty France and Luke Raley hit

home runs to.  Mitch Garver had a

couple hits as well. He even had a ball

hit that was caught as well. We hope this 

is start of something good for Garver.

We can't expect this group to do it in

each game however if one or two can

do regularly that is a good sign for the

Mariners.

The Yankees had their three in the 7th

inning to make it interesting. Gleyber

Torres  hit a three-run homer off of

Trent Thornton. This was after Gabe

Speier allowed two base runners.

The Mariners really need to add to

the bullpen. See if they make any

moves. 

The Rangers lost again. The Mariners

now lead the AL West by three games.

Bryce Miller starts Wednesday. See if

he can bounce back. Luis Castillo will

start on Thursday afternoon. Go.M's.

Mariners Win Comeback In New York

The Mariners offense wasn't much

against the Yankees until the eighth

inning. Luke Raley who had three hits

in the game had two before excitement

happened. 

In the 8th inning Dominic Canzone 

had a solo home run yo cut the score

3-1. In the bottom of the eighth the

Yankees scored a run of Eduard Bazardo.

This is win the gsme got excited with

the Mariners scored four runs.

A big key was a walk by Dylan Moore

who was patient at the plate. Luke Raley 

had his third hit in the ninth scoring Julio

from third. A throwing error to first allowed 

Cal Raleigh to go to third and Raley to

second. 

Mitch Haniger hit a fly ball that landed in

front of Aaron Judge to score Raleigh.

Canzone hit a sacrifice fly that looked

like could be his second home run.of

the night.  The walk by Moore than Ty

Ty France hit a single to right field

to score Haniger. 

JP Crawford was activated before the

game. He pinch hit for Luis Urias late

in the game. Dylan Moore moved over

to second and Rojas to third. Most likely

to see Rojas and Urias platoon once

again at third.  Most likely JP will start

on Tuesday.

Logan Gilbert started and went six

innings for the Mariners. He gave up

two funs in the first then settled down.

Gave up a third run in  the fifth inning.

Bryan Woo will start Tuesday. Should

see another good outing from him.

He seems to be a guy who can pitch

in New York. Go M's!

Washington Huskies Football Transfer and Recruiting

Head football coach Jedd Fisch and

his staff have been busy since coming

to Washington in January. With

Kalen DeBoer off to Alabama and

the transfer portal quite busy.

The spring game was on May 3. Since

they have been on the trail to add more

to the team for 2024. Not only for incoming

freshmen but veterans too. Also they are 

recruiting for 2025 and 2026. 

At this point the Huskies have 25 transfers

in. 12 of them are from Arizona where

Fisch coached the last two years. How

much impact those 12 players plus the

other 23 we will see.

The Huskies have had to rebuild the

offensive line since all the starters are

gone either through graduation or 

transfer. Most of the starting lineup

on the offensive like are players who 

have come back. Some of those who

will start were expected to be backups

They have one transfer in on starting

line. The backups now are redshirt

freshman or incoming freshman.

I am sure we will see some of them

playing during the season. Hopefully

very little when it comes to injuries.

On defense the Huskies have four

transfer expected to start and three

others as backup. The remaining

are those who were on the team 

last year. Also three freshman on

second and third teams.

For the 2025 recruiting class the

Huskies have five commits at this 

time. Two of the commits are 

quarterbacks. Early signing again

will be in December. We will have

updates later on after the summer.

Go Dawgs!

Orioles Take Care of Kirby and the Mariners

Orioles scored early on Mariners starter

George Kirby. Baltimore's leadoff hitter

shortstop Gunnar Henderson led off with 

a home run.  He already has 15 home runs.

Henderson and Astros outfielder Kyle 

Tucker are tied for the lead in the American

League in homers. Colton Cowser

singled in Jordan Westburg with the

second run.

Luis Urias singled scoring Luke Raley

with Mariners first run in the second 

inning. Orioles scored a run in the

bottom of the second to take another

two run lead. Third inning the Orioles

scored two more runs to break open

the game. Score Orioles 5 Mariners 1.

George Kirby was able to go six

innings giving up no more runs.

The Mariners made it interesting

scoring two more runs. Uris's hit

a double to score Dylan Moore.

Julio singled to scored Urias.

Mariners reliever Cody Bolton gave 

up the final run in the eighth inning.

In May Bolton has given up six runs

in six innings. Have to see whether

he still should have a spot in the

Mariners bullpen.

The Mariners still have a game and a 

half lead over the Rangers who lost

to Los Angeles Angels 4-1. The Houston

Astros is the hottest team in the

American League West going 8-2 in

last ten games. The Mariners are 5-5.

The Mariners now go to New York

to take on the Yankees in a four 

game series. Won't be easy for the

Mariners as the Yankees are hot 

with a 8-2 in last ten games. They

lead the American League East over

the Orioles by two games. It would

be nice if the Mariners could at least

go 2-2 in the series. 

The Rangers have a three game series

against the Phillies this week. The Astros

take on the Angels in a three game series

beginning on Monday.

Logan Gilbert will start the opening game

against the Yankees on Monday. 

Jorge Polanco missed another game.

Outfielder Jonathan Clase was in the

clubhouse just in case Polanco has to

go on the injured list. According to Scott Servais Polanco is feeling better. The

Mariners could see JP Crawford during

their time in New York or in Washington

DC.  Go M's. 

Seahawks OTA

This week the Seahawks will have

Ztheir first  offseason training for

the next season. They don't wear

pads or helmets.

This ota and the ones ahead will

be different then what has happened

the last 14 years under Pete Carroll.

The Seahawks had several offensive

defensive coordinators however they

ran pretty much the same thing though

terminology may have changed a little.

Now not only do the rookies the 

veterans will have to learn a new 

systems and terminology under 

new head coach Mike Macdonald.

Ryan Grubb is the new offensive

coordinator. The Seahawks will 

likely run his offensive. It will be

different than what he had with 

the Washington. They will implement

what Macdonald would like to see.

The running game will be more seen

then in the past. Though Pete Carroll

wanted to have running game come

first often they went back to the pass

because of failure.

