Preview Hawaii at Washington State

On Saturday the WSU Cougars had 

another close call. They do have 5-1

record. Have the had some luck.

They could have had three more 

losses or at least two. 

The Cougars now take on Hawaii

in an early afternoon game at home.

Hawaii is 2-4 on the season and

are winless on the road in two games.

The Cougars are favored by 19.5 points.

The two teams have played five times

with Hawaii winning three.

Hawaii lost to Boise State at home 

last Saturday 28-7.  Both teams lost

to Boise State however the Cougars

have shown the better of the two

teams.

Hawaii is averaging 21 points while

giving up 20.3 per game. Not a

comparison since they beat their 

two opponents by a large margin

while losing a good margin in several

games as well.

Hawaii pass the ball more frequently than running. They  are averaging 266 yards passing while their opponent averaging 193.5 yards  a game. Hawaii is averaging 80.5yards rushing while opponent is at

139.3. 

The Cougars on the ground they are at

185 yards a game. Their opponent is averaging 166.5 a game. Most likely they won't give up as many yards on the ground in this one.  In the air the Cougars are 

averaging 277 yards a game while giving

up 280 a game. 

The Cougars have only two fumbles on

the season and six interceptions. Hawaii

may pass more in this one especially if

they are behind.  Cougars should still

still score at a high level however this

is why they play the game.

Seattle Kraken and Seahawks

The Kraken opened the season last

Tuesday losing to the St. Louis

Blues at home in NHL season opener

3-2. It was odd since the Blues scored

all three goals in the second period

after the Kraken had scored two.

Saturday the Kraken had their first

road game in Minnesota. The Wild 

scored a goal in the first and second

periods. It was tied as the Kraken 

scored two goals. Both teams had

two goals in the third period ending

in a tie. Last season the Kraken had

a hard time scoring in the third period.

The Kraken won by getting a goal in

overtime. 

On Sunday the Kraken were shutout 

by the Dallas Stars on the road 2-0.

The Kraken have their third remaining

game on this road trip before coming

home to face the Philadelphia Flyers.

In football the Seahawks made a trade

with the Jacksonville Jaguars acquiring

defensive lineman Roy Robertson-Harris.

The Jacguars will receive a late round 

draft pick from the Seahawks in 2026.

I expect which round will depend how he and the Seahawks do. The Seahawks

have had injuries to their defensive line

and so the resson for the trade. The

Seahawks will be facing the Falcons

in Atlanta on Sunday.

Cougars Win On the Road

The game for the WSU Cougars was 

a close one heading into the 4th

quarter. The Cougars were leading 

16-14. Fresno State Bulldogs were 

able to make a drive however they

had to settle for a field goal putting

them up by one.

They were able to stop the Cougars

on their next position. They started

driving like they will score a touchdown

or at least a field goal. The Bulldogs 

Mikey Keene made a big mistake

throwing directly to Cougars Cornerback

Ethan O'Connor who returned it for

a touchdown. The Cougars were able 

to make the two point conversion to

make the score 25-17. 

The Bulldogs had no timeouts and under two minutes remain. Some mistakes on

their part including the kick returning

falling down on the kick return. They

were able to get into place to tie the

score however had  the final play

that went incomplete and the Cougars

won. 

The Cougars come home to play Hawaii

next Saturday at 12:30 pm. The Cougars

are now 5-1. One more win the Cougars

should qualify for a bowl game. Not

being in a conference it is hard to know

what bowl game they will.be asked to

play in. They have six games left to play

so they are at the half point line on the

season. Go Cougs!

Huskies Lose On the Road Again

The Huskies are unseated at home 

however having trouble doing the

same on the road.

Final Iowa 40 Washington 16

Iowa is not normally a high scoring

team although this the fourth game

they have won scored at least 30 points.

The Huskies again have more yardage

than the opposing team they lost too.

Coach Jedd Fisch said after the game

not only did they played badly it was

weird game.  The Huskies have a bye

week before facing Indiana and again

this game will be on the road. The

Huskies need to find a way and turn

things around. 

Kaleb Johnson had a touchdown run

to put the Hawkeyes up 7-0   in the

first quarter. Denzel Boston caught a

pass for a touchdown in second quarter

to tie then Hawkeyes  had a field goal then

Johnson had his second touchdown on

the day and another field goal at the end

of the first half right after the Huskies had

one.

