Mariners Beat Angels Again

The Mariners beat the Angels

9-3 to have a minisweep and

win the seventh series in a roe.

The Mariners offense is still

doing the job getting runs early

and having a big inning even

late in the game.

The Angels scored a run in the

first inning than the Mariners 

scored two in the second. The

game was tied at 3-3 until the

seventh when the Mariners

scored six. Arozarena  had a

solo home run in the second.

The Mariners played small

ball in the seventh. Leo Rivas

had a big game and getting

two hits in the seventh. He led

off with a single then Samad

Taylor in his first start after

being called up put down a

bunt single. JP had a single to

drive in them both. Julio had

a double to drive in JP. Cal

had a single to drive in Julio.

Arozarena had another hit.

After a couple outs Rivas

had his second hit of the

inning hitting hard off the

first baseman scoring scoring

Cal and Arozarena.

Though Williamson didn't

get a hit the bottom of the

order has done done a fine

job in recent games. 

Emerson Hancock started 

and went six innings though

not as good as his previous

start he kept the team in

the game giving up the

three runs on nine hits. The

three relievers who went

shut the door only allowing

one hit and a walk in the

three innings of pitching.

This game allowed Andre 

Munoz not having to pitch.

The Mariners have Thursday

off so if the Mariners have 

to use Munoz on Friday in

Texas he has the two days 

off.

The Mariners brought up

outfielder Rhylan Thomas

from Tacoma. Luke Raley

is expected to miss six

weeks. Thomas is a left

handed bat so we will

see him and Taylor a 

righty we should see these

two to platoon at least until

Dylan Moore comes off the

injured list next week. 

Bryan Woo is scheduled to

start on Friday against the

Rangers. Luis Castillo most

likely on Saturday and Logan

Evans on Sunday. Woo's last

start was last Thursday so

a lot of rest. Castillo and 

Evans will be a week apart.

The day off Monday and

this Thursday giving the

starters good rest. Help 

them all. Go M's.

Another Win For Mariners

The last six series the Mariners

lost the first game than won

the two remaining games in 

each.

Tuesday night the Mariners beat

the LA Angels 5-3.

Bryce Miller pitched five innings.

He gave up only two hits and walked

five. He didn't give up a run.

Collin Snider came in the sixth

and gave up a hit. Carlos Vargas 

gave up a run in the seventh.

Gabe Speier gave up two runs

in the eighth. Second outing 

giving up runs after none before

then. I hope he doesn't have an

injury however it wouldn't surprise

me. Again Andre Munoz took care

of the ninth.

Jorge Polanco who was player of

the week keeps his hot hitting.

He had two home runs and drove

in all five runs. We hope when he 

cools down he still continues

hitting.

The Mariners and Angels play

Wednesday afternoon in second

of a two game series. Emerson

Hancock will start. Go M's.

Luke Raley hurt himself  in

batting cage so he missed

the game. We will have to

see whether he will have to

go on the injured list or be

day to day. So Wednesday

a day game won't be surprised

if he is out for that game as a

caution..

Huskies Men's Basketball Transfer Portal News and More

Tge Washington Huskies men's basketball team took a hit on this

coming season recruiting class.

Incoming freshman and McDonald

All-American power forward Niko

Bundalo has decided to enter the 

transfer portal after committing

to the Huskies back last November.

Probably the main reason is the

Huskies signed two power forward a

since his commitment. He may feel

that he won't get the playing time

he anticated when signing with the

Huskies. This could be true and his

agent or coaches may have spoken

those words to him.

The NCAA needs to make some

rules in regarding to the transfer

portal and incoming freshmen

recruits.  I have mentioned before

that when a player leaves a team

they shouldn't be allowed to play

for a team in the same conference.

Schools should not go after players

as well. If the player seeks out a

school that makes sense. I believe

a player can only accept from one

school during the year. Other words

he can't change his mind. The only

exception is that the coach gets 

fired or leaves for another job. If 

the coach gets fired and is hired

elsewhere the player can follow to

that school. If the coach leaves

the player can to but not to the

school the coach goes to for a

year anyway. Those are not the

rules now but my opinion.

Tuesday Dylan Moore went on

the injured list for ten days for

a hip injury. The Mariners have 

brought up Samal Taylor from

triple A Tacoma. He most likely

play against lefties in right field

though he has played some 

infield as well. Miles Mastrobuioni

is the top utility player now though

he hits from the left side. He and

Leo Rivas will likely share second

base and he may play third base

against some righties. It looks

like Dylan won't be gone long

since retroactive to March 26.

The Mariners have a short series

having two games at home Tuesday

and Wednesday. The Mariners go

for three games beginning Friday 

At Texas Rangers then the A's at

Sacramento before coming back

home for two series against

Toronto and the New York Yankees.

Bryce Miller will start Tuesday nights

game against the Angel. Emerson

Hancock will start the second game

on Wednesday afternoon. 

Jorge Polanco was named player

of the week in the American League.

The Mariners are now in first place. 

Go M's. 

Mariners Minor Leaguers

We have already seen a few of

the fruits of the fruits of the

minor leaguers because of

injuries to there major league 

players.

The Tacoma Rainiers are now

11-16 and 3-7 in their last ten

games. Logan Evans the top

pitcher for them made his

major league debut on Sunday

and recorded a victory.

Tyler Locklear has been hot

lately now hitting .333. The

first baseman could be called

up anytime if the position 

continues to be an issue.

Harry Ford is hitting .220.

It would be nice if his average

was higher which it could be

if he were playing more often.

Samad Taylor continues to hit

well at .321 and leads the Rainers

with five home runs. He mainly

is playing the outfield though

he can play the infield too.

Matt Brash continues his rehab

assignment at Tacoma. He has

pitched  in five games so far. The

Rainiers will be going on the

road this week after being at home

this last week. They will be playing

at Las Vegas. We see whether Brash

will go with the Rainers or be called

up to the Mariners. 

The Arkansas Travelers are at top

of their league with a record of

14-7.  Outfielder Jared Sundstrom

leads them with an average of

.294. They are not a home run 

hitting team as he leads with two.

Center fielder Billy Knight has

a .286 batting average and leads

with ten stolen bases.

In the pitching department Garrett

Hill has an era of 1.09 in four starts

and Adam Seminaries has 1.47

in same amount of starts. Neither

has pitched a lot of innings. The

strength is in the bullpen where

five have had outstanding seasons

so far with three not given up an

earned run yet.

The Everett Aqua Sox are still

at slow start with 8-13 record.

Top prospect Colt Emerson

is hitting .273. Still looking for

his first home run of the season.

Lazaro Montes is hitting .250

with five home runs and 14 RBIs.

He has 18 walks.

Last year's number one pick

Jurrangelo Cijntje has pitched

in six games with four starts.

Throwing both ways he has

pitched right handed primarily

in his four starts while throwing

left handed in his two relief

appearances. He has gone 17

innings total giving up ten hits 

with three being home runs.

He has walked 13 while striking

out 22. The opposing team

batting average is .167. He throws

around 96 miles an hour on average

from both sides.

Reliever Tyler Cleveland in seven

relief appearances hasn't given 

up a single earned run yet. He has

walked four while striking out

ten in 11.1 innings. The Mariners

are showing they have some good

relievers in the minor leagues.

The Modesto Nuts continue to

do well at low A class having a

15-6 record.

Second round pick from 2024

Ryan Sloan coming  out of high 

school has started three games.

He is being pitched carefully

going only 8.1 innings so far. 

He has four walks and 12 strike 

outs.

The Mariners number two 

shortstop prospect Felnin 

Celesten continues to do

well hitting .343. When 

Emerson moves up to

double A then Celesten will

move up to Everett. 

The Mariners have Monday

and Thursday off this week.

We will update this again 

next week.

Mariner Win Another Series

Tge Seattle Mariners win their sixth

series in a row. It hss been interesting since they lost the first game in a

series.

Final Mariners 7 Marlins 6

The Mariners got a big lead then

Trent Thornton gave up a three-run 

homer in the eight inning.  Not

sure why he has been pitching

that inning since has had trouble

giving up homers. He has an era

of 7.71 on the season. He did

the same in Boston.

Logan Evans went five  innings

in his major league debut giving

up two runs. Able to get the win.