The Seahawks will be looking at more

physical play of the offensive line to

push back the opposing defense. It

doesn't mean we won't see the passing

game especially with three talented

receivers. Not sure how the tight ends 

will work in however could be similar

to what happened at Washington. With

Punishing running game should open

for the passing game to.

On defense it will be I am sure similar

to what Coach Macdonald had at

Baltimore as defensive coordinator.

This coming year will depend on

the players the Seahawks have with 

their strengths and weaknesses. Most

likely take time to see Macdonald's

defense to fully develop. 

It is hard to know how many of the

rookies will make the ball club

and those who won't. We could see

losing some veterans who don't fit

into the system especially on defense.

The media won't be in on the ota

however whatever we may hear we

will pass it along. Go Hawks!

Mariners Rebounds To take Game 2

The Baltimore took the lead early.

The game as delayed by over two

by rain. The Orioles scored  a run

in the 2nd and third innings.

The Mariners finally got their runs

two each in the 7th and 8th inning.

The Orioles were able to bring one

run in the bottom of the ninth but

not enough to win. Munoz who gave 

up the run in the ninth did come 

away with the save his eighth on

the season. Stanek who got the final

two outs of the seventh recorded 

the win.

The Mariners had five players who

led the way to final score of 4-3.

Julio, Cal, Raley, Dylan Moore and

Mitch Haniger who ended up pinch

hitting late for Dominic Canzone.

Now the Mariners will see whether

they can take the series and continue

to lead the AL West.  

Mariners Take It On The Chin

The opening game Friday night against

the Orioles in Baltimore got off to a 

good start however that is how it 

ended.

Dylan Moore being the leadoff hitter

had a double to lead off the first

inning then Mitch Garver drove him

home with one out. It look like a good 

sign however the Orioles were able to

get to Bryce Miller for five runs in the

bottom of the first. It looked like Bryce

wasn't going to last long.

Fortunately he didn't give up anymore

runs as he went five and a third inning.

Dylan Moore had a home run in the 4th

however that was the offense on the

night. Baltimore led 5-2 after four innings

so the Mariners did have a chance at

that time. Who knows why the Mariners

can't do more when getting down in

a game like this to have a chance to win.

Not sure enough firepower or lack of

confidence.

The backend of the bullpen I don't

have a lot of confidence in either.

Cody Bolton came in and finished

of the sixth inning giving up a run.

Kirby Snead came in the seventh

inning. This was his fourth outing

since coming up from Tacoma

when Tayler Saucedo went on the

injured list. The previous outings

Snead looked good however this 

game he gave up three runs on

three hits without an out. I hope

we see more of him like he did

in his first three outings. I am sure

we will see how it goes on this road 

trip. 

Eduardo Bszardo pitched the remain

of the seventh inning well as the eighth.

This time in two innings had no hits 

given up no runs.  

The positive part of this game was

Dylan Moore getting off to a good start

at the plate. We are expecting JP

Crawford back during this road trip.

Having Dylan coming off the bench

well as playing some lloutfield against

lefties is a good sign.  Cal Raleigh

had a couple hits which is a good

sign to. Late in the game lll with.it

basically over Zavala came in.to

give Cal the rest of the night off.

This being a ten game road trip

we should see Zavala at least three

times behind the plate. 

Final Orioles 9 Mariners 2

Luis Castillo expected to start

Saturday afternoon followed by

George Kirby on Sunday. We

hope a rebound on Saturday. 

Some Mariners Updates Majors and Minors

The Mariners had some news on

Wednesday both on the major

league and minor league rosters.

As mentioned already Dominic 

Canzone was activated Wednesday

to the major league team after

a rehab assignment. The Mariners

planned to have JP Crawford added

soon as well. Wednesday's game

for the Rainiers he was hit in his

hands and left the game. It seems

like not serious however could join

the Mariners a few days later than

planned.

The activation of Canzone meant

Sam Haggerty was sent back to

Tacoma. This means when Crawford

returns we will see Dylan Moore

back in the outfield against lefties

more likely.

In the minor leagues the Mariners

promoted a few players. Third baseman Ben Williamson #15 prospect at Everett was promotedto double A Arkansas after being thebest hitter on the team. Caleb Cali

having a good season at Modesto was promoted to Everett taking the slot of Williamson and playing third base.

Outfielder Curtis Washington Jr. who

was at the rookie team in Arizona was

assigned to Modesto. Center fielder 

Victor Labrada was activated off the

injured list at Everett.

Top prospect Cole Young is still hitting

at .244. Harry Ford number two prospect

got off to a poor start is now at .244.

In his last ten games he is hitting .278.

Number three prospect Colt Emerson 

who missed some time in April is hitting

.275 on the season. One positive as well

Colt is walking more than striking out.

He has a .433 on base percentage which

is outstanding.

#4 prospect outfielder Lazaro Montes

confines to hit well at Modesto. His average the last ten games is .353.

Wouldn't be surprised he will.be promoted

to Everett soon. #5 prospect shortstop

Felnin Celesten playing at Arizona team

in his first experience playing in the

United States as a professional  is

hitting .452 in his first two games with

two home runs and nine RBIs. The 18

year old last year signed with the Mariners

as an international player was considered

one of the top shortstops signed in the

last ten years. He certainly showing why

so far. He continues and a spot opens

at Modesto he will be there. 

We will update how the rest of the top

prospects are doing over the season

as well. Go guys!

Mariners Take Series

Wednesday's wasn't easy however the

Mariners were able to beat the Royals.

The Mariners have beaten some good

teams and we hope for some series

wins on this road. If they can take two

series and split another one that would

be success.

The Mariners won this one 4-2. The tenth 

win against five losses when the score has 

been four runs or less by the winner. Second one in.two days. Bryan Woo again 

pitched another outstanding game in his

second for the Mariners on the season.

Woo pitched into the sixth inning in this

one after four in the first game. Like

the first game there was a delay however

much different way. Woo did quite well

through five innings not giving up a

run. In the sixth inning the umpire was

hit by a pitch just missing the batter. 

It looked like he had a   concussion

so had to leave the game.  They had 

to have another umpire go behind

the plate. The Mariners were leading

2-0 at the time. Bryan got an out

however gave up a run as well.

