Mariners Different Team Same Results

Friday night the Seattle Mariners 

faced the Minnesota Twins at

home. The results turned out

the same.

Going late into the game it

was another outstanding 

pitching match up. Bryan

Woo was able to go into

the seventh. He surrendered

his third run of the game so

Matt Brash came in with

two outs and got the third

out he didn't return in the

eighth.

The bottom of the 8th Cal

Raleigh hit is 21st home

run of the season  to put

the Mariners up 6-3. It

looked like  a sure win.

Andre Munoz came in the

gsme so we thought here

we go. Unfortunately for

the first time of the season

he was hit for more than

one in a game. The Twins

scored two runs to come

within one run. Munoz

still had the chance with

two outs to save however

gave up a solo home run.

The Mariners weren't able 

to score in the bottom of the

ninth. 

Here is the tenth. Same as

Thursday night the Mariners

were touched for several

runs. The Twins hit a two-run

homer with the runner on base

in extra innings. The Twins 

loaded the bases with two.

The Mariners had a chance 

if they could get that last out.

The hitter for the Twins hit

the ball up the middle hard

however Dylan Moore couldn't

field the play cleanly so two

more runs were scored. Again

added another two runs. Final

Twins 12 Mariners 6

Once in a great moon Munoz

will be hit like on Friday night.

The Mariners show they need

a reliever who can pitch in

extra innings. This was the

first gsme Matt Bray had 

pitched in two straight games.

He likely won't pitch Saturday

of Sunday. 

The Mariners need to make a

trade or find a reliable reliever

from the minor leagues. Also

another beat or two would be

good idea. Luke Raley is expected

to do a rehab assignment with

Tacoma.  Cole Young made two

plate appearances before being

taken out. Talk online is he will

be called up to the Mariners and

it makes sense. Most likely Leo

Rivas will be sent down. He hasn't

played a lot lately.

In Tacoma's game Harry Ford was

at dh instead of catching. He had

three hits and we could see him

soon and maybe this weekend.

Trent Thorton made a rehab assignment for the Rainiers too.

We could see him back in the

bullpen too. Though he hasn't

had a great season before going

on the injured list he would be

an added plus though not the

total answer. He went one inning

and struck out too. Troy Taylor 

who is trying to make his way

back finished the game for the

Rainiers going one inning walking

one and striking out three.

We will see whether Young and

Ford be up. Saturday game is

late afternoon as it is on Fox TV.

Go M's. 

Mariners Blasted In Extra Inning

Emerson Hancock pitched well

for five innings giving up no

runs. In the sixth inning he

walked a couple batters. He

did get one out in the process.

The Washington Nationals again

went with an all left handed

hitting lineup so they brought

in Gabe Speier the lefty however

he wasn't able to hold it and

gave up a double scoring two 

runs.

The Mariners bottom of batting

order came through tying the

game in the seventh. Andre Munoz

made appearance in the ninth

inning with tie score and did

his usual good deed. The best

reliever in baseball right now.

Collin Snider pitched the 10th

and got lit up. He gave up

seven runs including a three

run homer and that was the

ball game. The Mariners did

score a single run in the bottom

of the 10th. Nationals 9-3 win.

Logan Gilbert made his first

rehab assignment going a

couple innings for the Tacoma

Rainiers. How many he has

we will see.

The Mariners now take on the

Minnesota Twins over the 

weekend. Bryan Woo starts

for the Mariners who is having

an outstanding season. Go.M's

Mariners What Day Makes A Difference

On Tuesday the Mariners took care

of the Nationals easily.

Wednesday the Nationals took

care of the Mariners winning  9-0.

George Kirby made his second

appearance of the season.

He went five innings giving up six runs including three solo  home runs.

Also walked two and struck out

four.  We do hope he turns things

around in his next start.

Mariners only had five hits with

the no runs. We hope Thursday

night the Mariners can win

the series. The Mariners will

be taking on the Minnesota

Twins over the weekend. The

Twins are tied with Cleveland

in second place in the American

League Central.They haven't

played well on the road   See

What happens. Go M's.

More Help For The Mariners

Logan Gilbert is expected to go on

rehab assignment real soon and

Bryce Miller expected back as well.

The Mariners are expected to stay

with a five man rotation. Though

he belongs Logan Evans will likely

go back to Tacoma. Emerson

Hancock I believe should go to the

bullpen for long relief. He could

come in for any of the starters

early if they get in trouble or

at least go two innings or longer.

This would help out the other

seven in the bullpen and not

continue bringing up relievers

from Tacoma.

The Mariners need help in the

in the infield. News is Like Raley

is expected to go on rehab assign-ment next week. Be interesting to

see whose spot he take. He can

play some outfield as well as 

first base. The dh spot is filled

right now. 

Cole Young continues hitting

well at Tacoma so he should

come up in June. This would

put Dylan Moore in better place

moving around.  He played

well Tuesday however be good

to give him a day or two on the

bench when he isn't hitting as

well and use him off the bench.