Half time score Iowa 20 Washington 10.

Hawkeyes had a field goal in the third

quarter as the only score of the period.

4th quarter Iowa  had two touchdowns 

and a field goal. The Huskies had a touchdown with the second unit to end

the scoring with a long drive. Rashid Williams had his first career touchdown

from Desmond Williams Jr. who completed

12 of 16 for 71 yards.

Interception, fumble and special teams

was the Huskies trouble. In two weeks

the Huskies will be on the road at Indiana.

We see whether they can turn things

around on the road. Go Dawgs!

Gonzaga Men's Basketball Preview

I am sure most have heard Gonzaga

is going to the Pac-12 as it is still

being called  in 2026. The Zags will 

be the only non-football school in

the conference at least right now.

The conference right now has eight

schools listed who will make it

coming up. They have to add at least

one more university who plays football.

Gonzaga begins their non-league schedule

on November 4 against Baylor. They

play six non-league games for the WCC

begins on December 30 at Pepperdine.

This schedule will be tough so we will

see how good they are. Besides Baylor

they are followed by Arizona  State,

West Virginia, Kentucky, Connecticut

and UCLA. 

The Zags won't look tgecssme as far

as high profile players they do bring

back most of the roster from last season.

At point guard will be Ryan Nembhard

who set a Gonazaga record in assists

last year averaging 6.9 per game while

scoring 12.6 points a game. Again be 

important to have the ball in his hands

again.

Shooting guard will be Nolan Hickman

who averaged 14 points a game and

shot 41.3% behind the 3pt. line. At small

forward will be Michael Ajayi who averaged

17.2 points a game and shot 47% behind

the 3pt. line in limited attempts. May see

him take more shots behind the arc this

season.  Ajayi average 9.9 rebounds

last year placing him se Ind in the WCC.

Ben Gregg is expected to be the starting 

power forward after taking over the role

during last season. Graham Ike returns

at center where he averaged 16.5 points

a game along with 7.4 rebounds. The

previous two years Ike played at Wyoming.

The bench will be made up of five guys

mainly depending on the rotation. Often

teams will go with eight do the last two

might not get as many minutes. Braden

Huff at forward averaged 13.5 minutes a

game as a true freshman last year scoring

9.3 points a game. Coming in his second

season he most likely will have a bigger

role.

Another one coming into his sophomore

season will be small forward Dusty 

Stromer. He averaged pretty good 

playing time last year at 23.5 minutes a

game. Stromer averaged 4.8 points

a game however we should see that

go up this season. Another key bench

player is Khalif Battle a point guard 

well as shooter. Depending on the

situation he might be the first off the

bench and could start as well. Battle

is an experience player as Gonzaga

will be the fourth school he plays for.

Last season his only at Arkansas he

averaged 14.8 points a game. Battle

starts or comes off the bench he is

a solid newcomer to the Zags.

 

Emmanuel Innocenti  is expected to

be the ninth player in the rotation. 

A transfer from Tarleton State where 

he played one year as a true freshman 

and started 33 games. Tarleton State

is in the WAC and Innocenti averaged 

6.6 points and 6.4 rebounds a game.

Steele Venters guard/forward missed

most of last year with an ACL injury.

The Zags were hoping to have him 

this season however he tore his left

Achilles tendon so will miss another

season. The Zags have five other

reserves so we will find out if one

of them will be part of the rotation

or not. Go Zags!

Seahawks Lost Thursday Night

The Seahawks had a slow start to 

another game. They did try to

establish the run with Ken Walker 3.

They had the ball at kickoff however

couldn't go anywhere.

Final 49ers 36 Seahawks 24

The Seahawks weren't able to

score in the first half having no

points. They allowed the 49ersar

only a field goal in the first quarter.

The second quarter Samuel caught

and ran for a 76 yard touchdown.

Big plays and turnover cost the

Seahawks. The Seahawks were able

to hold the 49ers to two field goal

though they did a good job running

the ball. The Seahawks were able

to get a field goal before the half ended

SF 16 Sea 3 at half time

The 49ers scored a touchdown first by

George Kittle in the third quarter however

the Seahawks had a kickoff return to

make it SF 23 Sea 10

Ken Walker had a touchdown just over 

five and a half minutes remaining in

third quarter to have San Francisco

up by six points.

