Red Sox Takes Series

Wednesday was the final game

of the series where the Mariners

lost 3-2. 

The game  went ten innings. 

The Mariners had Cal Raleigh

as the designated runner on second.

He was able to get to third on

wild pitch with no outs. They were 

able to load the bases but no runs scored.

A common problem they have.

In the bottom of the tenth Devers hit 

a double to score the winning run.

Why the Mariners didn't walk Devers

to allow a force out at any base I

don't know.

George Kirby had a so so game. Only

lasted five and a third innings. Only walked 

one however  threw a wild pitch in the

first inning that gave up a run. He gave 

up his second run in the sixth inning

before leaving. 

The bullpen did a fine job. My only

question was bring in Jonathan

Diaz who recently called up from

Tacoma to pitch the 10th inning.

Had the game gone further I

would understand. 

Dylan Moire singled in Cal Raleigh

in the fourth inning and Josh Rojas

scored the second run with a homer

in the second before the Red Sox tied 

in the sixth.

The series against  the Phillies will

be Woo on Friday, Bryce Miller 

Saturday and Logan Gilbert.

Hope for a better result. Go M's!

Mariners Bounce Back

Tuesday the .Mariners won 10-6.

It does get uncomfortable playing

in Fenway Park. Nice to have Yimi

Garcia and Munoz finish off the

8th and 9th innings.

The Mariners scored first in the

first inning when Justin Turner 

singled in Robles  for his first hit

as a Mariner. Robles had a good 

day once again scoring three times

and had two hits. Played some

good center field as well.

Red Sox scored three runs in the

third. The Mariners were able to

bounce back with five in the fifth

inning. Dylan Moore had one of his

two doubles driving in three runs.

The Red Sox had a couple errors 

as sell that didn't help their cause.

The Mariners scored three more 

in the sixth inning to make it look

like a runaway. Jorge Polanco 

had a double driving in two runs

then Cal Raleigh scored on a wild

pitch from third.  That was all the

scoring on the day for the Mariners.

Luis Castillo lasted six innings. Tayler

Saucedo started the seventh inning

giving up two runs. Collin Snider came

in to get final out however he gave IP

the third run making anything possible

George Kirby starts Wednesday's

game which starts just after 1pm

Seattle time. We hope the Mariners

can win the series.

The Mariners were only able to

make one trade on Tuesday before

the trading deadline acquiring

reliever JT Chargois from the

Miami Marlins. If that name

sounds familiar he once pitched

for the Mariners in 30 games before

being traded for Diego Castillo.

Chargois has been hurt for much

of the season. Though his numbers

haven't looked good this year he

has pitched well for the Marlins.

I am sure everyone was hoping for 

another bat however they did pick

up two in recent days. 

We see how things go for the Mariners. in August. Hope to have Julio back soon.

Mariners Were Blownout

Monday evening Mariners lost

so bad it is a game they want to

forget. Tuesday will be another

game they hope to win.

Final Boston 14  Seattle 7

The Red Sox scored seven runs in

third inning. Logan didn't get through

the third yielding all those runs.

He left with two outs in the third.

There was a questionable call that

went for a walk instead of a strikeout.

Might have made a whole difference

in the game. Of course will never

know.

Trent Thornton who came in for

Gilbert didn't fair any better going

for two innings and giving up five

runs.Gabe Speier pitched an inning 

and a third giving up the final two

runs. What all had in common was

each gave up a home run.

Any pluses in the game Randy 

Arozarena had his first home run 

as a Mariner. Also Cal Raleigh 

who loves to hit home runs in

Fenway Park had one two.

Luis Castillo will start on Tuesday

against former Mariner James

Paxton who recently returned to

Boston after pitching for the

Dodgers.

The trading deadline is on Tuesday.

So we hope the Mariners add another

best as well as a reliever. The Mariners

haven't given up any high prospects

as of yet so they could do so if 

necessary in a high blockbuster trade.

We will find out. 

 

Mariners Make Couple Moves

The Mariners made a couple moves

that are not life shattering however

help them in a way. 

The Mariners were able to trade Ty France

to the Cincinnati Reds for a minor league 

catcher. That adds depth to a position

that is weak. The Mariners recently drafted

couple catchers who were in the top ten

rounds and now another to go with Harry

Ford whis currently on the injured list

with a concussion. Whether that is a

blessing where a team won't ask for

him in a trade we may find out or not.

I am sure he isn't traded words won't

come out that he was hurt. He may not

have traded him anyway.

The Mariners acquired Justin Turner

from the Toronto Blue Jays. Toronto 

received a minor leaguer not among 

the top of the prospects. Turner may

help at first or dh or pinch hitting.

They still need to go and get another

bat over the next 24 hours or so. 

The Mariners take on the Red Sox in a

few hours. It would be nice to win the

opening game of the series. The Red Sox

are having a good season though.

Go Mariners. 

Mariners Sweep White Sox

When you are struggling yourself

it doesn't hurt playing the worst

team in the major leagues. 

Final Seattle 6 Chicago 3

The Mariners scored their six runs

in the first four innings which is a 

far cry from what they have produced

for a while. Randy Arozarena was on

when Cal Raleigh hit a two-run homer

in the first inning. Leo Rivas starting

at shortstop grounded out scoring

Dylan Moore who was playing at third

scored in the second inning. In the third

inning Jorge Polanco and Dylan Moore

each scored. The White Sox their first run

making it 5-1. Cal Raleigh singles driving in Victor Robles the final run in the fourth 

inning. Paul DeJong hits a two-run home

run in the seventh inning.

Bryce Miller pitched well going well into

the 7th inning. He gave up the three runs

and getting only one out. Austin Voth 

finished the inning. Garcia pitched the

8th and Munoz the 9th. The Mariners

bullpen didn't give up a hit. 

The Mariners now go to take on the

Red Sox. Logan Gilbert will start Monday

followed by Luis Castillo on Tuesday 

and George Kirby on Wednesday. Go 

M's.

We will have to see whether the Mariners make anymore moves before the trading

deadline.  

Mariners Take Game Two

When a team is struggling it is

nice to take on the worst team

in the major leagues to recover.

The Mariners had another game 

where they could score some 

runs an Saturday evening was

that again.

The White Sox scored first in 

the third inning came up with

one run.  Luis Robert Jr.  scored

on a single after he got on base

on a throwing error by Josh Rojas

that Tyler Locklear couldn't handle

at first.

The Mariners didn't take long with

Jorge Polanco hitting a solo home

run. Dylan Moore and Josh Rojas each

had dingles driving in two ones making

it 3-2 in the fourth. They scored two

more runs in the fifth when Cal Raleigh

hit a home run followed by Polanco 

second one of the day. Later in the 

eighth Randy Arozarena had his first

single as a Mariner than scored on Polanco's third hit of  the day a single.

As you can imagine Polanco wanted 

to hit a home run however extending 

the lead was what important. The 

White Sox had their third run in the eighth.

Final  Mariners 6  White Sox 3

Bryan Woo started out well however only

went four innings throwing seventy pitches.