Jorge Polanco continues to hit

having three hits. Cal hit another

homer run and JP Crawford hit

another key homer. 

The Mariners have Monday off

before facing the Angels on

Tuesday at home. Go M's

Seattle Seahawks Undrafted Free Agents

The Seattle Seahawks signed

eleven players after the draft 

was over as free agents. Five

on offense and six on defense.

None of the names are familiar

though a few from the Big Ten.

On offense they signed a running

back, wide receiver, tight end, center

and tackle. All positions they

drafted  except center. See how

much of a chance to make it.

On defense they signed three

edge rushers, a linebacker and

two cornerbacks. The best chance

is being on the practice squad

however one or two could make

the team though a long shot.

Unlike last season Carson Bruener

was the only  draft from the

 Huskies by the Pittsburgh Steelers

at linebacker. His best chance for

Bruener is on special teams. Kyle

Williams was the only Washington

State Cougar by the New England

Patriots at wide receiver in third

round.

A few Washington players who playedi

were drafted. Wide receiver Emeka

Egbuka from Ohio State and Steilacoom high school in the first

round by Tampa Bay. Josh Conerly Jr.

offensive lineman from Oregon was

drafted by Washington Commanders

in the first round.

JT Tuimoloau edge rusher from Ohio 

State and Eastside Catholic was🤗😉00 drafted by Indianapolis Colts  in the 

third round. 

That is it for lp

Mariners Shutout Marlins Easily

The Seattle Mariners took care of

the Marlins easily Saturday night.

Final Mariners 14  Msrlins 0

Thr game started out with Julio

and Polanco hitting back to back

home runs. By the time the first

Winning was over the Mariners had scored six runs. In the fourth 

inning Polanco hit his second

home run of the game. Later

on Mitch Garver pinch hit for

Cal And hit his first home run

with one run on base.

Rookie Ben Williamson and

Miles Mastrobuoni each had

two hits. Williamson drove in

four runs while Mastrobuoni

had three. I all the recent 

series where the Mariners 

came back after losing the 

first game we will see if

the Mariners can do it again.

Luis Castillo went six innings

giving up only one hit. He 

walked two and struck out

five batters. He looked much

better in this outing.Troy 

Taylor who was called up

pitched the seventh inning.

He gave up a hit and that

was it.He was followed by

Casey Legumina who gave 

up one hit. Much better than

his last. Tayler Saucedo who

came in the ninth to finish.

The Mariners have called up

Logan Evans to start on Sunday.

This will give the starters an 

addition days off. The Mariners

will have another day off on

.Monday. This will give the 😁

Mariners additional  time off.

Go M's.  

Day Three NFL Draft Seahawks

The Seahawks were busy along 

with success in this years draft.

The Seahawks moved around with

draft picks as well as a trade.

On Friday drafting Jalen Milroe

in the third round they traded

backup quarterback Sam Howell

to the Minnesota Viking for a fifth

round. It allowed them to pick

142 overall.The Vikings got the

Seahawks 172 overall in the fifth

round. It means Seahawks moved

up 30 spots. They picked Rylie Mills

defensive lineman from Notre Dame.

The Seahawks had a fourth round

pick that they traded to New England

for a fifth and seventh round pick.

End up trading the fifth round pick

to Cleveland for a fifth and six 

round pick. That fifth round pick

they got wide receiver Tory Horton

from  Colorado State. The Seahawks

could use him on kick and punt

returns. Another fifth round pick they

drafted from Alabama again tight

end Robbie Ouzts who might be

used at fullback.

The sixth round pick they used it

on guard Bryce Cabeldue out of

Kansas. The Seahawks had three

picks in the seventh round. First

was Damien Martinez running 

back from Miami. He played two 

years at Oregon State. The last two

were Mason Richman offensive 

tackle from Iowa  and Ricky White III

wide receiver from UNLV. We wish

all the guys the best. Go Hawks.

In baseball the Mariners put Logan

Gilbert on the 15 day injured list.

He won't throw a baseball for

two weeks. We will see who takes

his spot in the rotation. Possibly

George Kirby be back soon. This

makes the value of Emerson Hancock

even more valuable. They brought

up Troy Taylor and Tayler Saucedo

from triple A Tacoma. Go M's.

Mariners Lose Starter Gilbert and Seahawks Picks

The Seattle Mariners started a

three game series against the

Miami Marlins Friday Night.

Like the recent road trip they

lost the first game of the series

8-4.

Dylan Moore hit a home run  in 

the second for a 1-0 lead. Logan

Gilbert was looking good not

giving up a hit or a walk while 

striking out three in three innings.

He had to leave with injury to

his forearm. Not sure how long

he will be out. We hope George 

Kirby returns soon.

In the fifth inning Dylan Moore

had an error and the Marlins

scored six unearned runs. This

cost the Mariners the game.

Casey Lawrence who was 

brought up from Tacoma

came in for Gilbert. Been

a starter most of his career

went five innings. This saved

the Mariners bullpen despite

the loss. 

The Seahawks second pick 

in the second round was tight

end Elijah Arroyo from Miami.

He is considered a highbred

so we could see him play

fullback as well. In the 3rd

round they drafted quarterback

Jalen Milroe out of Alabama.

The first quarterback the

Seahawks have drafted since

they drafted Russell Wilson

in the third round too. The

Seahawks will look to develop

Milroe. This means the Seahawks

will carry three on the roster.

Saturday will be rounds four

through seven. They have 

on in the fouth, two in the

fifth and two in the seventh.

Wouldn't surprise me if

the Seahawks acquire  a

sixth round pick. Go Hawks!

Seahawks Make A Trade

The Seattle Seahawks moved up

in the draft trading a second and

a third round pick to Tennesse

Titans for their second round

pick which was the third in the

second round. The Seahawks

still have another second round

pick well as a third round. This

gives the Titans additional pick.

The Seahawks picked safety

 Nick Emmanwori out of South

Carolina. There was a thought 

the Mariners may draft him

in the first round. We could

look as though tge Seahawks

picked two first rounders.

Let you know who they pick 

later in the second and remain

third rounder. Go Hawks!

The Seahawks Make First Round Pick

The Seahawks made their pick

at number 18. They selected

guard Grey Zabel out of North

Dakota State.

The Seahawks were looking

to draft the best player available

and the offensive line needs an

upgrade.

At North Dakota State Zabel

played some left tackle as well

as guard. On ESPN Nick Saban

said he could be an outstanding

center. We will see who else the

Seahawks will draft. On Friday 

they have two picks in round

two and three. We could see 

Zabel at center if they pick 

a guard who fits in..Go Hawks!

Mariners Win Series In Boston

The Mariners had a successful

road trip going 6-3 by beating

the Red Sox 4-3.

The Mariners scored two runs

in the first and second innings

and able to hold on. They continue

winning close games.

Mitch Garver who caught the

game hit a double in the first

inning scoring Dylan Moore

and Randy Arozarena who

walked three times in the game.

Garver's now hitting .214.

Though he has no home runs

and four RBIs is hitting .250

in the last seven games. Maybe

it is a good sign.

Alex Bergman who had a good

series against the Mariners hit

a home run off of Bryan Woo.

In the top of the second Dylan

Moore had a sacrifice fly to

score Ben Williamson and Julio

followed with a ground out

allowing Leo Rivas to score.

Bottom of the third Bergman

hit a single to drive in the 

Red Sox second. The score

stayed that way until the

eighth when Carlos Narvaez

hit a homer off of Gabe Speier

his first mistake on the season.

One mistake a month wouldn't

be bad for sure.

Bryan Woo had the second

quality start in a row for the

Mariners going six innings

giving up three hits and the

two runs. He only walked

one and struck out eight

on the day.

A surprise is the Mariners

hadn't had two quality starts

in a row since 2001 when

Jamie Moyer and Freddie

Garcia did it. With maybe

the best starting rotation

last year I would have thought

the Mariners may have done

it a few times. Surprise.

The Mariners are now 14-11.

They are a half game behind

the Rangers. The Rangers play

the A's tonight on the road. If

they lose the two teams will

be tied for first in the division.

The Astros don't play do they

will be a half game behind the

Mariners and maybe Rangers.

The Mariners will play a series

beginning on Friday at home

against the Miami Marlins.

