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. 

The Big Ten Tournament

The Big Ten's tournament began

Wednesday. Though the Huskies

men's basketball team didn't make

it here are the results up to now.

Iowa who was the lowest seed

at 15 upset number 10 Ohio State

77-70 and USC #14 beat #11 Rutgers

97-89. #8 Oregon beat #9

Indiana 72-59. #5 Wisconsin beat

#13 Northwestern 70-63.

USC will play #6 Purdue on Thursday.

Iowa plays #7 Illinois Thursday 

evening. Stay tuned for more results. 

The Latest On Seahawks

Right now the Seahawks have

four free agents signed. Quarter

back Sam Darnold signed first.

Second was offensive lineman

Josh Jones who is  expected 

to bring depth and not be a starter.

Now they have signed receiver

Marquez Valdes-Scantling to

a one year contract. A veteran

he is expected to help Jaxon

Smith-Njigba out with the

departure of Tyler Lockett and

DK Metcalf. Word is out they

could sign former LA Rams and 

Eastern Washington receiver 

Cooper Kupp as well. Marquez 

is familiar with Seahawks offensive

coordinator as he played for

the Saints for part of the season.

Also signed edge rusher Demarcus

Lawrence formerly of the Dallas

Cowboys so familiar with the

Seahawks defensive coordinator

whose previous job was with the

Cowboys.

The Seahawks have ten unrestricted

free agents. Last Sunday linebacker

Ernest Jones IV and defensive tackle

Jarran Reed. 

Cornerback Tre Brown who has played

well when healthy has signed with

San Francisco 49ers. Offensive

tackle Stone Forsythe signed with

the New York Giants. Guard Laken

Tomlinson signed with the Houston

Texans. So five free agents still

unsigned so could return to the

Seahawks or go elsewhere as well.

The Seahawks can still look at

adding two veteran offensive

lineman and or draft as well.

Go Hawks!

Mariners Lose Game In the 9th

During the regular season  it is important

not let the opposing team rally for a

victory that cost a game. 2 

In spring training  games it will happen 

more frequently. The Mariners were

leading 6-3 going into the top of  the

9th. I  am  sure  most fans figured  a

victory it wasn't  meant  to be.

The Kansas City  Royals  scored 4

runs in the top of the 9th. The Mariners 

we're not able to tie or score two runs.

Bryan Woo  started and went three

innings giving up three hits,one unearned 

run , no walks and struck out five.

I would call that a solid outing.

Victor  Robles  lead off the game with

a home run. In the second inning

Julio Rodriguez  hit a grand slam home 

run to make it 5-0. 

The Royals scored a single run in

the third, fifth and sixth inning.

The Mariners  final  run the bottom 

of the  sixth. The Mariners used

seven relievers.

Seth Martinez  who the Mariners 

claimed off waivers from the

Miami Marlins  on March 2.

Martinez  trying to make a

comeback with the Mariners.  

This was his first outing of

the spring.

The Mariners  take on Arizona 

on Thursday night.  Emerson 

Hancock will start for them.

Go M's. 

Bryan Woo Goes Wednesday

The Seattle Mariners take on

the Kansas City Royals Wednesday

afternoon in Peoria as the home

team. The Mariners had Tuesday

off. 

Bryan Woo makes his third start

in the spring. He has given up

one hit in four innings and has

six strike outs. Only one walk

and no runs score.

Woo will try to go at least three

innings in this one. With George 

Kirby on the shelf he will likely

be the 4th starter.  I would say 

the best 4th starter.

Woo's goal is to stay healthy and

pitch at least six innings and go

further when he can. The Mariners

watched his pitch count the last

couple of seasons having not

pitched a lot in the minors. Now

though he should go as many 

innings are expected.

Many teams have there starters 

go five innings and sometimes

six. The number one starter they

hope to get at least six and

maybe seven. The Mariners

rotation is such that they hope

to get six and possibly seven.

With George Kirby out to start

the season getting five out of

5th starter Emerson Hancock

might be the best scenario.

