Tough Loss For Mariners

The Mariners were swept by the

Giants on the road. 

Final Giants 5 Mariners 4

The Mariners had a home run by

Julio in the first and Cal Raleigh

in the third to take earlier lead

Bryan Woo was pitching until

the fourth when he gave up 

a three run homer to Mike

Yastrzemski which help Giants

have four runs.

Mariner got a run in the sixth

and tied in the ninth when

Randy Arozarena had a hit

to drive in tying run with two

outs.

In the ninth Victor Robles made

a great catch however hurt 

his shoulder. How bad don't

know.  He could go on the

injured list or be by the day.

The Giants had a walk off single

right after that. 

The Mariners  come home

to take on the Astros Monday

for three. Go M's.

Mariners Lose to Giants Again

Bryce Miller didn't have his A game

though he kept it close most of

the time.

It is tough when the offense can

only score one run  though had 

seven hits on the night. The

Mariners one run was a homer 

by Dylan Moore.

Final was Giants 4 Mariners 1

Miller went into the sixth inning

and was taken.out for Trent

Thorton who got the last two

outs.

Jesse Hahn who the Mariners

brought up from Tacoma went 

the last two innings. He allowed

some base runners however

no Giants players scored.

The Mariners sent down lefty

Tayler Saucedo to Tacoma.

We hope he can straighten

out some things and get back.

The Mariners do have Gabe

Speier's from the left side.

Sunday afternoon Bry Woo

will start this final game

of the series. He is someone

who can stop a losing

streak.  Go M's. 

The Mariners Lose In Extra Innings

The Seattle Mariners knew they had 

to have a good offense to have any 

chance to win over the San Francisco 

Giants on Friday afternoon which they

did.

The game was a wild one..Luis

F. Castillo who the Mariners

acquired during the offseason

went only three innings and

gave up three runs. They knock

Justin Verlander in the third inning 

too. The score was tied at three.

Tayler Saucedo, Collin Snider and

Eduard Bazardo  gave up five 

runs in the next three innings.

The offense caught to make

it 8-8 after nine.  The Mariners 

used their whole bullpen while

the Giants used seven.

Carlos Vargas was the last

pitcher in the 11th inning.

The Mariners had taken the

lead in the top of the inning

on a wild pitch unfortunately

Vargas gave up two runs

on a single with runners

on second and third. Before

it happened on a pitch he

stumbled to the right. Had 

that not happened the Mariners

may have won the game.

They were glad he was ok.

The Mariners have Saturday night

game. Bryce Miller starts for

the Mariners while Robby Rae 

goes for the Giants. It is important

that the starters go as deep as they

can. See if any moves happen 

before the ball game for the 

bullpens. Go M's.

Mariner Take on Giants With Another Luis Castillo

The Seattle Mariners  game Friday 

is a day game in San Francisco. 

OnbWednesday  Luis Castillo was 

the winning pitcher. 

Friday the Mariners  are starting 

another Luis Castillo  who they

acquired  during the off-season.

He is brought up from Tacoma

where he started  the season.  

He will start against Justin 

Verlander. While Bryce Miller 

will be moved back a day. 

Early  on the season  it isn't 

a bad idea  to give starters 

an extra day  off as they to

increase their pitch count

and innings.  This will help

in the long run is the theory. 

There are rumors that the

Mariners  would trade Luis 

Castillo from Wednesday 

during the off-season.  

Those rumors are coming 

again here he would be 

 traded to the  Chicago Cubs 

during the season.  Would it 

be withi a couple months or 

at the trading deadline. 

The Cubs are familiar  with 

Castillo  as he played for the

Cincinnati  Reds  before coming

to Seattle.  The Mariners  in 

return  may get starter Matthew  

Boyd who played for the Mariners 

in the last of 2022 season.  At

that time he pitched in relief

in ten games where he found 

success.

Boyd has been a starter most

of his career. The Mariners 

could use him in either role.

He was born in the Seattle 

area so finishing  his career

he may like. The Mariners 

are expected to get two

pitching prospects  and a

third base prospect too.

Currently  Ben Williamson 

is playing third base and

plays major league defense .

Whether he can do the same

hitting  wise we will  see.

Having another third base

project doesn't  hurt in the

same having  more pitching 

isn't  bad either. Go M's. 

This Week's Look At Tacoma Raniers

The Tacoma Rainers began

their season last Friday.

They have 4-2 record and 

in second  place behind

Las Vegas at 4-1.

They lost Reno Thursday night 

8-2. They are 2-1 in this series

on the road. Harry Ford and

Blake Hunt have split time 

at catcher each playing in

three gamed.

Harry has three hits in nine

official at bats. He has walked

four times and struck out once

which is a good. Blake is still

waiting for his first. Gone

hitless in ten at bats. Has  no

walks and struck out six times.

Not sure how long they will 

continue splitting games and

whether we see Harry play

elsewhere too.

Cole Young is getting off to 

a slow start. He has only 

four hits in twenty- three 

at bats. Ben Williamson

is hitting .304 playing in

all six games. His defense

at third base has been

spectacular.  Since Polanco

hasn't played well defensively

for the Mariners and it 

continues we could see 

Williamson soon. Polanco

will still be in the lineup

somewhere if he continues 

hitting.

The Rainiers have only five

home runs so much similar

to the Mariners. Leo Rivss

who went up as a paternity

replacement and has now

back with the Rainiers leads

with two home runs. He has

two hits so both were homers.

Double A Arkansas, Everett

High A and Modesto Low A

all begin their season on

April 4.  Most of the Mariners

top prospects are at Everett 

and Modesto this year. 

Let you you how they do

next Thursday..

WSU and Huskies Men's Basketball Update

The WSU lost barely on Monday

to Georgetown in men's basketball

in a great game that came down to

the wire. This without having

Isaiah Watts and Nate Calmese

who both went into the transfer

portal. }

Since the game LeJuan Watts 

announced he was entering the

transfer portal. Expect he is 

Pwanted since not only  score

in double figures he was the

Cougars top rebounder.

Just like the Huskies and the

Zags the Cougars will have a new 

starting lineup with transfer and

graduation.

The Washington Huskies have

Zoom Diallo returning and Franck

Kepnang. The center has been hurt

since coming to Washington the

last two years.

The Huskies have a new center 

in Lathan Somerville who transfered over from Rutgers. He averaged 8.2 points and 4.1 rebounds. Being 6'10

the Huskies expect him to be good

inside.

The Huskies are building a good 

front line as they have high schooler

Niko Bundalo who is a McDonald's

All-American. He to is 6'10 and play

at strong forward. Also signed 

Junior College transfer Mady Traore.

He would be small forward.

News just came out on Thursday

 they signed 18- year old big man Hannes Steinbach out of Germany. 

He has experience in the German

pro league. The Huskies are

building their team next season

quickly.

Again another signing Southern

Conference player of the year

Quimari Peterson from East

Tennessee State. 

No news about anyone transferring 

to the Cougars yet.

Gonzaga's Dusty Stromer is

transferring to Grand Canyon.

A good basketball team though

a level below Gonzaga. 

We wish all three teams having

good classes coming in. 

Washington Huskies in NFL: Atlanta Falcons

The Atlanta Falcons had five players

from the Huskies who played or 

where on their roster in 2024.

The most familiar face for Huskies 

fans is  Michael Penix Jr. who was 

drafted in the first round last year.

When drafted by the Falcons was why.

They had Kirk Cousins and he is 

making a lot of money.  The last 

three games of the season Penix

became the starter with the Falcons

struggling on the season and he

is expected to start the 2025 season.

The Falcons drafted Bralen Trice

in the 2024 draft. Unfortunately

he injured a knee and was out for 

the season. We hope he is back

to play edge rusher in 2025.

Kevin King a veteran cornerback

was drafted by the Green Bay

Packers back in 2017 in the

second round . He played for 

them five seasons. King played 

last  year for the Falcons in 15 

games s a reserve. He now is a 

free aentso not sure where he 

will land.

Kaleb McCrary right tackle was

drafted by the Falcons in 2019

in the first round. He has been

influence in their running game

ever since than.