Going into the game they

are 11-13. See if the Mariners 

can win another series. Go M's.

The first round of the NFL draft

begins Thursday evening. The 

second and third will be Friday.

Let you know it goes. Go Hawks!

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Mariners Take Game Two In Boston

The Seattle Mariners beat

the Red Sox 8-5. The game

wasn't as close as the score

shows. Playing in Fenway Park

anything can happen. 

Emerson Hancock had his first

quality start of the season

and maybe his best in the majors.

Emerson gave up five hits, two

walks, seven strikeouts and

giving up two runs in six innings.

It was the bottom of the Mariners

batting order that got most of

the production. JP Crawford hit

a three-run homer in the fourth 

inning to put the Mariners up

4-0. Emerson gave up a run

in the bottom of the fourth and

fifth inning. It was nice he got

through the sixth easily.

Gabe Speier who has done well

all season pitched well in the

seventh inning. The Red Sox

got a three-run homer in the

8th by first baseman Triston

Casas who hit one as well on

Tuesday night.  Casey Legumina

was the Mariners pitcher who

gave up the home run. Fortunately

he survived after that. I know

decisions are not easily made

however in Fenway Park it might

be good to warm up someone.

It would hard one to stomach if 

the Red Sox had won.  Andre

Munoz pitched the ninth to get

another save.

Bryan Woo will start the final

game of the series. Regardless 

what happens the Mariners have

at least five wins on this road 

trip which is good. The game

will start in the morning in

Seattle.

Tomorrow night will be the

first round of the NFL draft.

The Seahawks have the 18th

pick so should have the pick

come in around 6:30 or so

Seattle time. A lot depends

whether they pick at 18 or

move up or down. 

Check you on Thursday.

Looking at Dylan Moore of Mariners

Dylan Moore has gotten off to a

good start hitting .300 on the season

as they are finishing up their 4th

week of the season. Only Jorge 

Polanco has done a better job. 

Dylan hasn't shown he can't hit

well over the full season either

as a utility or a starter. The M's

lost Ryan Bliss for most of the

rest of the season.

Now Dylan and Leo Rivas will

get most of the time at second

base. Luke Raley with the injury

keeping Victor Robles out for

some time as well. We shouldn't

expect back until after the all-star

break most likely. Raley will start

in right field against righties 

and some lefties. Dylan Moore 

will start against lefties that

Raley doesn't start. Moore is the

fourth outfielder and Miles

Mastrobuioni may play outfield

in occasion however he is a

left handed bat. He play more

at third base and second. 

The Mariners playing well right

now things won't change 

however in May things could 

change. It will come down

to how well second and first

base go. Ben Williamson 

should play a lot at third with

Mastrobuioni playing once

or twice a week. It comes 

down how well he hits.  I

could see him more at second.

First base has been troublesome

as far as hitting goes. Neither

Tellez or Solano have hit well.

Tellez had three home runs

in Toronto however that has

to continue as his batting average

is below .100. Solano has been

the same but has no power.

Both of them have contracts 

where they could be released

at anytime. Tyler Locklear

who is hitting well in Tacoma

so the Mariners could bring

him up in place of Solano since

both are right handed bats. 

Locklear has more power too.

He could hit a lot of doubles

besides home runs.

Second base continues we

could see Cole Young come

up in May sometime. A lot

will depend how much the

Mariners win or not. The

Mariners have taken care

of third base with Williamson

promotion but second and

third may have to be the same.

Go M's.

Washington Huskies Transfer Portal

The Washington Huskies Football team

have lost a couple players in the last

week.

Caleb Presley cornerback and top

recruit in Washington in 2023 

decided to enter the transfer portal.

He hasn't been able to crack the

Huskies lineup and unable to get

playing time. Injuries happened

as well. He came out of Rainier

Beach High School in Seattle.

We wish him the best.

Offensive lineman Michael Levelled

Watkins who came to Washington

last year haß decided to enter the

portal as well. Often spring practice

players see whether they will get

in any playing time in the coming

season. It is difficult for the team

for depth. 

The Washington State Cougars

have lost 13 player on the football

team since the portal opened on

April 16. The portal closes this

Friday. See who the Cougars will

pick up to replace the plsyers.

Go Cougs!

The Washinton men's basketball received another player in the 

transfer portal in Bryson Tucker coming from Indiana. He didn't 

have a good season at Indiana 

last year. He will have to play 

better for the Huskies to get 

playing time. The Huskies do 

need players coming off the 

bench so they hope he will 

respond.  Go Dawgs!

mariners lose Tuesday in Boston

Jorge Polanco hit a home run 

in the first inning. The Red Sox

scored in the first with a sacrifice

fly. In the third they scored another

run. In the fifth they scored

two more with doubles.

Bryce Miller struggled some and

didn't make it through the fifth.

JP Crawford hit one between left

and center scoring two runs

to put the Mariners down by one.

Trent Thornton came in the seventh

and surrendered a three-run homer.

Newly call up Sauryn Lao came

in  and went one and two-thirds.

He gave up a run on an error.

Final Boston 8 Seattle 3.

Emerson Hancock starts on Wednesday. Be nice to see a

start like in his last outing.

Go.M's.

NFL Draft Coming Up on Thursday

The NFL draft begins Thursday

evening with the first round

going.

Right now the Seahawks have

the 18th overall pick. The

likelihood they will take the

best player available on their

chart.  Depending on how

the draft is going they could

move or down in the first

round.

On Friday they have four  picks

with two picks in the second

and two in the third. The two in

the second round are 18 and 20

so moving up could be easy by

trading one of them along with

their first pick.

On Saturday they have five picks 

as well. They have one pick in

the 4th round and two in the

5th. Those three are compensatory.

They have two in the 7th round.

I don't think the Seahawks actually

pick ten times so even if they don't

trade up in the first round they could

in one of the other rounds. With

no sixth round pick they could add

there. Go Hawks!

Mariners Win Another Series

The Mariners are now red hot 

winning the fourth series in

a row. On Sunday afternoon

the Mariners beat the Blue

Jays 8-3. On current road 

trip 4-2. 

The Mariners got off to a good

start scoring three runs in the

first and second inning. Dylan

Moore led off the game with

a home run and Cal Raleigh

hit one with Julio on base. 

In the second Randy Arozarena

hit a single with the bases 

loadednscoring Ben Williamson 

and Leo Rivas. Mitch Garver 

singles  as well scoring Julio. Arozarena seems to come up 

to bat a lot with the bases 

loaded and delivers too. The  

Blue Jays starter didn't make 

it out of the second. 

The  Blue Jays scored two in

the second and another in

the third. The Mariners were

silent until the seventh when

Rowdy Tellez hit a two-run 

homer. He and Cal hit a home

run in all three games in 

Toronto.

The Mariners have Monday 

off then play the Red Sox in  

Boston Tuesday thru Thursday 

before coming home. The 

Mariners power could continue at Fenway Park.

The Mariners are now 12-10.

The Mariners in second place

behind the Rangers by one 

game. The Angels are losing 

to the Giants while Astros 

play soon against the Padres. 

They are both a game behind 

the M's at this moment. The 

A's are a game behind them.

Update The Giants blew it 

giving up four runs in the

ninth including a double

with the bases loaded to

the Angels. 

Mariners Even Series in Toronto

The Seattle Mariners offense 

is starting to build character

especially on this road trip.

Though they made running

mistakes on Friday tge came

back to make contributions.

It took the offense a while at

the same time Logan Gilbert

struggled on the mound. The 

good thing he got out of trouble

when the Blue Jays had runners

on. For example Logan only gave 

up one run in the first inning

when it could have been a lot 

worse.

The Mariners didn't score until

the fifth inning where Cal hit

a ball to the right field corner 

scoring two runs with Ben

Williamson and JP Crawford 

 came home. This was after 

Cal had a confrontation with

the Blue Jays starter and 

all the Mariners players

came out.

The Blue Jays ended up scoring

a run in the bottom of the fifth

to tie the game. Logan Gilbert

was taken out at that point. He

was able to finish the fifth and

possibly get the win.