Whose spot would Young take?

I like to see Leo Rivas stick

however they aren't playing him 

much. Stay tuned to let you know

how other prospects are doing.

Go M's

Evans Takes Down Nationals

Tuesday night the Mariners started

rookie pitcher Logan Evans against

Washington Nationals. He had to 

face all left handed bats which

doesn't happen. Evans made it

look easy going eight innings.

The longest game he has pitched

as a professional pitcher. Evans

never had pitched seven innings

before and he threw 88. He could

have gone out for the ninth.

The Mariners started out scoring

three runs in the first inning with

Julio and Cal hitting back home

runs. The only blemish Evans had

was giving up a home run in the

fourth inning. 

Cal had another solo home run

in the fifth inning. We were hoping

he would hit three on the night

however didn't happen. The M's

scored three more in the sixth

and two in the eighth.

Julio and Dylan Moore had three

hits on the night while Cal and

Ben Williamson had two. Evans 

gave up four hits while walking

one and striking out four. He 

is now 3-1 on the season.

Final Mariners 9 Nationals 1

Seahawks Defensive Backs

Most of the time the Seahawks

will go with five defensive backs.

This means three defensive lineman

and three linebackers most of the

time.

Devon Witherspoon going into

his third season and the best

defensive back is listed at

nickel back however we will

see him all over the field.

It will all come down to a

running or passing play.

Damarion Williams is listed

as the backup at nickel back.

Won't see him in for Witherspoon

very often except for a breather.

If he is in Witherspoon will likely

be in at the same time.

Josh Jobe is listed as the starter

at left cornerback. Last season

he played ten games for the

Seahawks where he had 37 tackles

and one interception. The Seahawks

resigned him during the offseason.

Nehemiah Pritchett a fifth round

pick last season is his backup. 

He to played in ten games last

season.

Riq Woolen a fifth round in 2022

is the right cornerback for the

time being. He had an outstanding

season as a rookie however he

has slumped the last two years.

For him to continue on the team

he will have to play more like

his rookie season. 

Shemar Jean-Charles was signed

during the offseason by the

Seahawks. Last season he played

nine games for the New Orleans

Saints. He started last season

on the Saints practice squad.

He is listed as Woolen's backup.

Julian Love is the starter at

strong safety. This will be his

third season in Seattle. Last

season he had 109 tackles

with two forced fumbles and

three interceptions. Newcomer

and number two round draft

pick Nick Emmanwori  is listed

as his backup. Last season the

Seahawks sometimes went with

three safeties in the game at 

the same time so we could see

both in the game together.

Coby Bryant a fourth round pick

in 2022 a former cornerback

is the free safety. He played

every game last season for

the Seahawks. Bryant had 

73 tackles with one forced 

fumble and three interceptions.

If the Seahawks did go with

three safeties he could move

over to the traditional cornerback

spot or the nickel. 

Jerrick Reed ll a sixth round pick

in 2023 is Coby's backup. He

missed much of last season 

with an injury. Was able to

return for the last five games.

We wish him a healthy 2025

season.

That is it for the look at both the

offensive and defenses of the

Seahawks.

Special teams Michael Dickson 

returns as punter as does field

goal kicker and Chris Stoll as 

long snapper.

Rookie Tory Horton is listed as

punt returner and Kenny McIntosh

as kick off returner. Both could

change depending whether they

both make the team or not.

We will do more on any more

news on the Seahawks heading

into preseason. Go Hawks!

Houston Astros Walkoff

The Mariners were not able to

beat the Houston Astros on

Sunday afternoon to win the 

road game so lost the series.

Good thing they took six of

ten on this road trip. Most of 

the time we will take it.

Final Houston 5 Mariners 3

The Astros hit a walk off home

run in the bottom of the ninth.

Andre Munoz didn't pitch the

 ninth inning because of the 

tie. My opinion the Mariners 

do not have a reliever who

could pitch in this circumstance

unless putting Matt Brash in.

No one else has shown they can

do well in tge ninth inning. 

Now the Mariners come back home.

The Mariners have Monday off 

and take on thr Washington Nationals.

It is interesting thst they don't play

on a holiday. Go M's.

Errors Cost Mariners

Saturday afternoon the Mariners

lost to the Astros 2-1.

Bryan Woo continues to pitch

well and able to go six innings

at least every start. The M's

had two errors early on

and that is how the Astros

scored.

The Mariners are averaging 

over five runs a game unfortunately

unable to do so on Saturday.

The starting pitching is going to

be healthy soon and the bullpen

is doing better as well.

The Mariners are the best team

in the AL West while the rest

go up and down. We don't know

whether the Mariners can continue

their winning ways though if they

do should win the division and

anything can happen in the playoffs.

The Mariners continue winning

at the same pace even with a

few losing streaks they should 

win. The key is to fix the holes 

they still have. Go M's.