Keith Taylor a cornerback was

drafted in fifth round by Carolina

in 2021. He spent two years there

and the last two with the Kansas

City Chiefs as a reserve. Now he

is with Atlanta so hopefully he 

gets in playing time.

We wish the best for all former

Huskies on the Falcons. Go Dawgs.

Mariners Beat Tigers

The Mariners took three games

to do it however finally beat the

Tigers 3-2.

We would have thought the M's

would have won either game one

or two however stuck to winning

game.

As expected it was a pitching 

duel. The Mariners scored first

in the second inning after the 

Tigers had a miscue in the infield.

Victor Robles hit a double to

drive in both Dylan Moore and

JP Crawford. Dylan Moore had 

a  solo home run in the 4th.

Tigers got their two runs in the

fifth inning. Trey Sweeney led

off with home run and second 

was on a double play. 

Luis Castillo was pitcher of the

game going seven innings. He

gave up five hits, two walks and

five strike outs. This allowed 

the Mariners go with two 

relievers.

Gabe Speier who is back now

and healthy gave up no hits

and struck out one. The ninth

inning was tough as Andre 

Munoz allowed the Tigers

to load the bases with no

outs. Fortunately he was 

able to get out of it. Dylan

Moore took a short grounder 

and threw it home to Mitch 

Garver who was catching 

on the day.

The Mariners lineup for the

most part still struggling at

the plate. Just need to get 

three or four runs to win.

Running the bases will be

important for the guys.

Don't strike out so much.

The Mariners have Thursday 

off and then face the Giants

in the San Francisco area.

This series won't be easy

as they take on Justin 

Verlander who is now with 

the Giants on Friday. Glad 

he isn't with the Astros 

anymore. On Saturday 

the Mariners will face 

former Mariner pitcher 

Robbie Ray. Remember 

he was traded to the 

Giants for Mitch Haniger. 

Go M's.

Washington State Cougars Spring Practice 2025

The Washington State Cougars 

spring practices started before

the Huskies last Saturday. Each

team has about 30 practices in

the spring. 

The Cougars are having practice

in Spokane this year. Helps not

to be distracted. The Cougars have

to do what the Huskies did last

year go with a new head coach

Jimmy Rogers who came over

from South Dakota State and

his new staff along with new 

offense.

Now with the transfer portal

new players besides freshmen

are new to the team and fans.

It is going be like the NFL or

more so having free agents

each year.

If you are a freshman this could

be your only season or you have

to compete against some new

guys. On offense the Cougars

have many of the guys return

who have eligibility left though

did lose their starting quarterback

John Mateer before last years

bowl game.

The Cougars have Zevi Eckhaus

back at quarterback who had

initially gone into the transfer 

portal.  Though a backup until

the bowl he is a senior so one

year to show his stuff.

The Cougars have only two

transfers into their starting

lineup. One is wide receiver

Devin Ellison a transfer from

junior college so he will have

to learn to cope at a higher

level. 

At tight end is Ademola Faleye

a transfer from Michigan State

and a senior. Not used a lot

last year in catches with only

two. Expect a lot more this 

season.

On defense the Cougars have

five new starters who have

transfered over. Mostly at

linebacker and defensive backs.

They have five more backing

them up. Cougar fans hope

they will have a better defense

this season. 

We will introduce to the guys

over the weeks ahead. Go Cougs!

Mariners Second Loss To Tigers

Again Logan Gilbert is getting

little run support and unfortunately

the Mariners unable to win.

Final Tigers 4 Mariners 1

Logan gave up two runs with

a double  followed by a single 

and the hitter who drove in

the run went to second. He was 

driven in too. This was in the first.

Victor Robles had the only hit 

of the game for the Mariners

to lead off in the Mariners

half of the first. 

Logan gave up another run

in the third. No other runs

through five innings. He 

threw 92 pitches as he struck

out five. 

The Mariners got their lone

run in the seventh inning

when Tellez had s sacrifice

fly to score Arozarena.

The Tigers got their final

run on a homer off Thornton.

The Mariners and Tigers

play a day on Wednesday.

The Mariners face the Tigers

ace do.they will have to find

a way to score runs to avoid 

a sweep. We could say the 

Mariners missed the playoffs

on how they played the Tigers

last year and the same happening

this time.

The Mariners could learn from

the Tigers on how to score in

T-Mobile Park. Work elsewhere 

too. 

The Mariners were without

Jorge Polanco who went on

parenity list as his wife was

having a baby. Leo Rivas

was brought up from Tacoma.

The Mariners sent down 

Emerson Hancock to Tacoma

after Monday's game. The

Mariners will have Thursday's

off before facing the Giants

on Friday. The Mariners

likely skip the fifth starter on 

Sunday with Logan facing 

them. The Mariners won't

need a fifth starter for a 

while  as they have a

day off on Thursday April

10th as well. They have two

Mondays off in a row after 

that too. They may not need

a fifth starter until May unless

Kirby returns before then. 

The Mariners brought up

Jhonathan Diaz in his spot

however he likely pitch out

of the bullpen until Troy

Taylor is activated. Matt 

Brash might be available 

before George Kirby too.

Go M's. 

Washington Huskies Spring Practice Begins

Now that April 1 is here and no joke

Washington Huskies spring practice

begins. Huskies fans can actually 

go and see practices.  There will

be a total of 15.

On offense it begins with Desmond

Williams Jr. who became the starter

near the end of last season. There

is a lot expected of him. The Huskies

brought in a senior to back him up

in Kai Horton from Tulane.

At running back the Huskies return

Jonah Coleman and Adam Muhammad. The Huskies again 

will go with three receivers. Denzel

Boston will be familiar name to

everyone. Decker DeGraaf who

had an outstanding freshman

year will return at tight end. Also

Quentin Moore who missed most

of last year will be the second

tight end as well.

On the offensive line  Landen

Hatchett will be the starting

center as long as he can stay 

healthy.  The left side at guard

wiil be his older brother Geirean

who returns after being gone

a year at Oklahoma. They bring

in Carver Willis a senior transfer.

We will let you know about the

right side at another time along

with the other receivers.

On defense the Huskies will.have

six new starters and we will let

you about them to later as transfers.

The Huskies will go with three on

the defensive line, three linebackers

and sometimes four. They will show

five defensive backs. The fourth

linebacker will come in when they

don't play the nickel.

The Huskies will have experience

with eight seniors and four juniors

included in the fourth linebacker

or nickel back. We hope this make

the dense stronger especially against

the run. 

As far as backups on defense

the Huskies have five seniors, 

They are all redshirted along 

with almost the rest of the guys.

We will let you know any changes

during spring camp. A better

group than last year. Go Dawgs. 

Hancock Tough Luck First Start

The Detroit Tigers were able to score 

six runs in the first inning off Emerson

Hancock. Final score 9-6. There

was some tough luck with hits

dropping in.  Emerson only able 

to get two outs.

This was s surprise since the Tigers

were going to use their bullpen.

Both teams used four relievers 

each.  Carlos Vargas was the M's

third reliever who went three 

and two-thirds giving up four hits

 He gave up a run before taken

out on a ball that dropped in front

of outfielders. 

The Mariners are expecting Troy

Taylor soon and Matt Brash after

that. Vargas showed that he 

could stick around if he continues

to pitch this way. 

Hitting department the Mariners

scored a single run from the

second thru the fifth inning

which is a good sign. Arozarena

started by hitting a solo home run

in the second. Luke Raley hit a

homer in the fourth. Cal hit a

two run homer in the ninth to

conclude the Mariners scoring. 

Logan Gilbert will make his 

second start and any like his

first in the opener the Mariners

have a good shot to win.  They

face another right hander so

likely the same lineup again.

Go M's. 

Huskies In The NFL : Tampa Bay Buccaneers

We will look at the Washington Huskies in the NFL by team. We start with the

Tampa Bay as they have most players

with five.

The most recent Huskies drafted

by the  buccaneers last year were

wide receiver Jalen McMillan in

the third round and Delvin Culp

in the seventh round.