In the fourth quarter at 7:46 remaining

Geno Smith had a pass intercepted. It turned out to be another George Kittle

touchdown. Tyler Lockett had a catch

for a touchdown to give the Seahawks

a chance. The 49ers had a long run that

setup a six yard touchdown that ends

up burning the Seahawks.

The win allowed the 49ers to tie the

Seahawks for the lead in the division.

Had the Seahawks won it would have

made the 49ers 0-3 in the division

since they had lost to the Rams and

Cardinals. The Seahawks go and play

the Falcons in Atlanta Sunday October

20 while 49ers are home against the

Kansas City Chiefs. 

Preview: WSU Cougars At Fresno State

The Cougars play at Fresno State this

Saturday Night. The key is for their

offense continue what they are doing

on the season.

They had a bye last week after being

beat by Boise State 45-24 for the first

loss of the season the week before.

A key to win is to play how they have

offensively on the season. Another

key would be defensively how they 

did in week two against Texas Tech 

and week three against the Washington

Huskies. Those were the best defensive

games of the season.

Fresno State had a bye last week as

well so no advantage on that front

for either team. They also lost that

week as well to UNLV 59-14.  The

three prior games they averaged over

40 points a game. So we could see 

a high scoring affair as well. This

could give FSU the advantage being

at home.

This game will be the second road

game on the season for the Cougars

 and the second in a row so can't really 

say if this is an advantage for FSU

or not. This to is why they play the 

games.

The last outing between them was

in the Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl

where Fresno State won 29-6 in

2022.  We hope for a better result.

Fresno State much like the Cougars

are more of a passing team than

running although either one could

have some success on the ground.

Mike Keene is the FSU quarterback.

In his second season after transferring

from Central Florida. When they do

run the ball senior Malik Sherrod is the

guy. He has sixty carries on the season

averaging 3.7 yards a carry and has

four touchdowns.

Who will win may come down to the

team with the least mistakes and

penalties. Go Cougs!

Preview: Washington At Iowa

Washington Huskies travel to Iowa

to take on the Hawkeyes. The Huskies

and the Hawkeyes haven't played since

1995 so not much baring on this game.

The Hawkeyes are 3-2 on the season

while the Huskies are 4-2. Last Saturday

Iowa lost to number 2 Ohio State 35-7

while the Huskies won 27-17 over #10

Michigan. How both teams react after

last week may decide who wins.

Like Michigan the Hawkeyes are a running

team so once again the Huskies will have

to look at stopping the run. Offensively 

the Huskies should try score earlier to

force Iowa to throw the ball. Kaleb Johnson

is the Hawkeyes leading rusher. 

Iowa is a 2.5 favorite in the game. The

Huskies have to show they can win

on the road. Having a lot of new players

is likely part of playing better on the 

road. Go Dawgs! 

 

Kraken Lose Opener

The Seattle Kraken opened the season

at home Tuesday afternoon against the St.Louis. The first game played in the NHL

season. 

The Kraken did well on defense except

two minutes in the second period when

they gave up three goals. I am sure we

don't see that happen often. It would

be amazing if it happens again the

rest of the season.

The Krsken scored two goals in the

second period after both teams went

scoreless in the first period. The

Kraken couldn't tie and both teams

went scoreless in the third period too.

Vince Dunn had the Kraken's first

goal of the season. The Kraken

had trouble scoring a lot in the

third period last season. We hope

this isn't something we see a lot

this year too. 

The Kraken go on the road for their

next three games. The next one is

Saturday in Minnesota. We hope

to see better and a victory. Go team.

Preview: SF 49ers at Seahawks

This week the 49ers and the Seahawks

are playing on  Thursday night football.

This will be the Seahawks third game

in ten days. I am sure they will enjoy 

the break after. 

The Seahawks lead the series 30-22.

The Seahawks dominated during 

Russell Wilson time as quarterback

with 17-4 record. Since then the 49ers

have gotten better they have won the

last five games against each other.

The Seahawks got off to a good start

this season winning their first three

games.  Injuries to the defensive line

hasn't helped in the losses to the Lions

on Monday night football and this last

Sunday against the NY Giants.

The Seahawks haven't run the ball a

lot in the two losses especially against

the Giants where they did it eleven times.