Mariners Win Late Again

Friday night looked a lot like most of

the Mariners wins on the season.

The Houston Astros were leading

3-2 heading into the seventh inning.

Julio Rodriguez hit a double to

drive in JP Crawford who had two

hits on the night. Cal came up

and hit a two-run homer and that

was it. 

Earlier Traveras had a home run in

the third inning. He is getting hot

having three hits on the night.

Miles Mastrobuino had a home run 

in the fifth. He was playing second

base. I expect he will be at third

on Saturday or Sunday giving 

Williamson a day off.

Emerson Hancock went six innings

giving up the three runs on  nine hits.

He had eight groundouts to keep

the infield busy. Matt Brash pitched

the 7th followed by Vargas in the

eighth. Munoz did his thing in the.9th. 

Now has 17 saves.

The Mariners have a Saturday 

afternoon game in Houston

with Bryan Woo on the mound.

Hope to continue seeing good 

things from him. Go M's.

Seahawks Linebackers

The Seahawks have listed four

linebackers on the depth chart.

Most likely they will be playing 

three often and occasion four.

The outside linebackers these

days are called edge rushers too.

The two first strings are Demarcus

Lawrence who thr Seahawks 

signed as a free agent and Uchenna

Nwosu. Lawrence played last year

for the Cowboys. Derrick Hall who

will be coming into his third year

is his backup. Boys Mafe will be

Nwosu backup. 

At the inside linebacker spot are 

Ernest Jones IV at middle linebacker

who made a big difference after

being traded from Tennessee and

Tyrice Knight at the weakside linebacker. Knight was a fourth

round pick who played more when

the Seahawks released the other

inside linebackers when Jones 

came aboard. Drake Thomas is

Knight's backup while Josh Ross

for Jones. Both will see a lot of

time on special teams. 

Next time we will look at the

defensive backs. Generally

they go with five in the game.

Go Hawks!

Mariners Lose In Kirby's First Start

Thursday night was the return and

first start of this season for George

Kirby.  He had made three rehab assignments at triple A  Tacoma

so Mariners were hoping for better.

Kirby pitched well first two innings

however gave up two in the third

and three more in the 4th. Kirby

was taken out with two outs in the

4th. The Mariners pitching didn't get 

any better giving up nine runs total.

It didn't matter since the Mariners 

only scored two. 

Being a four game series we hope

the Mariners bounce back on Friday.

Emerson Hancock is scheduled

to pitch. For now Kirby is going

to pitch every six days. How that

works with the others we will

find out.  Bryce Miller is expected

back next week. Logan Gilbert is

throwing too. He is expected to

make a few rehab assignments.

Both Logan Evans and Emerson

Hancock look to be capable pitchers

so what the Mariners do when Miller

and Gilbert are in the rotation things

will be interesting. Stay tuned and

go M's. 

Home Runs Help Out Mariners Again

Wednesday afternoon game was

questionable who would win but

the Mariners pulled it out like

they have often all season.

Julio Rodriguez got things going

in the first inning with a three run

homer. He is starting to hit home

runs more frequently.

Cal Raleigh again had a home run.

The question is when he won't

have one. It happened in the 6th

to tie after the White Sox tied

and took the lead in the fourth.

Logan Evans looked good 

besides giving up three home

runs.He was able to go six

innings. 

Again the bullpen did a good job

giving up two hits and a walk overgs three innings and an unearned run.

Again Munoz recorded the save.

Leody Taveras hit a two-run homer

to seal the win in the eighth inning.

It was his first home run since

coming to the Mariners. Taveras

who had struggled at the plate

recently after getting off to a

good start had two hits on the

day.

The Mariners now go Houston

to take on the Astros for four

games. The Astros lost Wednesday

to the Rays. Both them and the

Rangers are three and a half games

behind the Mariners. Playing a

four game series it would be nice

if the Mariners can split the series.

George Kirby is  going to start his 

first game of the season on Thursday.

He will be followed by Emerson Hancock, Bryan Woo and Luis

Castillo. Let's see how the M's do.

Mariners Shut Out Tuesday

The Mariners used the back end

of their bullpen on Tuesday instead

of using a starter however the

hitting wasn't there.

The Mariners were down 1-0

into the eighth inning. They 

got runners on first and 

second before loading the bases.

Julio came up with the bases

loaded like he did on Monday.

In fact he faced the same

reliever as Monday. This time

he flied out.

The Mariners had opportunities

to at least tie the game before

Julio came to the plate. What

I didn't like was the Mariners 

used three pinch hitters in the 

inning. Not right in a row though.

The Mariners are not a good 

pinch hitting team. I don't have

a problem using one in the

game. The odds are against

them in the first place anyway.

I don't care the guy who started

hits from the same side of the

plate as the pitcher. 

The final White Sox 1 M's 0

They have a day game weather

permitting. Logan Evans is 

expected to start. Go M's

Seattle Seahawks Defensive Line

The starters on the defensive

line will stay the same as last

season. 

