Mariners Lose Both Games

The Seattle Mariners had split squads on Thursday and lost both games. 

Game one was on the against the

Texas Rangers..The Mariners were

shutout 8-0.

The Mariners had only five hits.

Randy Arozarena had one hit, 

while Tyler Locklear and Harry

Ford had two hits. All three 

started the game. Locklear

had two doubles which is a

good sign.

Diaz who started went two 

innings, giving up four hits

and one run. All rest relievers 

who likely won't be on the team.

Mariners used six relievers.

Gsme two was at Peoria

where the Mariners lost 6-4

to the Giants. The Mariners scored their first run in the fourth inning.

The other three in the seventh.

The Giants scored four in the

fifth inning and two more in

the eight.  Bryce Miller started

and went one and two-thirds.

He didn't allow a hit or run.

He walked one and struck out

three. A good for a first start.

The Mariners had five in this 

one to though scored for runs.

Ryan Bliss competing for second

base  had a triple which drove

in a run.

Mariners take on the Padres

on Friday. Bryan Woo will

start his first game. 

We will keep you up to date here.

Gonzaga Beats Santa Clara

On Tuesday the Zags beat Santa Clara

after losing to St. Mary's. The score

was 95-76. Something else when

both teams are having good seasons.

It might not be there last one either.

Four of the Zags starters scored

in double figures. Graham Ike who is having a very good season led with

24 points. Khalif Battle in his only

season had 21.

The Zags play San Francisco Dons

on Saturday. This will make a 

placement in the WCC tournament coming up.

Next up will be how the Mariners 

did in split squad games.

Huskies Lose On Road Again

Washington Huskies had another 

tough road loss at Wisconsin

88-62 on Tuesday night.

Great Osobor was the only one

who scored in double figures

at 11 points. He has been the

Huskies top rebounder to however

Wisconsin allowed him to have

only two.

The Huskies other starters had one

shot away to have double figures

too. Wisconsin didn't shoot well

from three point line however did

very well otherwise. Wisconsin

is third in the Big Ten behind 

Michigan State and Michigan.

The Huskies will be home Saturday

afternoon against Indiana who

are ninth in the Big Ten.

Spring training the Mariners lost to 

the A's 8-5. They scored four in

the ninth. George Kirby started and

went one inning on Wednesday.

The Mariners have first split squad

games. Diaz who opened the first

spring will pitch against the Rangers.

Bryce Miller will make his first

start in Peoria against the Giants

on Thursday. Go M's.

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Mariners Win Third Straight

It is only spring training however

the Mariners won their third in

a row after losing first two games.

Also 4th in a row scoring double

digits as well.

What I like to say is save some of

the runs for the regular season.

Mariners 11 Dodgers 5

The Mariner scored four runs in the

second inning after the Dodgers 

had a single run in the bottom

of the first. That is a good sign. 

The big inning was the seventh

when they got six to put the

Dodgers away. A good way if

they can do some of that in the

regular season.

So far Mitch Garver is having a

good spring. He had a home run

to help spure the Mariners on.

Luis Castillo started his first time

 and went one and two-thirds.

He gave up one run in the first

which was unearned. Mariners

used nine relievers. Two gave

up two runs each. Most of these 

guys won't make the team out of

Tuesday's game.

Cole Young was at dh again as

he has an injury. It would be nice

to.see two youngsters to make 

the team though few spots available.

Go M's

Mariners Score Big Late Monday

Spring traianing  is  where wins and

runs scored don't have a lot meaning

right now. What want to see how 

some of the veterans are doing and

top prospects.

The Mariners won Monday afternoon

against Milwaukee 12-8. The Brewers

had a 7-1 lead when the Mariners came

storming back when they scored six

runs in the sixth inning. The add two and three runs in the seventh and eighth.  This has do with youngsters pitching and hitting.

Mitch Haniger had his first play in

a game where he hit a home run

in the sixth inning while playing

right field. We hope he stays healthy

and does well on the season. One 

of the Mariners top prospects Lazaro

Montes took Hanigers spot. He

hit a three-run homer in the 8th.

He walked twice before that so

scored three times. Odd to see

a line like this with one official

at bat with three runs scored and

three RBIs. Lazaro hss a lot of talent

and personality like Julio. The 

Mariners hope he makes it in the

next couple years like Julio. He is

20 years old.

Harry Ford came in and dh .

He had a hit, scoring once

and drove in two runs. It

would be nice to see him 

make the roster sometime

this season or next. It does

take some talented prospects

take the time.  Ford is athletic

enough to play besides catcher.

The Mariners pitched nine relievers

after Logan Gilbert started. Logan 

went into the second though Manager

Dan Wilson took him out. At this

stage it is how many pitches

he will throw. Logan might go

full two innings next time or three

depending on the pitch count.

We will see a lot of relievers for

the first couple weeks as well as

position players until they start

cutting down.

The Mariners regular season will

start on Thursday March 27 at

home against the A's. It is odd

not to put Oakland in front of

it as they play their home games

in Sacramento.

Around March 20 the Mariners 

will be down to a fewer group.

The ones that are still trying 

making it. The 20th the Mariners

won't have a game. They will

have four preseason games

remaining after that. The last

one will be on the 24th at San

Diego taking on the Padres. 

They will likely have the squad

set that day. May see some

minor leaguers in that game.

Tge series against the A's will

be four games. They follow

with three at home against

the Detroit Tigers. After that

a road game series against

the San Francisco Giants.

They will come back home for

a three game series against

the Astros and Rangers with

a day off between the two.

They will imbark on their

first long road trip. Go M's.

Mariners Outfielder Dominic Canzone

Dominic Canzone looks good so far hitting the ball in the two games

he has started in right field.

We know spring training is early.

It is almost a month before the

season starts. The Mariners 

don't have much room on the

roster so might be hard for

Dominic to make the team. 

Last year he was sent down to

Tacoma after making the opening

day roster. Dominic was not 

hitting left handed pitching.

At the plate he looked lost

against them. His best chance

is to hit much better. 

Dominic has power and hitting

left handed in T-Mobile park is

a good thing. Making the Mariners

would mean he would be the dh

against righties and in the field

when the starting outfielders need

a rest. He can play first base as

well so if Luke Raley needed a 

day off or wasn't healthy he could

play there.

We wish Dominic the best since

he would be value to the Mariners

if he can hit OK against lefties

though he will start against righties

most of the time. Go M's. 

Mariners Get First Win Of Spring

It took until game three for the

Mariners to get first win. It was

a plastic as they score a lot 

of runs again however the

pitching was better until late 

in the game.

Emerson Hancock made his first

start of the spring and he went 

One and two-thirds inning giving

up one run. The Mariners used

ten relievers with two giving up

runs. The Diamondbacks scored

two more runs in the 8th and 9th

each. The Mariners scored six in

the second inning and went on

a role from there. Luis F. Castillo

the other one had trouble in the

8th inning. 

The Mariners had mostly the

same guys starting like in

game one. Cal was dh while

Garver was catching this time.

Garver had two hits while Cal

had one. Dominic Canzone hit 

well again with two hits. He is

going to make it hard on the

Mariners to send him down 

at least at this point.

The final was M's 11 Arizona 5

Monday Logan Gilbert will make 

his first start against Milwaukee.

They will have several relievers

who were on the team last year

going as well. Go M's

Cougars and Zags Both Lose

WSU Cougars and Gonzaga along

with the Huskies all lost Saturday.

The Cougars were beaten by 

Santa Clara at home 109-79.

The Cougars have found going

to the West Coast Conference

has been a rough start just like

the Huskies going to the Big Ten.

There is great men's basketball 

played in both conferences.

Santa Clara made a team record

making 23 behind the 3pt. line

at  a 60.5 percent shooting. The

Cougars made 9 of 26. The score

may have been worse if the Cougars

didn't make twice as many shots

at the foul line.

Santa Clara had five players score

in double figures while Cougars

had three. The Cougars were led

by Nate Calmese with 20 including 

making 4 of 8 behind the 3point

line.

The Cougars have two remaining

games in tge regular season. They

take on San Diego this Thursday

at home.

Gonzaga lost to St. Mary's 74-67.