McMillan missed half of the season

when the Huskies went to the

National Championship game. The

reason he didn't get drafted until

the third round. He had a good rookie

season with 37 catches and 8

touchdowns. We hope a better season

in 2025-26.

Delvin Culp tight end college career

was mostly a backup player. Being

a seventh pick isn't automatic to 

make the NFL. In limited action

Delvin had five catches in five games.

He didn't have any touchdowns however had 88 yards which is an

average of 17.6 per catch. We wish

him a better second season. 

Cade Otton tight end was a 4th pick

in 2022 by Buccaneers. He had to

work up and is the team's starting

tight  end. Last season Cade had

59 catches and four touchdowns. 

That is good for a tight end and he

had more catches than McMillan.

Greg Gaines defensive tackle was

drafted by the LA Rams in 2019

in the 4th round. He won a Super Bowl

with the Rams. Gaines signed as a

free agent in 2023 with Tampa Bay.

This year he signed his third one-year

contracts with them. He is the backup

nose tackle and gets some good 

playing time since it is a tough

position to play.

The longest former Huskies is

Vita Vea the start nose tackle.

He was drafted in the first round

in 2018. Vea has been a pro bowler

twice. He had seven sacks last season.

We will continue on Huskies by teams.

Go Dawgs!

Mariner Win Split Series

The Seattle Mariners beat  A's

2-1 to split the four game series.

The Mariners continue to struggle

at the plate. We hope this is

a lapse starting the season. 

Usually it is the pitching that

gets off to a slow start however

not the Mariners.

Sunday the Mariners had only 

five however the A's only had 

four. 

The A's got their one run first on

a homer. Julio Rodriguez hit

the game winner in the sixth

inning hitting a deep one with

Victor Robles on base. There 

was no question it was a homer.

Bryan Woo went six innings 

followed by Gregory Santos, 

Trent Thornton and Andre 

Munoz.  Woo gave up three

hits, two walks and struck

out five. Woo threw 76 pitches.

He might be able to go seven

innings longer in the season.

Santos threw ten and retired

all three batters. This was 

his second game of the 

season. Right now the Mariners

feel it is the inning to pitch him.

Both Thornton and Munoz each

threw 15 pitches. Thornton 

walked one and struck out one

and no hits. Munoz gave up a

hit and struck out two. Thornton

and Munoz pitched in the opener.

Santos pitched in game two.

Dylan Moore started at third 

in place of Polanco who had

in the previous two games.

Dylan is hitting .333 starting

two games while most of

the lineup is not hitting well.

Garver was dh while Cal was

at catcher. Polanco is hitting

.500 so far as good average

it is he and Moore.

Polanco we can see he still

is having trouble playing defense

at third. I wonder against lefties

Dylan should be at third and

Polanco at second until he

looks better or be at dh. All

depends on Garver. Against

right handers I would have

Moore go in defensively late

in the game depending where

the order is.

The Mariners will start a three

game series against the Detroit

Tigers beginning on Monday. 

Emerson Hancock starts for

the Mariners while Jackson

Jobe starts for the Tigers.

Jobs has pitched twice in

relief so it could be the Tigers

bullpen in the series opener.

He is a right hander so should

see Polanco, Raley and Tellez

in the game. 

On Tuesday Logan Gilbert will 

start against Casey Mize who 

hasn't started or pitched yet.

Last year he pitched 22 games

with an era of 4.49 and 2-6 

record. He is another right

handed pitcher. 

On Wednesday the Mariners will

face a lefty in Tarik Skubal. Last

year he had a great record at 18-4.

Against the Dodgers on the Tigers

opening game he went five innings

and giving up four runs. Three of

the four runs were in the fifth. Tarik

gave up a home run to Teoscar

Hernandez with two runners on base.

We will see what version of him

when he faces the Mariners. Go M's.

Another Tough Loss For Mariners

Saturday night's game was rough

and tough losing second straight

to the A's. Final A's winning 4-2.

The Mariners had Victor Robles

lead off the bottom of the first

with a double. Julio get's hit by

a pitch and Cal Raleigh walks. 

It looks like the Mariners are going

to get off to a good start. Arozarena

hits a hard ball up the middle

where second baseman Max Muncy

steps on second to get Julio out 

too. With two outs Cal steals second

however Luke Raley strikes out.

The Mariners often didn't score

with the bases loaded with no outs

however this one was tough luck

you may call it. The rest of the

game was much like it the rest

of the game.

The Mariners actually scored first

when Ryan Bliss was stealing second

and the ball was overthrown. 

The A's took a lead in the fourth

on a two-run homer. They added 

another in the sixth and Mariners 

scored a run in the bottom of

the sixth. The A's added their final

run in the top of the seventh.

Mariners had their chances late 

in the game.

Besides Robles hit in the first

the rest of the hits was farther

down in the lineup. Polanco, Tellez,

Ryan Bliss and JP Crawford each

had one. Tellez left early as Dylan

Moore came in to pinch hit for

Tellez against a lefty. My question

if the Mariners were pinch hitting

for Tellez why it wasn't Solano. 

So far Luke Raley hasn't played

first base yet. It must be his defense.

I am sure most of us thought Raley

was going to be at first base. 

Now we have to see how Bryan Woo

will do on Sunday. It is important

he pitches well. So far in his short

career he has dominated the A's.

The Mariners will face another lefty

on the mound. We could see Polanco

have a day off.  Go M's. 

WSU , Gonzaga and Washington Huskies Basketball Transfer Portal

Since the men's college basketball

season has ended for Gonzaga 

and Washington along with the

Cougars who have a game on 

March 31 the transfer portal 

has been something else.

All three teams will be busy to

find players through the portal.

At least season doesn't start

until November you want most

if not the players available by 

summer this way they can get

to know each other.

Gonaga was going to be busy

anyway with four being done

with eligibility however having 

a couple players enter the transfer

portal doesn't help.

The Cougars are going through

the same thing having a couple

starters graduate plus now three

into transfer portal. The Huskies

have to rebuild as well. 

The Huskies lost another player

to the transfer portal who came

from France and didn't play in a

game. Not sure the trouble was

that when he expected to play

right away or not when he came

in January. 

The Cougars just lost Marcus Wilson

a freshman so makes three into the

portal. It is tough when you lose a

freshman no matter how much or

little he plays. These days though

a team has to promise a lot to keep

the players they have. I don't like

the fact thst teams are recruiting

players on other teams. If the players

want to transfer that is fine thst

is fine though tough but teams 

need to stay away until they enter

the portal. 

When it comes to the transfer portal

the players have agents which I

think should be a no no as well. 

Another thing players shouldn't

be allowed to transfer within the

conference for at least a year. 

The Huskies and Cougars have

head coaches now going into

their second season. With the 

way of college basketball the

job is even harder. Coaches 

shouldn't be recruited either

during the season like what 

happened to the Cougars 

football team. Players shouldn't

go into the transfer portal until

the season is over and that 

includes bowl games. It isn't

only fair to the team but the

fans which is even more important.

That is enough of my opinion

about it. Now we see who the

three schools get in the transfer

portal..Also when May comes 

or even April the Cougars and

Huskies may add more football

players for next season. Go teams.

Mariners Shut Out

Most Mariners fans were hoping

for a sweep of the A's  to begin

the season however not meant

to be. Now we hope for three

out of four.

Like most series the Mariners

winning the opening game is

important. Having a winning

season and making the playoffs

is what is most on the signs. 

The final score on Friday night

A's 7 Mariners 0

The Mariners scored more runs 

in spring training than any team 

however the question will they do 

so in regular season. Right now

they are not looking so. I hope

Edgar will get them to ride the

ship. They had five hits on the

night and only singles. 

Now that the Mariners face the

third pitcher in A's rotation on

Saturday they will do better.

Down on the farm the Tacoma

Rainiers had there season opener.

They beat Round Rock 6-1.

The big hits were by Tyler Locklear

with a two-run homer and Leo

Rivas with a three-run shot.