Ken Walker 3 after missing games 2 and

3 returned in the two losses however

didn't carry the ball a lot especially against

the Giants. He had only five carries.

Geno Smith is out throwing the ball a

lot whether by design or not. For the

Seahawks to win they have to get back

to running the ball and the passing will

be more effective and Geno won't have

to run for his life so much. Both losses

DK Metcalf fumbled after catching the

ball and the Seahawks went into a fall.

This Thursday be important he doesn't

fumble by trying to get more yardage.

The 49ers  began the season beating

the NY Jets 32-19. Things looked good

however they lost the next two on the

road at Minnesota and the LA Rams.

Both losses were less than by a TD.

They came home to beat NE Patriots

30-13. On Sunday they lost to the

Arizona Cardinals by a point 24-23.

The 49ers losing both road games 

will want to change things coming

to Seattle their top rival in the NFC

West. The Seahawks hope to be

more healthy on the defensive line.

I am sure Coach Macdonald will 

look at making some changed on

the defense as well as OC Ryan

Gruff on the offense.

This game could go where it could

be a blow out and I expect by the

49ers winning or a close game with

either team being victorious. We hope

the Seahawks back on the winning

track. The Seahawks will have ten 

days off before playing the Falcons

in Atlanta. We hope not licking their

wounds. Go Hawks!

The Mariners Starting Pitching

We all know the playoffs show some

good pitching especially from the

starters.  In the playoffs generally

the teams go with three and the

other two either go into the bullpen

or left off the roster though it can 

change each round. The World Series

may go with four depending how

the series goes. The Mariners rotation

is such any of the five could be among

the three or four. We hope adding more

hitters or the philosophy of hitting in

September will be success in 2025.

We will look at that during this offseason.

Jerry Dipoto the President of Baseball

Operations said after the season was 

over trading one of the starting five

would be plan Z. I am sure most of us

hope so though another team could

out a trade package the Mariners may

find hard to pass up. I vsee that only

bringing back a veteran hitter that has

a few good years ahead of him.

The starting pitcher on the 40 man

roster to trade outside the five who

started most of the games to trade

would trade be Emerson Hancock.

To put together a good package to

bring in a good hitter in return the

Mariners would have to add a few 

other players too. I don't see or hope

none of the top ten prospects would 

be traded. Only Tyler Locklear has

any major league experience. They 

could add him with Hancock to

snag someone  though maybe a 

couple more. Dominic Canzone 

showed power from the left side.

The trouble is he didn't hit lefties

very well. Other teams would have

to look at his potential. 

The Mariners do have some pitching

prospects between eleven and twenty

they could add in a trade too. At the

end of the top ten who moved up in

the Mariners prospects was Logan 

Evans. He pitched at double A Arkansas

Where he went 9-5 with s 3.20 era. 

The Mariners tried him out in the

bullpen however they felt he was better

as a starter. The Mariners could put

him in a trade too. In eleven through

20 prospects the Mariners have 8

pitchers. They could add any of them

to a trade as well. 

The Mariners first two draft picks are

in the top ten at seven and eight. The

Mariners won't trade either of those 

two. We will have to see whether the

Mariners pick up a third baseman. 

Next time up on the Mariners we will

look at the position players. Go M's.

Huskies In NFL part two

Ralen Goforth played most of his

college career at USC however

came to the Huskies to finish

on championship team. He is

on the Green Bay Packers as a

linebacker however went on the 

injured list for his ankle.

Myles Bryant played four years 

at Washington for 50 games as

a defensive back. He signed as

an undrafted college free agent

after his last game in 2019. He 

had trouble getting on the field

his first year however played 

sparingly for the New England

Patriots for four years. Now he

is the backup nickle back for

the Houston Texans. He has

played in three games this year

for the Texans.

Josiah Bronson defensive tackle 

has played in eight games in the

NFL however hasn't been in a game

since 2022. He currently on the

practice squad with the Indianapolis

Colts.

Trent McDuffie who had a good career 

at Washington left after his third season

was drafted in the first round by the

Kansas City Chiefs as a starting corner

back. He has started every game he

has played in. Has 15 tackles on the 

season. Keith Taylor another corner

is on the practice squad.

Will Dissly who played six years for the

Seattle Seahawks signed with the San

Diego Chargers during the offseason.