St. Mary's is winning the West

Coast Conference title. They may

play each other a third time in

the conference tournament. Both

teams should make the NCAA

tournament in March.

The Zags started all five seniors

and St. Mary's scored double

digits before the Zags scored a

point. The lead was ten points at

halftime. The Zags were able to

get it down two points late in.the

game before losing steem. 

Final St. Mary's 74 Gonzaga 67.

Graham Ike led the Zags with

19 points with five five rebounds

which is low for him. Zags next 

game will be on the road at Santa

Clara on Tuesday. The Zags lost

to them at home over a month ago.

The Zags had won five straight

before Saturday. Go Zags!

Huskies and Mariners Both Lose

Washington Huskies lost another

close game Saturday afternoon

at afternoon. This was another

close run that the Huskies may

win. 

The Huskies win they get a lead like

they did on Saturday they couldn't

sustain it. We could say the opponent

can think as long as we keep the

score close we have a good shot

too.

Final Iowa 85. Washington 79

The Huskies actually shot well 

from the field  making a good

52.9 percent. More times than 

not you would win. Iowa took

more shots than the Huskies

however made one less shot.

Both shot the same with the

3s. 

Both did the same except

Iowa made 7 more free throws

than the Huskies. The Huskies

didn't do great however OK

from the free throw line. They

have had to make each one to tie.

The Huskies had four scoring

in double figures beginning with

Mekhi Mason with 19. The Huskies

played eight guys however they

need to get a little from the guy.

This loss will likely keep the

Huskies a chance to play in

the Big Ten tournament. Next 

up the Huskies play at Wisconsin

on Tuesday. 

The Cougars are playing however

likely to lose too.

Saturday the Seattle Mariners

lost to LA Angels 11-10 in a wild game.

The Mariners had a chance to win

the ninth inning however the Angels

were able to score two in the bottom

of the ninth.

The players expected in the starting

lineup who didn't play Friday did so

Saturday. Guys like Victor Robles

and Dylan Moore.

The Mariners did end up playing a

lot of reserves too. Logan Evans 

who started gave up four runs on

five hits in one and a third inning.

The Mariners used nine relievers

with three giving up the other seven

runs. Those used most likely won't

make the team however one could

surprise us.

On Sunday the Mariners will play

Arizona Diamondbacks. Emerson

Hancock has the call to start. Let's

see whether he will do.better.

Gonzaga plays this evening and 

show how they did along with

the final of the Cougars game.

We just hope the Zags can win

so someone here does.

Seattle Kraken resume action in

Florida. They are tied right now

at 1-1. 

Mariners Lose Spring Opener

Our minds say it doesn't mean 

much however our heart may 

have doubts but none of these

games mean anything.

Who ends up making the opening

day roster is important.

I heard Jay Buhner who now

is one of the Mariners TV analyst

believes in Dylan Moore as the

teams opening and starting 2nd

baseman. I have doubts. Him 

playing some games at second

is OK with me. If he is the.starter

who becomes the utility player

and that isn't as clear.

The Mariners lost Friday 5-2. 

Jhonathan Diaz the starter 

ended up giving up three runs

in two innings. I expect he will

be one of the early cuts. How

well or lack of will decide if he

pitches at Tacoma again or not.

Also who else can make the jump

to triple A.

Logan Evans who made some

promise at double A Arkansas

last year is scheduled to start 

Saturday against the Angels.

Evans could be the headliner

at triple A Tacoma this year.

The biggest news with the Angels

Mike Trout is moving from center

to right field to keep from being

more injured.

The Mariners did start JP Crawford,

Julio, Cal, Arozarena and Garver

at dh. With other catchers in camp

now we could see Garver get at bats 

by being dh during the spring. 

The likelihood we will see others

start and play on Saturday. Go M's.

Center Fielder Julio Rodriguez

Now Julio Rodriguez will be going

into his fourth season as a Seattle

Mariner he still is only 24 years

old. He was considered a superstar

when he began his first season.

He was all-star team the first two

seasons. 

Last year like his teammates who

played in the field he was inconsistent

at the plate. The Mariners are banking that Julio will start out hitting well 

from the outset of the season.

Julio had the best average on the

team for the nine who played 100

games or more on the season.

His best month was September

when Edgar Martinez was the hitting

coach when Dan Wilson became

manager. Julio's overall average

was .273. September Julio hit 

.328 along with 7 home runs and

22 RBIs. Could you imagine if this

season he had about that in two 

months each.

Many times players have a sophomore 

slump however in Julio's it was much

of 2024. If Julio can have a season

like 2023 and some of the guys do

the same the Mariners will be in good 

shape.

Despite his lack of consistency at the plate Julio was still outstanding playing

in center field. The amazing thing

the Mariners thought he would be

the right fielder. He didn't play center

in.the minor leagues and didn't

miss a step. 

I wish the Mariners would have 

brought someone in to match

or come closer to Julio as a 

player in the infield. Hopefully someone will step up. 

Friday is opening game of spring

training. Jnothan Diaz who was 

on the 40-man roster right before

camp was designated for assignment

then signed a minor league contract

and invited to spring training.

Mariners Reliever Brandyn Garcia

Garcia is a left handed reliever

who spent last season at single-A

Everett and double A Arkansas.

He is one of the talks of spring

training. He began his career

as a starter however was switched

to reliever. Seattle Mariners general

manager Justin Hollander said that 

at some point in the season he could be on the team. Someday may go back to being a starter.

Hollander says that Garcia's out pitch

is his change up. As a starter being

in the bullpen Garcia would be used

as a long reliever though go one inning

if needed. If he doesn't start the season as a Mariner I would expect to begin the season in Arkansas.

Garcia is only 24 years old. This will be 

his third season in the Mariners system. He has risen fast as a 11th

round selection in the/2023 draft

out of Texas A&M. Look forward to see

him pitch in spring training. Go M's.

Gonzaga Wins Huskies Lose

The Gonzaga Bulldogs beat state

rival Washington State Cougars

84-63.

The Cougars led very early however 

when the Bulldogs known as the Zags 

as well took the lead they had it the

rest of the way.

The Zags went on a 22-0 near the

end of the first half. Only increased

it in the second half. The Zags

were the better shooting  team

though the Cougars made more 3s.

The Cougars had trouble once

again from the foul line where the

Zags made a lot more.

Nolan Hickman who hss been

playing very good ball of late

had 23 points. Graham Ike had

17 points and 23 rebounds for

the Zags as well.

The Cougars were led by LeJuan

Watts with 19 and no one close

to Ike in rebounds.

Gonzaga has a big game against

St. Mary's on Saturday night at

home. They are two games behind

St. Mary's though in second place. 

The Cougars take on Santa Clara

Saturday afternoon at home. Another

tough team to face. They still want

to play in the NCAA. 

The Washington Huskies lost to Rutgers Wednesday night in s

tough game came down to overtime.

The final Rutgers 89 Washington 85.

Both teams could have won in

regulation. Though the Huskies 

lost they never gave up although

Great Osobor fouled out with 17

points at the end of regulation.

Mekhi Mason who had 20 points

fouled out in overtime. Made hard 

on the Huskies. Zoom Diallo had

20 points while Tyler Harris had

17. Those four scored most of 

the Huskies points. 

The Huskies shot well from the

field however Rutgers made 17

more points from the foul line.

The Huskies go on the road

Saturday afternoon at Iowa.

Really have to say this is a

must win.  Go Dawgs. 

Full Roster Opened Tuesday For Mariners

The first day of the full roster

is always exciting. The Mariners

had theirs on Tuesday.

Many of the position players 

came in a few days early. 

They reported on Monday

with physicals.

The Mariners have their first 

preseason game which is

called tge Cactus league.

The Mariners have over 70

players in camp. They have

the 40-man roster plus those

who were invited to camp.

Those include the top prospects

and those on minor league deals.

The opening day roster is 26. 

So like 48 won't be with the

Mariners. Many will be going

to the minor leagues and those

who are veterans whether minor

or major league maybe released.

Those who are invited on non-

roster Cole Young has the best

shot to make the team at second 

base. Cole will only be on the

team if he becomes the Mariners

opening day second baseman.

He will go back to double-A

or to triple-A.