Collin Snider pitched the fifth followed 

by Austin Voth in the sixth.

Yimi Garcia made his debut in the seventh.

Gregory Santos was back in the 8th 

struggling a little bit giving up the third

run. Wouldn't expect him to.pitch Sunday.

Andre Munoz took care of the ninth.

The question is will the Mariners make

another deal before the deadline. At

this point they have only traded three

prospects. The only top one traded 

was Jonatan Clase trade to Toronto.

The two for Randy were further done

in the second part of the top 20.

Room to do more damage. The could

trade a couple in the top ten and someone

else between 11 and 20 along with 21

through 30. 

The recent draft brings two more 

pitchers into the top ten and a few

maybe into the top 20. Leaves a lot of 

prospects they could move a few along.

Bryce Miller will start Sunday afternoon

in Chicago. The Red Sox series hasn't been

listed yet who will start. Good chance 

Logan will start Monday followed by Luis

Castillo on Tuesday. Wednesday not sure of. Go M's. 

Mariners Come Alive

It is a good time when your team

is struggling to come play the

worst team in baseball.

On Friday night the Mariners

won 10-0 over the Chicago 

White Sox in  Chicago.

The Mariners hit three home runs

in the first inning in a row. Josh

Rojas started off with a three-run

homer followed by Dylan Moore

and Victor Robles.  Ended the

first with eight runs.  A few innings

later Jorge Polanco hit a two-run

homer to end the scoring.

George Kirby had another quality

shutting out the White Sox for 

seven innings. Bryan Woo will go

Saturday  afternoon and the game

will be on Fox TV.

The Mariners made two more 

trades on Saturday. They acquired

veteran right handed reliever from

the Toronto Blue Jays for outfielder

Jonatan Clase. With the stack of

outfielders Clase was one who could

be traded. He was able to show 

what he had in limited time up

a couple times with the Mariners

this year. We wish him the best.

The Mariners traded reliever Ryne

Stanek to the New York Mets later

in the day for a minor league outfielder.

Stanek showed some stuff with the

Mariners however was wild at times

as well. Garcia will take his spot while

Gregory Santos looks to come back

after bring hurt in the leg on Wednesday.

We will see if any additional trades are

made soon. 

We do hope the Mariners can take 

care of the White Sox before heading

to Boston for three games against

the Red Sox. Go Mariners!

Mariners Make A Move

Thursday night the Seattle Mariners made

a move to improve their offense.

Not a big surprise as far as a trading 

partner. Whether this is the only trade

we will find out the next few days.

The Mariners acquired outfielder Randy

Arozarena from the Tampa Rays. It 

always seems seems every year the

two teams make a trade.  The Rays

received two minor leaguers in the

trade. We will see how this trade

works over some time.

Both players are in the low minors.

Outfielder Aiden Smith and right

hander pitcher Brody Hopkins. Also

added is a player to be named later.

Arozarena was the American League 

rookie of the year in 2001 so he has 

some years ahead. He got off to a

slow start in 2024 like many of his 

new teammates however has done

better recently.

The Mariners will have Arozarena for

control over the next two years. He 

is hitting .290 since June 1. A right handed 

bat that will likely play in left field. Hopefully he is better then what they have 

had there in  years. 

His former teammate in Tampa Luke Raley

will see time in right field and first base

mostly though could give him a rest on

occasion in left. Arozarena will likely plant

himself behind Julio Rodriguez in the 

lineup which we hope is a good thing. 

What this means for Dominic Canzone

and others in the outfield we will see.

Wouldn't be surprised if another trade

comes about. The Mariners could use

another best which might be an infielder

at second or third base. Picking up a

reliever or two would be good as well.

Go M's.

Seahawks Open Training Camp

The Seahawks  this week  opened 

trying camp under new  head coach

Michael  Macdonald. I  am  sure  the 

feeling is different  for all the players

returning who had played for Pete

Carroll.

The Seahawks  have had ota's and

minicamps under Macdonald however

this isn't  the  same. 

Fans and media can watch the camp

however cameras and phones are not

allowed except  for  emergencies.

Abe Lucas isn't  practicing  yet though 

the Seahawks hope he will be able to

start at right  tackle  when the season 

yet. This means the backups have the

chance to show what they. The team's 

inside linebackers  have passed their

physicals so set there.

The Seahawks  have their plans for

safety Julian Love as he has signed

a three-year  deal. He had a good 

season  last year. 

Be good  to  see how the offense

and defense pick up things with

new schemes. Everyone is hoping

improvement on both sides and 

get a run at the playoffs. 

We will give any details along 

the way. Go Hawks!

Mariners Are Swept

This was not an easy series to watch.

Again the Mariners had trouble scoring

runs. Mitch Haniger hit a home run

to put the Mariners up 1-0 however

it was the only run they scored. 

Like the previous games the Angels 

came behind to win. The Angels

really do a whole lot other than

score two runs.

Luis Castillo went six innings giving

up no runs.  The seventh inning the

Angels didn't score either. Gregory

Santos who was activated right

before the all-star break had to leave

the game because of his leg. The

Angels tied the game while he was 

on the mound. The Mariners had

to take him.out. 

It is do amazing and weird where the

Mariners lost all three games against

the Angels in fluke situations. They

should still have a large lead with what

the pitching has done. 

Now the Mariners go to Chicago to

play the White Sox on Friday. Can't

say anything more right now..

Mariners Down Sliding

Tuesday's  game looked a lot like Monday's 

except  it started earlier. Actually it happened 

one inning which was the fifth. Logan Gilbert 

was pitching great. The Angels got a couple 

hits then the bases loaded. A couple throwing

errors  five runs came across the plate. Only 

one run was earned. 

The Mariners  got their run early  on. Late in

the game the Mariners were able to get the

bases loaded  however there were two outs.

Dreams of a grand slam was the only chance

they had. Jorge Polanco was up to the plate.

He actually  hit the ball  pretty  well but not

enough for any kind of hit. Had there been 

less than two outs it would have been  a

sacrifice  fly and a run inching closer.

Tuesday  was a busy day with JP Crawford 

and Julio Rodriguez  going on the injured

list. According  to  Julio he will be back

before JP.  The Mariners  added more 

players to the roster. The Mariners designated 

for assignment  Ty France after clearing

waivers. Tyler Locklear was added on to

replace France. Luis Rivas brought up for

JP Crawford  spot. For now it looks like Dylan 

Moore will start mostly  at shortstop. We hope

he can start hitting once again. Cade Marlowe 

was added to  replace Julio and started in

right field  as Victor Robles  in center.

Wednesday's  game is in the afternoon. It could

be interesting  if the sun is out. Right now the 

Mariners  could use some runs. We could see

Mitch Garver behind the plate although the

Mariners  have Thursday off  and travel to

Chicago.  We hope the Mariners  don't play

the same level as the White Sox  as they doing

against the Angels. The Angels haven't done

anything special the Mariners are beating

themselves.  Go team!

Mariners Lose To Angels Again

The Mariners had done well against the

Angels earlier on however now they are 1-4 

in the last five times.