On the season he has nine catches for

85 yards however no touchdowns yet.

Myles Gaskin one of the Huskies great 

running backs is now a member of the

Minnesota Vikings after four years with

Miami. He has played in all five games

however sparingly as the third running

back. Bryon Murphy Jr  is the Vikings 

right cornerback. We can't confuse with

the Seahawks number one pick. Second

year with Vikings after being with the

Arizona Cardinals. Byron has 27 tackles 

and one interception.

Ja'Lynn Polk who had a good season for the Huskies in 2023 and drafted by the

New England Patriots in the second 

round is one of their starting. receivers.

Polk has eight catches for 61 yards

and a touchdown in game two in a

loss to the Seahawks. We wish him 

the best. Jack Westover who was

in Seahawks in training camp is now

a member of the Patriots practice squad.

John Ross who has had injuries in his

NFL career is on the Eagles practice 

squad.

Troy Fautanu a number one pick this year

by the Pittsburgh Steelers is out for the

season with an injury to a kneecap recently.

He could return if the Steelers make the

playoffs. 

Dominique Hampton third string outside

linebacker was drafted in the fifth round

by the Washington Commanders. He

hasn't seen any action yet.

Last but not least is the members of

Tampa Bay who have six former Huskies

all active and four are starters so they

 know to pick them. The longest member 

is Vita Vea who was drafted by TB in

2018 in the first round at nose tackle

and a mainstay. Vea job is to plug the

holes has eight tackles and two qb sacks.

Joe Tryon-Shoyinka edge rusher and number one pick in 2021 has nine tackles

and one sack on the season so far. Cade

Otton a fourth round pick in 2022 is

the TB number one tight end. Cade has

has 17 catches for 148 yards and has

no touchdowns yet after having four last

season. Jalen McMillan drafted this

year in the third round after missing more

than half of the Huskies games last season

at wide receiver. Jalen has three catches

including a 32 yard touchdown in the

opening game of the season against the

Commanders. He is out right now with

hamstring. Wish him back soon as the

Bucs have three other receivers out too.

Greg Gaines who began his career with

the Rams drafted 4th round in 2019 is

the backup to Vea. He is in his second

season at TB. Gaines hss five tackles

on the season.  Drlvin Culp 4th tight

end a starter with the Huskies last season

and drafted in the seventh round. So

far he hasn't caught a pass.

There goes the Huskies in the NFL.

Bring more news on the guys playing

coming up in November if not before.

Seahawks Second Loss

The Seahawks usually play well at

home however Sunday afternoon

wasn't one of those days.

Final NY Giants 29  Seahawks 20

The Seahawks scored first with 

a fumble return in the first quarter.

You would have thought that put

the Seahawks in a good spot to win

the game. Giants scored a touchdown

through the air in the second quarter

to tie and had a field goal to go

ahead. The Seahawks tied again

with their own field  to end first half.

The second half was the Giants though

Seahawks had their chances  they 

could have tied and maybe win the

game although they didn't really deserve

it.

The Seahawks defense couldn't stop

the Giants and the offensive line did

awful not giving Geno Smith a good

time to throw.  The Giants had a touch

down pass in the third quarter and 

the Seahawks had field goal and the

Giants matched it to make it 20-13.

The Giants in the fourth quarter had

field goal and  Geno Smith threw a

touchdown pass with 3:44 left in the

game to give hope. Around the one

minute mark left the Seahawks kicked

to tie the score however the Giants 

blocked it and ran back for a touchdown.

The two point conversion wasn't good.

The Seahawks wasn't good at the run

on the day either. They had only eleven

carries and Ken Walker had five for

19 yards. Geno led in yardage with 72

on four carries. The Seahawks won't

win many games with that many carries.

Geno threw 40 times with 28 completions

for 284 yards.

The Seahawks play the 49ers on Thursday

and they will have a fight since they lost

to Arizona  24-23.  The Seahawks will

have to get better. The Seahawks still

lead the division however could change

after Thursday without a win. Go Hawks!

Huskies Extend Home Streak

The Washington Huskies beat Michigan

27-17 to extend home winning streak to

18 games.

The Huskies scored two touchdowns

first in the first half. Michigan came 

back to take the lead 17-14. The Huskies

tied with a field goal. It was rough since 

the Huskies missed a field goal and

the Wolverines blocked one.