This means the Mariners may

need to use four relievers or have

one go two innings. Since the

Mariners will have eight relievers

it does make it hard.

The Mariners do have at least three

days off in the first month of the

season so that will give the relievers 

needed rest.

Gabe Speier who had a rough 

2024 season seems to be back

at his old self. He and Tayler 

Saucedo will be the main two

lefties in the bullpen. Brandyn

Garcia trying to make the third

lefty in the bullpen as a non-roster

invitee would be welcomed.

Garcia is a former starter so

he would be a good addition

especially since he could go

two innings and keep Speier

and Saucedo to pitch one inning

every two to three days. 

The Mariners go with five righties

in the bullpen we would see Andre

Munoz and Gregory Santos as late

inning guys. Trent Thornton and Collin Snider the bridge to Munoz and Santos. Troy Taylor the fifth member

if he is healthy getting off to slow

start in spring training. If not him

then likely Eduard Bazardo. 

Matt Brash expected back near

the end of April. 

Looks like a good relieving core

at this time. Adding Brash will

certainly help Munoz and Santos.

Go M's.

Gonzaga Wins Tournament

Whether the number two seed beats

 number one seed is an upset or not

Gonzaga beat St.Mary's Tuesday

night 58-51.

The  game was close all along though

Gonzaga had it in the last minute 

remaining. 

Neither team shot well on 3s. Gonzaga 

made the only one in 31 total attempts

by both schools. Gonzaga shot more

field goals despite that St. Mary's

dominated in rebounding. The

trouble as they had 18 turnovers.

Gonzaga made a change starting

Braden Huff instead of coming

off the bench. Obviously worked

since he led with 18 points. In all

Gonzaga had four starters score 

in double figures. St. Mary's had 

only two that scored in double

figures.

Sunday will be selection for the

NCAA tournament starting next 

week.  Winning means Gonzaga

will be in the tournament. St.

Mary's will likely be in however

have to see where they land.

Go Zags!

Zags Move On To WCC Tournament Final

Monday night Gonzaga beat the

San Francisco Dons 85-76 to advance

to the finals of the West Coast conference men's basketball 

tournament.

The game was pretty tight until

the last five minutes of the game

where they did most of the scoring.

Really the only run of the game.

Basketball is funny since wins 

come down to runs most of the

time. A run could five straight

points though usually more like

ten unanswered points. 

The difference in this game was

Gonzaga made more than twice

as many foul shots. They made

25 compared to 9 for the Dons.

Both teams made the same 

amount of field goals and the

Zags took one more shot. The

Dons made more 3s. 

Graham Ike who is having an

excellent season had a double 

double leading with 27 points

and 10 rebounds. Khalif Battle

had 21 points. They made most

of the Zags free throws. Ike 

made 9 while Battle had 8.

Tuesday night the Zags take on

St. Mary's in the championship

final. St. Mary's won the regular

conference title so it won't be

easy. The winner will go to the

NCAA tournament however both

should be in. Where they are

seeded this game will make a 

difference. Go Zags

Done a lot of sports news on the

Seahawks in the last week. Monday

was the day to begin signing

free agents and they signed Sam

Arnold right away. Let you know

here who they sign as well as lost.

They signed two of their own.

They have eight others however

be a surprise if they resign many

of them. 

Unless it is a big name signing 

we will mention them in a few days.

The Seahawks likely will try to

sign a few offensive lineman.

The signing of Arnold means the

Seahawks likely won't draft a 

quarterback. The top of the draft

they will look at offensive linemen

however they are known to draft

the best player available no matter

the position. Go Hawks.

Mariners May Lose More Ways Than One

On Monday the Seattle lost to

the Milwaukee Brewers 7-5.

The trouble is the Mariners 

may have lost catcher Mitch

Garver as well.

Mitch Garver who is having a

a good spring training hit a

home run in the first inning.

His second at bat in the third

inning he was hit in the hand.

Garver had to leave the game

and get x-rays done. Not sure

how bad it is. We will know 

sooner then later whether 

he misses any time.