Bryce Miller pitched well going seven

innings shutting out the Angels 1-0.

The bullpen didn't do their job giving

up three runs. It still came down to

lack of scoring on the players part.

The only good thing the Astros lost

to the Oakland A's. 

Right now it is real hard to watch the

Mariners. Even those seasons they

didn't do well it was better than now.

The Mariners have the best starting

pitching in all of baseball but still 

lose.  

The Mariners are the only team that

hasn't made the World Series. This

season for a while looked like they had 

chance. At this moment it looks like 

the biggest callapse in baseball history.

Other teams wouldn't want to face

the Mariners in the playoffs and they

may not have to once again unless

some moves are done. Go Mariners.

Mariners Win Sunday

Bryan Woo pitched well I most of his

five and two-thirds innings. He gave

up two runs without a walk. Woo 

gave up a home run in the fourth inning

and another in the sixth inning.

One key is the Mariners scored first

in the second inning when Dylan

Moore hit a triple scoring two runners.

Alvarez hit a long home run making

it Mariners 2-1 lead. Alvarez did much

of the damage going 4 for 4. Why the

Mariners continue to pitch to him

is the question. Sort of like they did

with Mike Trout.

Jorge Polanco hit a solo home run to

match Alvarez in the bottom of the

4th.  The Astros scored in the top

of the sixth to make it 3-2 Mariners.

Luke Raley hit a three run homer

in the bottom of the sixth. The Astros

scored a run in the seventh and the

eighth to make it interesting. Andre

Munoz came in and closed the door

in the 9th. Final Mariners 6 Astros 4

Julio Rodriguez had to leave the game 

running into the fence. XRays showed

being negative so likely day to day right

now. News came out that Ty France was

out on outright waivers. He can still play

unless another team picks him up

or the Mariners release. Still on the

roster right now however Tyler Locklear

will start seeing action at first base in

the near future. 

Reliever Mike Baumann was traded to

the San Francisco for cash considerations.

The Mariners will start series against

the Los Angeles Angels Monday at

home. Bryce Miller starts Monday, 

Logan Gilbert Tuesday and Luis

Castillo on Wednesday. 

The Mariners will have Thursday off

and have a series against the White

Sox in Chicago beginning Friday.

They will play the Red Sox the following

Monday through Wednesday. Have

that Thursday off then a three game

series at home against the Philadelphia

Phillies beginning of August. 

Mariners Lose Again

The Seattle Mariners continue to

struggle at the plate. George Kirby

did well on the mound giving up

only one run in six innings.

When he left the game the Mariners

were losing 1-0 however the bottom

off the sixth Victor Robles walk then

Julio hit a two-run home to take a

lead 2-1 for a short time.  In the 7th

Ryne Stanek gave up a two-run homer

himself for 3-2 lead. Trent Thornton

who came in with two outs in the

seventh gave up a line drive homer 

to left field in the eighth making it 

4-2. Question why did George Santos

not pitch the eighth since he had

warmed up. Not sure who is incharged

of the pitching.

Julio had a chance on another homer

in the ninth but was robbed by the 

right fielder.  It would have put the

Mariners down by one. Another great

play by the Astros left fielder robbed

them of another possible by catching

a ball that would have been a double

at least. This is why the Astros are a

better team than the Mariners right 

now because they make plays.

Sunday Bryan Woo goes to the

mound. See if he can change

the Mariners misfortune. Go M's.

Mariners Shutout Friday Night

The Mariners offense continues

to struggle Friday night being 

shutout 3-0.

Luis Castillo started and went 

seven innings. He gave up six 

hits. The three runs were given

up in the third inning. 

The Mariners offense continues

to suffer having only four hits

on the night. Victor Robles  who

became a steady starter before

th e all-star break had two of the

four hits. Josh Rojas and Jorge

Polanco had the others. Polanco's

hit was a double with two outs 

but couldn't have a key hit after.

The trading deadline is less than

two weeks. The Mariners need to

get a bat soon or the current hitters

start swinging. The Astros are now percentage points ahead of the 

Mariners. They need to win at least

one of the two remaining games in

this series or be in a tough spot.

The Mariners pitching is stilling

doing well giving up only three

runs but unable to score themselves

puts them in an ackward spot. 

Picking up a bat as soon as possible

needs to happen. Last year they

missed the playoffs by one game.

The wrong timing could hurt them.

The Mariners have been in the best

spot in years to make a run at the

league championship but a bat in

the middle of the lineup has to

and no excuses. Go team.

Mariners After All-star Break

They call it second half of the season  

when the all-star  break  is over however 

the Mariners  have 64 games remaining.

The team record right now 52-46. 

If the Mariners  split the rest of their

games they will have 84 wins. They 

win at  55% rate of right now it would

be only one more win to make at 85.

Most likely  the  Mariners won't  make 

the playoffs at that. A lot  depends 

on how the Astros  do coming down 

the stretch. The Rangers will have to

win at a good rate to beat the Mariners 

or the Astros. 

Julio Rodriguez leads the Mariners with

a batting average  of .267. He has only 

10 home runs and  35 rbi's.  Both are third

on the team. For the team to have real

success it will be important if Julio can

double his home  run  and rbi's. Actually 

the rbi's  be the most important. 

Cal Raleigh has 20 home runs and 61

rbi's.  It would be good if he can stay

at the same rate. Mitch Garver has

12 home runs and 37 rbi's.  If he can

increase his production as well as

Julio that will quite a bit. Adding a

productive  bat in the middle of the

lineup would be the best answer.

The rest of the lineup just do their

part. Get rid of platooning would 

be a good  solution as well. Scoring

four or five runs a game more often

than three or less. Speaking of less 

we have to do that with strikeouts.

They know what they have to do

the thing is will they. The starting 

pitching stay the same and improving 

the bullpen.  Go M's!

Washington State Cougars Football 2024

Right now not a lot of people

including the Cougars faithful

fans know what the upcoming

season will look like.

This will be the first time the

Cougars will not play Pac-12

or ten or eight in a long time.

We know the Cougars have had

years of ups and downs. Years 

where they had a great seasons

in PAC conference not a lot of

people expected anyway. It was

good when either the Cougars

or OSU Beavers had winning 

seasons in the conference and

even more so when they both 

did.

Last season Cougars got off to

a very good start then took a

slide. The Colorado Buffaloes

did the same thing. Colorado

will be going to the Big 12. That

will be a bit of a slide from the

Pac-12.  In some respects the

Cougars might play a bit better

schedule than the Buffaloes.

Though the Cougars will play

against the Mountain West

for the most part those teams

are good. They may not be as

good as the Pac-12  but a good

brand of football. 

The Cougars are bringing back

a lot of players they may not 

match the Huskies in the Apple 

Cup. We will no closer to the

game. Even so the Cougars will

show the Huskies since they 

are rivals though no longer in

the same league. 

There are talks that division one 

football may still look different in 

a couple years or so. They could 

have two super conferences.