Leonard Williams had a great

season in 2024 and the Seahawks

hope the same in 2025. Williams

is listed as defensive end. Last

years first round pick Byron Murphy ll

didn't have the season as expected

however everyone expect this coming

season will be good. He is listed

as the nose tackle. Both Williams

and Murphy are expected to move

around on the line. One could be

on the inside while the other on

the outside and switch spots.

There will be series where they

won't be in at the same time where

moving around be more expected.

Jarran Reed will be at defensive

tackle so he likely stay same spot

however could change to.

Mike Morris is listed as Williams

backup at defensive end. He

played in 15 games last season.

A fifth round pick in 2023 will

likely see on the outside when

Williams goes inside. Don't

see Williams taking much time

off. Most likely for a breather.

Morris will most likely be in

on passing downs.

The Seahawks brought back

Jonathan Hankins at nose

tackle. He played in all 17

games for the Seahawks 

last season after coming 

over from the Cowboys.

Rylie Mills fifth round pick

out of Notre Same is expected

to be the backup to Reed.

We are sure his rookie year

will be a learning experience.

Next up we will look at the

Seahawks linebackers.

Go team.

Mariners Win Opener In Chicago

Mariners continue with good

pitching in close games until

late when the bats do their job.

Jorge Polanco drove in a Ben

Williamson with a single in the

third inning making it 1-0.

The score stayed that until

the eighth inning when Julio

hit a grand slam home run to

put it out of reach sort of.

Luis Castillo pitched well 

giving up only three his

and no runs. What made it 

real good was he didn't walk

a batter either. Good to see

that. 

Ben Williamson scored on

Julio's home run. In fact he

had three hits on the day.

Now maybe he will hit in

a few more games.

The Mariners brought in

Troy Taylor in the ninth

after Collin Snider did

the 8th. He continues

to struggle giving up

two hits and two walks.

The White Sox got a run

on a hit with the bases

loaded and two outs.

Manager Dan Wilson out

and brought in Andre Munoz

who struck out the last

batter. It looks like Taylor

should go back to Tacoma

to straighten things out. We

will see. 

Casey Lawrence is expected to

start game two on Tuesday

however it is expected to rain 

all day so who knows whether

the game will be player but

since the Mariners have a

day game on Wednesday before

going to Texas they will try to

play it if possible.

The Mariners are now two and a half

games ahead of the Astros who

took two out of three from the

Rangers who are three back over

the weekend. The Astros beat

the Rays Monday 4-3.

Go M's

Mariners Sweep Padres

After having a losing record

in last home series the M's

pitching was outstanding 

along with good hitting.

The final Sunday  Mariners

6-1.  Bryan Woo went seven

innings giving up a home

run early to Fernando Tati's

Jr..  Randy Arozarena tied

with a home run in the 4th

inning and added two more.

Mariners knocked out starter

Michael King in the sixth 

inning when Mitch Garver 

singled in Arozarena. Final

two runs in the ninth driven

by Cal and Julio.

Now the Mariners are off

to Chicago to face the

White Sox for three. Go M's.

Mariners Take Game Two In San Diego

It wasn't easy for the Mariners and

Padres as it rained much of the game.

The game was pretty tight and Cal

hit amamoth home run late in the

game. Going into the ninth the

Mariners were up by one run.a single

Donovan Solano did a fine job

hitting off a bunch of pitches

before walking. Dylan Moore 

seeing the pitches hit a single 

early to drive in two.runs.

Final Mariners 4  Padres 1

Emerson pitches well though 

getting into some tough situations

and getting them out. Gabe Speier

game in with two outs and runners

on base. He got a tough lefty out.

He pitched the sixth as well. Matt

Brash pitched the seventh. For

the first time Munoz came in the

8th to get the final out then took

care of three hitters in the ninth.

Bryan Woo will start Sunday. 

Against the Yankees he pitched

a close game and a victory. 

Expect this one to be close as

well. We hope the Mariners can

sweep the Padres and then onto

Chicago to face the White Sox 

for three.

The Mariners are now 25-19.

The Rangers at 25-22.

Go M's.

Mariners Beat Padres On the Road

The Seattle Mariners beat the

Padres Friday night 5-1. The 

Padres are second to the

Dodgers in the NL West and

played well at home.

The Mariners only won one

game against the Yankees

in the last home series and

swept by the Blue Jays before

that. The Oakland A's didn't 

win well either. They are now

in fourth place. Rangers and

Astros are ahead of the A's.

Rookie Logan Evans had his

best start going six innings.

He gave up seven hits however

no runs and walked only one 

and struck out four. The Mariners

should have George Kirby soon

and Logan Gilbert shortly after.

Likely Evans will be sent back to

Tacoma but will be available 

if needed again. 

JP Crawford was back in the

lineup after missing Wednesday

game against the Yankees. He

led off the game with a home run.