For the rest of the non-roster

the chance is not likely unless

it is in the bullpen.

The Mariners first game in the

spring will take place on Friday

when they play against the San

Diego Padres in Peoria. Don't

expect too many starting players

to play in this one. If any do it will

be for like three innings. Play ball!

Gonzaga plays at Washington

Huskies Wednesday night in

Pullman. The Cougars will have

to play better as of recently to

have a shot to win. The Washington

Huskies are home against Rutgers.

They have been struggling since

playing against their Big Ten

opponents. It is an important

game again if they want to play

in the conference tournament.

Only 15 teams play in it. As of

now the Huskies are now number

15. Go Dawgs!

Dylan Moore and Second Base

There is talk the Mariners will

platoon at second base with

Dylan Moore in the mix.

I am not a big fan of Dylan being 

in the mix depending on how

things are going along with who

the other guy at second.

The three candidates right now

outside of Dylan are Ryan Bliss, 

Leo Rivas and Cole Young. If Bliss 

gets the nod than he is a right handed

hitter like Dylan is. In this case I

would play Dylan every third or

fourth game at second. He would

be more value coming off the 

bench. When he is starting Bliss

can do some of the same things

like coming to pinch running off

the bench. It comes down whether

one is struggling hitting. 

Rivas is a switch hitter so whether

he starts against a lefty is how well

he is doing in that department or the

last time Dylan has started. It would 

be nice to keep both of them fresh.

Cole Young makes the team out

of camp or comes along later 

since hr is a left handed bat he

would start against righties. He

could start against some lefties

to see how he does. It would come

down to whether the lefty is at

the top of the rotation or lower

down. I would like to see Cole

to face lefties down in the order

at the beginning of when he is on

the team.

We will see Dylan on occasion when

JP Crawford needs a day off at 

shortstop and possibly at third base.

The  Mariners do have a couple

others to play third base if Polanco

has a day off.  We could see him

in the outfield on occasion too. 

This could come down to how

often Haniger plays in the field

and whether Raley plays out there

too.

Dylan's value is in his versatility 

however how he is hitting at the

time will answer it. Comes down

to whether Garver, Haniger and

Polanco are hitting or not. Dylan

not hitting well is OK if few others

are doing well at the plate.  The

Mariners haven't had a lot of clutch

hitters outside of Cal Raleigh so

Dylan hss value there too.

We hope that whoever is the second

baseman will play a good amount of 

time out there. Starting at least 100 

games would be nice. Go M's.

Seattle Mariners Manager Dan Wilson

Dan Wilson one of the Mariners

favorite players and team hall

of famers is now the manager.

Dan took over for Scott Servais

who was fired in his 9th season.

Servais firing was a bit of a surprise

since he and baseball president 

Jerry Dipoto are long time friends

and colleagues. I am sure ownership

had a lot to do with it.

Dan Wilson is now the Mariners

10th manager since Lou Piniella 

walked away after the 2002 

season. Dan became manager

at the end of August. One of the

first things was bring back Edgar

Martinez as hitting coach. It

turned out to be a good move

since the team's batting average

had been terrible most of the

season. 

In the 34 games that Dan Wilson

managed in 2024 his record

was 21 and 13. A very good

record for sure and almost got

the Mariners into the playoffs

missing by one game.

Most likely we will see a difference

in how the games will be played

especially by the offense. How

the bullpen is used could be as well.

The Mariners starting lineup will

mostly look the same as last season

ended. The Mariners will have a

different look at second base though

candidates are ones that were on

the roster. Former second baseman

looks go be the Mariners third 

baseman this time around. We will

see how it works.

Dan Wilson way of manager will

be a bit different than Servais was.

Most likely they won't platoon as

much or what I hope for is not as 

much pinch hitting. The big change

we will see more small ball. Which

we hope for is less strike outs and

driving in more runs especially from

third base. 

The Mariners first preseason game will be on this coming Friday the 21st.

The spring training games will mostly

heard on the radio. The first TV game 

will be on March 6 in the evening.

At that point we might see what the

offense will look like  though players

still trying to make the team.

The Mariners don't have to many

positions opened. May see a 

difference on the bench which

won't be much and possibly a

reliever or two.

It will be exciting to see how

Dan Wilson managing maybe 

different beginning of this season.

Go M's.

Cal Raleigh Mariners Catcher

Spring training is always busy for

the catchers. The Mariners have

like six with about forty pitchers

in camp to begin with.

Cal Raleigh will have another busy

season. We hope that Mitch Garver

will hit better to give Cal a few extra

days off. In some cases Cal will dh 

or pinch hit.

Although Julio is the superstar on

the Mariners Cal is the obvious

leader and becomes more each 

season. Cal was the best catcher

in baseball as all his awards show.

Though Cal didn't have a high batting average as most of the team he

led them with 34 home runs and

100 RBIs. He was really the only

clutch hitter hitting .270 with runners

in scoring position.  It would be

nice to see his batting average

rise however his most value is

behind the plate. 

Any new pitcher who makes the

roster Cal will have to get to know

them. At this point it doesn't look

like many will be new. The starting

should be the same. The bullpen

may only have a spot or two. Matt

Brash will take a spot when he is 

ready.

Up next we will be on manager

Dan Wilson. Go M's

 

Gonzaga Wins Cougars Don't

Gonzaga beat Pepperdine  Saturday 

night. It was the second time they 

beat Pepperdine  on the season. 

On their home court the Zags couldn't 

be stopped  winning  107-55.

Th>s gave some of the bench more

playing time. Only three players 

went over 20 minutes. The Zags are

starting  to  play some good ball

right now. 

Khalifa Battle had 24 points and 

shot 50 percent behind the 3 point

making four.  Nolan Hickman had

18 points and he to scored 4 3s

on lesser attempts. 

The Zags had 10 players with

significant playing time plus

a few others got into the game.

The Zags take on the Cougars 

on Wednesday night followed 

by St. Mary's  on Saturday.

The Cougars on the otherhand

didn't  do as well against St.

Mary's  as they had at home

in the first game where they

lost by five.

The Cougars had three players 

scoring double figures led

by LeJuan Watts with 17 points.  

Nate Calmese who has led

the Cougars  often had only 5

points. A very good indication 

why the Cougars lost.

Final St. Mary's  74 WSU 56

The Cougs will play Santa 

Clara on Saturday  after playing 

the Zag on Wednesday. 

The Cougs only have four games

left in regular. We will see how 

they do in these four games.

Have to look positive.   

Washington Huskies Needed A Win

The Washington Huskies if they

wanted to make Big Ten Tournament

their first season they have to do well

down the stretch.

Penn State who has been struggling

like the Huskies didn't make it easy

on them. The Huskies had to fight

back from a 13 point deficit early

in the game however they did so. 

On his post game show Huskies

coach Danny Sprinkle said Penn

State plays hard all 40 minutes

and like the Huskies they needed 

the game as bad.

DJ Davis who had 14 points on

the day hit a crucial 3 pointer 

under a minute remaining to help

the Huskies out. He was one of

four Huskies to score in double

figures. 

Final Huskies 75 Nittany Lions 73.

Great Osobor may have had the

Huskies first triple double ever

however only had six points. He 

had 13 rebounds  and 10 assists. 

Neither team shot good from

the field. The Huskies actually

shot better behind the 3 point 

line. That doesn't happen often.

The Huskies have six regular season

games left. They cant afford to lose

too many more. They play Rutgers 

this cl.ing Wednesday at home

then go on the road to Iowa

next Saturday.  Go Dawgs!

The Cougars and Zags both play Saturday night. 

Reliever Andres Munoz

The Seattle Mariners acquired Andres

Munoz from the San Diego Padres

in August 2020 that brought Ty France

along with two other players who

saw action with the Mariners too. 

Now Munoz is the remaining member

of the Mariners. 

Munoz may have pitched for the

Mariners in 2021 however he was 

recovering from injury.  In 2022 and

2023 Munoz was the setup for Paul

Sewald until he was traded to the

Arizona Diamondbacks at the trading

deadline. Most likely Sewald wouldn't

have been traded if Munoz wasn't

ready to be the closer.