The Royals were only able to get 

three hits and a walk off Woo on the

day.

Gabe  Speier did great job getting.the

final two outs. Stanek did a fine job

in the seventh. Royals scored a run in 

the 8th after the Mariners got one 

in the 7th.  Mariners did get another

in the bottom of the  8th to give

Mariners a little security.

Ty France had a home run in the 4th 

inning. Luke Raley another great game

with two hits including hussling into

third and Cal scoring. Dominic Canzone

was back off the injured list. He had

a hit and scored on a single by Josh

Rojas. Sam Haggerty was sent back

to Tacoma. We may see JP Crawford 

soon possibly on this road trip.

The Seahawks schedule came out a

little bit ago for next. They open the

season against the Denver Broncos at

home on September 8. Week 2 at New 

England followed by Miami  the next

week. Game 4 will be at Detroit on

Monday night football. The next two

games will be at home against New 

York Giants followed by the 49ers on

Thursday October 10. Game 7 will be.ten days later on October 20 in Atlanta 

against Michael Penix Jr. Will he be

starting for the Falcons by then. 

Game 8 and 9 will be at home against

the Buffalo Bills followed by the Los

Angeles Rams. Week 10 will be the bye

week before starting the second half 

of the season. The Seahawks have

six games at home in the first half

followed by only three in the second

half.

The Seahawks will face the 49ers

on the road the first week after the

bye. On Sunday November 24 they

will be at home against the Arizona

Cardinals. The next followed   week 

fbdy play on the road against the New

York Jets. The next week they play

the Cardinals on the road. The following

two weeks at home against the Green Bay

Packers and the Minnesota Vikings. 

On Thursday night football four days 

later play the Chicago Bears on the

road. The final game of the regular

will be at LA against the Rams. That

could be on Saturday January 4th 

or Sunday the 5th. This sounds

like a serious schedule. Go Hawks

Mariners Lose Tuesday Night

Tuesday night was a disappointment

for the Seattle Mariners losing to

the Kansas City 4-2. It would have

helped if the Mariners offense had

come alive. 

Logan Gilbert pitched pretty well until 

the seventh inning. The Mariners were

leading 1-0 on a  Luke Raley home run.

Logan threw a lot of fastballs which

was affective especially those high

and inside.  As we can all imagine

the pitcher has to continue doing

well. Unfortunately Logan gave up

a three run homer. Over the years we 

have seen a lot of this. 

The Royals added another run in the

eighth inning. The Mariners could 

only muster another run on a home

run by Mitch Haniger. To put on a

positive spin on this loss the Mariners

are 9-5 in games where the winner

scored four runs or less. It will be

real nice if the trend can continue.

Wednesday is an afternoon game. A

good one to attend since the temperatures 

will be around 70 and sunny. 

In other local sports Wednesday the

NFL comes out with the 2024 schedule.

We will see who the Seahawks will..play

at home besides the 49ers, the Rams

and the Cardinals. The same goes for 

road games. What we do know right

now the Seahawks will.play nine home

games and eight road games. We will

update the schedule when it comes out. 

Go Hawks.

Washington State Cougar's Men's Basketball

Since Kyle Smith resigned then went

to Stanford as head coach there has

been a lot of changes to the team.

The Cougars will be playing men's

basketball in the West Coast Conference.

News came out that the Cougars along

with Oregon State Beaver is going to

join the Big 12. Already Utah, Colorado,

Arizona and Arizona State have joined

the Big 12 and start playing this coming 

season. 

Under new head coach David Riley 

formerly at Easter Washington much 

like the Washington Huskies  program 

has had to bring in new players through 

the portal.

Only real familiar name staying with 

the Cougars is freshman Isaiah Watts.

Riley did bring forward Lejuan Watts 

over from Eastern Washington along 

with forward Ethan Price. A third one 

as well in forward Dane Erikstrup. 

Two redshirt freshmen are still listed on

the roster in forward Spencer Mahoney

and guard Parker Gerrits who is from 

Olympia. They have sophomore forward

Rihards Vavers out of Latvia. Another 

forward is ND Okafor a transfer from 

the California Golden Bears out of

Ireland.

Incoming freshman is guard Kase 

Wynott out of Winchester Idaho.

He is noted as a scoring becoming

Idaho's all-time high school scorer. 

Currently with nine roster spots means

the Cougars have likely three spots 

to add though a fourth could as well.

In football former Cougar linebacker

Devin Richardson who played one season.

at WSU signed a free agent contract

with the Seattle Seahawks after going

through minicamp. He played primarily

middle linebacker. So we will see how 

he does with Seahawks.

The Cougars football program did lose 

a lot of players though this coming year

they will play against mostly Mountain

West teams. Also see them early on

playing the Washington Huskies.

We will update later on who Gonzaga

has picked up for this coming season.

We know they will likely play the

Cougars as they will be in the same

conference this coming season. We

have to see whether the series between

them and Washington Huskies continue.

Go Zags!

Great Win By Mariners

The Seattle Mariners beat Kansas 

City Royals on.Monday night 6-2.

Excitement started in the first inning

with leadoff hitter Josh Rojas at

the plate. He hit tw

where the same fan caught both

of them. I don't think ever seen that

before.

George Kirby had a hard start hitting

two batters then settled down. Kirby

went seven innings giving up only 

three hits and no runs. He struck out

six batters and no walks. Stanek came 

in the 8th inning with the Mariners

leading 4-0. He struggled on the.mound

though he did get Salvador Perez out

with runners on base. Royals Massey 

the second baseman hit a double to

score two runs to make it interesting.

Andre Munoz came in to get the final

four batters out. 

Luke Raley had a fine night having three

hits and involved in all three innings 

the Mariners scored. Luke had a two run

homer in the second. He had another hit

in the third where the Mariners scored two.

After the Royals made it 4-2 Luke had

his third hit then scored on Ty France

two run homer.

During the game the Mariners traded

reliever Tyson Miller to the Chicago

Cubs for triple A infielder Jake Slaughter

who is having a good season for Iowa.

Be interesting if we see himin Seattle.