In the sixth inning the Blue Jays

scored another run however

the top of the seventh new

comer and third baseman Ben

Williamson hit his first major

league home run to tie the

game again. He isn't known

for his bat or power since

he had only four home runs in 

the minors. We won't know

some time but he could 

become a hitter as well as

a defender. There was thought

that top prospect Colt Emerson

may move from shortstop to

third base. The thing is that

could be in a couple years 

and Williamson could cement

himself as the third baseman

by then. I am sure we won't

have a problem with that.

The Mariners do have three

guys to play second and third.

No more scoring happened

until the 12th inning. Randy

Arozarena hit a ball scoring

JP Crawford from third. The

feeling was that Andre Munoz

may have to pitch a second inning.

It turned out it was not necessarily

where Rowdy Tellez hit a grand slam

to make it a five run lead. Casey Lawrence who pitched an inning

on Friday night came in and 

pitched the 12th. The Blue Jays

scored a run however they gave

up outs at the same time. Casey

didn't give up a single hit. Munoz

recorded his first win of the season.

So far he hasn't given up a run

on the season.

Luis Castillo starts on Easter Sunday

in another day game. We hope he

can rebound from his last start. It

would be nice if the Mariners can

win another series.

The Mariners and Angels are now

both two games behind the Rangers 

The Mariners though have played

two more games than the Angels.

Matt Brash is doing rehab assignment

with the Rainiers. He is doing well

so far. He could be activated when

the Mariners return home unless

they want him in the Boston series

that begins on Tuesday. He will be

added good to the bullpen who

have had some struggles outside

of Munoz. Go M's. 

Mariners Run Themselves Out Friday Evening

Bryan Woo pitched seven innings

for the M's as they needed to

give tge bullpen some rest.

Bryan went seven innings giving up 

seven hits, two walks and gave 

up three runs.

The Blue Jays got two of their runs

on sacrifice flies. The Mariners had 

four runners thrown out on the

base paths. All of them were questionable.  

The Mariners one run was a homer

by Rowdy Tellez. He was one of

tge guys getting thrown out by

trying to go from second to

third on a fly out. Mariners have

the green light for their runners

to go. It was Tellez second time

in recent games so maybe he 

needs a red light.

Saturday the game between M's

and Blue Jays play in the afternoon.

Logan Gilbert will start so we hope

the Mariners can produce some

runs which they have done in

recent games. We hope he can

go seven in ings as well. Go M's. 

This Week Look at M's Minors

Tacoma Rainiers continue to

struggle after getting off to a

a good start. They are 8-9

right now. The Rainers this 

week are playing Oklahoma

City who have cotton off to

a very good start.

Samad Taylor who has been

playing a lot of outfield is

having a good season. He is

batting .292 and leads the 

Rainiers with four home runs

he RBIs. Harry Ford is still

catching every other game

which I don't understand.

He doesn't have a home run

yet and with ten RBIs. Cole

Young has raised his average

to .206. 

Heading into Thursday the

Arkansas Travelers are second 

place with a 7-4 record.

The Travelers two catchers who

primarily sharing the position

are still hitting very well. Connor Charping is hitting .444 and Nick

Raposo is at .318.The team isn't

hitting many home runs with

total of two.

Shortstop Josh Hood is high

hitting as of position players 

with an average of .281. As

far as their starting pitching

goes Adam.Seminaris in two

starts has an era of 1.13.

Their bullpen is doing quite well.

They have three who haven't 

given up a run yet and two in

four outings have given up one

run each.

The Everett Acqua Sox are at

the bottom of the Northwest 

League at 4-7. The guys were

struggling are starting to hit

now. We see where they are 

at in a few weeks.

Top prospect Colt Emerson

is hitting .282 though no

home runs yet. Lazaro Montes

is hitting .282. He leads with

three home runs and nine RBIs.

Modesto Nuts are 8-3 and at

top of the California League.

The team is limiting the innings

of their starters at this point.

Most are pitching four innings

a game. 

Next week we see how they 

continue to do. 

Mariners Take Series

Thursday afternoon the Mariners

beat the Reds 11+7. They took

took two of three. 

It is interesting because they could 

have swept the series as well being

swept. That  is how close it was.

Emerson Hancock who started

the game got off to a hard start

giving up a two-run homer in the

first inning however bounced back

going five innings without giving

anything else up.

The bullpen had some trouble

including giving up a grand slam

homer off of Jake Fraley former

Mariner in the 8th inning. This 

was after the Mariners had taken

the lead before that. 

The Mariners were down by

two into the ninth. Cal Raleigh

and Randy Arozarena hit

back to back homers  to tie.

In the tenth JP Crawford singled

to bring in Dylan Moore. With

the bases loaded Randy Arozarena

was up to the ate which he has done

a lot lately. He looked like again

he would take a walk however 

he hit a double to score two more.

That gave the edge the Mariners

needed to win.

In this game like the whole series

Polanco had a double. He along

with Arozarena and Cal we the big 

guys in this series.

The Mariners now head to Toronto

to take on the Blue Jays. They are

a team that Cal seems to own.

Stay tuned. Go M's.

Mariners Even Series

The Seattle Mariners beat

the Reds to even the series

on Wednesday night 5-3.

The two teams will play

a day game Thursday  before

the Mariners go to Toronto

to take on the Blur Jays on

Friday. 

Cal Raleigh was the hero 

where he hit a home run

from left then the right side.

Cal now has one hundred

career home runs.

Bryce Miller went five innings

giving up no runs on three hits

along with eight strike outs.

He threw a lot of fast balls

in the game.  Troy Taylor 

made his return to the  M's

however gave up the three

runs before he went out.

The Mariners optioned Gregory

Santos to Tacoma after being

wild in Tuesdays game. Will

Klein took his spot in the

bullpen.

Emerson Hancock is expected

to return to make the  start

on Thursday. Whose spot he takes

we will find out. 

The Mariners are now 9-9

in third place a half game 

behind the Angels and two

behind the Rangers. 

Go M's.

Mariners Couldn't Do Moore

Dylan Moore was the Mariners

player of the game for them.

He lead off the game with a

home run and another one

as well to put them ahead twice.

The trouble was starting pitcher

pitcher Luis Castillo who return

to  Cincinnati for the first time

couldn't keep the leads.

The Reds were able to tie

the Mariners after Moore's

first home run and take the

lead after the second one.

So the Reds were able score

five  runs when Castillo left

the game in the fifth inning

with two outs. The Reds were

able to add on three more

while the Mariners couldn't

add anymore. Final Red 8 M's 4.

It did look with Dylan's job

early the Mariners had a 

great chance to win however

it wasn't meant to be.

Not only is it important to

win the first game of a series

it is even more important to

win the first game of a road

trip. We just hope that the

Mariners do much better and

at the end of the road trip it 

was just a hick up.

Third baseman Ben Williamson

who made his first major league

game start got a hit and scored

a run. During that time his family

made their way to Cincinnati.

Though the Mariners lost Ben's

family were still excited. Some

close friends were there as well.

Ben actually was able to get

contact on 19 pitches in all.

If he can continue to show it

he will have a good major league

career. 

Bryce Miller starts on Wednesday.

We hope he can do a better job

so a victory will happen. Go M's. 

Washington State Cougars Spring Football

The Washington State Cougars had

their spring football game so camp

is done.

According to new head coach

Jimmy Rogers everyone is

healthy.

The two top quarterbacks Zevi 

Eckhaus and Jaxon Potter each

had touchdown passes thrown.

According to coach Rogers there

is still competition for the starting

job. With a new coach there is 

always a clean slate as well

The outstanding player in the

camp was Leon Neal Jr. wide

receiver. He is not slated on any

depth charts at this time. I am

sure we will see him before

the season starts. He caught

one pass last season for the

Cougars.

The Cougars have experience

team coming into the season.

Last year the Cougars started

off well however last three

games they lost. Before the

bowl game they lost a lot

of players.

In my opinion the transfer 

portal and the moving of 

coaches  should happen 

after the bowl season is 

over. For one thing it isn't 

fair to the alumni and fans 

to lose players and not see 

the same team. If they want 

the bowl games could be 

moved up. 

Speaking of the transfer portal

it opens up again beginning

on Wednesday. It runs for

nine days to enter. This allows

players who were dissatisfied

with spring football camp to

enter. It allows the teams to

find players for positions they

need to add depth at.