Like last year he was expected to

be the Mariners opening day dh

and the backup catcher to Cal

Raleigh. It will be interesting 

who will be the backup catcher

if he  misses any time. Harry Ford

who came in for Cal hit a double 

driving in a run and scoring as well.

He currently hitting .571 in 14 at bats 

All seven runs came off Casey 

Lawrence who started the game 

and Austin Kitchen who came in

for him. Both won't make the

opening day roster. At least I hope

not. Lol

Gregory Santos pitched an inning

right after Kitchen. He gave up

three hits however no walks or

runs. May seem later in the week.

Luke Raley who will play some

first base hit a double in the

first inning leading off. Jorge

Polanco playing third again

drove in Raley. Garver's home

run followed that.

Arozarena started along with

Ryan Bliss who had a hit.

It does look like Bliss has 

a good chance to start.

The Mariners have Tuesday off.

The Mariners play Kansas City 

on Wednesday. Bryan Woo is

scheduled to face the Royals. 

Go M's.

Sam Arnold To Seahawks

Reports are that the Seahawks signing

Sam Arnold to a 3 year contract. 

It looks to be a little lower than the

one that Geno Smith wanted.

The contract is supposed to be

$55 million guaranteed which

would be more than Geno's would

have signed for.  I don't know how

things work for the salary cap hit

however may be lower. 

Sam Arnold had a better season

last year for the Vikings though

didn't do well in the playoffs. We

will have to see how he does with

the Seahawks.

Sam Arnold is 27 years old so when 

his contract is over he will be still 

younger than Geno. We don't know

however his best years could be 

ahead of him. 

Sam has been a starter five of his

seven years in the league so he has

the mentality and experience to be

the starting quarterback. Does this

mean he will be the quarterback 

needs we will see. He has started

more than Geno. 

The Seahawks must feel he can 

work under Klint Kubiak's offense.

Now we have to see who the

Seahawks may pick up at wide 

receiver. Under Kubiak they will

go with more of a two wide receiver

formation so replacing DK will be

more important. 

The Seahawks will likely get a fullback

or use two running back setup or

have a tight end in the backfield.

It will be important to that the Seahawk

will be able to get more third down

and short instead of third and long

which they were in a lot of times

last season.

Being in third and short will help

Arnold and the passing game too.

Stay tuned for more updates on

the Seahawks. Go team.

Cougars Lose In Tournament Sunday Night

Tge Washington State Cougars lost

to San Francisco Dons Sunday night

86-75. Not a big surprise since

they were the sixth seed and the

Dons number three. We will see 

if this is the end of the season

for the Cougars or not.

The game was close in the

first half being down by two.

The Cougars were led by Ethan

Price with 26 points. He has

played very well in the last

several games. He ended the

season so far with 13.1 scoring

average.

Sophomore LeJuan wants had

20 points however only one 

rebound. He led the Cougars 

with 6.7 per game. 

 Nate Calmese had 16 points.

Just above his team leading

15.2 average. Incredible he

had 11 assists on the night.

He averaged 4.4 per game. 

A major difference in the game

besides the Cougars not getting

much from the bench the Dons 

did much better at the foul line.

Both teams shot the same amount

of times however the Dons made

seven more. Also tge Dons dominated

rebounding 49 to 25.

The Dons now will take on Gonzaga

in the semifinals Monday night.

This will be another tight match

though the Zags dominated in

their win last week.  Go Zags.

St. Mary's the number one seed

will take on number nine seed

Pepperdine in the other semifinal.

Pepperdine upset number 4 

Santa Clara on Sunday 78-76.

What Will Seahawks Do

The Seahawks were busy unloading

players and freeing up a lot of salary

space. 

They started by unloading veteran

offensive lineman George Fant and

three defensive players. The middle

of the week they released wide 

receiver Tyler Lockett who is second

in every category including receptions

to Steve Largent.  

The same day DK Metcalf announced

he wanted to be traded. So this meant

losing two starting receiver. On Sunday

Metcalf was traded to the Pittsburgh

Steelers for a second round pick.