They could be split up between 

the east and the west. Could

see Georgia and Alabama be

among the elite in East. Ohio

State and Michigan could be

the elite in the West. Of course,

USC, Oregon and Washington

should be included too. 

The two super conferences 

could be split up with the top 

teams in the country and the

lesser in the other. Where

Washington and Oregon end

up may depend how they do

in the Big Ten. The top teams

will have a chance to get the

top recruits while the teams

will fight over the rest. 

We know to that television 

ratings will say a lot as well.

The teams that want to be

seen around the country will

be in one conference. Even

if teams are good but the 

ratings not so good they will

be in the lesser conference.

Non-league games could be 

among the teams in the two

conferences. All the remaining

teams will be in a rough spot

since they won't get as much

television  money.

All this leads to where the Cougars

an the Beavers end up in the

end. They may end up among

the two big conferences but

play in the lower one. They could

be back playing Arizona, Arizona

State, Utah and Colorado..

All the otberd sports they will

likely be setup the way have been 

before. It will be interesting to

see what happens.

We wish the Cougars a really

good 2024 season. We hope

a winning season.  👍👍

Seattle Seahawks Quarterbacks

Again this season  for the third 

year Geno Smith  is  expected  

to be the Seahawks  starting 

quarterback.  Much of the

success of the team will come

down to him.

It will be not only him however 

what he will do will be seen as

success or failure. The Seahawks 

have two new quarterbacks on

the team. How much either one

plays depends on Geno Smith's

success, lack of or whether he 

stays healthy. 

Right now the two other quarterbacks 

are Sam Howell  who they got in a

trade with the Washington Commanders 

and PJ Walker signed as a free agent.

Often the Seahawks  haven't kept

three quarterbacks however this could

be different this year. In case of injury 

it is good to have three quarterbacks. 

Seahawks  fans are a little  bit  familiar 

with both Howell and Walker having

faced them both last season. Howell 

was the starter at the time for  the 

Commanders and PJ Walker started

for  the  Cleveland Browns as they

we're going through injuries at the

position. 

Howell right now would be considered 

the number two and Walker  three.

We could see change during camp

though.

Though Howell  was traded to the Seahawks 

it doesn't  mean  in the long term he will

become the Seahawks  starting quarterback 

eventually though it could happen. Most

likely we will see both Howell and Walker

play a lot in the preseason games. 

Whether fans like it or not Geno Smith  is 

the starting quarterback for the time being.

We wish him the very  best.  With his contract 

we could see a new quarterback  at the helm

in 2025. Go Hawks!

Third Day of the MLB Draft

The Seattle Mariners third

day went much like the first

two days of the major league 

draft. They picked seven pitchers

round elleven through 20.

These picks didn't take long

with 300 players picked in three

hours.

In total the Mariners have 14

pitchers and six position players.

Day three seven pitchers, two

third baseman and the 20 pick

was an outfielder just like the

10th pick.

The eleventh pick taken was 

pitcher Christian Little from

LSU. Christian started college

at Vanderbilt before moving

to LSU in 2022. This year his

stats don't look and he became

a full-time reliever. We will see

what will come of him. Outside

of the first two picks most of

these pitchers are relievers.

Last year he was drafted in

the 19th rou d by the New York

Mets. Mariners must have seen 

something to move up this much.

12th rounderanother right handed

pitcher in Evan Truitt. He is six foot

tall while Christian is four inches 

taller. Evan went to Charleston

Southern. He started and relieved

so see what the Mariners do.

13th and 14th rounds where the 

two third baseman taaken. First

taken Brandon Eike from VCU. 

His first two years were at  North

Carolina before transferring to

VCU.he didn't play much his first

two seasons. He showed some

power while hitting very good. 

Since he was drafted first the

Mariners could have him at

a higher level. The other is Austin

St. Laurant who went to Appalachian

State. He played there three years.

His power and average went up.

Hard to know whether he sign with

the Mariners or not. 

The next five pitchers are all right 

handers. We will have to figure

out where they go and be signed

by the Mariners. 

The  last pick outfielder Ryan Picollo

went to St. Joseph's. Has played three

three years so he could stay in school

so we will have to see.

We will have more details on the guys 

on this last day. Who signs and who

doesn't.  

Knowing Washington Huskies Will Rogers

The Washington Huskies have a

new quarterback after Michael 

Penix Jr. college eligibility was

finished last season and went

into the NFL drafted in the first

round by the Atlanta Falcons.

The Washington Huskies have

a new quarterback for one season

in graduate student Will Rogers

who played four seasons at

Mississippi State. Three of the

seasons his head coach was 

the late Mike Leach who coached

for the Washington State Cougars

as well.

How well the Huskies do with 

Will Rogers this coming season

and the first in the Big Ten we

will see. Under new head coach

Jedd Fisch we will likely see a

NFL type of offense. This could 

have some wrinkles of Mike Leach

in it as well.

In his four seasons at Mississippi

State Rogers threw for 12,315 yards.

He had 94 touchdowns and completed

69.3 of his passes. His best two seasons

were his sophomore and junior years

where he played in 13 games both times.

Rogers best season was his sophomore

year where he threw for 4739 yards and

36 touchdowns. I would say the Huskies

will have a good season if he gets close

to those stats. I am sure Rogers will make

every effort to do so if he wants a NFL

career. 

We will look into other members of

the Huskies team over the weeks ahead.

Second Day of MLB Draft. Look at the Mariners

Monday the baseball draft were rounds

three through ten. Tuesday will be 11 

through 20 and end the draft.

The Mariners drafted five more

pitchers along with two catchers

and an outfielder. 

Mariners number two pick on Sunday

Ryan Sloan is the lone high school 

pitcher of the group. The Mariners will have to psy him more than the slot to sign him which they should. He maybe the best 

high school pitcher in the country.

Third round pick is Hunter  Chranton from

Kansas. He will turn 24 in the fall so must be a late bloomer. A reliever Hunter could

move up the system fast. Number four pick is the first of two catchers in Josh Caron

from Nebraska. He hit .308 and had 16

home runs so showing some power.

5th round pick Charlie Beilenson another

right hander is 24 years old and another

reliever as well. He played at Duke though

spent time at Brown. Sixth rounder is 

Grant Knipp a catcher from Campbell

University in North Carolina. A lower  level

than the other catcher he hit .408 and

had 18 home runs in 29 games. Certainly

looks like a guy for the Mariners take

a chance on.

7th rounder is Brock Moore another

right handed pitcher who is 24 years

old to from Oregon. He played lower 

level college ball to. Another guy

the Mariners are taking a chance

on. 8th rounder pitcher from Virginia

Military Institute is Will Riley.  He to

is another one the Mariners will work

on. He is committed to transfer to

Virginia so we will have to see if

the Mariners can sign him or not.

9th rounder is Aiden Butler a junior

college pitcher who has committed

to Florida State..He is younger than

any of the pitchers except Sloan

the second rounder. See if Butler 

will sign or not. Usually the top

ten are more likely to sign. 