Rowdy Tellez hit a two-run homer 

in the 4th inning. Cal Raleigh had 

his 14th homer in.the sixth

inning also for two runs. 

The bullpen did a good job.

Collin Snider gave up the

only hit and run from the 

relievers in three innings.

Emerson Hancock starts

Saturday evening for the

Mariners. Be nice if he can

go six innings too. Go.M's.

Seahawks Schedule and the Storm

The Seahawks schedule for this

coming season came out this week.

Interesting is they open up against

the San Francisco 49ers at home.

A bit of a surprise since they usually

don't play until Thanksgiving or after.

They follow playing the Steelers in

Pittsburgh then New Orlean Saints 

and the Cardinals in Arizona for the 

first four games. This will give us 

an idea how good they maybe.

They finish the season with the

Cardinals at home in game nine.

First game against the Rams is

game ten in Los Angeles.

The last game is interesting to

since they play the 49ers in

San Francisco. The schedule

looks easy facing every team

in NFC and AFC south divisions.

I believe the Seahawks will win

ten games again or eleven.

How effective running the ball

will determine how many wins.

The Seattle Storm begins their 

season on Saturday at Phoenix

followed by Monday at Dallas.

They open at home next Friday

against Phoenix. 

We will see how they do in those 

three  games. We wish them the

best.

Mariners Minor League This Week

The Tacoma Rainiers are no

longer in the bottom of the

league though have 17-24 

record and have won three

games in a row heading into

Thursday game. The Angels

triple A team at the bottom.

Second baseman Cole Young

was named player of the week

between May 6 and the 11th.

He hit .455 during that time.

He currently hitting .233.

Harry Ford has done well late

to increasing his average to

.291. He was in the low 200s.

The question is he about ready

to be called up to Seattle we

will see.

At double A Arkansas pitcher 

Adam Seminaris was named 

pitcher of the week for his

performance on May 10 where

he went five innings allowing

two hits and no runs while 

striking out five. The Mariners 

are not allowing starters to go

more than five innings. 

Seminaris is a lefty who is 26

years old and in his fifth year

in the minors. He signed as a

minor league free agent during

the last offseason. He isn't

listed among the Mariners top

30 prospects so he could be

a steal.

 Everett AcquaSox still at the

bottom of the league though

have several top prospects.

Next week let you know how

the guys are doing. 

Modesto Nuts are still at the

top winning at 60 percent clip.

Ryan Sloan number two pick

in last year's draft the former

high school pitcher went four

innings this week and gave up

two runs. His era is currently

at 3.54. He walked a couple 

and struck out four hitters. 

We will let you know Sloan process

will be over the season as well as

others.  

The Mariners will have the third

overall in the upcoming draft.

This should be an outstanding

pick whether a pitcher or s

position player. Go M's.

Seahawks Quarterbacks

It has been quite the offseason 

for the Seahawks especially on

the offense. The 2025-26 season

will look much different.

At quarterback the Seahawks 

dealt Geno Smith to the Las

Vegas Raiders followed by 

signingnfree agent Sam Darnold 

and  reacquiring  Drew Lock just

before the NFL draft. 

During the draft  they select

Alabama quarterback  Jalen

Milroe in the third round.

The Seahawks hadn't drafted

a quarterback since they 

did Russell Wilson also

in the third round.

Milroe has a lot of athletic

ability to be able to run as

well as pass. We could see

Milroe play more than Lock.

There is a good chance he

will be the future starting

quarterback depending on

how well Darnold does. 

Milroe could see some playing

time this coming season 

especially in the redzone.

We could see Milroe and

Darnold in the game at the

same time. 

Next time up we will look at

the defensive line unless

more news comes up. The

unknown right now makes

things real exciting. Go Hawks.

Yankees Edge Mariners

The Mariners  scored early  when Julio

hit a double to score Traveras  early.  

Julio starting  hit more now..

Luis Castillo  pitched well giving up

one run in the sixth inning. Speier

followed by giving up a home run

in the seventh.  Carlos Vargas gave

up a home run to Aaron Judge in the

eighth  for tge victory.  Tough way

to lose the game.

A couple hours before  the  game

 it was announced that Bryce Miller  

who didn't  pitch well in his last

outing was going on the injured list.

He is expected  to  be back at the

end of the 15 days. The Mariners  

brough up Jhonathan Diaz from

Tacoma. The  Mariners having

Thursday  off Diaz will likely  be 

in the bullpen. This will allow the

Mariners  have  nine relievers as

the go play the Padres in San Diego.

After that the Mariners  ho play three

against the White Sox in Chicago 

followed by four against the Astros 

before coming home. The Mariners 

will go likely  with four starters in

the three games against the Padres

and the first against the White Sox.

They will need a fifth starter in the

Astros series. There is a good 

chance that George  Kirby will

be available  in the Astros series.

There is a possibility  Logan Gilbert 

will be available  on the return home. 

Go M's. 