Logan Evans made his triple-A

debut going three and two-thirds

inning. He gave the one run the

Rainiers surrendered. He gave up

six hits, one walk and struck out

for. The Rainers relievers only 

gave up one hit. There was a total

of three relievers. 

Cole Young, Harry Ford and Ben

Williamson all made there triple

A debut and each got a hit.

Williamson drove in a run too.

This series against Round Rock 

is three. The rest of the season

they play each series at six games.

They go on the road to Reno next

week and return to play Sacramento

on April 8. Each series will be

Tuesday through Sunday and having

Mondays off. So Raniers be home

every other week.

The Mariners double A and Single A

teams begin on April 4th. The

Mariners top prospects Colt Emerson,

Lazaro Montes and Michael Arroyo

will be starting the season at

Single A Everett. All three may move

up to double A at some point in

the season. 

Mariners Win Season Opener

The Seattle Mariners offense didn't 

look like they were going to follow

through however late in the game

they did some excellent hitting.

Logan Gilbert was into a tight 

pitching match with the A's

starter Luis Severino. The Mariners

couldn't get to Severino though

he walked four guys in six innings.

Jorge Polanco during that time 

had  two hits for the Mariners.

Logan Gilbert who was pitching

well gave up a home run to

Tyler Soderstrom in the fifth inning.

In the seventh inning the Mariners

were able to tie in seventh inning

on a Victor Robles sacrifice fly.

This is where Logan left with no

run support. In the 8th inning 

Soderstrom hit a line drive that ended 

up  taking the lead again for the A's.

In the bottom of the 8th Arozarena

hit a home run to tie the game again.

After a Luke Raley walk Polanco 

hit a two-run homer. Andre Munoz

closed the game. He walked a 

batter than struck out Rooker for

tge fourth straight time for M's.

Bleday hit one to JP Crawford

who tagged the runner and got

Bledsay at first.

The final Mariners 4  A's 2

The Mariners and Astros are tied

as Houston beat the Mets 3 to 1.

The Mets actually had the bases

loaded in the ninth but couldn't 

bring in enough runs.

Both the Texas Rangers and

LA Angels lost their season

openers. The Mariners crowd

was noise all game long.

Well we expect it as time goes

on.

Luis Castillo starts Friday.

Let's see the Mariners win

another. 

This season the hitters see

to look to hit smarter. We hope 

more runs earlier. Go M's. 

Thursday March 27 Opening Day MLB

For baseball fans the opening day

of major league baseball is always

a joy.

The Seattle Mariners will be at

home facing the A's (formerly 

Oakland). Logan Gilbert will

be making his first opening

day start for the Mariners while 

Luis Severino for the A's.

Both pitchers are right handed 

so the Mariners likely will have

Rowdy Tellez hitting at dh. Tellez

who the Mariners signed in the 

offseason to a minor league

contract made the team. Luke 

Raley will play first base much 

of the time, however we will

see Tellez playing there against

righties. Donovan Solano who

the Mariners signed as a free

agent will play first base against

lefties. On occasion we may see

him play at third base too.

Mitch Garver will likely be the

main dh along with being the

backup catcher against lefties.

Other players will dh as well

especially position starters 

need a day off. Randy Arozarena

who will start on left field will

be the one who will likely dh

more than the other position

players though we could see

Jorge Polanco doing so when

not playing third base several

times too. 

There was a thought that Mitch 

Haniger would be the main guy

to dh however he didn't play

a game after March 6 for injury

to a shoulder. The Mariners

decided to release the veteran

player instead though having 

to still pay him over $15 million

on his last year of his contract.

On Tuesday Cal Raleigh signed

a six year contract for $105 million

plus incentives. Raleigh not only

the best defensive catcher winning

the gold glove for the best in the

American League as well as the

Platinum as the best overall

catcher. We will likely see Cal

behind the plate a lot. When

he needs relief he likely will

be the dh on most occasions.

Garver we will likely see him

at catcher on a Saturday or

Sunday. When the Mariners 

have a day off on Monday

playing Garver is the best 

choice so Cal will have two

days off from catching.

Ryan Bliss won the job as the

starting second baseman over

Dylan Moore who will still be

the Mariners primary utility

player. Also Miles Mastrobuoni

who tge Mariners acquired

from the Chicago Cubs will

be a utility player as well. A

left handed bat we may see

him on occasion at second

and third though he can play 

the outfield too. Bliss is excited

since this will be his first year

starting the season in the majors.

Emerson Hancock will start the

season in the starting rotation

as George Kirby will be on the

injured list. Kirby should be able

to be back sometime in April.

The bullpen will look a lot like

last season with only adding 

Carlos Vargas who played at

Tacoma last season. Troy Taylor

who was expected in the bullpen

will start the season. He and

Matt Brash who missed all of 

last season should return in mid

to late April. 

The opening ceremonies we will

see all the playerd introduced.

Also Ichiro who will be going

into the Hall of Fame this year

will throw out the ceremony first

pitch. 

We hope for the Mariners to win

the opening game as well as the

series. The Mariners will be 

competing to win the American

League West Division against

the Houston Astros and the Texas

Rsngers. The Los Angeles Angels 

and the A's are long shots to win.

Go M's. 

Report On Wide Receiver Stefon Diggs

There were reports that Houston

Texans wide receiver Stefon Diggs

was  going to sign with the Seahawks

as a free agent a few days ago.

Landing Diggs would have given 

the Seahawks four new receivers.

Fortunately the Seahawks didn't

count their chickens before they

were hatched.

Though Diggs may have been nice

to make it an outstanding group

of receivers he signed a three year

deal with the New England Patriots

for $68 million. 

A big surprise since he came off

an acl injury and he 31 years old.

Of course the Seahawks wouldn't

touch thst amount. The would

have signed DK Metcalf to that

kind of money if they wanted to

spend that amount on a wide

receiver.

It is likely the Seahawks won't

go for another receiver who

maybe on the market.

We do hope the Seahawks can

land a productive offensive

lineman and possibly a tight

end as well. They may go for

it in the NFL draft too.

Go Hawks.

Mariners Sign Cal Raleigh To extension

When we thought there would be

no news on the Mariners  until

opening day we were wrong.

News came out the Mariners signed

catcher Cal Raleigh to a six year

contract for at least $105 million.

It can be more than that with incentives. I expect he will get

bonuses for making the all-star

team and more gold gloves as

well. 

This is great for him and the Mariners

together.  Next up would be to sign

his buddy and the  one who will

start the season opener in Logan Gilbert. 

Roddy Tellez is on the roster as 

well. He will be spending some

time at dh as well as first base.

I thought when the Mariners signed

him to a minor league deal and invited

to camp why we need another first 

baseman. The loss of Mitch Haniger

means that Luke Raley will spend

some time out there and Dylan

Moore can to if they need another

right handed bat and one of the

three starting outfielders needs 

a day off in the field.

Noe the question what will Harry

Ford long term plans be with the

Mariners will they trade him or

move him elsewhere on the field.

They do move him will he play

catcher on occasion too.

The answers will come some day.

Go M's. 

College Basketball Transfer Portal Begins Tuesday

I think it is odd that the transfer portal  begins

in the middle  of March Madness however

college football  transfer begins during

college bowl  games too. College football  

will have another round in April  during teams

spring  practices.

Washington  Huskies  are looking into the

transfer portal  to  find six players that can

help their squad. The Huskies  have three

starters who are still on their roster. Zoom 

Diallo  is still expected to return as he recently 

signed a NIL.  Not sure of the other two. 

Recently  the WSU  Cougars  had Isaiah  Watts

and Nate Calmese  enter the transfer  portal. 

Having two other starters out of eligibility leaves

one left at this in LaJuan Watts who was the 

team's  leading rebounder. Not sure how many

players the Cougars will look into the transfer

portal themselves  they will have to replace at

least four guys at this time. Even with incoming

freshmen the portal  will  still needed  since

they will  be playing another season in the tough

West Coast Conference.  