Though Munoz is the closer we

can see him come in from the

seventh inning on. He primarily

pitches against the opposing

team's middle of the order 

depending on the score. Last

year he was limited and given

rest for being hurt. The Mariners

are hoping that Gregory Santos 

who was out most of last season

and Matt Brash to will give the

Mariners two other guys who can

close games out.

We most likely would see Matt

Brash until sometime in April.

He is in spring training and will

be evaluated so we will  have

news on him when we know.

Last September Collins Snider

and Troy Taylor became the

Mariners could count on in

high leverage situations. Taylor

who wasn't in camp last year

with the Mariners was brought

up from Double-A on August 10.

He ended up pitching in 21 games.

He ended up with an era of 3.72

and had 25 strike outs. 

Taylor was hurt when training camp

was opened however now is able

to throw so that is good news. Santos

was throwing in Arizona before camp

started so that is good news. When

Munoz has to have a day off Santos

will likely be the one be called upon.

Last year when Munoz was rested

the Mariners didn't have much

success in that area. 

Taylor and Snider will likely take

the bulk of pitching in the 7th

inning until Brash returns that is.

Brash who was good when coming

in with runners on base. I expect 

the role maybe the same. We hope

that Munoz won't have to do the

same very often.

Early on though we can see the

relievers in the sixth inning as

they build up their pitch count.

The Mariners starter can find

going seven innings often especially

Logan and Kirby. We now hope

that Bryce Miller and Bryan Woo

can pitch longer in games. Seeing

Woo go at least six innings would

be nice. Last year  was taxing on

the bullpen since often he could

only go five innings or less. 

Next up on the Mariners we will

look at catcher Cal Raleigh. Go M'S.

Gonzaga Wins Important Game

The Gonzaga  Bulldogs  men's basketball 

team played at home Thursday night 

against  the San Francisco  Dons. 

It was important game for Gonzaga 

also known as the Zags to win as

the two teams are battling for second 

place in the West Coast  Conference. 

The Zags beat the Dons 88- 77 to

move just ahead the Dons in second 

place. They follow St. Mary's who

have only one loss in conference. 

Gonzaga is now 10-3 while San

Francisco is 10-4. They do play 

again the last game of the regular 

season on March 1. They could 

play in Conference Tournament. 

The game was tight in the first

half with the score tied 38-38.

The Zags scored first in the

second half and never trailed

again and a dominating time.

The Zags had five players score

in double figures. The Dons  had

trouble stopping Graham Ike who

had 18 points along with 13 

rebounds. Ryan  Nembhard matched

with 18 points. He had 12 as well.

Improving his Gonzaga record in

assists in the season. 

Gonzaga will take on Pepperdine 

Saturday  night  at  home. This

might be an easy  win as Pepperdine 

is 8th in conference with a 4-9

and only two on the road on the

season. Go Zags.

The Washington  State  Cougars 

only have one game this week

taking on St.Mary's  on the road.

They lost at home by five points

to St.Mary's  earlier. They are

6-7 in WCC  play.  They take on

Gonzaga at home next Wednesday. 

It is a tough stretch for  the Cougars.

The Washington Huskies  play at

Penn State. The Huskies  have 

trouble on the road only winning

once in the Big Ten.  Penn State

isn't  much better. The Huskies

lost  big time to Ohio State on

Wednesday losing by 24. Penn

State didn't  do much better at

USC on Tuesday 

Both the Huskies  and Penn State

are fighting  to make the Big Ten 

Tournament.  The lower of this

one probably  won't  be in although 

both may not any way. The 

tournament only has 15 teams

of the 19 going to be in it. Go Dawgs!

A look at JP

Today we look at JP Crawford the

Seattle Mariners shortstop. Last

season like most of the position 

players he had a terrible season

hitting. 

I heard some fans give the excuse

that he was injured. The truth he

wasn't hitting before injury.

This season he will first start batting

ninth. It seems it is where he best at.

Last year he hit .202  with a .304

on base percentage. The lowest 

since being a Mariner. 

His best seasons have been every 

other season with the Mariners.

They are 2021 and 2023 so this

could be it. Last year he had his

worst. Not only his average and

on base percentage he had his 

lowest amount of walks. 

JP Crawford has two years left 

on his contract. Depending on

the top prospects the Mariners

have he could be traded before

the 2026 season. Colt Emerson

the Mariners top prospect could

be ready by 2027 if not before 

then. He is considered one of

the top prospects in all of baseball

though he is only 19.

JP will be a free agent in 2027. 

How he does and the Mariners

even more so will answer it. 

The Mariners could move JP

to second base however Cole

Young might have the spot 

this season or 2027. By 2027

the Mariners will have a younger

infield. 

Anyway JP we look forward to 

a bounce back year. 

Next up we will look at Andre

Munoz. Since the pitchers

and catchers have reported

and Thursday is first workouts

we will see who might be the

buzz in camp. Though some

of the position players are in

camp  Monday is their reporting

date. 

Another UW Loss On the Road

The Washington Huskies haven't

done well on the road this season.

In the Big Ten the only win

for the Huskies was recently

against. The Huskies haven't

done much better at home winning

twice.

The Huskies non-league games

have been played at home. I 

believe they need to play more

of those on the road along with

higher caliber opponent. It would

help them get better faster. The

Huskies have a good recruiting

class next year so they may not

need as many transfers as they

have used in recent years.

Wednesday night the Huskies 

were smoked at Ohio State

93-69. Neither team shot a lot of

3s however the Buckeyes shot at

a 62.1 percent making four more

thank Huskies. They shot better

in field goals altogether. 

The Huskies had three players who

each scored 14 points each. They

were Tyler Harris, Zoom Diallo

and DJ Davis.  The Buckeyes 

wanted to stop Great Osobor

which they did by only allowing

him to score eight points.

The Huskies take on Penn State

on the road Saturday morning 

Seattle time. PSU almost lost

to USC by almost the same score.

This should be a game the Huskies

can win however like it is said

"Why we play the game." 

Though the Huskies men's basketball

seem to have a bright future they are

going through growing pains right

now. Go Dawgs.

Logan and George

This season Logan Gilbert and

George Kirby both should be

good along with the rest of the

starting rotation.

It will be hard to know which

one will be the ace for the 

Mariners. To be honest any

of the starters could be the

ace. 

Without looking at the stats

Logan looked to be the ace

last year. George didn't look 

as good as 2023 though he

had some good outings.

It was amazing how well both

did when the offense wasn't

so good most of the time.

They had to be almost perfect

to win. We hope the offense 

will be better this season though

they didn't pick up much help.

Logan seemed to give up more

home runs on the season. George

though he isn't wild and walks few

batters it seemed at times he was

tipping his pitches. Since George's

control is so good he should be

able to throw more pitches outside

to see if hitters will fall for it.

Having Dan Wilson as manager

for a full season I hope they keep

both of these two in the game

longer. When they are going well

they can throw more pitches. This 

will allow the bullpen to have more

rest. If they have a good lead taking

them out after seven innings would

be fine. I would bring in one of

the lower relievers. All depends

how often they are pitching. No

matter what it is important to

pitch them enough but not over

extend them. I believe every

reliever should pitch at least 

once a week. 

Logan led the league in innings

Pitched at 208 and two-thirds. 

He had an era of 3.23. He 

struck out 220 batters while 

walking only 37. He may 

win the Cy Young this season 

this year.

George Kirby's numbers didn't look

as good as the previous two years

however can't complain. He had

a 14-11 record going 191 innings in

33 starts. His era was 3.53. He walked

only 23 batters while striking out

179. He to could be in the running 

for Cy Young.

Next up on the Mariners we will

look at JP Crawford. Go M's.

Randy Arozarena left fielder

The Seattle Mariners acquired

Randy Arozarena right before

the trading deadline last July.

2024 was his least effective

offense in his four full seasons

in the majors. Jerry Dipoto likely

say though the Mariners didn't

make a significant trade during

this offseason acquiring Arozarena

would add to the team's offense.

Three of his four years in the majors

Randy hit 20 home runs in each besides 2023 he had 23. His first

season in 2021 he had his best

average at .274. His averages 

followed at .263 in 2022, . 254 in 2023

and .219 in 2024. His average with 

the Mariners was .231. Outside of Julio, Robles and Raley he had the best

average though not impressive.