In the 4th quarter Michigan had a couple

turnovers to help setup a touchdown

and then less than two minutes they 

kicked a field goal. 

The Huskies didn't have the penalties 

they have had in the two losses they

had. Michigan had a pass interference

to setup the field goal. The Huskies 

showed they can play in the Big Ten.

The Huskies beat the Wolverines in

the passing game and Wolverines did

better in the running game but not

as much as they were hoping for.

The Huskies play at Iowa next Saturday. It starts at 9 am Washington time.

We will have a preview of the GAM this next  week. Go Dawgs!

Washington Huskies In The NFL

After going to the National championship game the Huskies have more players in

the NFL.  They currently have 29 active

along with those who are on injured list and practice squad. Here we will mention those who are on injured list and practice who

have familiar names. Go with those on active for the most part. Break this in two part. We will end with the Tampa Bay Bucs

since they have the most players.

Baker is in his 8th season with the Cardinals and nSunday October 6 will be his 100th game for them. He has been a six years a Pro Bowler however talks the Cardinals may trade him. The reason is get more players and younger as well. 

Arizona Cardinals have two players. Andre 

Baccellia wide receiver on the PS. Buddha

Baker continues to play well at safety. 

The Atlanta Falcons have four players.

Most familiar is Michael Penix Jr. quarterback from last season's national 

championship game. Right now he

is the backup quarterback which was 

a surprise the Falcons drafted him so

high. Edge rusher Bralen Trice was 

drafted as well. He was injured during

training camp so may not.see him either.

Kevin King who spent five years with

GB Packers is now a member of the Falcons where he is backup at right cornerback. Right tackle Kaleb McGary 

has been a mainstay for the Falcons since

being drafted in the first round in 2019. 

He helps the running game.

Roger Rosengarten is the only member

of the Baltimore Ravens. Drafted this

year in the second round he is the backup

right tackle. He did make a start in his

fourth game as Patrick Mekari was moved to left guard because of an injury. Roger

made a good impression on his head

coach. May see more of him.

Taylor Rapp who was drafted and played

four years for the LA Rams is now in his

second year for the Buffalo Bills. He is

now starting at strong safety after only 

starting four games last year. Linebacker

a rookie Edefuan Ulofoshio drafted fifth 

round made the roster though still looking

for playing time. We hope he gets some some soon.

Carolina Panthers have Shaq Thompson

who is known around the team. Right now

he is on injured list. Safety Alex Cook

and running back Dillon Johnson are

on the practice squad.

Chicago Bears have three former Huskies

Rome Odunze drafted number nine as

the teams second first round pick along

with Kyler Gordon at nickel back and

Coleman Shelton at center. All three are

starting. Odunze so far as a rookie has

ten catches for 166 yards and one touchdown. Looks like he will have a

good career.

The Cincinnati Bengals have three Huskies.

Jake Browning got his chance last year

to quarterback as injuries happen. He started seven games. He currently a

backup and we hope he gets his chance. 

Jaxson Kirkland who had a good career

at Washington is backup at left guard.

He was signed as a college free agent. 

Spent his first year on the practice squad.

Drew Sample tight end is known for his 

blocking has four catches so far this year.

Nick Harris who was in camp with the

Seahawks was traded back to the Cleveland Browns is backup center.

He could play guard as well.

Salvon Ahmed who began his career

with the Miami Dolphins is now on

the practice squad of the Denver

Broncos. Luke Wattenberg offensive

lineman drafted in the fifth round

in 2022. He played only seven games

his rookie season. His patience worked

out as he played in 16 games in 2023

though he didn't start any and now the 

starting center. 

Levi Onwuzurike had to wait patiently

to be a starter with the Detroit Lions.

He got into 16 games in 2021 however

not as a starter.In 2022 he missed the

whole season for injured back. Last

year he played in ten games and now

he is a starter. Against the Seahawks 

on Monday night football he had three

tackles and a hit on Geno Smith.

This part one of the Huskies in the NFL

next time will be the second part. We will

give you more news on the season on

these former Huskies. 

Look Ahead At Mariners Bullpen

In 2024 the Seattle Mariners bullpen 

was solid despite having some injuries

and let downs. 