The Mariners final pick Monday

is outfielder Anthony Donofrio

from North Carolina. The tenth

round pick is a senior and hits 

left handed. Played some division

3 baseball so has matured. He

hit .326 this year. Anthony has

some spped to. The Mariners

should be able to sign him.

It seems a lot of these guys

are older and with potential.

We will have to see what happens.

The top of the group have a 

better chance to.make it to

Seattle. The way the Mariners

develop pitchers we could see

some surprises.

Tomorrow's group drafted will

either not sign with the Mariners

or certainly have a harder chance

making it but never know.

First Two Rounds of MLB Draft

This year the Mariners drafted two 

pitchers in the first and second

rounds. Since the last three years

drafting position players early

they have gone back to pitching.

In the first round the Mariners

drafted Jurrangelo Cijntje who

throws from both sides. There

had bee. reports this was who

 they were leaning to. He is

from Curacao but pitched at 

Mississippi State. He has been

a starter so likely start out this

way. Depending how fast he

comes up the system we could

see him in the bullpen. We will 

see won't we. He throws the ball

hard from both sides. Can reach

up to 99 miles per hour.

The second round with the #55

pick Ryan Sloan a high school

right handed pitcher from York

Illinois. He throws the ball hard to.

Throws  changeup and a slider

too.

The draft is 20 rounds so.let you

know who else they draft tomorrow.

Mariners Take Another Loss

I am sure Mariners fans are frustrated

losing three straight to the Angels 

after winning the opener 11-0 on 

Thursday.

Sunday Logan Gilbert pitched

great going seven innings  without

giving up a run. On the otherhand

the Mariners were no hit until

the sixth inning when JP Crawford

hit a home run. The Mariners got

another run when Victor Robles

starting for the second time in

a row against a right. He ended

up walking stealing second and

then third. Almost hit by the throw

at third he came into score. The

only two runs for the Mariners.

Although it looked good the 8th

inning was a disaster. Ryne Stanek

walked a batter on four pitches.

He had to leave the game for

stiffness in his back. The Mariners 

brought in Austin Voth who walked

a batter to and then gave up a

three-run homer and that was the 

game. The Mariners brought in

Tayler Saucedo to replace Voth

however he should have come in

for Stanek instead. At least we

won't need to see the Mariners

until Friday.

The major league draft is happening

now. Nine players have been drafted

right now and the Mariners first pick

is at 15. Let you know later how they

do. 

Futures Game and MLB Draft

Saturday was the major league baseball

futures game coming ahead  before the 

all-star game on Tuesday.  The National

League won 6-1.  They had seven hits

including two home runs.

Mariners top prospect Cole Young 

started at second base for the

American League. He had one of 

their five hits. Cole is currently batting

.262 with a .352 on base percentage.

He has seven home runs and 35

RBIs. Striking out at 18% rate. Has

14 stolen bases. Whether he will

be ready for the majors next year

we will see. 

Catcher Harry Ford played as well.

He was a dh and walked once. Ford

is batting .253 however has an excellent 

.376 on base percentage. He is striking

out at high rate just under 25% of the time.

This is especially high for someone

who hss only five home runs. Both 

Young and Ford are playing at double A

Arkansas. There is a chance both may

play again at that level in 2025. Depends

on their maturity the rest of the season.

They are still both young.  Cole is 20

while Ford is 21.  With the trading deadline

is at the end of the month one or both

could be traded. 

The major league draft starts Sunday 

afternoon 4 pm Seattle time. The 

Mariners have their first pick at 15

in the first round. They should get a

good choice there. Talk is they might

go for a higher school pitcher which

they haven't done in the first round

since picking Logan Gilbert, George Kirby,

and Bryce Miller who were all college

pitchers. 

This draft could decide what prospects

they currently have could be dealt in a

trade before the deadline. 

Go.Mariners!

Another Loss Again

The Mariners offense can't be consistent.

They have now lost two in a row against

the Angels on Saturday night 2-1.

The Mariners scored their run in the

first inning where Julio drove in JP

Crawford. The Angels scored their

two runs in the second including a

throwing error by Luke Raley. Only

one run was earned.

Raley has been struggling at the

plate striking g out twice including 

having runs on base. The Mariners

were one for eight hitting in scoring

position. Of course that was Julio's.

Had they gotten one more hit they

may have won the game.

George Kirby went six innings. He  

walked two which is unusual for 

him. He gave up three hits and the

two runs with one earned.

The Mariners started Victor Robles

in left field against a right hander

a little change. He had three of the

Mariners six hits. Robles should be

in the lineup again.l would start Clase as well. Putting Ryan Bliss in at second

as well. The Angels haven't named their

starter yet.

Go Mariners

Mariners Lose In the 10th

Friday's  night game against the LA 

Angels the Mariners lost 6-5 in ten

innings. It was one of those games 

the Mariners  should have won. I 

am sure some fans may say I  am

being picky however they gave the 

game away. 

The Mariners  did what they don't 

always do and that was  to score

early  with Julio Rodriguez hitting

a two-run  homer  in  the first inning.

Bryan Woo  gave up a two-run homer

to Willie Calhoun in the bottom  of 

the first inning to tie. The Mariners  

took the lead again in the third when

Cal Raleigh  hit a two-run  homer from

the right side  off of former Mariner 

Tyler Anderson. Things look good

especially  with scoring four runs.

Woo just couldn't get out of his one

way giving up two runs in the 4th

inning. He gave up a single to Mitch

Haniger in right field to narrow the 

lead to one run. Pitching coach Pete

Woodward came out and talked to 

Woo for at least second  time in the

game. Woo surrendered the second 

run another hit to Haniger to tie. Scott

Servais  took  Woo out.

My objection was why didn't  Servais

take him out before the second run.

Yes the bullpen was going to be used

more than usual. Had Woo not given

that second run up would he have 

pitched the 5th inning which might

brought more disaster. Of course

we won't know.

Neither team  scored again until the

10th. Mitch Garver  hit a double to 

score Josh Rojas who was the ghost 

runner. The Mariners  were unable

to score Garver which turned out to

be the problem.  The odds were pretty 

good the Angels  would at least tie the

game.

The Mariners  brought in Austin Voth for

the 10th  inning. As was pointed out he 

had never closed out a game before.

The Angels  won the game with Willie 

Calhoun  hitting his second two-run 

homer. The ball looked like it was in

the  same spot that Woo had thrown. 

Calhoun  had only two home runs

coming into the game on the season 

so one night he doubled it.  He was 

the reason the Angels  won or was it?

George Kirby will start Saturday's game.

See if the Mariners  can win this one.

Logan Gilbert will start Sunday. Though

he will be at the all-star  game  it was

announced that Andre Munoz  would 

take his spot. A starter who pitches

on Sunday  are not allowed to pitch 

in the all-star  game though they can

attend.

Go Mariners 

Seahawks Defensive Line

I believe the Seahawks defensive line 

is a key unit for the new defense they

will play. 

The Seahawks rushing defense hasn't

been good for several years and we hope

to see a good improvement. Also

every year how the rush will do as well.

Byron Murphy ll the Seahawks number

one pick this year may be all over the

front line though he is listed as left

defensive end. 