Changing teams especially one he 

didn't want to leave makes sense.

Outside of 2023 he had over 30

doubles on the season. He has a

good on base percentage too. 

Randy has had at least 20 stolen

bases per season too. If the M's

play more small I see he will be

a good asset.

There is dome question about his

defence. We could see him at dh

sometimes too. This most likely

be when Luke Raley is in the outfield.

Randy likely bat 4th though I like to

see him hit behind Julio if he is

hitting well. He will be an added

plus if he can hit at least .254 as 

he did in 2023. 

The Mariners haven't had any

good left fielders since Raul

Ibanez was out there so any

good success be a plus. 

Spring training begins this 

Wednesday with the pitchers

and catchers reporting. First

full team workout will be next

Tuesday the 18th. The first

preseason game is on February

21. 

The Cubs may sign Justin Turner

since he isn't looking like he will

sign up with Mariners. 

Next up on the Mariners we will

look at Logan Gilbert and George

Kirby.  Go M's. 

Now the Super Bowl Is Over

Non of us expected the Eagles

to beat the  hiefs so badly.

It shows how hard to win three

in a row was well.

The game reminded me when

the Seahawks took care of the

Denver in a similar fashion as

well though they did it quicker.

Those who are NFL fans only

can take a break see what tge

Seahawks and all the other

teams do to get ready for next

season.

For me this week will be me

getting ready spring training

for the Seattle Mariners.

College basketball is still 

going on the Huskies and

Cougars don't look to be

going to the big dance or

what is known to as the

NCAA Tournament. Gonzaga

looks to be going again though.

They could be a lower seed

this time. 

This is a good month for sports.

Too bad the Kraken are not 

having g a good season. Maybe

they will turn things around.

I hope over the next several 

months we will hear the return

of the Seattle Supersonics.

Go teams and stay tuned here..

Gonzaga Breezes While Huskies Make It Close

Gonzaga started a little earlier

before the Huskies played and

just before the Cougars game

ended.

The good news all the three teams

won  though the Cougars had to

respond not to be upset.

Gonzaga had a good lead built up

in the first time and allowed the

defense be good.  The Zags won

78-61.

Gonzaga but up a 15 point lead

in the first half. Braden Huff who 

has done it on several occasions

came off the bench to give the

Zags a big lift with 17 points.

The Zags had five players score

in doubles figures. Khalif Battle 

who had a good game in the last

game had 16. 

Ryan Nembhard had only seven

points for the Zags however had

eight assists. It was significant 

having the most assists by a Zag

player in one season.

Gonzaga's will play next Thursday

at home against the San Francisco

Dons. This will be a tough as the

Dons are just ahead of the Zags 

by a game.

The Washington Huskies who needed 

a win as they have had trouble winning

in the  Big Ten. They got off to a

good start and led at halftime by nine

points. They kept the lead in the second 

half for a while. Northwestern

got and actually took the lead for

a little while late in the game. The

Huskies were able to go on a 9-0

run to go ahead to stay though 

Northwestern still had a shot at

the game. 

DJ Davis made a couple foul shots

when time was coming down to

the end. Mekhi Mason made a

couple foul shots too to seal it

for the Huskies. Davis came off

the bench to score 15 points.

Tyler Harris led the Huskies 18

points and Great Osobor had 16

points and led with nine rebounds.

Final Washington 76 Northwestern 71

Next Wednesday the Huskies 

play on the road at Ohio State

followed at Penn State on

Saturday. Though both schools

are not as tough as their football

teams the  games for the Huskies

they will have to play well.

Ohio State is 8th in the Big Ten

while Penn State is now in the

cellar. Go Dawgs. 

WSU Cougars Almost Upset

On Saturday afternoon  the 

Cougars looked like they were

going to be upset at home by

Pepperdine.

It looked like it would be the

Cougars sixth loss in a row.

They have played some tough

competition along the way.

The Cougars were even down 

by seven points with a minute 

and a half to go. Isaiah Watts hit

a three point shot to help them

go on a 7-0 run to tie the game.

Pepperdine made one of two foul

shots with 25 seconds to go. LeJuan

Watts had a layin with 11 seconds to

make the final score WSU 87

Pepperdine 86. Ethan Price blocked

a shot with 30th of a second for

the win.

The Cougars made more shots 

than Pepperdine in this one.

Giving up more free throws again

almost cost them another game.

The Cougars need to stop giving

more fouls than their opposition.

The Cougars were able to have

every starter in double figures

in scoring. Nate Calmese again

led them this time in scoring with

16 points. He basically scored

his season average which is at

16.2 per game.

The Cougars don't play again

until next  Saturday at St. Mary's

so won't be an easy task. The 

next two will be home the 

following week against Gonzaga

and Santa Clara. Life isn't easy

for them. Go Cougs.

Gonzaga is comfortably ahead

of Pacific on the road. The Huskies

play under two hours so let you know 

how both of them go. 

Spring Training Opens Next Wednesday For Mariners

It has been a tough offseason

at least for the Mariners fans

since not much happened in

acquiring players. At least those 

who would upgrade the team.

The Mariners did resign Jorge 

Polanco who they had not accept

his option back in November.

The Mariners did sign a lot of pitchers

mainly relievers. Emerson Hancock 

is still the main guy if one of the

starters goes down. I wonder if he

starts in triple A again  or in the bullpen

as a long reliever if the five starters 

are set to go. The Mariners don't

have many spots in the bullpen

however I would put him in though

Now we see how the bullpen looks.

Andre Munoz is the closer and

Gregory Santos is the main setup

man so leaves six other spots.

Colin Snider who increased his

worth should be in the bullpen

as well as Trent Thornton. Tayler

Saucedo probably be the lefty out

off the bullpen. Last year he did 

well against lefties however not

as much against righties. Gabe

Speier comes back to see if he

can be the other lefty. He had

a poor season and injuries where

he spent time in Tacoma too.

Do they have room for two lefties.

The likelihood they may keep

a righty who can get lefties out

too.

If the Mariners go with one lefty

that leaves three more spots.

Troy Taylor who had a very good

September when he was called

up would be a choice to make

the team however he is going

to miss the beginning of spring

training with a right lat strain.

If he does become healthy and

through enough he be a spot

to although one would be open

if he isn't ready.

As I said if the Mariners decide to

go with Emerson Hancock in the

bullpen or there was talk about six

man starting rotation which I am

not fond about in either case it

would leave one spot for quite

a few guys. Matt Brash will have

a spot however he likely won't

be ready until April sometime.

He may even go on a rehab

assignment.

Now that leaves quite a few guys 

I see vying for the last spot in

the bullpen or two if Taylor isn't 

ready to go. Best to them all.

Go M's.

 

WSU Lose At Oregon State

The Washington State Cougars

men's basketball has hit a hard

patch losing their fifth game 

in a row. They are seeing how 

hard the West Coast Conference

is.

It was a close game most of the

way through. The Cougars had

to deal with several being in

foul trouble and never easy on

the road either.

Final Oregon State 82 WSU 74

The Cougars score 37 points in

each half. The Beavers had a

better second half after being 

down by one at half time.

The Beavers were led by forward

Michael Rataj with 21 points. He

had sixteen in the second half.

Also led with eight rebounds.

They had three starters score in 

double figures.

The Cougars had three players

in double figures as well. Nate

Calmese who is the Cougars 

leading scorer had 25 points.

Being in foul trouble the foul line

was the reason the Cougars lost.

The Beavers made 20 points more

than the Cougars there. 

The Beavers are hoping the way

they are playing will get them into

the NCAA tournament. They do

have a 7-4 conference record

and 17-7 overall the Beavers are

in fifth place in WCC. Though a

very good basketball conference

will the tournament take them 

unless they move up. The Cougars

are in seventh place.

The Cougars take on Pepperdine

at home Saturday afternoon at 3. 

Pepperdine is 3-7 so good shot

at ending their losing streak. After

that though they take on St. Mary's

and Gonzaga. Both games would 

be upset wins for them. Go Cougs.

Zags Take Series Over Loyola Marymount

Thursday night Gonzaga got 

 back to their winning ways.