Before Metcalf was traded on Friday

the Seahawks traded quarterback

Geno Smith to the Las Vegas Raiders

for a third round pick. Geno told

the Seahawks he wanted more 

money than they offered.

Now what will the Seahawks do to

replace two starting wide receivers

and quarterback?  As far as Metcalf

and Geno they could draft a receiver

and a quarterback. The likelihood

even if they do both might sign both

spots in free agency.b

The top quarterback in free agency

is Sam Arnold and he likely cost

more than Geno however he is younger

and had a good season last season.

The question do you want a qb who

had one good year to be your starter.

The Seahawks have Sam Howell

so is he capable of being the

starter for at least one season.

We will see how it goes.

We do know that the Seahawks

plan to run the ball more or at

least more successfully. They

do have capable runners however

do need to improve the offensive

line. Most likely they will sign or

draft a center and at least one

quard. It comes down to what

side of the line. 

Stay tuned this could be an interesting

week as well. The Seahawks did resign

defensive tackle Jarran Reed and 

linebacker Ernest Jones IV. Both

signed three year deals with one 

guaranteed. Jones is expected to

be the key to the defense next season.

We will keep you up to date on the 

Seahawks. Though the Seahawks

are pretty stable on defense right

now the offense doesn't seem 

that way. Go Hawks. 

Seahawks Trade Metcalf

It didn't take long for the Seahawks

to trade DK Metcalf. They traded him

to the Pittsburgh Steelers for a  2nd

round pick. It doesn't sound like

enough though he asked to be traded.

At this point the Seahawks offense 

isn't as it was a few days ago. At

least not in the passing game.

JSN as he is called must feel

like a lone ranger. Will the Seahawks

go for a wide receiver in the 2nd

round or an offensive linrman. 

They could trade up with the 2nd

and third round pick. 

There isn't much out for a quarterback

in the first round. I am sure a first

round pick could be good or an offensive lineman. I am sure John

Scan and Mike Macdonald have an

idea. It seems they will need to

bring in a free agent at receiver 

and offensive lineman no matter

who they draft. Quarterback is

a question too. 

Stay tuned to see how the Seahawks

turn. 

Mariners Win Huskies Lose

The Seattle Mariners beat  Colorado Rockies Sunday afternoon 8-1.

Most of the Mariners runs were

scored late by the young guys.

Luis Castillo started and went

three and a third innings. He gave 

up a run in the 4th. He looked 

good other than throwing more 

pitches in his last outing. He is

looking good though. He gave 

up one walk and struck out one.

The Mariners have another off

day on Tuesday so we may not

see him pitch again until next

Friday. He may have only have

two more starts in training camp.

Could start a third game if necessary. 

JP Crawford started the scoring

hitting a solo home run. Jacob 

Nottingham who came in for Cal

to catch hit a massive home

run scoring three. This was after

Miles Mastrobuoni singles in a run.

In the 8th inning  Nick Dunn gets

on and after an out top prospect

Colt Emerson hits a double. First

baseman Luis Suisbel hits a 

three run homer of his own. 

He is only 21 years old and hit

15 home runs at Modesto last 

year.  We could see Luis in Everett

this year along with Emerson.

In men's basketball the Washington

Huskies lost at home against the

Oregon Ducks however the game 

into overtime. The final was 80-73. 

Great Osobor who was the Huskies

best player this year player his final

game in college. He scored 21 points.

He was 6 out 12 in field goals and

9 of 12 at the free this line.

The Huskies had there whole

starting lineup scoring in

double figures however only

six points off the bench. Much

of the problem has been lack

of scoring from the bench most

of the season.

Now we will have to see how

the Huskies lineup will look

next year. They do have several

international prospects however

we will have to see who they get

through the transfer portal. First 

yearnhead coach Danny Sprinkle

knows they need to improve

at every position. Go Dawgs

Sunday night Washington State plays

San Francisco Dons. The winner will

face Gonzaga tomorrow  night in

the WCC tournament.