The Cougars do have experience

on their side so might not have

a lot of movement. Thr players

commented how much they

liked the new coaching staff. 

Go Cougs!

Mariners Sweep Rangers

The Seattle Mariners swept the

Rangers by beating them

3-1 on Sunday. 

Logan Gilbert struggled in

the first inning just like 

Bryce Miller and Bryan

Woo did in the previous

two games. He didn't give

a run either in the first.

Logan only went five innings

giving up a home run in the

second inning. He walked 

one and struck out seven.

Cal Raleigh hit a two-run

homer in the first inning.

Julio scored the final run

in the sixth inning when

Randy Arozarena was hit

by a pitch with the bases

loaded. He has been up

a lot with bases loaded

recently.

The Mariners used four

relievers and gave up

only one hit on the day.

Munoz had his six save.

The Mariners are now 

8-8. Now they go on a

nine game road trip. We

will see what kind of

team they are.

Before the game the

Mariners brought up

one of their top prospects

in Ben Williamson from

triple-A Tacoma and 

sent down outfielder

Dominic Canzone.

This means that Dylan

Moore may play more

outfield against lefties.

We should expect Williamson

to play a lot at third base.

He was brought up mostly

for his defense than his

bat. Polanco will dh mostly

against right handed pitchers

until he gets healthy. Mitch

Garver against righties for

now. He is only batting .182.

This means to that Cal

will likely get a day off against

a lefty and dh instead.

Miles Mastrobuoni will likely

play some second as well

as some third. A left handed

bat probably face righties

while Leo Rivas will face

lefties.

Coming up Tuesday thru

Thursday the Mariners will

face a lefty in game one

and righties in game two

and three. Williamson will

start game one and see

after that. They will have

Mastrobuoni on the bench

in game one as well as 

Luke Raley. Though Raley

will start against righties

he will mostly stay in

against a lefty. Go M's.

Mariners Bats Come Alive

The Mariners bats came live 

Saturday  night getting 11 hits

and winning 9 to 2 over the 

Texas Rangers. The Mariners 

have won the series and now 

see if they can sweep the

Texas Rangers.

It happens at times where the

starting pitcher has struggles

to begin the game. This happened

to Bryan Woo where he had 

trouble locating his pitches. 

The Rangers only able to get

one run off Woo in the first.

Though it didn't look that way

in the first Woo was able to

cruis after that going seven

innings. 

At one point Woo got 12 batters

to make outs in a row. The third

and seventh the Mariners scored

four runs each time. The four

runs scored in the third was Julio

getting a triple. 

Polanco was able to drive Julio

on a sacrifice fly. The Mariners 

had one run in the fifth with Cal

hitting a home run.

The Mariners are  7-8 and in

third place. Sunday winning

the Mariners will be even on

the season. The Mariners

start a nine game road trip

on Sunday.

Logan Gilbert will start

Sunday's game. He hasn't 

been given any run support.

Hope it changes. Go M's. 

Mariners Win Series Opener

Friday night the Mariners beat

the Texas Rangers 5-3. This might

be the first win of the season

on the way the Mariners will win 

most of the time. We must face

that most wins will come this

way. We just hope they have several

more wins then losses.

Jorge Polanco the Mariners best

hitter so far on the season hit

a solo homer in the  first inning. 

It looks as though for the time

being he will be at dh. Rowdy

Tellez hit his first homer as a

Mariner. We hope this gets him

going.

The Rangers scored their first

run in the fourth inning on a 

pop fly to Luke Raley. The M's

responded in the bottom of the

4th when JP Crawford hit s

ball just over the Rangers

shortstop's glove. 

Bryce Miller went only five

innings despite giving up

the one run. He three 30

pitches in the first inning

without giving up a run.

He settled down after that.

He walked three while striking

out five batters. Only surrendered

two hits.

Trent Thornton struggled in his

one inning coming in for Miller.

It included giving up a two run

homer. He was followed by

an inning of Gabe Speier, Carlos

Vargas and Andre Munoz. Each

gave up a hit. It was Munoz fifth

ssvd on the season.

It is so important for the M's

to win the opening game.

Cal Raleigh hit a two-run

homer over right field for the

win in the 8th inning. It is

his 96th career break the

tie with Mike Zunino in most

home runs by a Mariners

catcher. I say it will be a

while before anyone breaks

his record.

Bryan Woo will start on Saturday

night followed by Logan Gilbert

on Sunday. The Mariners sent

Luis F. Castillo down to Tacoma

after his Wednesday's start.

The Rangers will start right

handers in all three games.

Dylan Moore didn't start Friday

night so we will see if he

starts any of these two

remaing games. Leo Rivas

who was recalled from

Tacoma when Ryan Bliss

went on th injured list

played second while Miles

Mastrobuioni played third.

Miles is a left handed bat

so may see Dylan against

lefties at third. For the

time being it will be Rivas, 

Mastrobuoni and Moore

going at second and third.

Donovan Solano who is

the right hitting first baseman

right now could play some

third base as well. All comes

down to.who is playing the

best ball. 

The Mariners are now 6-8

and in 4th place in the

American League west

standings. Go M's.

Seahawks Friday

The Seattle Seahawks were busy

in March adding and subtracting

players. April have not been any

signings.

The NFL draft begins in two

weeks from yesterday  Thursday

on April 24. It will be just the

first round on that day. Friday

will be round two and three.

Saturday four through seven.

We could see the Seahawks 

move up or back in the first

round. A lot depends whether

they want to draft an offensive

lineman in the first round or

not. We will see.

News is out that former 

Seahawks receiver Tyler

Lockett is expected to

sign with thr Carolina

Panthers possibly on

Friday. 

One thing for sure the

Seahawks offense will

be different this coming

season. Both personnel

and how it comes together.

The Seahawks are expected

to be run first offense. Of

course they tried that while

Geno Smith was quarterback

however it never happened.

There are theories like the

offensive line wasn't good

enough or maybe Geno

wanted to pass first. A lot 

we will see from him with

the Raiders now that he

and Pete Carroll united

together.

Under Pete Carroll he wanted

to run first however often when

not succeeded Geno would

throw up to fifty passes a game.

Maybe that got him his new

contract with the Raiders

however will it get them to

the playoffs. 

There have rumors about

Kenneth Walker lll during

the offseason. Will he be

the starting running back

or not. He is very talented

although injuries along 

with the line or scheme

have kept him from doing

so. Go Hawks!

Update Friday  the Seahawks 

signed free agent quarterback 

and former qb Drew Lock  to 

a contract. It looks he will

compete with Sam Howell 

for the backup spot.

Not knowing  for sure the

Seahawks  could trade Sam

Howell  by the time of the 

NFL  draft.  Let you know 

know more details  later.

Men's Basketball Transfer Portal

The Washington Huskies have another 

player added to the roster through

the transfer portal. This player wss

on  the team's roster in Mike Hopkins

last season as a true freshmen. Trouble he never got any playing

time because of injuries. Last season

as a redshirt freshman he transfered

to USC Trojans where he had very

good success though the  team didn't

so much.

The players name is Wesley Yates lll.

He got serious attention from Kentucky

and Texas. Turning down a top notch

program like Kentucky and being from

Texas couldn't have been easy. Some

guys though want to go a distance

for college and play basketball. Yates

is now the fifth player who is coming 

to Seattle. He averaged 14.1 points 

a game and shot over 43% in 3 point

shots something the Huskies could

use. 

Yates is listed at small forward though

more likely be a big guard. He will be

teamed with Zoom Diallo who returns

for his sophomore season. These 

two could be a tough guys to match

up. Diallo didn't shoot many threes

last year however will have to look

to increase if he wants to play at the

higher level. Combined these two

could score 30 plus points a game.

At point guard is newcomer Quaimari

Peterson  a  conference player this

last season. Coming in as a senior 

he hss the experience to get the

ball to Yates and Diallo. This doesn't

count the inside guys the Huskies

have improve as well. 

Playing in the Big Ten the Huskies

need to be more physical which

looks like it will happen.  Playing

better defense is a must.

The first year under head coach

Danny Sprinkle they had Great Osobor

as their primary offensive player.

Though they had a few other guys

the Big Ten schools knew was to

play good defense against Osobor.