This season  St.Mary's  and  Gonzaga were the

only team's to make the NCAA Men's Tournament 

from the WCC  and they both lost in the second

round so they will look to improve as well as the

other teams. This won't  be easy for the Cougars

even if Isaiah Watts and Nate Calmese were

coming back.

Sophomore  Dusty Stromer one of the top

reserves on the Gonzaga Bulldogs  announced

he is going into  the transfer portal on Tuesday.

He is one the Huskies and Cougars could

look at to transfer. Both teams want to get

better.  The Bulldogs  though have four 

starters that are graduating and no news about

Braden Huff who became a starter in the last

four games and Graham Ike who has another

year  of eligibility left. The Bulldogs  could

look at seven players transferring  in. 

We wish a lot to all three programs along

with the players staying and leaving. We

wish the best those whose college careers

are done and the future in basketball or

whatever they do. 

Mariners Tie Final Game of Spring and Roster Set

The Seattle Mariners and the

San Diego Padres tied Monday 

afternoon 7-7.  The Mariners 

are on the way home to play

the A's on Thursday night.

Most of the starters only played

enough to get one or two at bats.

The rest of the way they went

with minor leaguers. The best 

minor leaguer in this game was 

Axel Sanchez who came in for

JP Crawford. He hadn't played

in one of the Mariners spring

games until this one ever. He had

a triple and a home run in his 

two hits and drove in three runs

in four at bats.

Last two years Sanchez played 

at single A Everett however batted

just under .200. Sanchez is 22 

years old and from the Dominican

Republic. We wish the best season

for him.

Great news was Matt Brash made

his first and only appearance in

the spring after being out last 

season with Tommy John surgery.

He three 12 pitches for two outs,

walked on and struck out two.

We may see him in a Mariners 

game in about a month.

The starting rotation along with

starting position players were 

set. Emerson Hancock taking

George Kirby's spot while he

is on the injured list.

Ryan Bliss won the second base

job. Dylan Moore will see some

action there as well. 

The other bench players besides

Garver as backup catcher and DH 

wiil Dylan Moore, Miles Mastrobuoni

who play mostly infield however

can go into the outfield, Rowdy 

Tellez at first and DH and Donovan 

Solano at first and third mostly.

Solano will platoon against lefties

with Luke Raley. Jorge Polanco

needs a day off go there. The

versatile of the bench we will

see guys moving to different spots.

The bullpen will look like it mostly

did at the end of last season. Troy

Taylor who had a good late season

with the Mariners will start on the

injured list. Carlos Vargas who is 

out of options will be the last guy

in the bullpen. He pitched at

Tacoma last year in.55 games

with an era of 3.54 and a record

of 2-5. That is good in the Pacific

Coast League. We wish him the 

best..Go.M's.

Mitch Haniger Released and More

The Seattle Mariners last year before 

training camp they traded to have

Mitch Haniger back. Like most of 

the offense Haniger didn't have a

good year.

We were hoping this year he might

rebound and be the right handed

dh however it wasn't meant to be

having a bad shoulder. His shoulder

must be worse than we thought.

I know about shoulders since mine

has been hurting for three years 

off and on. 

Mitch was a fan favorite when he

was healthy. The trade the Mariners

had with Arizona Diamondbacks he

was the best player the Mariners

received in return. He even made

the all-star team. 

The Mariners made some other

moves as well. Included being

sent down were catchers Blake 

Hunt and Harry Ford. They maybe

sharing time st triple A Tacoma.

Both had good spring training 

so something happens in the

catching position one will come 

up. Ford we could see him playing

other places besides catcher when

he isn't behind the plate. Probably

dh and left field as an example.

The Mariners have 12 position 

players on the roster. This means Rowdy Tellez likely made the time

and they have to add him since he

was not on the 40-man roster

during the spring and was invited

as he signed a minor league deal.

Tellez did a fine job with the odds

of making it. The Mariners already

had Luke Raley and Donovan Solano

who were figured to platoon at

first base. Tellez likely will be the

left handed hitting dh while Mitch

Garver will be except when he plays

behind the plate. Occasionally he

will play first base when Raley

is in the outfield. 

Sunday the Mariners beat Milwaukee

10-6. The Brewers were leading 

going into the bottom of the 8th

when they scored seven runs. Julio

hit a grand slam followed by Cal

Raleigh who hit his second home run

in the game. Both look ready to go.

Bryce Miller started going five and

one-thirds innings giving up four

runs however two were earned.

Monday Bryan Woo will start against

the San Diego Padres in Peoria. After

the game the team will fly to Seattle

to open Thursday.

Let you know this game goes

and any additional moves. Go M's.

Gonzaga Loses to Number One Houston

It was hard to expect Gonzaga 

to win this ball game however

they worked had to do so.

Houston was ahead as much as

14 points in this ballgame.

They fought hard enough to

come within four points at

76-72 with 1:20 remaining in

the ball game.

The Zags were able to get 

within one point under one 

minute remaining. The trouble

was at that point they were

out of time outs so they had

to foul. Within seconds they

could have tied however 

Houston's defense was good

enough for the Zags to make

 a turnover than they fouled 

and two free throws were

made to clinch the victory.

The Zags did a great job to 

get back in and can't ask for

much more than that. The

end also ended the Zags

streak of nine in a row making

tge Sweet Sixteen. Houston 

is now the longest at five in a row.

The Zags were led by Graham

Like with 27 points. Khalif Battle

had 17 points in his last college 

basketball game.

The stats were close though 

Houston took more shots. 

Now we see what the future

looks for the Zags. 

With Two Games Remaining Now Mariners Win Saturday

The team near the end of spring 

training gives more of an idea

than any other time of the spring

The White Sox who had the worst

record last year may not be much 

better. The Seattle Mariners beat

them 14-1.

Luis Castillo went five and one-thirds

innings. He walked two and struck

out three for the Mariners. He has

looked this spring.

The White Sox pitching gave up

12 walks on the day. The Mariners

didn't even score from the seventh

inning on. Victor Robles who was

having a good game got hit by a

pitch and was taken out. After the

game Manager Dan Wilson said he

should be OK. I don't expect him

to play on Sunday.

Donovan Solano, Julio and Randy

Arozarena each had a home run. 

Solano drove in three runs, Julio

four and Arozarena one.

Sunday afternoon Bryce Miller 

against Milwaukee. He will start

Sunday the third gsme against

the A's to start the season next 

Saturday. Go M's. 

The Mariners  sent down Dominique 

Canzone  and a couple of pitchers.

Still more moves too make Sunday 

and Monday.

Seahawks Sign A Receiver With Local Ties

The Seahawks signed former

Washington State Cougar River

Cracraft as a free agent.

Cracraft is now the third wide

receiver they have signed since

releasing Tyler Lockett was 

released and DK Metcalf was

traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Cracraft adds depth to the

receiving core. He is a veteran

of seven years in the NFL.

The Seahawks will be his fourth

team. He started on the practice

squad of the Denver Broncos

in 2017. In 2018 he played eight

games for Denver. Cracraft moved

on to the San Francisco for two

years and the last three with Miami.

His career he has been on special

teams return punts and kickoffs

as well. Most likely he is competing

for the third wide receiver spot.

The Seahawks also resigned Josh

Ross linebacker who they picked

up off of waivers last year from

Baltimore to add depth. He played

mostly special teams however depth

to linebacker in case of injury. 

Now we are still hoping the Seahawks

will sign an impact offensive lineman.

It maybe difficult since eight top ones

in free agency signed elsewhere.

I suppose they could trade for one

but I don't that happens often since

teams try to keep their good ones.

Whether the Seahawks are able to

pick up lineman they will likely draft

one. Will it be in the first round hard 

to know. The Seahawks will draft

tge best available at time no matter

what position.  Go Hawks. 

Mariners Lose Another Split Squad Game

Logan Gilbert started against the

Cincinnati Red in Peoria in his

final game of the.

He went five and two-thirds 

innings. Gave up three runs.

At the time Logan left the game

was tied.He gave up two home 

runs. 

Cincinnati's opening starter

sent five innings and gave 

up a homer. His was to Victor

Robles leading off the game.