Mariners Win the Eleventh

Bryan  Woo  pitched an outstanding game 

on Tuesday  night going six and a third 

innings giving up no runs  on four hits.

Woo must be the best fastball  pitcher

in the majors. Even Aaron  Judge couldn't 

get hold of it.

The Mariners  led one to nothing  until

the ninth  inning. Julio Rodriguez had

the only run in the game when Cal 

Raleigh hit a double and he scored  

from first base.

The Yankees  scored a run on a throwing 

error by Dylan Moore  when he was moved

to first base. In the bottom  of  the  tenth

they used Rowdy Tellez  to pinch hit with

a runner on third and one out. I  am  not

sure why using him since he is a home run

hitter and he popped up. No run in the 10th.

In the11th inning JP hit in the winning run.

Wednesday  afternoon  will be the  final 

game of the series. Luis Castillo  starts

for the Mariners.  We hope his fastball 

is on. Go M's. 

Mariners Lose Fourth Straight

Every team goes through times

of struggle in the season and 

right now they have lost four 

straight.

The trouble hss been their pitching

for the most part and unexpected

at that. Emerson Hancock got

off to a good start giving up a

home run in the third inning.

Julio hit a home run in the first

and Polanco one in the third.

In the fifth inning Hancock 

ended up getting hit hard

and the Yankees scored

six runs including two home 

runs. By the way Aaron Judge 

didn't have one of them. He 

hit the ball hard with two hits.

The Mariners starters of late 

have had trouble getting through

five innings. Don't want to over 

use the bullpen however they

need someone ready in the

fifth inning if necessary.

When George Kirby and Logan

Gilbert are back I suggest to

have Emerson Hancock in the

bullpen. He would be the long

reliever who can go at least 

a couple of innings. 

Final Yankees 11 Mariners 5

Bryan Woo starts on Tuesday

night. We hope for a rebound

from him. He is good at that.

Go M's.

Mariners Swept

The Mariners took series Toronto

however this series in Seattle the

Blue Jays swept the Mariners.

Sunday the Mariners lost 9-1.

The Mariners were not into any of 

the games as far as winning.

Every team games through this

in the season at some point.

Now we hope they can bounce

back. Emerson Hancock

will start on Monday for the M's.

The only run the Mariners had 

was by Dylan Moore with a solo

home run. What I don't understand

is why Leo Rivas didn't start a

game in the series when he has

made a big difference. In game

one he pinch run for Arozarena

and then Sunday game they

had him pitch the 9th. In this

case they should never us an

infielder to pitch. The game

should end right there.

Bryce Miller started out well

however ended giving up

seven runs in five innings.

He gave up a three-run home

run to George Springer. The

announcers said his fastball

went only 92 miles per hour.

What are the Mariners going

to do about him.

Go M's.

Mariners Lose Game 2

It hss been a while since the Mariners 

have lost game two in a series  and now 

they have snapped  a  series winning 

streak at nine. Now they will  have  to 

start a new one. It won't  be  easy  since

they face the NY Yankees  on Monday.

Sunday the Mariners  will avoid a sweep.  

They have done well against the Blue

Jays in recent years. Saturday  they lost

6-3. 

Logan Evans started out well. He didn't 

give up a run until the fifth inning when

he gave up two. The Mariners  had already 

scored their three runs so had the lead still.

Evans gave up another run in the sixth

then left the game without getting an out.

A youngster like Evans my opinion they

should have taken him out after the fifth

since he had the lead. I know they don't 

want to over use the bullpen.  Like using

Bryan Woo  last season  they had to use

an extra reliever in his starts. 

George Kirby  Saturday  night did another

rehab assignment  in Tacoma. Kirby went

three and struck out five. We know when

he is ready to be activated Evans will be

sent back to Tacoma. 

Carlos Vargas  who pitched the eighth

inning for the  Mariners  gave up the

final three runs for the Blue Jays. He

has pitched well  in relief however the

eighth inning doesn't  seem to be the 

spot. The Mariners  don't  really have

someone to pitch the eighth in except

maybe lefty Gabe Speier. In fact he

came in the sixth  inning followed by

Matt Brash in the seventh who could 

have pitched the eighth inning. Next

time have Vargas come in the sixth

where he has been more successful. 

Bryce Miller  starts Sunday  for the 

Mariners. As of late he is another

one whose innings need to be 

watched. Hopefully  we will see

a victory.  Go M's. 

Friday Night Loss By Mariners

Mariners continued losing most

of the first games than coming 

back to win the series in the

other ones. We hope the trend

continues.

Luis Castillo struggled giving

up two runs in the first and three

in third. He went five innings.

The Mariners bullpen did a good 

job keeping them in the game.

The Mariners scored a run in

the third and two in the sixth.

They had opportunities to

score more however couldn't

do it. Julio and Arozarena each

had two hits so a good sign.