They beat Loyola Marymount

73-53.

The score does totally tell 

the whole story. The Zags had 

an early lead however Loyola

went on a 9-0 run to end the

first half  behind by three points.

The second half Loyola kept

it close however the Zags went

on a 22-2 run to end the game.

It might have been a different

gsme if Loyola hadn't let the

Zags off to do so.

Khalif Battle led tgr Zags with

24 points. He had 16 points 

in the second half. It was unusual

for Battle because he went 4 of

13 in the field. He made 15 of 16

from the foul line.

Ryan Nembhard contributed

15 points while having nine

assists. Braden Huff had 14 

points off the bench.

The Zags are now 17-7 on the

season. They play Pacific on

Saturday. The  Zags have

seven games remaining in the

regular season. They likely 

make NCAA tournament however

how well will they do is the question.

The Zags still have to play San

Francisco Dons twice and St.

Mary's again. Thursday night

the Dons beat St. Mary's 65-64

to end their conference undefeated record. St. Mary's lead while the 

Dons and Zags follow. Depending

on the two games against the

Dons will see where they will

be seeded in the NCAA tournament.

The Washington State Cougars

are again in a tough game against

Oregon State on the road. We let 

yiu know it ends. Go Cougs. 

Huskies Men's Basketball Take Loss

Wednesday night the Huskies 

played Nebraska at home. 

They dominated the Cornhuskers

early however were unable to let

it last. The Huskies went on a nine

run outburst over two minutes to take 

a 20-10 lead. In fact they sustained

for the first half leading by ten.

The Huskies was as bad in the 

second half as they were good in

the first half. Quite a difference 

in scoring. The Huskies only had 

25 points in the second half while

Cornhuskers had 49 points. It

out matched the 47 points the

Huskies had in the first half.

The final Nebraska 86 Wash 72.

Four of tge Huskies scored in

double figures however only 

had five points total off the

bench. For the most part the

bench has been worthless

over the season. 

Mekhi Mason had another

good game leading the

Huskies with 23 points.

Tyler Harris had a double 

double with 14 points

and 11 rebounds. Great

Osobor had 17 points

and 8 rebounds.

The Huskies can't match up

well in the Big Ten. In the

conference they are 2-9

and in last place. Of the

four teams coming from

the Pac-12 only tge UCLA

Bruins have a winning record 

at 8-4 and used for fourth

place. The Oregon Ducks

got off to a good start however

have lost four straight. In fact

their last win was against the

Huskies in Eugene. Three of

the losses have been on the

road.

The Huskies play Northwestern

at home on Saturday Evening. 

Need to win to salvage these

two games at home. The Huskies

have nine remaining games in

the regular season. To show any success besides improvement

is to win all or most of the games.

It would be good to go into the

conference tournament on a 

high note. Go Dawgs.

Gonzaga and Washington State

both play Thursday night. Important

for both to get back on their winning

ways. 

Spring Training One Week Away

Spring Training  begins next Wednesday  

February 12th when the pitchers and

catchers report to Peoria  Arizona. 

Some players  are already working out

Peoria.  One of the players reported

throwing  is reliever  Gregory Santos 

who the Mariners  acquired last year

before training  camp  from the White

Sox.

Gregory  missed most of last year

with an injury. Reports are that he

is healthy  heading into spring 

training. Gregory  is  only 25 years

old so could be with the Mariners 

for a long time.  

With the White Sox in 2023 his

first full season  in the majors

Gregory pitched in 60 games

with an era of 3.39 and had 

five saves. He was primarily 

a setup man. 

The Mariners  are expecting Gregory 

to be the guy they go to  in the 8th

inning. Mariners though often use

there relievers a little differently 

than most teams. Andre Munoz 

the Mariners  closer usually pitches

against the middle  of  the opposing 

teams lineup. Depending on the

score we could see him in the 7th,

8th or 9th inning. Gregory will likely 

face the top of the batting order

and be seen the same way. 

Gregory  likely  will  pitch to  when

Munoz needs a day off as well. This

is important  since the Mariners didn’t 

really have anyone in that role last

year with any real success. 

The Mariners  will have 71 players

reporting to training camp with

16 pitchers and 15 position players

that were non-roster invitees. 

Most of the 31 non-roster invitees

will start in triple-A  or double-A. 

Among the non-roster  invitees  will

be the position  players recognized

in top 100 prospects  in baseball.

We will see top prospect Colt Emerson 

and Cole Young  in camp. 

Emerson likely  will  start the season 

at single-A Everett. Consider a hot

prospect in baseball  he might be the

Mariners  shortstop  in 2027. The

likelihood  he won't  be there beforehand. 

Cole Young may get a good shot at

being the Mariners  second baseman 

this year after being at double-A  last

season.  This is true since the Mariners 

didn't  acquire a starting  second baseman 

and Jorge Polanco  recently  signed

is expected to play third base this time 

around.

We will see whether the Mariners sign 

or acquire another infielder before

training camp. We will keep you up to

date here throughout spring training 

and the regular season.  Who we see

looks good and those who do not.

May you enjoy your spring  training 

experience  and we hope so for the

regular season too. Go M's. 

In other local sports the Washington 

Huskies  men's  basketball team play

Nebraska  Wednesday  night.  We will

let you know how things went. Go Dawgs.

Huskies and Seahawks Coaching Moves

The Washington Huskies and the

Seattle Seahawks had to make

more moves in the assistance 

coaches with Pete Carroll going

to tge Las Vegas Raiders as head 

coach.

Brennan Carroll is going to the

Raiders as offensive coordinator 

the position he held for a year at 

Washington when Jedd Fisch

came as head coach. Figured

he may follow his father whe

he have a new job. He could

end up becoming the next Raiders

next head coach.

Jimmy Dougherty quarterback coach

will be offensive coordinator as well

for the Huskies. Assistant offensive

line coach is promoted to the offensive

line coach. Earlier the Huskies lost 

defensive coordinator Steve Bellichick

to North Carolina to be on his father's 

Bill staff. Ryan Walters former Purdue

head football coach took his spot.

Assistant coaches both college and

NFL move frequently especially if

the head coach is fired or moves to

another program. Also when an

offense or defense coordinator moves

the same happens. Now with the 

transfer portal in college football we 

see players do the same.  The Huskies

lost a few players who went to North

Carolina on the defense with Steve's 

move.  Similar to players moving

the year before when Kalen DeBoer

went to Alabama.

Speaking of Alabama. Ryan Grubb

fired one year with the Seahawks 

is now at Alabama as offensive

coordinator. Scott Huff is likely

to follow as he isn't with the 

Seahawks any longer we believe

as they have hired a new offensive 

line coach.

The hiring of Klint Kubiak as 

offensive coordinator last week 

it was announced Andrew Janocko is

the new quarterback coach and 

John Benton as offensive line coach.

Both were with Kubiak at New Orleans

last year. Janocko took the spot of

Charles London who had moved on

and hired as quarterback coach with

the New York Jets. 

The hiring of Benton as offensive

line coach is important as the

Seahawks want to improve the

running game with an improved

offense line. He is familiar with

Kubiak. 

With Kubiak as offensive coordinator

there could be more moves for

assistants but not sure right now.

Changes on the offensive line does

seem in order so we will see if the

Seahawks bring in any new players.

The Seahawks can use improvement

at center and guards for sure. 

Go Hawks and Dawgs. 

Hearing Bells For Baseball

Just like the players and coaches

baseball  fans are getting prepared

for spring training which for Seattle 

begins on February  12 for pitchers

and catchers. 

It is interesting for fans since snow

fall just happened in Seattle.  Like 

players who may already be in Arizona 

some Mariners  fans maybe to who

have a second home there.

It has been  a disappointing  off-

season  for the fans and those who 

are in media in Seattle  since nothing 

has been done for the most part as 

far as trades go. The Mariners signed 

a couple free agents that will get in 

playing time in the infield. Most fans 

were hoping to get one or two in trades 

that were significant. 

This last few days the Mariners  

resigned  Jorge Polanco  who this 

time around is expected to play third 

base. A month earlier or so they 

signed infielder  Donovan Solano 

who played last year for the San 

Diego Padres. One thing we know 

he knows the spring training  facility  

since the Mariners share with the 

Padres. 