Julio Rodriguez played after 

being sick most of the week. 

He didn't have s hit however

hr did have a sacrifice fly

driving Ryan Bliss.

The other game Kansas City

Royals won 8-7. The big blow

was Trent Thornton who gave

up four runs in the sixth inning.

The game was that close with

the Mariners scoring four runs

in the ninth to make it interesting.

Included was a home run from

Dylan Moore who has struggeld

most of the spring. Maybe a good

sign. 

Miles Mastrobuoni who is trying

to make the team as a bench 

player had three hits. He is hitting

.483. See if it is enough. He played

third base in this one.

Randy Arozarena is having a good

spring had a double and home

run.

Possibly Sunday we will have a

better idea who makes the squad.

Luis Castillo will start Saturday

followed by Bryce Miller on Sunday.

Bryan Woo will start in the last

spring training on Monday. Go M's.

Seahawks No Go at Offensive Line

I think most Seattle Seahawks fans 

thought they would have signed

at least one offensive lineman

this week.

It hasn't happened yet. The trouble 

mainly which is a team tradition 

they were not willing to pay top

dollar as yet.

The Seahawks could be thinking

the current personal can learn the

new scheme and likely they will

draft at least lineman since two

have signed elsewhere through

free agent. I guess we will see 

wishful thinking or not.

The Seahawks line for the most

part have done well in blocking

for the pass however being one

of the worse running teams though

a group of running backs is the

problem. We will continue to see 

whether it can. Improve. This especially true when the emphasis

is expected in the running game.

In men's college basketball Christian

King redshirt freshman for the

Washington Huskies hss decided

to enter the transfer portal.

At times last season he did get in some playing time however not

enough to stay. King has three years

of eligibility remaining. My advice 

would be to go to a smaller school

for at least a year and see how it

goes.

Currently the Huskies have a ten man

depth chart. Coach Danny Sprinkle

wants to improve each position over 

last season. How many fit the bill

and who in the transfer portal can

improve them. We will see. Go Dawgs.

Gonzaga Wins First round in March madness

Gonzaga played an early afternoon

game against Georgia in the first

round of NCAA men's tournament.

Everyone who has watched many

of these knows that upsets happen. 

Gonzaga is a number eight seed

while Georgia was nine. It was 

expected to be a close match however

never know one way or another.

Gonzaga got off to a great start making the score 11-0. Georgia 

made some turnovers early.

The Zags got off to shooting 3s

early to. On the day they shot

3s at sixty percent. At halftime

the Zags led by 21 points which

was the difference at the end 

since both teams scored 41 in 

the second half.

The game might have been a big

blowout however Georgia made

ten more free throws on fourteen

more shots.

Gonzaga was led by Khalif Battle

with 24 points. Braden Huff and

Nolan Hickman each had 18 while 

Graham Ike had 13 with the only

ones in double figures.

This was the third game in a row

that Huff has started after coming

off the bench before then. The

Zags have been playing much

better since Huff has been starting.

The Zags play Houston who is 

number one seed in their region.

It will take an upset for Gonzaga 

to win on Saturday and advance 

to thr sweet sixteen. Go Zags.

Mariners Have Thursday Off

Next Thursday the Seattle Mariners

season behind at home against the

A's.

Logan Gilbert will start the opening

game after Luis Castillo started ones

since he was acquired from the

Cincinnati Reds. There was talk 

that the Mariners may trade him

during the offseason however nothing

came of it.

The starting rotation was set before

spring training began though Emerson 

Hancock hss to be the fifth starter

to begin the season as George Kirby

has to begin on the injured list.

Cal Raleigh will be the starting catcher

as expected and Mitch Garver will

be the backup. Garver having a good 

spring training may be the right handed

dh as well when not catching. Cal may

dh when he isn't behind the plate.

Luke Raley is expected to be the

starting first baseman though he 

will be the fourth outfielder as well 

against righties. Dominic Canzone 

might be the fifth outfielder if he

makes the team as well. Like Raley

he is a left-handed bat. We may see

Dylan Moore out there as a right 

handed bat. This will depend how

Randy Arozarena, Julio Rodriguez

and Victor Robles are doing especially

being healthy.

Raley and Donavon Solano are

expected to platoon first base.

The Mariners have an additional

player in Rowdy Tellez that may

make the opening day roster.

Tellez makes the team he will

likely be the dh against righties

and on occasion be at first base

if Raley is in the outfield or needs

a day off. Solano is expected to

be starting at first base against

lefties.

Ryan Bliss is expected to be the

starting second baseman. Dylan

Moore may start against some 

tough left handed pitching or

Bliss has started several games 

in a row. The Mariners have other

options on who may make the team.

There is Miles Mastrobuoni who

could make the team. During camp

he has played second, third and

the outfield. Austin Shenton who

can play second, third and first.

Leo Rivas who played some second,

third and shortstop is another 

option too. 

JP Crawford will be starting at

shortstop. Dylan Moore and

Ryan Bliss can play there too.

Second base is Dylan's best

spot defensively so we could

see Bliss at short when JP

needs a day off. 

Jorge Polanco is expected to

start at third base. Solano played

a lot during camp so he might

be the first choice to play third

behind Polanco though they

have other options. 

The bullpen we start with Andre

Munoz as the closer. Trent Thornton

may be the first out of the bullpen or

Colin Snider. Depending on the

score we could see Eduardo Bazardo

in that role. Most likely if the starter

only last four or five innings.

Gregory Santos is supposed to be

the guy to setup Munoz. He might

close on occasion too. It is important

how healthy he stays. Troy Taylor was

expected in the mix for sixth and 

seventh inning as well however he was

hurt before camp and hasn't pitched

any innings in spring training. The 

likelihood he will start the season 

on injured list. Casey Leguumina 

could be the guy to take his spot

at the beginning of the season.

Casey was traded to the Mariners 

from the Cincinnati Reds for cash. 

That looks at the possibility of the

Mariners roster however a trade 

could happen. Go M's.

Another Spring Win For Mariners

Tge Seattle Mariners played and

best there division rival the Texas

Rangers on Wednesday. The final

was 3-2. 

The Mariners had a lineup that

look to be against lefties since 

they were facing Jacob  deGrom.

They did have Rowdy Tellez a left

handed bat at first base.  A spring

training invite he may be first base

and dh if he makes the team mostly

against righties. 

Jorge Polanco at third had a home

run and so did JP Crawford for the

Mariners both solos. In all the Mariners

had five hits. Again they didn't have

Julio in the lineup.

Emerson Hancock started and went

four innings giving up a solo home

run in the first inning. He walked

one and struck out four. News is

that George Kirby will be left back

in Arizona and might be out until

mid or late April. Hancock is showing

he maybe an able fifth starter.

The Mariners will have Thursday

off and Logan Gilbert will have his

final tuneup before opening game.

The Mariners will have a split squad

so minor leaguer Logan Evans

will start in the other game.

Saturday, Sunday and Monday

will be the final three spring

games. The starting will start

Thursday at home. We should

have the final roster setup in

the next few days. Go M's.

The Transfer Portal and the WSU Cougars

Next Monday is the beginning

of the transfer portal for college

basketball.I know the regular

season is over however the

post season is not. I wish they

would wait until April to do so. 

It is only a couple additional

weeks.

The Washington State Cougars

will be taking on Georgetown

in a new post season tournament

on March 31. News came out

thst Isaiah Watts is entering the

transfer portal. A key loss going

into next season and so he won't

be playing against Georgetown.

Recently Isaiah lost his grandfather

Slick. A former Seattle Supersonic

that many of us watched him play.

Isaiah's father Donald played for

Washington Huskies. Growing up

in Seattle be interesting to see

whether he will go to Washington

or decide to go elsewhere.

The Cougars starting fowards who

had good season's for them Erik 

Erikstrup and Ethan Price are

graduating. So for now that is 

sixty percent of their starting

five.

As of now LeJuan Watts who

is not related to Isaiah and 

Nate Calmese are the only

returning starters at this point.