A senior it was his only season as

a Husky. Next season the other Big

Ten teams will have to try to stop

most of the  Huskies starters.

So far Gonzaga hasn't named any

players coming as transfers. They

have show interest in at least five

players. Losing four seniors and a

couple transfers they need at  least five.

On Wednesday the Washington State 

Cougars lost Cedric Coward to the

transfer portal. A shooting guard

Coward missed most of the season

with injuries. He transfered last year

to the Cougars from Eastern Washington where current coach 

David Riley had coached previously.

None of the  other four  Cougar players

in the transfer have signed elsewhere

yet. Who they are going after isn't

mentioned either. We will let you know

where the transfers end up going

as well those coming in. 

The Cougars do have eight players

returning however no incoming

freshmen mentioned as of yet.

Tomas Thrastarson who played

a lot when Isaiah Watts was out.and started. Named to West Coast 

Conference all-freshman team.

Forward Rihards Vavers played

in only 16 games and late in

season his minutes increased.

He averaged 1.6 points a game.

He is capable of more and could

be a starter or playing capable

minutes off the bench.

Forward DK Okafor a sophomore 

last season came over from

California Berkeley. He played

in 32 games averaging 13.8

minutes coming off the bench.

He could be a starter or contribute 

more time off the bench. Okafor

averaged 5.6 points a game and

2.7 rebounds.

These are three contributors 

to.last season team. Cougars 

will decline if they don't find

anyone or a few. We see what 

happens. 

One thing we want Gonzaga, 

Washington, and Washington 

State all be thrifying and

making it to the NCAA tournament.

Gonzaga is only consistent

team to make it into the

tournament. We hope the

Huskies, and Cougars make

it more often than they has been.

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Look At Mariners Minor League Teams

Since last Thursday the Tacoma Rainiers have been struggling.

They won their first three games

at home starting the Friday after

the Mariners. Last week they 

went 2-4 in Reno. This week

playing Sacramento at home 

they have lost both games.

So currently tied for last with

5-6 record. They are three games

behind Las Vegas at 8-3.

The Rainers have had a few pitchers

gone up to the Mariners already

with Emerson Hancock coming 

down to Tacoma after his first

and the bullpen being over used.

Dominic Canzone was recalled

to the Mariners with the injury

to Victor Robles last Sunday and

he will be out three months.

Canzone was hitting .276 at time

of his call up. Leo Rivas was called

up on Wednesday to take the spot

of Ryan Bliss who was injured in

Tuesday's game. He likely be out

for at least a couple months. Rivas

was hitting .304 and leading the

Rainiers with six RBIs. 

As of now Cole Young is struggling

at the plate hitting .171. Harry Ford 

has slumped after getting off to a 

good start now hitting .200. He and

Blake Hunt are sharing catching

duties. In my open Ford needs to

play more either at catcher or in

the outfield or at dh. Playing this way

is hurting his hitting.

Tyler Locklear is the Rainers top 

hitter right now at .323. His best

game was on April 6 when he had

four hits. 

The Arkansas Travelers the Double A

team along with Everett and Modesto

started their season last Friday.

The Travelers are 2-3 and lost the

first two games of the season.

Outfielder Victor Labrada is hitting

.400 in the five games and has the

Travelers only home run. Both

catchers are alternating as happening

through the beginning of the season.

In three games Connor Charping is.hitting .444 while Nick Raposo

is .333 in two games. Small sample

size.

We will look at more players next

Thursday on the Travelers.

The Everest Acqua Sox are 2-3

as well. They did win their season

opener last Friday. One of the

top prospects Lazaro Montes

has gotten off to a hot start

hitting .429 with two home runs

and six RBIs. A team high in

all three categories. At some point

he likely be up with the Travelers

 next season. He could in the next

couple years be an outstanding

player for the Mariners.

Catcher Josh Caron who has

caught four games is hitting

.412. He has a home run and

five RBIs already. Michael 

Arroyo another top infielder

prospect is getting off to a slow 

start hitting .118. Currently he

is at dh though he can play all

the infield spots.

Colt Emerson the Mariners number

one prospect is hitting .308. The Mariners drafted him at number

one in 2023. He is already playing better than expected and among

the top of the prospects in baseball.

We could see him move up the

Mariners system quickly. He is

playing shortstop however he could

play at third base. 

Mariners number one pick last

year Jurrangelo Cijntje has begun

his professional career this year in Everett. Mostly know to be able to

throw both right handed and left.

In his first start his first strike out

was throwing left handed and his

second was right handed. Being

a starter right now in the long run

with the Mariners hard to know 

right now whether he will start or

put into tge bullpen. It will come

down to the Mariners needs.

Modesto the Mariners low single A

team has gotten off to a tremendous

start at 5-0. They have already scored

32 runs as a team. Seven players

are already hitting over .300.

Austin St. Laurent Modesto's third

baseman leads in hitting with .381

average. He isn't among the Mariners

top thirty prospects. Austin is 22

years old and drafted by the Mariners

in the 14th round last year. He played

in only three games last year for Modesto. 

Felnin Celesten the Mariners number

five prospect could be the Mariners 

starting shortstop in the future

is hitting .348 and leads Modesto

with six RBIs. Like Colt Emerson

he is only 19 and stardom is in

his makeup. The Mariners signed

him as an international player in

2023. 

Ryan Sloan pitcher drafted out of

high school last year in the second

round and the Mariners eight top

prospect is at Modesto. Made one

start where he went one inning

giving up two runs on two hits.

It was his professional debut.

We expect greater things from

Ryan. We will let you know how

he progresses on the season. 

So that's this weeks look at

the Mariners minor league teams.

The Mariners have Thursday off

and start a three game series at

home before going on the road.

The first team of three next week

will be against the Cincinnati Reds

starting on Tuesday. Go M's. 

Mariners beat Astros Late

The Astros were leading 5-0 

into the eighth inning. Most

everyone figured the Mariners 

were cooked and done for

since had only two hits.

Randy Arozarena hit a grand slam

to make it an Astros lead by

one run. In the ninth inning Casey Lawrence who was called up

throwing his third inning  threw

a wild pitch scoring a run from

third to make it a two run.lead

which is hard to come back.

The Mariners had two hits and

loaded the bases with no outs.

Julio Rodriguez hit a double

to right field to tie the game.

The Mariners loaded the bases.

After JP Crawford was out at

home on a grounder. Randy 

Arozarena was up at the plate

again. This time he walked for

the walk off run. Go M's. 

Mariners Look the Same

The Seattle Mariners lost to the

Houston Astros Tuesday night.

They had opportunities to win

especially in the 11th when they

had runners on first and third

with one out. Mitch Garver 

hit into a double play instead 

of a single or sacrifice fly. In

the 12th the Astros  scored

where Jesse Hahn walked 

three batters to score the

winning run. The Mariners

weren't able to tie though

they had opportunities to at

least  least tie the game.

Final Astros 2. Mariners 1

The Mariners again need to make 

changes to get into the pennant

race. To think that they can turn

things around is wishful thinking.

News came out that Victor Robles

will be out for three months though

surgery isn't expected. Go M's.

Washington Huskies Men's Add Another

Washington Huskies certainly been busy over the last week to make

a serious contender in the Big Ten 

Conference this coming 2025-26 

season for men's basketball.

The Huskies had a disappointing

season in Danny Sprinkle first

season as head coach. He said

that he had to improve at each

position and it looks like at this point.

The most recent pickup is Jacob

Ognacevic who is looking to play

at the small forward. Jacob is six 

foot eight . He played the last 

three years at Lipscomb. Jacob

is another player of the year and 

in the Sun Conference. He averaged

Twenty points and eight rebounds

a game. 

It looks like the Huskies have their

starting five.  Besides Jacob they 

have two other seniors along with

two sophomores. Right now they

have four freshmen and a junior 

Mady Traore coming off the bench.

Washington may look to add more

fire power to the second group 

coming off the bench. 

The  freshmen we begin with is 

JJ Mandaquit at point quard. JJ

is six feet one out of Hurricane,

Utah where he went to Utah Prep.

He was recruited by BYU and

USC to name a couple schools.

At shooting guard is Cortland

Muldew.  He is sixfoot three 

out of Arkansas. 

At small forward is Niko Bundalo

from Prolific Prep in Napa California.