Solano might be platooning at first 

base with Luke Raley.  With Polanco  

in we may see him at second some 

and could see him at the third on 

occasion. This could come down to 

whethermTyler Locklear makes the 

team to or he begins in Tacoma. 

The Mariners  have 16 pitchers and 

15 position  players invited to spring  

training  at this time. This is above 

the 40-man  roster as well. The regular 

season  the roster is 26 until September 

when they expand to 28.  This means 

most of these non-roster  invites  won't  

be on the team. We could see one or 

two pitchers make it and maybe two  

position  players  to.

The Mariners  don't have  many  many 

spots open on the 26 opening day roster.  

The roster is made up of 13 pitchers and 

13 position   players. The starting rotation 

is pretty  much  set with five. Only injuries 

would slightly change that. They will  go 

with eight relievers in the bullpen. There 

isn't  many spots opened there

either.

The position  players  there are eight 

spots in the in the infield, outfield and 

starting  catcher. That leaves five bench 

players that will include the dh and the 

backup catcher. The dh will have a role 

in the infield  or outfield  and catcher. 

Cal Raleigh  is the opening day catcher. 

Mitch Garver right now is the backup 

catcher who may on occasion  dh as well.

We may see Cal dh on occasion to when 

he isn't  catching.  This means the Mariners

will have three other bench players besides 

the dh and who isn't  catching.

As of now we have an extra first baseman,

Dylan Moore as the utility player and Solano.

Solano  though could be the extra first 

baseman.  At this point Mitch Haniger 

looks to be the extra  guy. He could be 

considered the dh. This means two more 

spots if my math is right. We could see a 

trade or another signing during  camp.

Next time on the Mariners we will look 

at the bullpen. As far as the non-roster  

invitees there are five catchers who may 

end in Tacoma or the double-A team. 

They have five top prospects  in camp 

too. Harry Ford  fits both as a catcher 

and top prospects. The pitching has 

five lefties  in the group. The bullpen 

will go with one or two lefties. Only 

two prospects among the the pitchers. 

Most of the 16 will not make  the 

opening roster and if one does it 

will be a surprise. 

Until next time on the Mariners  

may you be ready  for baseball. 

Go M's. 

WSU and Gonzaga Both Lose

While the Washington Huskies started

out the day besting Minnesota on

their home court to end a six game 

losing streak the Cougars and Zags 

didn't have same results.

The Huskies and Cougars are both

looking for the future to be bright

while winning at the same time with 

two new head coaches.

The Cougars got off to a good start

on the road facing San Francisco Dons.

It only lasted for about the first half

of the first half of the game. They were

able to have a eight point lead then the

Dons made their move.  After tying

the game 16-16 and going back and

forth the Dons ended the first half 

scoring 14 points straight. The 

beginning of the second half they

scored six more points before the

Cougars could do anything. The Dons

built the lead from there without the

Cougars able to get back into the

game. The final was Dons 75 WSU 51.

The Dons out scored the Cougars by

12 points in both halves. The Dons

had three players in double figures

with Marcus Williams leading the

way at 17 points. Junjie Wang and

Ryan Beasley were not far behind

with 16 and 14 respectively. 

The Cougars had just two players

in double figures with Ethan Price

and Dane Erikstrup each having

12 points. Nate Calmese who has

been their leading scorer for most 

of the season had only 2. 

Neither team shot well shooting 

just under 40 percent from the 

field and 3s were worse. The 

Dons made 11 more points at 

the foul line than the Cougars.

What didn't help the Cougars 

either was having 18 turnovers. 

The Cougars will face rival Oregon

State in Corvallis this coming Thursday.

The Beavers are 6-4 in conference

while the Cougars are 5-6. The Cougars

are looking to end a four game losing

streak. Go Cougs!

The Zags on the other hand got down

by 14 points before making a run and 

making it game which unfortunately 

cutting it short. St. Mary's 62-58 win.

The Zags had a chance down by two

with under ten seconds to tie or win

the game however missed the shot

and St. Mary's getting the rebound.

The Zags had to foul to have a chance.

This leaves St. Mary's undefeated in

the conference and the Zags at 7-3

in third place right behind the Dons.

The Zags had only two players in

double figures and scored many of 

their points. They were led by Graham

Ike with 24 points and led with 8

rebounds. Ryan Nembhard had 11 

points. He led with 12 assists too.

The Zags didn't shoot well from outside

the 3 point line  making only 3 of 17 

while St. Mary's made 9 of 25. The

Zags did well having turnovers in

single digits.

The Zags play Loyola Marymount on

Thursday followed by Pacific on 

Saturday. The game Thursday at home

while traveling to Pacific on Saturday.

Coach Mark Few doesn't like the

travel schedule this season in the

WCC. Go Zags!

 

Washington Huskies Men's End Losing Streak

On Saturday morning Pacific Time the 

Huskies played the Golden Gophers

in Minnesota. They beat the Golden 

Gophers 71-68. This ended a six game

losing streak for the Huskies.

The Golden Gophers had a two game 

winning streak including beat the

Oregon.Ducks last Saturday at home.

They lost to.Michigan State on the

road on Tuesday 73-51. Like the

Huskies they have had to play against

tough Big Ten competition in recent

weeks.

The Huskies held a ten point lead 

into the second halwho

Dawson Garcia 

scored 16 straight points for Minnesota to get back into the game.

Guard DJ Davis made two free throws

with 9.5 seconds for the win.

The Golden Gophers are 3-8 in

conference play while the Huskies

with the win are 2-8 and in last

place. The Huskies will be playing 

competition for much of February

where they can win. 

The Huskies were led by Tyler Harris

with 23 points. Like much of the

Huskies players hr has been inconsistent. Great Osobor who has

been their only consistent player

for the most part had 16 points. 

The other who has done well on

the season is Zoom Diallo who

had 11 points. He came off the

bench along with DJDavis and

center Franck Kepnang who returned

recently after being injured. Right

now the Huskies are going with a

8man rotation. 

This coming week the Huskies take

on Nebraska at home on Wednesday.

The Cornhuskers have  a 3-7 record

in the Big Ten. They take on Oregon 

in Eugene on Sunday before coming

to Seattle. Wilhelm Breidenbach will

look forward to his old team Nebraska

who he played at two years ago. 

Nebraska knows what the Huskies

went through losing six straight 

before beating Illinois at home on

Thursday 80-74.

The Huskies will.play Northwesten

next Saturday in Seattle. Northwestern

plays USC on Tuesday. They have

lost three straight games. They have 

a 3-8 record right now. 

The Huskies can beat both Nebraska

and Northwester this coming week

they will be moving up in the standings

though slowly. 

This coming week we will look

at former Huskies players from

last season who are still playing

college ball. Go Dawgs!

Seattle Mariners Sign Jorge Polanco

 The Seattle  Mariners  on Thursday  resigned former second  baseman Jorge  Polanco to a one year contract at just over $7million.  News came out that Polanco  willplay third base this coming season  instead of second.

This means the competition  at second base will be between  Leo Rivas,  Ryan Bliss and Dylan Moore.  Also top prospect Cole Young  might  have a chance as well.  Even if he doesn't  start the season  with Seattle  he could be the guy sometime depending on on how the others do.

I know fans will have doubts on Polanco. He has done well  while being healthy however he has only played 133 games or more in 2017, 2019 and 2021. If he is able to stay healthy  more at third base the Mariners  may do well with him. Jerry  Dipoto and the rest of the staff may think so.

Spring training starts on February  12 with the pitchers and catchers  reporting. We still continue continuing  with Huskies  and Cougarsas far as football and men's  basketball  along with Gonzaga men's  basketball.  Also there is the Seahawks  and the Kraken  too. Go teams 

Cougars Lose To Pacific Again

The Washington State Cougars lost 

another close game to Pacific on

Thursday night this time 70-68. 

Now they were beat twice Pacific 

this season. This is is the first win

at home for Pacific since 2023.

This is the third loss in a row for

the Cougars. The last loss was to

St.Mary's by five points. We could

say the Cougars are playing to

their competition.