It would be nice for the Mariners to

take this series. They are a game and 

a half ahead of the Rangers.

The Mariners are going on a tough

road trip facing the Oriole's, Yankees

and the Nationals. It would be nice

if they can win at least five of the

ten games. 

The Washington Huskies men's

basketball team officially signed

former Utah State power forward

Great Osobor. He will.make the

Huskies much better team.

They have one spot left on the

roster. 

There is a thought they may sign

Colgate point guard Braeden Smith

a former Washington high school

player. We will let you know whether

they sign him or someone else. 

Mariners Win On Mother's Day

The Seattle Mariners won another 

series which was nice. Sunday they

beat Oakland 8-4.

The Mariners scored early getting

five runs than added on. Julio had 

his first home run of the season

at T-Mobile Park. He had a double as

well which was close to being a homer

as well. He starts going it will be hard

to beat the Mariners. Mitch Garver

had a homer as well.

Catcher Seby Zavala had a sacrifice 

bunt to help start the rally. Later he

had his first home run.as a Mariner.

It was good the Mariners were able

to increase the lead  and win.

The Mariners will have Kirby going 

Monday followed by Gilbert and Woo 

against the Royals. Mariners should 

have a good chance in winning the 

series. The Mariners will play the 

Orioles next weekend in Baltimore. 

It wouldn't be an easy series. They 

should go with Bryce, Castillo and Kirby 

starting the series. 

They follow by a four game series in

New York against the Yankees then

that weekend in Washington against the

Nationals. It will be a tough road trip.

See how Mariners do. 

Mariner Lose However Miller Looked Good

The Mariners lost 8-1 to the A's Saturday

night had a quality start.

Bryce Miller went six innings giving

up two runs. He struck out nine

batters. The Mariners were only able

to have three hits. The lone run was 

on a homer by Cal Raleigh who continues

to hot. Not a surprise Josh Rojas had

a hit as well. The third hit was by Polanco.

When Miller left the game the offense 

went flat. In the 8th inning after being

down 3-1  the A's hit a ball off  the fence 

for a double that led to two runs off of

Gabe Speier's. Not sure however I think

someone else besides Mitch Haniger could

have caught the ball that led to the two

runs. Eduardo Bazardo came in the

9th and gave up three more runs that

sealed it for Oakland.

Wash Huskies Men's Basketball Add To Roster

The Washington  Huskies  New headcoach 

Danny Sprinkle is adding more players to

the team's  roster as most of the players

used up their eligibility  or went  through 

the transfer portal. 

The Huskies have  three players who were

on the roster last season.  Wilhelm Breindenbach 

who transferred  over from Nebraska last year 

played the most of the three players. He

started some games at forward and center

while coming of the bench as well. He could 

have the same role next season.  Christian 

King the son of former Seattle  Supersonic

came in last year however didn't  have  any

playing time and Franck Kepnang  who 

transferred  two years  from Oregon has

been hurt most of his time at Washington.

What we know about him when he is healthy 

Kepnang  makes the Huskies a better team.

We hope he can be healthy next season. 

The Huskies brought two players on board

just now in Luis Kortright a point guard from

Rhode Island and Tyler Harris  a forward who

can play small or big from Portland the same 

school that last year's starter Moses Wood

transferred over from. He does have three

years of eligibility left over so we hope good 

for the Huskies.

The Huskies right now have 11 spots on the

roster with one left to go. They are pursuing 

more players which includes power forward/

center Great Osobor. Let you know he played

for Danny Sprinkle  so they know each other

well.  Last year he averaged 17.7 points a 

game and 9 rebounds. Have to figure Osobor

will be a good replacement  for Keion Brooks 

Jr. who was the Huskies best player last year.

The Huskies  have incoming freshman guard

Zoom  Diallo the  number  one player in the

State of Washington. This is a good sign as

the Huskies  haven't  always been able to

hook the best player out of Washington. It

would be nice under Sprinkle  to do so under

over the years ahead. Having a coach who

has been  to the NCAA tournament  in recent

years is a good sign. The Huskies  shouldn't 

be just a football  school but a basketball 

school as well. It would be nice to see them

along with WSU and  Gonzaga in more years

than not. We were hoping for that under coach

Mike Hopkins but didn't  happen. 

The Huskies have five guards on the roster.

Mekhi Mason listed as a guard and small

forward.  Christian King the only one listed

at small forward only. As mentioned before

Tyler Harris could be seen there too. Most

of the time under Hopkins the Huskies went

with three guards. This last season  was  more

like two  guards. Sprinkle  plans to go man to

man defense so having two guards, two forwards 

and a center is good however that comes down

to what the other team plays as well. Mason listed

as a guard and small forward  will help on 

the other teams go with.

The Huskies have Breindenbach and newcomer

Chris Conway listed as power forward/center

along with Tyler Harris who could move to small

forward which can help out. Franck Kepnang 

and KC Ibekwe at center. If Osobor does come

to Washington the Huskies do have alternative 

up front which they haven't had a lot of it when

Hopkins was here. Last two  years  was the best

though this gives more depth.

The trouble  with the Huskies  last year though

the Huskies was a very good offensive team

last year scoring over 80 points a game they

gave up almost the same amount of points. 

It will be nice if the defense is better. The 

reason  the WSU  Cougars  made the tournament 

was they had a good defensive  team. 

The Cougars have a new coach and there will

be a turnover of players as well. So we will see

how they look going  into the West Coast

Conference.  

Good Win By Mariners

The Mariners started out with

winning the opening game of the

series at home against the Oakland

A's 8-1.

The game started out like it was

going to be a close low scoring 

game. In the 4th the Mariners 

scored five runs. Luke Raley hit a 

double scoring Mitch Haniger.

Ty France hit double to score

Cal Raleigh and Raley. The inning

ended with Dylan Moore hitting

a two-run home run.

Dylan Moore had a career night.

Besides the home run he had a

single his next time scoring runs 

with the bases loaded and a single 

in his last time up.

Bryan Woo making his first start

only gave up one hit though lasted

four and a  third inning. Woo was

taken out for precaution in the

fifth inning. His arm was tight 

after sitting in the big 4th inning.

Manager Servais says Woo will

make his next start.