Final  score  Toronto 6 Seattle  3

Now the Mariners  have  lost

reliever Trent  Thornton to the

injured  list  with appendicitis.

Rough going for the  Mariners. 

Logan  Evans expected to start 

Saturday  night. Go M's 

Seattle Mariners Minor League Report

The Mariners Everett Aquasox shows

not only a talented group but a few

that could end up superstars in a

Mariners uniform.

Outfielder and designated hitter

Lazaro Montes last weekend hit

two runs to make seven on the

season already. He was named

Northwest League player of the

week for the second time. His

home run total leads the league 

too.

Colt Emerson is the Mariners top

pick two years ago is now hitting

.264 and had his first two home 

runs of the season recently. As

tge season goes by his average

should go up. Tai Peete who was

another first round and moved from

short to center field is hitting

.259 and has four home runs on

the season.

Last year's first round pick pitcher

Jurrangelo Cijntje who can throw

both right and left handed. Recently

Mariners President Jerry Dipoto

said that he has dominated at

Everett throwing from the right

side however not so much from

the left. Right now he will pitch

only right handed. At a later date

he could pitch left again  if his 

velocity goes up. 

Low A Modesto who got off to

hot start is now 19-10 and still

in first place. Shortstop Felnin

Celesten average has gone 

down to .314. He has two

home runs and third with 20

RBIs on the team. This team 

doesn't hit a lot of home runs.

Ryan Sloan number two pick

last year has started five

time however only pitched 

sixteen innings. Sloan has

given up only one home run.

He has only walked five

batters while striking out 19.

Double A Arkansas has had

trouble lately going 3-7 in

the last ten games though

they are 16-12 on the season.

The Travelers are not a home

run hitting team either. Outfielder

Victor Labrada leads with a .289

average and three home runs.

They have some good starting

pitching along with bullpen.

If the Mariners need relieving 

help then could dip down

to double A.

The Tacoma Rainiers continue

to struggle by record being now

at 12-23. The Mariners have had

to make some moves both in

position players and pitching.

Both Ben Williamson and Leo

Rivas have helped the Mariners

since being called up.  Williamson 

has done well where he will be

playing third base most of the

time. Jorge Polanco who is hitting

very well will be at dh and second

base mostly though he could see a time on rare occasions at third.

Rhylan Thomas who made a few

starts in the Mariners outfield

doing a fine job was sent back

to Tacoma when the Mariners 

acquire Leody Traveras from the

Texas Rangers. This shows the

Mariners have depth. They returned

Samad Taylor back when Dylan

Moore was activated.

Dominic Canzone has hit recently

raiding his average for the Rainiers306 and has six home runs to . Harry Ford

and Cole Young are hitting well 

though not getting much results.

Ben Williamson showing his Tacoma

results were a big thing coming to

Seattle. Ford is catching a little more

frequent than starting the season.Young has played more

games than any Rainier player.

The pitching I would say is why

the Rainers are not doing well. 

Logan Evans was promoted

and not much else in starting.

Mariners hope Troy Taylor can

correct himself at Tacoma.

We will give another report next 

week.

Seahawks Wide Receivers

When the last season and the

Seahawks decided to go to

another offensive coordinator

they went another direction

in the offense as well.

The Seahawks decided to

go with a more running 

offense and going to start

with two wide receivers 

instead of three. Also to

bring in a fullback as well.

The Seahawks decided to

release long time receiver

Tyler Lockett who is second

in many career records at

wide receiver behind Seahawks

hall of famer Steve Largent.

Lockett eventually signed with

the Tennessee Titans to continue

his NFL career. Also DK Metcalf

asked to be traded which he

ended up with the Pittsburgh 

Steelers. Jaxon Smith-Njigba

a first round pick in 2023 draft

is the only remaining starter.

Right after Metcalf the Seahawks

quarterback Geno Smith demanded

a trade too and joined former coach

Pete Carroll with the Las Vegas 

Raiders.

Seahawks signed former Rams

receiver Cooper Kupp along

with Marques Valdes-Scantling

and River Cracraft. Jake Bobo 

who the Seahawks signed as

undrafted college free agent

has been the fourth receiver.

The Seahawks drafted Tory

Horton this year in the 5th

round as well as Ricky White III

in the seventh round. They

have a few other receivers

vying for a spot. How many

receivers they may keep on

the active roster this coming

season it is hard to know 

right now. A guess would

be four or five along with

a couple on the practice

squad.

Since the Seahawks will go

with 24 or 25 offensive players

there are not a lot open spaces.

We will see how it works.

Go Hawks!

Mariners Win Another Series

The Mariners continue winning

series however Wednesday game

wasn't easy like any of them.

At least one thing is the Mariners

are winning close games this 

season. This one was amazing

since the A's are playing as well

too. The Mariners and A's could

be the top two teams in the AL

West division this year if things

keep going as is. Both may make

it to the playoffs and they both

be difficult on the other teams.

We will see.