He is 6'10 and a five star recruit.

He considered both Michigan State

and Ohio State along with other teams.

The final freshmen is Hannes Steinbach at power forward.

He is an international player

from Germany.

All four freshmen do look ready

for college basketball. This could

be s big year ahead for the Huskies.

The Cougars and Gonzaga haven't

announced any transfers to their

schools as of yet. We wish them the 

best. 

Mariners End Losing Streak

The Seattle Mariners beat the

Astros in opening game of

the three against the Houston Astros

4-3 on Monday night.

Two common things in this one

where the Mariners won by

one run and Logan Gilbert with

little run support. 

No runs for either team until Ryan

Bliss hit a two-run homer in the 

fifth inning. Jose Altuve hit a

homer off Logan in the sixth inning.

It was the only hit  that Logan

gave up. Logan left with two outs.

Trent Thornton came in the sixth

with two outs and got the third

out. He pitched the seventh inning.

Gregory Santos pitched the 8th

inning. The Astros scored two

to take the lead however both

were unearned. Jorge Polanco 

hit a single in the bottom of

the 8th scoring Dylan Moore

and Miles Mastrobuoni who 

walked after hitting for Bliss.

Andre Munoz came in the 

9th and got the save. He gave

up no hits and struck out one.

Victor Robles went on injured

list. Details of MRI may come

on Tuesday so may know more

and how  long he will be out.

Luke Raley was in right field.

Rowdy Tellez at first base.

Polanco was at dh.

On Tuesday the Mariners face 

lefty Valdez so be interesting

the lineup. Since they are facing

Valdez and Wednesday is a

day game Mitch Garver likely

catch Tuesday while Raleigh

is dh or on the bench. A lot

depends whether they want

Polanco be at dh or third

base.  We could see Dylan

Moore in right field or Raley

again. Go Mariners!

Looking At the American League West.

The Seattle Mariners are at

the bottom of the American

League West division with

a 3-7.

The Mariners were swept by the

Giants however two were walk

offs and the third they could

have won as well.

The Giants are at the top of the

National League West with an 8-1

and right ahead of the Dodgers

and the Padres.

The Texas Rangers are on top

of the American League West

with a 8-2 record. The Mariners

are five games behind them.

The LA Angels have gotten off

to a good start at 6-3. They  have

played more on the road where

they are 4-2. The Houston Astros

are 4-5 and have lost four of

six at home. The A's are 0-3 at

home and 4-6 altogether. Being

in an unfamiliar park in Sacramento

is a good season.

The Mariners taken on the Astros

beginning on Monday thru Wednesday.

It will be important that the M's

win at least two out of three before

facing the Rangers at home on

Friday. 

The Mariners have called up Dominic

Canzone from Tacoma after the

injury to Victor Robles on Sunday.

No details how long he maybe out.

We will likely see Canzone and

Raley share right field until Robles

returns against righties. We might

see Raley against some lefties

as well as Dylan Moore in right.

Rowdy Tellez who made the ball

club with a good spring training

has gotten off to a terrible start

with one hit and an average of

.067. Donovan Solano hasn't

done better either with one hit

with an average of .071. Makes

it tough at first base. 

Tyler Locklear is hitting .370 at Tacoma right now do if there is still trouble

continues they may have to make 

a move. Anyway Canzone and Raley

be both in the lineup.  

Next week beginning on Tuesday

they face the Cincinnati Reds 

followed by Toronto on Friday

and three against the Red Sox

the following Tuesday before

coming home. It will be important

that the Mariners stay around 

the .500 mark  the next three weeks.

Go M's. 

Tough Loss For Mariners

The Mariners were swept by the

Giants on the road. 

Final Giants 5 Mariners 4

The Mariners had a home run by

Julio in the first and Cal Raleigh

in the third to take earlier lead

Bryan Woo was pitching until

the fourth when he gave up 

a three run homer to Mike

Yastrzemski which help Giants

have four runs.

Mariner got a run in the sixth

and tied in the ninth when

Randy Arozarena had a hit

to drive in tying run with two

outs.

In the ninth Victor Robles made

a great catch however hurt 

his shoulder. How bad don't

know.  He could go on the

injured list or be by the day.

The Giants had a walk off single

right after that. 

The Mariners  come home

to take on the Astros Monday

for three. Go M's.

Mariners Lose to Giants Again

Bryce Miller didn't have his A game

though he kept it close most of

the time.

It is tough when the offense can

only score one run  though had 

seven hits on the night. The

Mariners one run was a homer 

by Dylan Moore.

Final was Giants 4 Mariners 1

Miller went into the sixth inning

and was taken.out for Trent

Thorton who got the last two

outs.

Jesse Hahn who the Mariners

brought up from Tacoma went 

the last two innings. He allowed

some base runners however

no Giants players scored.

The Mariners sent down lefty

Tayler Saucedo to Tacoma.

We hope he can straighten

out some things and get back.

The Mariners do have Gabe

Speier's from the left side.

Sunday afternoon Bry Woo

will start this final game

of the series. He is someone

who can stop a losing

streak.  Go M's. 

The Mariners Lose In Extra Innings

The Seattle Mariners knew they had 

to have a good offense to have any 

chance to win over the San Francisco 

Giants on Friday afternoon which they

did.

The game was a wild one..Luis

F. Castillo who the Mariners

acquired during the offseason

went only three innings and

gave up three runs. They knock

Justin Verlander in the third inning 

too. The score was tied at three.

Tayler Saucedo, Collin Snider and

Eduard Bazardo  gave up five 

runs in the next three innings.

The offense caught to make

it 8-8 after nine.  The Mariners 

used their whole bullpen while

the Giants used seven.

Carlos Vargas was the last

pitcher in the 11th inning.

The Mariners had taken the

lead in the top of the inning

on a wild pitch unfortunately

Vargas gave up two runs

on a single with runners

on second and third. Before

it happened on a pitch he

stumbled to the right. Had 

that not happened the Mariners

may have won the game.

They were glad he was ok.

The Mariners have Saturday night

game. Bryce Miller starts for

the Mariners while Robby Rae 

goes for the Giants. It is important

that the starters go as deep as they

can. See if any moves happen 

before the ball game for the 

bullpens. Go M's.

Mariner Take on Giants With Another Luis Castillo

The Seattle Mariners  game Friday 

is a day game in San Francisco. 

OnbWednesday  Luis Castillo was 

the winning pitcher. 

Friday the Mariners  are starting 

another Luis Castillo  who they

acquired  during the off-season.

He is brought up from Tacoma

where he started  the season.  

He will start against Justin 

Verlander. While Bryce Miller 

will be moved back a day. 

Early  on the season  it isn't 

a bad idea  to give starters 

an extra day  off as they to

increase their pitch count

and innings.  This will help

in the long run is the theory. 

There are rumors that the

Mariners  would trade Luis 

Castillo from Wednesday 

during the off-season.  

Those rumors are coming 

again here he would be 

 traded to the  Chicago Cubs 

during the season.  Would it 

be withi a couple months or 

at the trading deadline. 

The Cubs are familiar  with 

Castillo  as he played for the

Cincinnati  Reds  before coming

to Seattle.  The Mariners  in 

return  may get starter Matthew  

Boyd who played for the Mariners 

in the last of 2022 season.  At

that time he pitched in relief

in ten games where he found 

success.

Boyd has been a starter most

of his career. The Mariners 

could use him in either role.

He was born in the Seattle 

area so finishing  his career

he may like. The Mariners 

are expected to get two

pitching prospects  and a

third base prospect too.

Currently  Ben Williamson 

is playing third base and

plays major league defense .

Whether he can do the same

hitting  wise we will  see.

Having another third base

project doesn't  hurt in the

same having  more pitching 

isn't  bad either. Go M's. 

This Week's Look At Tacoma Raniers

The Tacoma Rainers began

their season last Friday.

They have 4-2 record and 

in second  place behind

Las Vegas at 4-1.

They lost Reno Thursday night 

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

on the road. Harry Ford and

Blake Hunt have split time 

at catcher each playing in

three gamed.

Harry has three hits in nine

official at bats. He has walked

four times and struck out once

which is a good. Blake is still

waiting for his first. Gone

hitless in ten at bats. Has  no

walks and struck out six times.