Bryce Miller is expected to start

Saturday night. We hope for another

good start by Bryce. Go M's.

A Non Cy Young Game

I am sure most Mariners fans were

hoping Logan Gilbert would pitch 

like they were used to seeing him.

The game we were hoping would

split the four game however it didn't

happen.

Logan ended up getting hit hard in 

the first inning giving up five runs.

The Mariners responded in the

second by scoring one run. It actually 

looked like the Mariners would cause

more damage however didn't have any 

luck. Turned out the Mariners didn't

score another run in  the game.

Catcher Ryan Jeffers who has had

eight game hitting streak hit a solo

homer to make it 6-1. In the 4th 

inning the Twins scored two more 

runs including a sacrifice fly by

Jeffers. Gilbert only went the four

innings. We hope he rebounds in

his next outing.

Eduardo Bazardo who was on the 

injured until April 23 when he did

a rehab assignment in Tacoma

then activated on Wednesday made

his first appearance Thursday. He

pitched two innings giving up one

run. Tyson Miller pitched the last

two innings giving up two runs in 

the 7th. The first run was earned 

when Max Kepler hit a home run.

The second happened on a throwing

error by Luis Urias.

The Mariners come home to take on

Oakland A's this week. We hope they

can win two out of three at least.

Go.Mariners.

Twins Take Game 3 Against Mariners

The Seattle Mariners Lost Wednesday Night 6-3 to the Minnesota Twins.

Logan  Gilbert will see if he can do his 

thing so the Mariners will be able 

go 2-2 in the series on Thursday

morning Seattle time.

George Kirby wasn't able to go as

long as long as they had wanted. 

Whether the knee didn't help or

not Kirby went five innings allowing

four runs on three home runs to

the Twins. Kirby Snead who took

Tayler Saucedo's spot in the bullpen

came in the sixth inning and had a

perfect inning. Snead was signed 

by the Mariners during the offseason.

He to is a lefty hander and out of options

so be interesting when Saucedo who 

was injured going into first base  in

Tuesday's game. How long Saucedo

is out we will see.

The Mariners activated right handed

reliever off the 15 day injured list as well.

He didn't pitch in this game however

we might see him in Thursday's game.

Emerson Hancock was optioned to

Tacoma as well and Matt Brash was

moved to the 60 day injured list.

The Mariners will likely add Bryan Woo

onto the roster when the time comes

up for the fifth starters. The Mariners

will have a three game series against

the Oakland A's beginning on Friday.

Bryce Miller will start Friday while Woo could go Saturday unless the Mariners decide to pitch Luis Castillo. If so either

one will pitch Sunday.

Mitch Garver hit a solo home run to get

the Mariners on board in the 4th inning.

He is starting to hit better. He had one

other hit in the game too. Cal Raleigh

hit a double in the 7th I ning to drive

in Julio Rodriguez who had singled

and Mitch Haniger who walked. The

Mariners had ten hits total however

could take advantage scoring more

runs.  Go M's.

Mariners Even Series

The Seattle Mariners beat the Minnesota

Twins in a fashion they usually don't.

They even the series 1-1 with two games

to go. The final score 10-6.

The Mariners scored first in the  second inning with Mitch Haniger hit a solo

home run. Dylan Moore hit a double

to score Luis Arias. 

The Twins scored four runs in the 

third in ing including a three run 

homer by catcher Ryan Jeffers.

The game was quiet until the 7th

inning when Cal Raleigh who didn't

start pinch hit for backup catcher

Seby Zavala. The Mariners had 

the bases loaded. Cal ended up

 hitting  a grand slam home run.

The Twins scored a run in the

7th and 8th to tie the game.

The Mariners scored four runs

in the 9th inning. Dylan Moore

led off with a triple. Cal Raleigh

walk then Josh Rojas singled to

center bringing home Moore.

Julio walked then Polanco struck

out. Cal scored on a sacrifice fly

by Haniger. Rojas scored on a

wild pitch. Julio scored on a single

by Ty France.

Mariners wanted to win this game

badly so Andres Munoz pitched the 

9th and took care of all three batters. 

George Kirby is expected to start

Wednesday against the  Twins. 

Go Mariners!

Mariners Lose Series Opener In Minnesota

The Mariners  had the opportunity  to  win 

however couldn't come through once again.

The Minnesota  Twins  won 3-1

Luis Castillo  pitched well  however  didn't 

get the support  to win. He went six and 

two-thirds  inning. Another quality  start 

for the Mariners. 

Jorge Polanco  who returned to Minnesota 

where he got a good ovation in his first

at bat had one of the Mariners  three hits

on the night in the 7th inning.  He was able 

to go on to third base with a single by Mitch

Haniger. The Mariners  loaded the bases

with no outs. Ty France struck out then 

Mitch Garver  wasn't  able  to hit it square 

but enough to allow Polanco to come

home on  a sacrifice fly. That was it for

the Mariners  though able to tie game.

The Twins were able to get two runs in

the bottom of the 7th. Like the Mariners 

they had a sacrifice  fly however a hit after 

that to score another run. The Mariners 

were unable to  do anything  in the 8th

or 9th so how it went.

We hope the Mariners  can recover and

win game two on Tuesday to tie the

series. There is  some things the Mariners 

need to do to score more runs. No more

excuses. Go M's. 

Look At Everett and Modesto Single Class Teams

The Everett Aqua Sox the Mariners high level A team is still struggling right now

with 10-16 record. The are 5-5 in their

last ten games and a two game winning

streak.

The Mariners low level team at Modesto

is where more of their top prospects are

at and we could see a few move up to

Everett making them a stronger team.

We will get to that soon.

Ben Williamson third baseman and the 

Mariners #15 prospect is having a good

season at Everett hitting .330 however

has only one home run which shows at

this point to be low for his position.

The Mariners with five of the top ten prospects playing second, short and

third base it is hard to know whether 

he will be destined to be in Seattle. 

He could end up being used in a trade.

He is 23 years old and in his second

professional season. We have to figure

it maybe two years before he makes the majors. He continues his hitting we may

see him promoted sometime this season

to double A.