A full season of Leonard Williams

should help to. He is listed as the

right defensive end. He and Murphy

could see some time at defensive

tackle as well. Jarran Reed is listed

as the starter. 

The Seahawks are hoping improvement

of Dre'mont Jones in his second year

on the team. He might be playing some

edge rusher as well. This could depend

on how well Murphy is doing.

The Seahawks new defensive scheme

will tell us a lot about the players

and their success.

Trading camp will be starting soon

The first preseason game is on August

10th at Los Angeles Chargers.

Go Hawks!

Mariners Blast Angels

The Mariners took care of the LA 

Angels in the opening game of

the series Thursday.

Final Mariners 11 Angels 0

It is nice the Mariners are winning 

opening game of series once again.

If you can do that the odds are good

Zin their favor. It would have been

nice to save runs for other however

we will see.

Luis Castillo went six innings.

He gave up four hits, two walks

while striking out five. He wasn't 

in much trouble on the night.

The Mariners used only two 

relievers so good for Friday

with Bryan Woo going. 

Hitting wise was JP Crawford 

and Cal Raleigh were the two

main guys. JP had three hits, 

scored three times and drove 

in three. Mariners scored four

times in the first inning. Jorge

Polanco had a key hit and had

two hits on the night. Is he back

on track we will see.

Cal again had two home runs one

from each side. Second time.this

season and a couple days. Julio

continued with three hits though

no runs scored or drove in..He 

caught a couple nice catches

as well.

Luke Raley and Mitch Haniger

were the only starters not to

get a hit though both each scored

a run. I wonder if both need a

day off. 

This is a good way to start a

road trip and going into the 

all-star break.  Gregory Santos

didn't pitch in this one. Hope

to see him come in.either Friday

or Saturday. 

The Mariners should look at

themselves good being on this

road trip after going 3-6 on the

last home stand. Go team. 

Mariners Shutout Padres

It wasn't much of an offensive

explosion however the Mariners

beat the Padres 2-0.

A key to the game was in the second 

inning when Julio threw home to

get the final out at home. Who knows

what may have happened if the runner

would have been safe. The Padres may have won.

Bryce Miller had his best outing since

April. He sent six innings giving up

five hits. Bryce didn't walk a batter and

only struck out one.  It took place

in the sixth inning.

Andres Munoz came in the 8th with two

outs. He walked a couple guys however 

got out of hit. Munoz he recorded his

15 save on the season.

Lulio.struck out four times however let

his glove do his speaking this time.

Cal Raleigh scored in the second

for the first run. He got in position

by stealing second for his fifth

stolen base on the season. 

Jorge Polanco singled in the 4th

inning driving Luke Raley. Polanco

was involved in both scores as he 

Was base by a fielding error where

Raleigh scored.

Dominic Canzone went on the injured

list after originally being hurt on 

Sunday. Jonatan Clase was recalled

from Tacoma. He didn't see any

action in the game.

Luis Castillo will start Thursday night

against the Angels. Bryan Woo is 

expected to start on Friday. George

Kirkby on Saturday and Logan 

Gilbert on Sunday. 

With the all-star break we will not know yet who will start on next Friday at home.

Go Mariners. 

Washington Huskies Football Trading Camp

Next week the Huskies will be be

involved in their first media day

in the Big Ten. Of course there  

will be a lot of firsts in joining

the conference.

The media day will start on Tuesday

and go through Thursday. Some news

will come out on ESPN.

How the Huskies first season will

begin with Will Rogers at quarterback.

It will be interesting to see how the

offense looks compared to Michael

Penix Jr. and company. Also to teams

before his arrival. 

Under new head coach Jedd Fisch

there maybe some similarities as

well as differences. How much will

it look like the other teams in the

Big Ten.

One thing we do know the Huskies

will go with three wide receivers

now common place in college

football. Most like one running 

back in the backfield. You never

know they could throw two backs. 

Most likely we would see a tight

end lined in the backfield to block.

The Huskies first game will be on

August 31 against Weber State.

We will do a preview of them

heading into the game. We will

do preview of every Huskies

opponent throughout the season

as well as how they game went.

The Huskies first Big Ten opponent

will be week four against Northwestern

on September 21 a week after the Apple 

Cup. They play Michigan at home in

Week 6. We will know how big of a game 

it will be.  Go Dawgs!ⁿ

Mariners Look Good Tuesday Night

The Mariners looked like what they

could Tuesday night in San Diego

beating the Padres in game one

in  two game series.

Logan Gilbert was dominant for 

the most part going 7 and 2-3

innings. He gave up three runs on 

four hits and two home runs.

The two Nome runs happened in

the seventh and eighth innings.

Julio and Cal Raleigh were the 

hitters for the most part. Julio

was 4-4 including a home run

and a double. He scored three

times. He left late in the game 

to keep him healthy.

Cal had two two-run homers

one from the left side and

the second from the right.

Cal hit a double as well and 

came home on a double

by Victor Robles.  He came 

in for Canzone who had to 

leave with an injury. 

Final Mariners 8 Padres 3

Tayler Saucedo took over and 

got the final out in the eighth.

inning. Gregory Santos who 

was activated Monday made

his Mariners debut in the 9th.

The second batter had hit 

with a bounce to Polanco.

The third batter hit into a

game inning double play.

Santos looked sharp. He

threw only 13 pitches with

8 being strikes. No hits, no

walks or strike outs. Could

see him again tomorrow

depending how the game goes.

Go Mariners!

Seahawks Wide Receivers

I expect the Seahawks wide receivers

have a better season in 2024.

Ryan Grubb should be able to be

creative with the starting three.

I expect DK Metcalf will have more 

catches then he has had before

in Seattle. 

DK will be a restricted free agent

after the season. It will be incentive

to get him the ball more frequently.

Tyler Lockett might be slowing

down however using his strengths

will help. The Seahawks may go 

with the running game a lot however

the passing game can be more

effective this way.

Jaxon Smitb-Njigba in his second

season may end up.the Seahawks 

second receiver. We will what

strengths Grubb will use. We hope

to see more out of the right end

position as well.

Jake Bobo had a good as a rookie

college free agent. See what is

stored up with him. The Seahawks

have Dee Eldridge to.  He has had

injuries during his Seahawks career.

There is thought he will play special

teams as punt returner and kick

offs. Whether they have fix it six

receivers we will see.  Go Hawks!

Logan Gilbert Makes All-star

Logan Gilbert was named as one 

of the pitchers on the all-star team.

At this point he is the only Mariners

on the team. Thought Andre Munoz

would be as well. He wasn't named

however could go as an alternate.

No surprise that any position player

didn't make it. We could see Julio

in the home run derby though he isn't

having a good year in that department

either. He would be a draw though.

Logan Gilbert has a 5-5 record in 18

games started. The lack of offense

his record would be much better.

Logan has a 2.91 era. He has the most

quality starts of any pitcher. The

Mariners can count on him going

seven innings often.

We wish Logan the best All-star game.