The good news is Isaiah Watts made

his return after being out for several

weeks this season and he was in

the starting line. Watts though only

scored eight points however played

29 minutes.

The Cougars had two players score

in double figures with Dane Erikstrup

17 points and Nate Calmese with

13. The interesting thing Pacific had

five players in double figures. What

kept the Cougars in the game only 

One other player for Pacific scored 

points and it was just one.

The Cougars shot better than Pacific

although didn't take as many shots

from the field. The Cougars now are

5-5 in West Coast Conference.

The Cougars play at the San Francisco

Dons on Saturday. The Dons are in

third place with 7-3 conference record

behind St. Mary's who is undefeated

and Gonzaga.  We hope the Cougs

can find a way to win.

In baseball the Mariners made a move

finally Thursday night to the infield.

Bringing back a player who will play

third base instead is what se have 

heard anyway. More details next time.

Gonzaga Wins Big And About Huskies and Cougars

Tuesday the Zags beat Oregon State

98-60 after losing to them a couple weeks ago.

The Zags had four players score 

in double figures. Khalif Battle

who had started before came off

the bench to score 23 points in the

same amount of minutes. Graham

Ike led the starters with 22 points

though he only twenty minutes.

Nolan Hickman who played the

most minutes had 16 points.

Michael Ajayi came off the bench 

with 15 points.

The Beavers had 13 turnovers that allowed Gonzaga to score 23 points

to their four points. The Zags scored

50 points in the  first half and the

Beavers scored 30 points in both

halves. Often it comes down to

runs. The Zags ended the first half 

on a 16-3 run.

The Zags shot well from the 3 point

line making 9 out of 13. Tge Beavers took more 3s but made only six.

They shot better from the field to

by making fifty-five per cent and

making 12 more. Also did better

at the free throw line making eleven

more than the Beavers.

The Zags play St. Mary's on the

road Saturday night. St Mary's

is undefeated in the conference 

so the Zags will have to play their

best to win.

The Washington Huskies play at

Minnesota Saturday morning

at 9 am Pacific Time. The Huskies

have to end a six game losing

streak. February will be an easier

schedule than January for the

Huskies so they need to improve.

Their last game was losing a close

loss at home to UCLA last Friday.

Hopefully the time will get them

in a better place. The Huskies have

eleven games remaining on the

regular season. We hope to see success. Next Wednesday they play

Nebraska at home.

The WSU Cougars take on Pacific

on the road on Thursday night. 

The last time Pacific beat the

Cougars in an upset in Pullman

by one point. The Cougars are six place in the West Coast Conference.

The last outing they gave St. Mary's

a good game though they lost by

four. We hope for a turn around.

We hope for a win by all three teams. 

Seahawks Get New Offensive Coordinator

Reports are out former New Orleans

Saints Offensive Coordinator Klint

Kubiak is expected to be the Seahawks

Offensive Coordinator. 

What does that mean for the offensive

players and assistants coaches on

the Seahawks. We will find out over 

the next couple weeks I expect.

The Seahawks will need to look 

at the  offensive line to begin

with. The tackles been good 

when healthy however have to

upgrade at center and the

guards.

The offensive line has done a fine 

job in the passing game however

the running game not so much.

The Seahawks have the running

backs but have trouble running

behind the line especially on

first down. The Seahawks didn't

make the playoffs for not running

the ball as equal to passing as

far as attempts.  The passing 

game is even more effective

when the running game is.

It wasn't just under Ryan Grubb

but other OCs as well in recent

years.

Right now have no idea whether 

Tyler Lockett or DK Metcalf will

return. We hope that Metcalf

will. The Seahawks have to lower

the salary cap too. Lockett may

if he is willing to take a salary cut

like he has in recent seasons.

Geno Smith has the highest salary

hit right now. So will he return too.

Now that Pete Carroll is head coach

of  the Raiders Geno may go to

that team. 

We hope to see some positive

help on the offense. Go Hawks!

Cougars and Huskies Both Lose and More

WSU Cougars are having a better 

season than the Washington 

Huskies however  both teams play

in tough basketball conferences.

On Thursday evening the Cougars

lost to Santa Clara 93-65. The

 Cougars were down 49-38 at 

half time while Santa Clara Broncos

went on a couple runs. The second

half the Broncos dominated scoring

44 points while the Cougars had 27.

The Broncos were able to stop

Cougars leading scorer Nate

Calmese to three points. LeJuan

Watts led the Cougars in points, 

rebounds and assists. Only the

second time a Cougars man

did a triple in double figures.

Watts had 20 points, 11 rebounds

and 10 assists. Ethan Price had

16 points for the Cougars and 

Rihards Vavers recently activated

came off the bench with 11 points.

The Broncos took almost 20 more

shots than the Cougars and making

10 more. They had ten more rebounds

than the Cougars primarily on the

offensive side. They made four more

3s as well taking nine more. Saturday

evening tge Cougars take on St. Mary's

who are undefeated in conference 

play with seven wins so things don't

get any better.

The Washington Huskies lost their

six straight game losing to UCLA

65-60 in a close all the way in Seattle.

The Huskies only had Great Osobor

score in double figures with 19 points

and had nine rebounds as well.

Huskies not getting much production

from the rest of the guys. Good news

center Franck Kepnang returned from

injury in the second half with seven

points and eight rebounds. Kepnang

who hss been hurt most of his time

with the Huskies missing the last

two years and much of this season

to after transferring from Oregon.

When he has played you can see he

is the heart of the Huskies. We hope

his presence will turn the team around.

The Huskies don't play again until

February 1 when they play at

Minnesota. They follow by playing

Nebraska at home on Wednesday

February 5. They start playing the

lower teams in tge Big Ten so

hopefully some wins.

The Cougars and Huskies football

Apple Cup scheduled September 

20, 2025 in Pullman. It will be

interesting for tge Cougars with a

new coaching staff and players

going through the transfer portal.

Hard to know how good the Cougars

will be. The Apple Cup for 2026 and 27

were announced this week. They

are scheduled September 5 2026 in

Seattle followed by September 18, 2027 in Pullman. They are going

to play Arizona both seasons as well. 

The game will be in Pullman on

September 26, 2026 followed by

September 25, 2027 in Tucson. 

News game out on Friday that former

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete

Carroll was hired by the Las Vegas

Raiders. Some fans I am sure are

not happy with the news while others

are OK about it. Before 1977 and the

Seahawks many local fans were

Raider fans when they were in Oakland.

The Seahawks started in the AFC

West before moving to the NFC West.

The next thing is to find out what

assistants Pete will bring to Las Vegas.

I expect we will hear about a few

former Seahawks assistants. I am

sure the Raiders will have some

turnover over of players like he did

when he came to Seattle. We wish

him the best. 

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Washington Huskies Men's Fall Short Again

It has been a hard patch for the Huskies men's basketball team

losing to teams in the top 30

in the country and make the

NCAA tournament. We were hoping

for tge Huskies this year however

it doesn't look to happen.

New coach Danny Sprinkle the 

Huskies are playing good ball

despite losing. According to most

experts the Huskies don't have

enough physical presence to compete

in the Big Ten this season. This

is something they will need to add

in recruiting and the transfer portal.

For a while the Huskies looked like 

they could upset the Oregon Ducks

especially in the first have however

ran out of steam losing 82-71. Again

they were led by Great Osobor in

scoring and rebound. He had 20

points and eight rebounds. 

Zoom Diallo continues to be the

future leader of the backcourt

as he had 18 points. Tyler Harris

had 15 points as well being the

third and final player in double

figures. Besides being more 

physical the Huskies need more

help out of the backcourt  and

coming off the bench. They have

no consistency in either place.

The Huskies three point shooting

wasn't good making only four out

of twenty-one shots. They  are

improving from the  foul line where

they missed only twice going 15 of

17. In a close game that will really

help. 

The Huskies play UCLA at home

on Friday night. This again will

be a tough game. They have eight

days off before playing Minnesota

on February 1. They two have had

a rough patch like the Huskies though

they have won two straight games.

The Huskies have 12 games remaining

on the schedule in the regular season

so they will need to see a much

improved record as well as performance. Though it has been

rough the Huskies future looks

good especially if they can get

more physical. Go Dawgs!