Another player is Victor Labrada an outfielder out of Cuba and is 24 years

old. He played some time with Everett

last year where he batted .267. This year

he is doing better hitting .366. He has speed but doesn't hit home runs. Not listed

among tgd top 30 prospects so sticking 

in the organization is ify.

The rest of the offense isn't great though 

a few around the .250 batting average.

In the pitching side right hander Michael 

Morales is #12 prospect. The highest 

ranking pitcher in the Mariners farm system. Morales is only 21 years old

so has time to develop and hopefully

stays healthy. He was drafted in the

third round by the Mariners in 2021.

Morales is in his third full season in

professional ball. The last two years

he was at Modesto. I expect he will

spend gge year at Everett. Has a record 

of 1-1 with an era of 4.0 in five starts

and 27 innings. He is about average

on walks and has 23 strike outs so 

far.

Modesto Nuts are having a fantastic 

season so far with a 19-6 record. This

all was with the Mariners number one pick 

last year and third overall prospect

Colt Emerson out with an oblique injury.

He is expected to return this week for

Modesto which is great news.

#4 prospect is outfielder Lazaro Montes

who is 19 years old. The number eight 

prospect of international players when 

the Mariners signed him. He played second half of last year at Modesto and continues

to hit. Montes is batting .323 with six home runs and 36 RBIs in 24 games.  He hits left handed hitter. Montes defense isn't great

so most likely when makes it to the Mariners he will see more action at dh

instead of in the outfield. He has a similar

personality as Julio so he will be a fan 

favorite. When he does play in the field most likely see him in left field.

#6 prospect is outfielder Jonny Farmelo 

drafted early on by the Mariners last year.

Right now he is batting only .222 probably

with a high percentage of strike outs and

being 19 years old and this being his first season playing. Jonny is taking walks almost as many as strike outs and is on

base .400. He recently was hurt however 

not expected to miss much time. We will see in June how he does.

Shortstop Tai Peete another top draft 

pick last year and is only 18. With Emerson

coming back likely to see him elsewhere

in the infield. He is hitting .256 despite his

strike out rate is  at 33%. 

Another youngster is infielder Michael

Arroyo at 19 years old was signed by 

the Mariners out of Columbia in 2022.

He is right handed bat and is good physically. Arroyo is the last top ten prospect at number nine at Modesto.

Though he can play shortstop his position

likely be second or third base. With Colt 

Emerson and Peete ahead of him listed

in the top ten he will likely see his

action at second third. Arroyo is currently

hitting .274 however hss only two home

runs. His strike out rate is a bit high.

Next up is #13 prospect outfielder Aiden

Smith drafted in the four round by the

Mariners last year. In his second year of

professional ball Aiden is hitting .258

and has three home runs in 23 games.

He to striking out a lot but another young 

guy at 19 might be expected. The Mariners 

don't have any other top 20 prospects at

Modesto as far as position players go.

As far as pitching goes #24 prospect Brody Hopkins  is the highest one at Modesto. 

Brody was drafted last year in the sixth

round. In college he played a lot of

outfield and not so much pitching however 

the Mariners figured they can develop

him as a pitcher. In five starts with the

Nuts he is 0-1 with an era of 4.08. Brody

has a high rate of walks with 12 in just  under 18 innings however does have 23

strike outs. His protection would be to

make the Mariners in 2026. With the

starters ahead of him seeing him in

the bullpen would be more likely. If

he can cut down on walks he could be

a good one.

In June we will let you know how both Everett and Modesto continue to do.

Most likely split them up in two different

posts. Go Mariners Minor leaguers. 

Seattle Mariners Win Another Series

It is never easy to win a series when you lose the first game. The Mariners did so

beating the Houston Astros on the road

5-4. This was after winning Saturday

5-0. On the road even more difficult.

The Mariners are now 19-15. The Rangers

are a game behind the Mariners. The Oakland A's have won five straight to

be a game behind the Rangers 17-17.

Quite the deal. Can't keep Oakland down

too many hears I guess. Houston and

the Angels are tied in 4th place at 12-22.

Bryce Miller pitched well until the 6th 

inning when he gave up a two-run homer.

Mariners decided to leave him in the 7th

however he gave up another two-run

in that inning too. Tayler Saucedo who

pitched the 9th inning Saturday night

came in to finish the inning 

Being down one fun into the 8th inning

Luis Urias hit a single then went to 2nd

on the throw with Dylan Moore scoring

to tie. Ryne Stanek came in the 8th

he struggled a bit but Munoz came in 

to get the final out. Cal Raleigh hit a solo

homer in the top the 9th. Munoz came

back out to finish the game. He didn't 

give up a hit.

The Mariners play the Twins in Minnesota

starting Monday. Sunday they lost to the

Boston Red Sox 9-2 however this was after

winning 12 games in a row. The Twins

are 19-14 just ahead of the Mariners. 

This should be interesting four game

series.

George Kirby had an MRI done on his 

right knee. The Mariners should know

the results soon. Kirby has been dealing

with it for a couple weeks. We hope

it won't keep him out at all although

Bryan Woo expected back soon if

Kirby needs to miss any time. This

would mean Hancock would stay in

the rotation.

Castillo will start game one against

the Twins while Hancock goes Tuesday.

Kirby is scheduled Wednesday however

Woo could go if necessary. We will

know in.the next couple days. Even if

Woo started Kirby could move back a

day or two instead of missing a whole

turn. Go Mariners!

Logan Gilbert Shutouts The Astros

Logan Gilbert might be the best

pitcher in the American League

right now. If he hadn't walked

four batters he was almost flawless.

Gilbert only gave up two hits while

striking out six..He was able to go

eight innings. The first hit was a

bunt to Alvarez. Later on Pena had

a hit. Tyler Saucedo pitched the 9th

and gave up a dribbler down the 

third base line. He laughed while

standing on first. Late in the game

Gilbert was able to.produce two

double plays. 

Final Mariners 5 Astros 0

The Mariners scored first run in the

second inning when Cal Raleigh hit

into a double play and Ty France scored.

In the 4th inning Mitch Garver hit a double

to score Jorge Polanco. Luis Urias hit

a solo home run in the fifth and Cal

Raleigh hit a two run homer in the sixth

inning to end the scoring.