Mariners Blow Sunday game

Sunday's game down to home runs 

and they couldn't do more.

Robles hit a home run to get the

Mariners on the board. Mitch Garver 

ended up hitting a three-run homer.

The Blue Jays tied with s three-run 

homer themselves. The Mariners had 

other opportunities to win.

The Blue Jays scored a run in the

top of the 10th however the M's

couldn't even tie though they had

a runner on third as well as second.

Final Blue Jays 5 Mariners 4

Can't say anything more.

Mariners Lose Saturday Afternoon

It was another hard day at the 

office for the Mariners. They 

were  only able to get one hit

until the 8th inning. 

Final Blue Jays 5 Mariners 4

Pitching it was like a bullpen day.

Emerson Hancock started and

able to go only four innings. He

gave up two runs. Trent Thornton

gave up a run in the seventh. 

Michael Baumann gave up two

in the eighth. 

The Mariners bounced back in

the 8th when Mitch Haniger

hit a three run homer.  Ty France

led off the 9th with a fly out.

Luke Raley hit a homer to right

field. Had Ty found a way to get

on base it would have been a 

tie instead of a loss and extra

who knows.

Two spots the leadoff hitter is

the most important is leading 

off the game and in the ninth

when they are behind.

Now see Sunday if they can 

take the series. George Kirby

starts for them.

Julio Rodriguez had to leave

the game in the first inning 

with a stiff quad. We hope he 

can be back on Sunday. 

The Mariners are on the road

next week beginning on Tuesday.

After two games at San Diego

they have four against the Angels

in Anaheim. The all-star break

is after that. Go.Mariners!

Mariners Edge Out Blue Jays

With a lot of Blue Jays fans

at T-Mobile Park the Mariners

won 2-1. 

Luis Castillo went six and two-thirds 

inning. He was pitching a no hitter 

when he gave up a home run for the

Jays only run of the game. The Jays

did get a few runners on base however

the Mariners did it once again. 

The Mariners scored their two runs

on a double by Luke Raley with two 

outs in the third. Cal Raleigh was the 

only one with two hits scoring the

first run ahead of Julio.

Saturday afternoon Emerson Hancock

will start for the Mariners. We see what

he can do. Go Mariners!

Washington Huskies Football Defense

Under new head coach Jedd Fisch

we expect the Huskies to have a

good offense. Most likely won't match 

last season. Have to figure an offense 

like that comes maybe once a decade 

or so. 

I hope to see an improvement to the

Huskies defense this year. Hard to know

at this time. Last year the Huskies defense

wasn't great against the run or the pass.

At least in the first half. They made

adjustments at halftime and look more

what we would be like to see throughout

the game. The most important they 

made key stops especially in the 4th

quarter. I would rather see that then 

the defense look good for three quarters

then lapse in the fourth quarter.

The Huskies will have some new pieces

on defense after graduations and transfers.

There are several key players returning to.

Returning at weak and middle linebacker

will be Alphonso Tuputala and Carson 

Bruener who have a lot of experience 

both being seniors.

Kamren Fabiculanan another senior who

has played a lot as a defensive back will

start at strong safety. At right cornerback

will be Elijah Jackson who started a lot

last season.

The defense lineman will be new as 

transfers. Only starter on the line

here already is Jacob Banded at

defensive tackle. Over time we will

look at the new guys who will play.

During the season we will review 

the Huskies opponent as well tge.

highlights of the game. We wish the 

Huskies great success. Go Dawgs!

Mariners Have A Spark

The Mariners beat the Orioles

for the first win of July 7-3.

Bryce Miller went five and a third

innings giving up two runs on a

homer to all-star shorstop starter

Gunnar Henderson in the third

inning. The Mariners tie the game.

in the fifth inning with Julio Rodriguez

hitting a solo home run. Ryan Bliss

hit into a double play however Ty

France scored.

Julio had one of his best games of

the season. Manager Scott Servais

thinks this could be a big start for

him. If so the Mariners could go

on a good win streak. The Astros

are breathing down the Mariners 

so this might be good news.

In the 7th the Mariners loaded

the bases.  JP Crawford hit a 

double clearing the bases. Mitch

Garver hit a homer run giving

the Mariners five runs.  In the

8th Gunnar Henderson hit a 

double scoring  the final run

for the Orioles.

The Mariners begin a three

game series to finish the 

homestead against the Toronto

Blue Jays. Toronto usually

having a lot of fans coming

down from British Columbia.

This likely won't be any different.

The Blue Jays are struggling this 

season being at the bottom

of the American League East. 

The Mariners have a good

chance in this series. A lot of

noise to with talks about trades

including having one with the

Blue Jays.

Luis Castillo is scheduled to

start on Friday night.  The 

Mariners don't have anyone

scheduled to start on Saturday

as of yet. George Kirby has 

been named for Sunday. I

would have thought the

Mariners would have kept

in order going with Kirby on 

Saturday. Had the Mariners

done so they wouldn't need

a fifth starter until after the

all-star break. 

The Mariner have another off day

on Monday. With Kirby going

on Sunday the Mariners will 

have to make a move to start

someone. My educated guess

it will be Emerson Hancock.

Bryan Woo is expected to take

rehab assignment soon.

Go M's. 

Orioles Beat Mariners Again

Logan Gilbert didn't have his

usual outstanding pitching. 

Even the best starting pitcher 

will struggle once in a while.

The Orioles scored three runs

in the third inning and another

in the fifth off Gilbert. He went

five and one-third innings. It

wasn't a good outing for him.

I woukd take this from Gilbert

since the last time he gave up

four runs was on May 30. 

The Mariners bullpen did a 

great job with three relievers

the rest of the way. No hits

or walks and no runs of course.

The Mariners offense continues

to struggle as they only scored

one run and that was a homer

by Cal Raleigh his 15th off the

season. He leads all Mariners

in home runs. 

Final Orioles 4 Mariners 1

The Mariners had five hits in

the game. Some good news

Mitch Garver pinch hit for

Josh Rojas in the 8th inning

and had a single. Normally

I would say why pinch hit

for Rojas again when he

has the highest average

in the lineup. Rojas average

is .257 compared to Garver's

.176. I am sure you can do

the math. The only reason

I would use Garver in this

spot was the Mariners needed

a spark. I am not that is Servais

reason however that would have

been mine.

Thursday's game is in the afternoon

with Bryce Miller on the mound.

He hasn't pitched well of late so

we hope to see a better result from

him. The most important though

the bats come alive. 

Servais has moved the lineup 

around to see anything can

change. So far nothing has 

changed.

I would say to stop platooning

at third, left and right field.

I could see bringing in a right

handed hitter into the lineup

on occasion depending when

the last time the Mariners were

facing a lefty. I would like them 

to start Rojas, Canzone and Raley

four games a week. They could

start Dylan Moore in one game

against a lefty but leave Canzone

and Raley in. Another game Rojas

would start and Haniger would

start in right. I would even like

Haniger and Victor Robles in

the lineup against a righty. Again

this would depend how Canzone

and Raley are hitting.. The opposing

team knows how the Mariners operate

so a change would be nice. Go Mariners! 