Calmese is a former Husky

who led the Cougars in scoring

while LeJuan was the leading

rebounder

Freshman Tomas Valur Prastarson

an international player from Island

will likely start in Isaiah's spot

as he did when he was out with

injury earlier on in the season.

He to.made the West Coast Conference all freshman team.

We let you know how the Cougars

will do in acquiring incoming

freshmen and any through the

transfer portal. The Cougars hope

to improve over the sixth place

finish in the tough West Coast

Conference. Go Cougs!

Mariners Win with six games remaining in spring

The Seattle Mariners won Tuesday

afternoon over the Milwaukee Brewers

9-3.

Bryan Woo got off to a rough

start giving up three runs. After

that he settled down going five 

innings. Cal Raleigh got the

Mariners going in the third 

inning with a home run. The 

Mariners scored four runs

and never looked back.

In the fifth inning Luke Raley 

and Randy Arozarena each

hit a double to score to more 

runs. In the sixth Victor Robles

hit a three-run homer to end 

the scoring.

The Mariners play the Texas

Rangers on Wednesday with

Emerson Hancock starting.

The Mariners have six remaining

spring games including Wednesday.

Thursday is a day off. A split

squad on Friday. So leaves

single games Saturday, Sunday 

and Monday. The last game will

be against the Padres.

The Mariners have next Tuesday 

and Wednesday off before facing

the A's on Thursday March 27

in Seattle.

The Mariners still have 17 pitchers 

still in camp on the 40 man roster.

The Mariners have 17 position

players on the same 40 man roster

as well. Right now they have

39 total out of 40 on the roster.

George Kirby likely will start the

season on the injured list and

the same goes to Matt Brash.

That means three nonroster

players could make the team

without taking anyone else off.

Mitch Haniger hasn't played

since March 4 so he could make

it four.

This means having 13 pitchers 

and position players the Mariners

have to cut at least four pitchers

and four position players depending

whether any non-roster players make

it.

At this point Brandyn Garcia a lefty

is the best chance to make the

bullpen. Rowdy Tellez is the best

chance to be the only position

player not on the 40-man roster

to make the team. He is a left

handed hitting first baseman

and dh who has had a very good

spring so far. If Mitch Haniger is 

on the injured list he likely will

make it and may anyway.

Tellez is currently hitting .297

in spring with three home runs

and four RBIs. He has only struck

out seven times. The Mariners

like guys who can play more

than one position which is downfall

however he could still make it. 

The Mariners have nine position players plus four bench players.

Mitch Garver counts as dh along

with being the second catcher.

Donovan Solano will be the 2nd

first baseman who can play third

as well. Dylan Moore should be

the utility player so that leaves

two other spots. We will see how 

that irons out.  Go M's

Washington Huskies and Washington State Cougars

Coming soon for the Washington 

Huskies and Washington State 

Cougars spring football begins

soon.

The Huskies spring camp begins 

on April 1. The Cougars should be

about the same time.

We will see who are the starters and 

thr second unit. The Huskies spring

game will be on May 2. After that

we will see the transfer portal open 

up and both teams will look to see

where the weak spots are and see

who can fit in. The Huskies being

in the Big Ten will have a better 

chance to bring in new transfer.

The Cougars are in the same spot

as the Huskies were last year by

losing their coaches as well.as

quarterback from last season.

Many of the Huskies lost from

last season were walkons. Not

sure how many have signed 

elsewhere however the Cougars 

could sign a few. 

We do hope the Cougars can be 

competitive.  The Huskies hope

to have a better team to compete

in the Big Ten. The Huskies need 

to look more like Michigan and

Oregon.

News came out the Cougars 

men's basketball team will

play in a new post season

tournament. The name is

College Basketball Crown.

The  Cougars will be one

of 16 teams. They  will have

Oregon State in as well.

Some others.will be former

Pac-12 teams in Arizona State, 

Colorado, USC and Utah.

The Cougars will play 

Georgetown March 31. All 

games will be played in 

Las Vegas. 

The Cougars women team will

be playing in.the WNIT. They

have a bye in the first round.

Go Cougs. 

Ten Days Until Opening Day

It is amazing  to think the Mariners  opening

day is in ten days. In fact Monday  they

lost to the A's  who they will play on the 

opening series  at home beginning on

March 27. 

It is odd to call the A's  just that instead

of the Oakland A's.  This season  they

have home games in Sacramento California. 

They are supposed to be moving to Las 

Vegas eventually so in the meantime the A's. 

The A's  won Monday 7-6 in a walkoff 

fashion. The Mariners  lineup was

some starters as well  as guys who

are trying to make the team. Julio

was scratched from the opening 

lineup before game started. It isn't 

serious he just wasn't  feeling well. 

Luke Raley who should be the opening

starter at first base started in center

field in place of Julio. He actually 

made an outstanding catch in the

game. Besides first base Raley should 

be the 4th outfielder. We may see Dylan 

Moore out there when he isn't playing

at second, third and shortstop. At this

point he should be the utility  player  

once again.

Casey  Lawrence  who was sent down

and likely  playing at triple-A Tacoma

started the game. He gave up four of 

the seven ŕuns. He went four and 

two-thirds innings giving up a solo 

home run and a three-run homer.

I saw him pitch last year in Tacoma

and don't  understand  why he is

still in the organization.

Jesse Hahn a veteran reliever 

finished of the fifth inning. Most

likely  he will start the season at

Tacoma however we could see 

him in Seattle sometime  in 2025.

Mariners  have had success 

stories like him.

Gregory  Santos followed  him

going an inning and gave up a

run. The importance is that he

stays healthy  since he will start

the season  as the setup man

for Andre Munoz  until at least

Matt Brash joins in.

Colin Snider followed Santos 

for an inning. He gave up just

a hit but no runs. Colin was the

surprise reliever on last year's 

tea. We could see him come in

the game anytime including

setting up for Munoz depending 

how much Santos is used.

Gabe Speier who has recovered 

from an injury last season went

one inning and gave up a run.

Not serious about him right now

as long as he stays healthy.

Brandyn Garcia  another lefty

pitched the 9th. He gave up

the walkoff  run however it 

wasn't  earned. At this time

time not sure he has made

the team or sent to double-A 

or triple-A.  Last year he started

at single A Everett before going

to double-A.  A former starter

Garcia could pitch long relief.

Expect himon the team at some

point even if not on day one.

We will continue  to look, at the

guys who are still looking at

making the team. The Mariners 

still have about 15 players to

cut down to the 26 man roster.

Expect ten to be done real soon.

Mitch Haniger hasn't  played a

game since March 6 because of

injury to a shoulder so he could

end up starting  the season on

the injured list. It is still tough

to know what his future  is on

the Mariners  though he is owed

a lot of money. If he is not 

starting  the season  a lot 

depends how well Mitch Garver  

does hitting as dh against lefties.  

Right now Haniger would be the 

extra outfielder  only if they are 

facing a lefty and Arozarena,  

Robles, or Julio are hurt or need 

a day off on the field against

a lefty. Right now Raley looks to 

be the guy in the outfield  against  

righties  when he isn't  at first base. 

Raley I  expect is playing some 

in the outfield  so he would be 

ready to go when needed.

Tuesday  Bryan Woo  will start 

against the Brewers in Peoria.  

Any other news on the Mariners  

let you know on Tuesday.

Go M's. 

Bryce Miller Helps To End Spring Losing Streak

Bryce Miller pitched a good game

to end spring training losing streak.

Milker went five innings while giving

up two and one run on 62 pitches.

If he pitches a lot this way in the

regular season he will win a lot of 

games.

Along with two hits Miller walked 

one batter and seven strike outs. 

His one run given up was in the 

second inning. The Mariners first

one came in the fifth inning and

another in the sixth for him to

record the victory.

The 9th inning the Mariners scored

four runs and Cincinnati Red had

two to make the final score  8-3.

Much of the lineup for the Mariners

were guys that are trying to make

the 26 spot on the roster. Dylan

Moore, Donovan Solano and Mitch

Garver were the only ones who

likely on the team..The bullpen 

were Tayler Saucedo, Andre Munoz

and Trent Thornton all who went an

inning without giving up a hit. 