Everyone except Dylan Moore and Sam

Haggerty had a hit in the game. Jorge

Polanco, Mitch Garver and Ty France

each had two hits. 

The Mariners plan to start Josh Rojas

in left field on Sunday while Urias will

be at third. Bryce Miller will start. The

Mariners hope to take the series. Go M's.

Seahawks Mini-Camp and More

On Friday the Seahawks started 

minicamp for their rookie draft 

picks and undrafted free agents.

Number one draft pick Byron Murphy 2

is already signed. He has been mentioned

in playing nose tackle however he could

play anywhere on the line. 

Head coach Michael Macdonald was asked if the Seahawks defense will be like he had in Baltimoreor use the talents of the players they have. The likelihood is the players will

be used with the talents they have. Although he like to be like in Baltimore

the Seahawks will probably play different

schemes depending on the team they are

playing. It will be exciting to see what

happens and success.

Last year all the Seahawks draft picks 

made the team. It will be interesting to

see whether the same this year. One

thing for sure is the draft picks were

picked for being physical to.  

In other local sports on Thursday 

Washington Huskies men's basketball

coach Danny Sprinkle named his

coaching staff. Andy Hill who last year

was associate head coach at Utah State

is the first one noted. He is excited

since he is a native of Washington. State.

He spend several years as an assistant

at Utah so he is familiar with this level

of college basketball. He is a good

recruiter which Washington needs.

The other three are Tony Bland, Demarlo

Slocum and Jerry Hobbies. All three

have experience as assistant coaches 

as well.  The age of the transfer portal 

these assistant coaches will be looking

at bringing in experience college players

that can help in areas of defences. Also

look at developing the incoming freshmen

as well as those who have been at

Washington for a short period of time.

We are looking at the Huskies program

to get better and make the NCAA tournament on a regular basis. In the

new Big Ten there will be 18 teams.

Depending on the year there could be 

eight teams in the tournament so

hopefully the Huskies will become 

part of the upper level of the Big Ten.

Go Dawgs!

Mariners Blow Opportunity

It is important to win the first game 

of a series. The Mariners hsdvdone so in recent series. Friday night in Houston

the Mariners had the opportunity to

so however the bullpen were unable

to do so this time.

The Mariners bullpen has done quite

well so far on the season so have to

expect a little stumble once in a while.

It is tough though on the road against

a division rival. This especially true 

against a team that got off to terrible

start on the season. 

The Astros have done well lately and we figured they would so could be a three team racethough Oakland has done better than expected so could be four. The Los

Angeles Angels started off well then went

on a losing streak then they lost centerfielder Mike Trout to an injury and

looks to be out for the season. The Angels

really couldn't afford losing Trout so the

likelihood they won't get back into.the

race even if they had a shot before.

Final Astros 5 Mariners 3

The Mariners had another quality start

this time by George Kirby who went 

six innings and gave up one run. He

threw 88 pitches so may have thought 

he could have gone another inning or

at least gotten one or two outs anyway.

 Mariners scored first in the third inning

when Jorge Polanco hit a solo home run.

The Astros tied in the bottom of the 4th

inning when shortstop Jeremy Pena 

grounded out to Jorge Polanco and 

Yordan Alvarez scored.

In the fifth inning Dylan Moore hit a

two-run homer with Luke Raley on

base.  The  Astros scored four runs

off of Trent Thornton and Gabe Speier

in the 7th inning. 

The Mariners had a chance in the

8th inning to tie the game anyway

with two runners on base however 

Mitch Hanover flied out to right field

then Josh Rojas was out at home.

Most of the season the Mariners

have had trouble scoring runs late

in games. Though the starters have

done quite well and the bullpen too

the position players need to do

better.  Batters 4 thru 7 didn't have

a hit on the night. They all need or

at least one in critical time needs 

to get at least one hit. 

Saturday Logan Gilbert goes for the

Mariners so we hope for another

quality start. We hope for more success

in the middle of the lineup to do better.

If the Mariners end up not doing well

on this road trip they need to look for

another hitter. Someone who can be

successful on a regular basis. Go M's.

Tacoma Rainers and Arkansas Travelers Update

Tacoma Rainers the Mariners tripleA

team started out well. Have taken a 

liitle slide though their record about 

the same as the Mariners at 17-13.

Recently Jonatan Clase #10 was sent

back down to Tacoma from the Mariners.

The purpose for him to play everyday.

With the Mariners though when he was

called up to replace outfielder Dominic Canzone because of injury he did well

though average was around .200. 

Mainly he was going to start in left field

against lefties while Luke Raley who they

wanted to get extra at bats would face righties. With Clase back now with Tacoma

Sam Haggerty will be in left against lefties.

Ryan Bliss who is number 11 prospect 

started slow batting around .160 has 

increased his average up to .226 is a

good thing. His strikes out is high though

if his average increases we hope the 

average goes up. 

As far as pitching goes lefty Jhonathan 

Diaz is the Rainers best pitcher with a

4-0 record and a 2.45 which is really 

good in the PCL.  If the Mariners need 

another pitcher at some point to start

or relief he would be a good choice.

Bryan Woo should be activated soon

by the Mariners. The question will

Emerson Hancock be sent down

to Tacoma or either he or Woo go

to the bullpen. 

The Arkansas Travelers who got

off to a slow start are now 14-9

and second place in the Texas

League north division. 

Mariners #1 prospect Cole Young

is hitting .244 with a .337 on base

percentage.  Cole's strike out rate 

at 19 percent. He doesn't have

any home runs yet but don't expect

a high number in that either.

Catcher Harry Ford is hitting .225

after getting off to a slow start.

Having played single A last year

taking him a little time to get used

to the Texas League. It is actually

harder to hit than triple A. We will 

see how he and Cole do in May.

First baseman Tyler Locklear number

8 prospect continues to have a good

season at Arkansas. He is hitting .300

with an outstanding .446 on base

percentage. We could see Tyler in

Seattle later in the season.

Luis Curvelo is doing well out of

the bullpen for the Travelers.