Andre Munoz had another solid year

though he had to deal with back issues.

Unfortunately the Mariners didn't have

anyone to take his spot in the ninth 

inning when he wasn't available. Trent Thornton had the most success and  he  

had more value in the 7th and 8th

innings. Speaking of Thornton he 

had a one year contract so not sure

he will be back or not.

The Mariners are hoping to have a

healthy Matt Brash in the coming

season although he may start the

season on the injured list. Most likely 

he will be the setup man for Munoz on

.most occasions. The Mariners will

use Munoz when facing the middle 

of the lineup even when not the 9th

inning which gives more reason to

have Brash back too. The same goes

for Gregory Santos if he returns healthy.

Those would be a good threesome.

The Mariners acquired Yimi Garcia 

from Toronto  for the playoff run

however he got injured. He will be

a free agent so likely won't be back.

Colin Snider who spent some time 

at Tacoma became a big surprise

and had a solid time in the bullpen.

He ended the season pitching late

in games as did Troy Taylor who

came up in September. Both can

be valuable next season taking the

soot of Thornton if he doesn't return

and they can be used late in games

again.  That takes care of five of the

Mariners eight spots in the bullpen.

The Mariners had looked at Gabe Speier

and Tayler Saucedo as the two lefties in the bullpen however Tayler was the only one 

with some success. He did quite well 

against lefties however not quite against

righties. A problem if you come in with

less than two outs or a pinch hitter is

used. Speier had injuries and spent time

in Tacoma. I don't expect him back. The Mariners likely to find another lefty.

Whether the Mariners have one or two

lefties will leave two spots remaining.

The Mariners hope to fill both spots

better than last season though Austin

Voth had a surprise season. Voth

a former Washington Huskies pitcher

may like to continue his stay. The 

Mariners will likely to see who may

fill the eighth spot outside the organization

or see if there is another minor league

pitcher who fits the bill like Troy Taylor.

I am sure we will see what happens 

and they will look to sign a few to

begin in Tacoma as well. The bullpen 

should be exciting next season. We

will update later in the year and closer

to spring training.

Preview the New York Giants Visit Seattle

The New York Giants come this Sunday

afternoon to take on the Seahawks.

The Giants have the lowest scoring offense  in the NFC with sixty points

in four games. Their defense is good 

with only five teams giving up less points 

in the conference at 84. The Giants are last in the NFC East.

The Seahawks lead the series between 

these two 11-10. In recent times the

Seahawks have dominated the series.

The Seahawks won in New York last 

year 24-3. The last win by the Giants

was in Seattle in 2020 17-12.  The only 

win in there last seven meetings. 

The Seahawks will have to play better 

defense than they did on Monday night.

The Giants on the other hand played 

last Thursday so have extra rest which

may help them.  The Seahawks have 

lead the NFC in passing though they try to run first. Ken Walker should play for the

second straight game after missing two

games. The question is how long can

he stay healthy.

The Giants to throw the ball a lot though

in Seattle they should start with run too.

They don't have a lot of yards running 

the ball. The Seahawks had trouble stopping the Lions running the ball

so running the ball would be good.

The team who has success running

the ball to open the pass should win

the game. The Giants best chance

is  to keep the game at a low score. 

The Seahawks are favored by a

touchdown.  Go Hawks!

Preview Michigan Comes To Husky Stadium

The Washington Huskies play the 

Michigan Wolverines this coming

Saturday at Husky Stadium at 

4:30 pm.

The Huskies come into the game

with a seventeen gaming winning

streak at home. The Wolverines

beat the Huskies in the National

Championship Game last January.

Things have changed for both teams

having new head coaches.

Michigan leads the series 8-5. They

both won two times facing each other

in the Rose Bowl. Michigan game is

running the ball. The Huskies will need

to stop the running game as they have 

had difficulty doing though a bit better 

this year. 

When it comes to statistics the Huskies

has been doing well this year however

it hasn't worked on the scoreboard with

the two losses. In fact against Rutgers 

last week the did better in every way except win.

The Huskies will need to way to execute 

better when they get down in the red zone

which is inside the twenty yard line. The

defense will have to stop the Wolverines

in the red zone too. This game could come

down to execution and  not turning the

ball over or penalties. In the end we hope

the Huskies win their 18th straight game

at home. Go Dawgs!