Not sure how long they will 

continue splitting games and

whether we see Harry play

elsewhere too.

Cole Young is getting off to 

a slow start. He has only 

four hits in twenty- three 

at bats. Ben Williamson

is hitting .304 playing in

all six games. His defense

at third base has been

spectacular.  Since Polanco

hasn't played well defensively

for the Mariners and it 

continues we could see 

Williamson soon. Polanco

will still be in the lineup

somewhere if he continues 

hitting.

The Rainiers have only five

home runs so much similar

to the Mariners. Leo Rivss

who went up as a paternity

replacement and has now

back with the Rainiers leads

with two home runs. He has

two hits so both were homers.

Double A Arkansas, Everett

High A and Modesto Low A

all begin their season on

April 4.  Most of the Mariners

top prospects are at Everett 

and Modesto this year. 

Let you you how they do

next Thursday..

WSU and Huskies Men's Basketball Update

The WSU lost barely on Monday

to Georgetown in men's basketball

in a great game that came down to

the wire. This without having

Isaiah Watts and Nate Calmese

who both went into the transfer

portal. }

Since the game LeJuan Watts 

announced he was entering the

transfer portal. Expect he is 

Pwanted since not only  score

in double figures he was the

Cougars top rebounder.

Just like the Huskies and the

Zags the Cougars will have a new 

starting lineup with transfer and

graduation.

The Washington Huskies have

Zoom Diallo returning and Franck

Kepnang. The center has been hurt

since coming to Washington the

last two years.

The Huskies have a new center 

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

the Huskies expect him to be good

inside.

The Huskies are building a good 

front line as they have high schooler

Niko Bundalo who is a McDonald's

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

at strong forward. Also signed 

Junior College transfer Mady Traore.

He would be small forward.

News just came out on Thursday

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

He has experience in the German

pro league. The Huskies are

building their team next season

quickly.

Again another signing Southern

Conference player of the year

Quimari Peterson from East

Tennessee State. 

No news about anyone transferring 

to the Cougars yet.

Gonzaga's Dusty Stromer is

transferring to Grand Canyon.

A good basketball team though

a level below Gonzaga. 

We wish all three teams having

good classes coming in. 

Washington Huskies in NFL: Atlanta Falcons

The Atlanta Falcons had five players

from the Huskies who played or 

where on their roster in 2024.

The most familiar face for Huskies 

fans is  Michael Penix Jr. who was 

drafted in the first round last year.

When drafted by the Falcons was why.

They had Kirk Cousins and he is 

making a lot of money.  The last 

three games of the season Penix

became the starter with the Falcons

struggling on the season and he

is expected to start the 2025 season.

The Falcons drafted Bralen Trice

in the 2024 draft. Unfortunately

he injured a knee and was out for 

the season. We hope he is back

to play edge rusher in 2025.

Kevin King a veteran cornerback

was drafted by the Green Bay

Packers back in 2017 in the

second round . He played for 

them five seasons. King played 

last  year for the Falcons in 15 

games s a reserve. He now is a 

free aentso not sure where he 

will land.

Kaleb McCrary right tackle was

drafted by the Falcons in 2019

in the first round. He has been

influence in their running game

ever since than.

Keith Taylor a cornerback was

drafted in fifth round by Carolina

in 2021. He spent two years there

and the last two with the Kansas

City Chiefs as a reserve. Now he

is with Atlanta so hopefully he 

gets in playing time.

We wish the best for all former

Huskies on the Falcons. Go Dawgs.

Mariners Beat Tigers

The Mariners took three games

to do it however finally beat the

Tigers 3-2.

We would have thought the M's

would have won either game one

or two however stuck to winning

game.

As expected it was a pitching 

duel. The Mariners scored first

in the second inning after the 

Tigers had a miscue in the infield.

Victor Robles hit a double to

drive in both Dylan Moore and

JP Crawford. Dylan Moore had 

a  solo home run in the 4th.

Tigers got their two runs in the

fifth inning. Trey Sweeney led

off with home run and second 

was on a double play. 

Luis Castillo was pitcher of the

game going seven innings. He

gave up five hits, two walks and

five strike outs. This allowed 

the Mariners go with two 

relievers.

Gabe Speier who is back now

and healthy gave up no hits

and struck out one. The ninth

inning was tough as Andre 

Munoz allowed the Tigers

to load the bases with no

outs. Fortunately he was 

able to get out of it. Dylan

Moore took a short grounder 

and threw it home to Mitch 

Garver who was catching 

on the day.

The Mariners lineup for the

most part still struggling at

the plate. Just need to get 

three or four runs to win.

Running the bases will be

important for the guys.

Don't strike out so much.

The Mariners have Thursday 

off and then face the Giants

in the San Francisco area.

This series won't be easy

as they take on Justin 

Verlander who is now with 

the Giants on Friday. Glad 

he isn't with the Astros 

anymore. On Saturday 

the Mariners will face 

former Mariner pitcher 

Robbie Ray. Remember 

he was traded to the 

Giants for Mitch Haniger. 

Go M's.

Washington State Cougars Spring Practice 2025

The Washington State Cougars 

spring practices started before

the Huskies last Saturday. Each

team has about 30 practices in

the spring. 

The Cougars are having practice

in Spokane this year. Helps not

to be distracted. The Cougars have

to do what the Huskies did last

year go with a new head coach

Jimmy Rogers who came over

from South Dakota State and

his new staff along with new 

offense.

Now with the transfer portal

new players besides freshmen

are new to the team and fans.

It is going be like the NFL or

more so having free agents

each year.

If you are a freshman this could

be your only season or you have

to compete against some new

guys. On offense the Cougars

have many of the guys return

who have eligibility left though

did lose their starting quarterback

John Mateer before last years

bowl game.

The Cougars have Zevi Eckhaus

back at quarterback who had

initially gone into the transfer 

portal.  Though a backup until

the bowl he is a senior so one

year to show his stuff.

The Cougars have only two

transfers into their starting

lineup. One is wide receiver

Devin Ellison a transfer from

junior college so he will have

to learn to cope at a higher

level. 

At tight end is Ademola Faleye

a transfer from Michigan State

and a senior. Not used a lot

last year in catches with only

two. Expect a lot more this 

season.

On defense the Cougars have

five new starters who have

transfered over. Mostly at

linebacker and defensive backs.

They have five more backing

them up. Cougar fans hope

they will have a better defense

this season. 

We will introduce to the guys

over the weeks ahead. Go Cougs!

Mariners Second Loss To Tigers

Again Logan Gilbert is getting

little run support and unfortunately

the Mariners unable to win.

Final Tigers 4 Mariners 1

Logan gave up two runs with

a double  followed by a single 

and the hitter who drove in

the run went to second. He was 

driven in too. This was in the first.

Victor Robles had the only hit 

of the game for the Mariners

to lead off in the Mariners

half of the first. 

Logan gave up another run

in the third. No other runs

through five innings. He 

threw 92 pitches as he struck

out five. 

The Mariners got their lone

run in the seventh inning

when Tellez had s sacrifice

fly to score Arozarena.

The Tigers got their final

run on a homer off Thornton.

The Mariners and Tigers

play a day on Wednesday.

The Mariners face the Tigers

ace do.they will have to find

a way to score runs to avoid 

a sweep. We could say the 

Mariners missed the playoffs

on how they played the Tigers

last year and the same happening

this time.

The Mariners could learn from

the Tigers on how to score in

T-Mobile Park. Work elsewhere 

too. 

The Mariners were without

Jorge Polanco who went on

parenity list as his wife was

having a baby. Leo Rivas

was brought up from Tacoma.

The Mariners sent down 

Emerson Hancock to Tacoma

after Monday's game. The

Mariners will have Thursday's

off before facing the Giants

on Friday. The Mariners

likely skip the fifth starter on 

Sunday with Logan facing 

them. The Mariners won't

need a fifth starter for a 

while  as they have a

day off on Thursday April

10th as well. They have two

Mondays off in a row after 

that too. They may not need

a fifth starter until May unless

Kirby returns before then. 

The Mariners brought up

Jhonathan Diaz in his spot

however he likely pitch out

of the bullpen until Troy

Taylor is activated. Matt 

Brash might be available 

before George Kirby too.

Go M's.