He has a 3-0 with an era 2.03 in

nine games and 13.1 innings.

Luis has walked only two batters

while striking out 18. Though not

listed among the Mariners top

prospects we could see him in

Seattle someday.

Juan Mercedes a right handed

starter for the Travelers is 1-0

in four starts with an era 2.75.

Amazing is he has only one walk

while striking out seventeen in

19.2 innings. Juan Mercedes is 24

years old so this is a key season for

him. He continues the way he is

going who knows might be in Seattle

someday. 

Next update on the minors we will

look at the Mariners two single A

teams. Most of the Mariners top 

prospects are at low A Modesto

so will be good to see their progress.

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Washington Huskies Men's Basketball Schedule

The Washington Huskies men's schedule

will not only look difference in the next

season 2024-25 since they are joining

the Big Ten but how often they play.

In the Pac-12 Washington would play

each team at home and away for the

most each season.. The last season they had two games where a team they played at home only and another on the road. 

I remember one was USC and the other

Arizona State. 

This coming season they play seven 

home games against Big Ten teams

and seven road games against seven

other teams. Example Michigan and

Ohio State they play on the road. They

will see them at home the next. This

is according to the Seattle Times.

At home they play Indiana and Purdue

among the seven teams.

These are the 14 teams they play against

were in the conference before going. 

They play Oregon, USC and UCLA who

join the Big Ten with them both at home

and on the road just like in the Pac-12

Makes up a total of 20 games. This was

the same as they played in the Pac-12

last year. In all the Huskies played 32

games. I would expect them to play 12

nonleague games again before the Big

Ten schedule.

We will find out later who they play in

non-league schedule.  Most likely we

see the Huskies play Gonzaga once 

again. It will be interesting whether

they play Washington State Cougars

or not. This would be the same other

teams in the old Pac-12 like Oregon

State.

The Huskies like the Cougars with

a new coach will see a new bunch

of plsyers. Most of the players on

the Huskies especially the starters

were in their last year of college

eligibility while the Cougars have

had players who left through the

transfer portal. Both the Huskies 

and Cougars will have to use the

transfer portal as well as bringing

in new prospects. It is  a new world

of college basketball in the same 

way as football.

If you look at the history of the

Washington Huskies men's basketball

during Mike Hopkins time many of

those who transfered were guys who

didn't play much or had trouble with

losing. 

I was hoping Koren Johnson who 

is from Seattle and played two years

for the Huskies would stay under the

new coach however he decided to 

transfer to Louisville. He would have

been experienced player with the Huskies.

Louisville has had a lot of success in

college men's basketball however not

sure recently though. Certainly has

been in the NCAA tournament a lot more

times than Washington. I wish the best

for Koren.

We will update more what the Huskies

roster looks like. I am sure the Huskies

women's team will have a similar

schedule as the Huskies. We could see

the schools in the Big Ten who the

men's are playing at home be on the

road and vice versa.

Go Dawgs!

Mariners Unable To Sweep Braves

We should be happy the Mariners 

were able to clinch the series against

the Braves the best record in the 

major leaues. Winning two out of three

is good though.

Final Braves 5 Mariners 2

Emerson Hancock struggled coming

out of the gate however the Braves

weren't able to score a run until the

third inning. The fourth inning was

when the gsme went down though.

The Braves scored four runs. None

of the four runs were earned.

Mitch Haniger had a rough day at

the plate striking out three times

on the day. He wasn't able to catch 

a ball that went to the fence as well. 

Hancock had an error as well. He

lasted only three and two-thirds

inning. 

Jorge Polanco drive in both runs

One in the fifth bringing in catcher

Seby Zavala and then in the seventh

driving in Julio Rodriguez.  Maybe we

will see a great May by Julio as he 

had three hits on the day.

The Mariners did get a couple runners

on base in the ninth but could bring

them home. Now off to Houston

for a weekend series starting Friday.

Go M's.

The bullpen did a fine job allowing

only one hit on the day and no runs.

The Mariners scored 

Washington Huskies Men's Basketball Up Date

The Washington Huskies men's

basketball team are under a new

coach in Danny Sprinkle.

Sprinkle comes over from Utah

State where in one season they

made the NCAA tournament. 

That is his plan at Washington

is make a team that will go to

the tournament on a regular basis.

Right now he is in the process of

building hthe Huskies team again.

With the NIL and transfer portal

it isn't an easy task.  With the portal

players are expecting to play right

away or they will move along.

Last year under Mike Hopkins they

played with a eight-man rotation.

So likely you will see three or four

players moving along who are not

playing enough time. Bringing in

true freshmen means they need to

play right away or convince them

they will have plenty of playing time

in.their second season. It is harder 

to keep players other wise.

Center Franck Kepnang plans to stay.

He has been hurt the last two years

after transferring over from Oregon.

He is a key return if he can be healthy.

He has the heart to play and make the

other players around him better. 

Fellow center Braxton Mean is transferring

to Nebraska. Last year he had poor season

starting with an injury and then foul trouble

when he did play.

Wilhelm Breidenbach who came over as 

a transfer from Nebraska last year hasn't

given his intention as of yet whether he

is staying or leaving. He showed some

good signs spending time coming in

for Meah. He would make up a good

front court with Kepnang.

Christian King who was a freshman

last year and didn't have a lot of 

playing time along with Samuel Ariyibi

have to decide by today (Wednesday)

the dead line of going into the portal

whether they are staying or not. We

will see for sure.

The Huskies currently have four

other players committed to the 

team. Recently DJ Davis a transfer

from Butler is now on the Huskies.

Don't know really anything about

him however over the years Butler

has had very good teams and has

done will in the NCAA tournament.

The Huskies have Rice guard Mekhi

along with four-star recruit Zoom

Diallo and touted prospect Base Butler.

The Huskies look to add a few more

players depending who may transfer 

or not. 

The Huskies have brought in veteran

college players under Hopkins the

last two years and though they were

exciting to watch offensively the defense

wasn't what could have been expected.

Coach Sprinkle plans to play man to

man defense. We hope to see at least

a couple veteran college players to

come in to be added it is defense that

will help the Huskies to succeed.

Go Dawgs!