The final reliever was right handed

minor leaguer Charlie Beilenson who gave up the two runs in the 9th inning  with two solo home runs. Besides

he did strike out two Reds.

On Monday afternoon the Mariners

have an away game against the A's.

Casey Lawrence who was sent to

minor league camp will start. Go M's.

While the Mariners were playing

Gonzaga Bulldogs found out where

and who they were playing in the

first round of the NCAA men's

basketball tournament. They are

the number eight seed and take

on the Georgia Bulldogs. They are

playing in the Midwest Region.

Georgia is ninth seed and they will

be playing Thursday.

At Climate Pledge Arena will have

four first round gamed in Seattle.

Two teams familiar to Seattle

Arizona seeded #4 will take Akron

in the east region. Also in the East

region will be #5 Oregon against

Liberty which is #12.

From the West region will be #4 

Maryland against #13 Grand Canyon.

Also #5 Memphis against #12 

Colorado State. We will have to

see whether any upsets at all.

Sort of a surprise St. Mary's is

the only other West Coast 

Conference to make the tournament. 

They are a 7th seed against #10

Vanderbilt in the east region.

In all the Big ten had eight teams

in the tournament. Michigan beat

Wisconsin to be in automatically. 

We wish all the team's the best.

Update On Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament

Sunday Michigan and Wisconsin

play in the title game. It starts 

about 30 minutes before the

Seattle Mariners spring training 

game.

Both teams barely made it in.

Michigan beat Maryland by one

point while Wisconsin beat 

Michigan State by three on

Saturday in the semifinals.

The title game should be exciting

and both teams should go to

the bigger dance. May see

Michigan State and Maryland 

as well. 

The Oregon Ducks lost Friday

to Michigan State  by ten.

The Ducks seeded 8th in

the tournament I am sure

won't go to the bigger dance.

Keep enjoying good college

basketball. Late Sunday afternoon

we will know where Gonzaga 

play in the first round of the

NCAA tournament. Go Zags.

Mariners Lose Split Games

The Seattle Mariners haven't done

well in split squads so far. Fortunately

the games don't count.

In game one Logan Gilbert gave up 

three runs in four innings. He gave up

a solo home run in the second.

One thing he could do is cut down

on home runs.

Logan last year looked like a Cy Young

winner however he had a 9-12 record

since he had little run support.  News

came out that Logan will be the opening day starter. Who follows him

is hard to know.

The final was San Francisco Giants

6-2. 

The Mariners didn't have much hitting

and the two runs unearned.  They

had three hits by Donovan Solano, 

Dominic Canzone and Cole Young.

In the second game the Mariners

lost to the San Diego Padres  8-3.

In this one the Mariners had five

hits. Randy Arozarena hit a home

run in the 4th inning to tie at 2-2.

Pretty much the Padres the rest 

of the way. 

Arozarena had two hits as well

as Ryan Bliss who had a double

and scored twice. Don't expect

 a lot of home runs however he

could have a lot of doubles with

his speed. Right now he looks to 

be the starter at second. Blake

Hunt had the fifth hit as he came

in for Mitch Garver at catcher.

It was his first game since he was

injured last Monday and thought

he might miss some time.

Bryce Miller takes the mound

against the Cincinnati Reds

on Sunday. At this point he

looks to be the third starter

though on the Mariners it

doesn't look like any difference.

So he will start in two weeks

against the A's on the 29th.

Seth Martinez who gave up 

four runs on Wednesday in

his only appearance with

the Mariners was put on

waivers and the Miami Marlins

reclaimed off of waivers. We

wish him the best. 

Go M's.

Mariners Loss Two Games Friday and More

The Seattle Mariners lost both

the regular spring game and 

breakout game with there 

top prospects was both scores

were identical 8-7 to Cleveland.

The regular game was tied going 

into the bottom of the 9th. 

Cleveland scored on a wild throw

to win the game. The breakout

game the Mariners were down by

two into the top of the 9th. They

scored a run and had runners on

base with two outs however the

game ended with a fly ball to

left field.

In the regular game Emerson 

Hancock started instead of

Logan. Gilbert. With the game

cancelled on Thursday this game

Hancock was moved to Friday

and Logan will go on Saturday.

Hancock pitched well going

four innings. He gave up six

hits and had no walks. Hancock

struck out one. The Mariners

scored first with five runs 

where Jorge Polanco hit a

single driving in two runs.

Julio had a single as well driving

in two runs after Polanco scored

on fielding error.

Jessie Hahn a veteran pitcher

trying to make a comeback

hasn't pitched in the majors

since 2021 gave up a three

run homer. The Mariners don't

have many spots up for grabs

in the bullpen. Don't think Hahn

will make the team. 

Gabe Speier pitching the sixth

inning gave up a two-run homer

to tie the game. He has pitched 

for well for most of the spring.

Unless something happens

over the next ten games he 

should be on the opening roster.

All the runs except the last were

home runs by Cleveland. The

Mariners had no home runs

however scoring seven runs

with one unearned was a bright

spot.

The Mariners are on the road

Saturday against the Giants.

This will be the game that 

Logan will start. Luis Castillo

will start the other split squad

against the Padres as the home

team. Expect this game to have

more starting position players 

than the away game. 

Tai Peete the number 12th prospect

in the Mariners farm system had

the best game in the spring breakout

going 3 for 3 including a home run.

Peete was drafted as a shortstop

and since they have two shortstops

ahead of him including number one

Colt Emerson he will be playing

mostly the outfield this coming

season. Making the Mariners over

tge next couple years or so I see

him as a super utility player. Be

the number four outfielder along

with playing the infield when

needed.

The Mariners number one draft

choice last year Jurangelo Cijntje

pitched two innings. What is unusual 

is he can pitch both left handed

and right.  The first hitter he faced

he threw left-handed however the

remaing hitters he threw right handed.

On the radio broadcast general

manager Justin Hollander said

he will be primarily a right handed

pitcher. If he throws left handed

between starts on the side line

he will start by throwing left

handed however will still be

seen throwing right. It will be

interesting to see how it goes

in his first full professional 

season. He throws around 98

mikes per hour right handed

and can do about the same 

left which is amazing.

In other local sports the Seahawks

signed free agent wide receiver

Cooper Kupp who had an outstanding

career with the LA Rams when 

he was healthy. He will be added

as the number two receiver if

he can stay healthy. Fans are

excited adding him since he

played his college football career

at Eastern Washington and grew

up in Yakima. 

Thr Seahawks are hoping to sign

a free agent offensive lineman

next week. We will let you know 

whether it happens or not. Go Hawks.

On Sunday Gonzaga will find out

where they will play and what seed

in the NCAA men's basketball tournamen We will update yiu on 

that too.

The Washington State Cougars

have an outside shot to make

the same tournament. If they

don't make it tge Cougars have

a shot at the NIT tournament.

Go Cougs!

 

Mariners Game Canceled

Thursday  night's  game against Arizona 

was canceled  because of bad weather 

conditions. Since it was a spring training 

game it won't  be made up.

The Mariners  have afternoon game 

against  the Cleveland  Guardians  

with Logan Gilbert  on the mound.

Since Thursday's  game was  canceled 

most likely  will  see a lot of the starters 

begin the game.

There is a second after that called

the spring  breakout where the Mariners 

top prospects  will go against the 

Guardians  top prospects.  Guys

like top prospect olt Emerson will 

play in the game.

Cole Young  and Harry Ford who 

are still in Mariners camp will 

play as well.

Great news came on Thursday  where

pitcher George Kirby  is able to start

pitching once again.  With less starts

in spring  games hè may still be 

going on the injured list however

he should be able to start when it

ends. We will have more updates

on Kirby. 

Mitch Garver  injured in his last game

should  be back in the lineup.  Mitch

thought it was broken arm however 

the MRI came back as negative.  If

head to go on the injredlist Harry 

Ford or Blake Hunt would have taken

his spot. Hopefully  Garver  who has

had a good spring won't  aggravate 

it. Go M's.