Seahawks Defense

As training camp comes soon

not only will be seeing what

the Seahawks offense will

look under Ryan Grubb we 

have to see  Michael Macdonald

defense looks like.

Though I am not a follower of

what Macdonald did with the

Ravens and the Michigan 

Wolverines before that I am

going to search back and see

how it went. I will give info 

what I find. I am sure the 

preseason will give us some

idea though it will be seeing

the backups a good part of

the time.

The last few years under Pete

Carroll we didn't see a lot of

the starters in the preseason

games. I thought it might be

different in game three but

it wasn't. I wonder getting off

to slow start wasn't helped not

playing any preseason games

With Mike Macdonald we could 

see more of the starters in the

preseason. Have the reserves

and those trying to make the

squad in the second half.

The Seahawks defense we have

to see an improvement stopping

the running game. Much like

their rushing offense they were

one of the worst in the NFL.

Having Leonard Williams for

the whole season and first round

pick Bryon Murphy 2 should see

more and Mike Macdonald scheme

be different to. Having Jarran Reed

in the middle though Williams

and Murphy there we can hope for

good things.

Dre'Mont Jones didn't have a good

first year however the Seahawks

hope for better things. Though listed

as defensive end they are expected

to see him at edge rusher some of

the time too. Boye Mafe beginning

his third season the Seahawks

are hoping for greater things. 

Uchenna Nwosu other edge rusher

only played six games last year.

The Seahawks hope for a good

return this season. The Seahawks

have Darrell Taylor as well. He will

have to need good camp to get

playing time or be on the team.

We hope the best for him. Derick

Hall second round pick Seahawks

had last year we hope improvement

from him in year two.

The Seahawks will have two new

starting inside linebackers this

year. They will be important to

stopping the run as well.Right

now is keeping them healthy. 

They drafted Tyrice Knight

this year in the 4th round.

Have to see how this rookie

does. He could be important.

Devin Witherspoon  last year's

first pick and the Seahawks best

defensive player is expected to

start at nickel back. He will be 

all over the field and be used 

wherever needed. 

Riq Woolen and Michael Jackson

are slated as the two cornerbacks.

They both didn't have good seasons 

last year for the most part. They

will need to play better or their

playing time will be cut down.

Julian Love returns at free safety 

where he had a good season last

year. We hope for the same or

better. Rayshawn Jenkins comes

over from Jacksonville to be

strong safety. 

We hope the best. If the Seahawks

improve to be in the top half in

the NFL on defense making the 

playoffs should happen.

Enjoy your summer and we hope

for a good fall and winter.

I know there are several sites

that cover the Seahawks and

I hope this will be one of them.

Thank you!

Mariners Are Shut out

The Mariners had their opportunities

especially late in the game although

Josh Rojas had their only two hits.

George Kirby went six and a third innings.

He gave up seven hits and two runs.

He was the Mariners pitcher of the

and deserved better results.

The Mariners hitters didn't do

well except Rojas until late in

the game. They were able to

get on base but couldn't get 

anyone home.  Interesting the

Mariners pinched hit for Rojas

with Dylan Moore facing a lefty.

In the ninth the Mariners were

able to get two runners on.walks.

Cal just missed a home run with

the ball going slightly foul. He

struck out on.the next pitch. 

I know many questioned though

Servais has been doing that all

season for either Rojas or Raley

or Canzone.  The Mariners had

two runners on base. With a wild

pitch Julio came up with a runner

on second and third with two outs.

All Julio had to do was hit a single

to tie the gsme but he struck out

to end the game. Julio was moved

down to seventh in the order so 

the perfect spot to do some damage.

Wednesday night Logan Gilbert takes

the mound. Hopefully the Mariners

can turn things around. The good

thing the Astros lost so they are still

thee games ahead.  Go Mariners! 

Seattle Kraken Makes Move

Yes I know don't do a lot

on the Kraken however 

here goes.

Over the weekend was the 

NHL draft. They took several

centers including the first

two picks.

Free agency began after the

drafted ended. So far the Kraken

have signed two free agents.

After having a disappointed 

season this last one and bringing

in a new coach they seem to be

pretty serious in getting better.

This was after making the playoffs

in their second season and having

a good run.

The first signing was defenseman

Brandon Montour who was considered

the top one in free agency at his

position. The Kraken signed him

for seven years for $50 million.

He has been in the NHL for eight

years. Looks like a good deal to

playing for the Stanley Cup champions

the Florida Panthers. 

The second signing was center 

Chandler Stephenson to a seven

year deal about $44 million. 

Chandler had played the last

four years with division rival

the Vegas Golden Knights.

This looks like another good

deal.  The Kraken with several

centers will have a lot of challenge

there for sure. 

Besides the veteran signings and

not sure they are done they have

the players from the minor league

system who want to make a splash

to.

The excitement should be about

the Kraken returning to the playoffs

and we hope the Stanley Cup final

real soon. Go Kraken!

Washington State Cougars Football

Anyone who knows about the Cougars

it now down  to the Pac-2 with them

and the Oregon State Beavers. At this

point no one knows whether the 

Conference expands or the two

teams join another conference. They

may have it figured out in the next year

or two or figured out for them.

The Beavers lost their head coach to

Michigan State and many of them

have transferred too. The Cougars

still have their head coach and many players to though top players did 

transfer to. I heard recently that the

teams will be able to psy their players

besides the NIL. How that will work

for the Cougars as well as the Beavers

we will find out. This won't be for 

football but all the sport teams though football will get the high percentage.

More news will come out on that too.

The Cougars will start with a  new 

quarterback. The number one quarterback

listed right now is John Mateer a redshirt

sophomore.  Backing him up is Zevi Eckhaus a senior from Bryant out of

the Big South. He was first team last 

year so we see if he steps up.

The offense line looks experience

so we will see how that goes. Playing

against Mountain West school for

the most of the games we will see.

How we determine will be seen at the

beginning of the seen including

playing the Huskies in Lumen Field

in Seattle.  We may know how the

Huskies are doing going into the

Big Ten as well the Cougars in their

competition. This should be interesting

fall for sure. I hope success for both

teams.

At running back expected to start Djouvensky Schlenbaker a redshirt

sophomore. He  played in 12 games 

with only 33 carries for 146. His

backup is expected to be redshirt

freshman Leo Pulalasi.

The Cougars will go again with

three wide receivers. At one receiver

soot will be sophomore Carlos

Hernandez who had 24 receptions

for 258 yards.  The most experienced

is Kyle Williams who had 61 catches

for 842 yards and six touchdowns.

We could see more this year as a

senior. The third receiver is Kris

Hutson a senior transfer from

Oregon. He played limited having

only one catch as a junior. Had 

a good year as a sophomore.

The Cougars have three receivers

who transfers this season to them.

Will let you know about them later.

At right end will be Cooper Mather's

a senior out of Odea high school

in Seattle.. He played in ten games

with 21 receptions for 251 yards

and one touchdown.

We will look at the defense next

time on the  Cougars.