Bryan Woo who has pitched

well against the A's didn't have

his best stuff in this one. He

was able to go six innings and

gave up all five the team's runs.

Be Williamson hit a double in

the fifth to bring in the first run.

In the six inning Rowdy Tellez

hit a three run homer to put

the team within one run. The

guy has shown his power 

recently and why he made

the team out of spring training.

In the 8th inning newly required

outfielder Leody Taveras hit his

first sing with the Mariners after

they picked him up from Texas

scoring Miles Mastrobuoni.  

Dylan Moore hit a double to

score and put the Mariners

ahead. Final 6-5 the Mariners.

The Mariners stay at this rate

for the season they have at 

least 98 wins. The most by far

since 2001.

The Seattle Mariners start a

series at home on Friday

against the Toronto Blue 

Jays. As we know the

Blue Jays will have fans

coming down from

the north. The way that

Cal Raleigh and the gang

have done recently against

this team it could be a lot

of fun. The Mariners will 

play the Yankees next after

that. This could be the highest

attendance home stand of

the season or at least until

September anyway.  

Luis Castillo who pitched 

outstanding in his last

outing will start on Friday.

Go M's. 

Mariners Late Rally Win

Tuesday night was another close

game between the Seattle Mariners

and the A's. 

Cal Raleigh for the first time on the

season didn't start a game whether

catcher or dh. The Mariners knew

they could use him if necessary

late in the game.

This happened in the ninth inning

with the bases loaded and down

by a run Cal Raleigh came in and

pinch hit for Mitch Garver. He hit

a single to right field scoring two

runs. Dylan Moore who was activated

off the injured list added another

run to make a two run lead which

was the final score 5-3.

Emerson Hanock started the game

and was able to go six innings giving

up two runs. Matt Brash came in

the seventh getting two.outs. Gabe

Speier finished the inning however

gave up the go ahead ahead run at

the time. Collin Snider pitched the

eighth. Carlos Vargas pitched the

ninth recording his first save.

In a surprise move the Mariners

acquired outfielder Leody Traveras

off waivers from the Texas Rangers.

Not sure he will be available available available or not he will be in Seattle

for the series against Toronto.

Go M's.

Mariners Lose In Extra Innings

The Seattle Mariners lost opening game Monday night in Sacramento

against the A's in eleven innings

7-6. 

The A's scored first with a run in

the first and second innings. The

Mariners had a rally scoring four 

runs in the third. Bryce Miller couldn't hold the lead giving up two runs in

the fourth for a tie. Miller has 

struggled in the last few of his starts.

He left after the fourth inning having

thrown 94 pitches.

The A's scored a run in the seventh

and Mariners responded in the 8th

inning. Both teams scored a run 

in the 10th. Mariners didn't in the

top of the 11th. Seattle manager

Dan Wilson decided to walk two 

batters intentionally in the 11th

however the A's were able to get

a single to win the game.

Dan Wilson took the blame for

intentional walks backfiring.

Ben Williamson continues

playing good defense at third

and he had a couple more hits

in the game. Rowdy Tellez is

starting to hit as he had two

hits in the game raising his

average to .211. JP Crawford

continues to do well having

two hits and two walks at the

top of the lineup.

Emerson Hancock has done

well recently starts Tuesday

night's game. We hope it

continues as the team has

responded in second games

of a series after losing the

first one. 

With the loss the Mariners are

one game ahead of the A's.

George Kirby had his first rehab

assignment on Sunday and

responded well going three

innings and giving up just one

hit. He is expected to have

two more. Logan Gilbert is

doing well in recovery too.

Not sure whether he will

take a rehab assignment or

not. We should see both of

them back near the end of

May as long as no set backs.

Go M's.

Seahawks Tight Ends

Adding a fullback position it

will be interesting to see

whether the Seahawks carry

three or even four tight ends

The team seem they might be interchangeable between full

back and  tight end.

Noah Fant right now is listed

as the starting tight end. I 

have heard from different

sources the Seahawks could

unload him. The Seahawks

acquired him in the Russell

Wilson trade and he is the

only tight end remaining

since then. The cap number

is the reason to unload him.

AJ Barber drafted in the fourth

round last year is listed second.

He is known for his blocking and

catching ability. Elijah Arroyo

drafted in gge second round is

at three right now however he

could move.

Next we will look at the Seahawks

wide receivers. The Seahawks look

to start two receivers and go with

a third on occasion. The Seahawks

had some changes at wide receiver

during the offseason. Go Hawks!

Sunday Lose Ends Mariners win streak

The first couple innings on Sunday's

the game looked like it might be

much like Saturday game being low

scoring however didn't happen.

The Mariners scored first in the third 

inning when Rivas singled and went

to third when JP Crawford singled.

Jorge Polanco hit a grounder to

second with Crawford running so

the Rangers couldn't come up

with a double play that would have

ended the inning so Rivas scored.

The bottom of the third the Rangers 

batted around on Logan Evans and

coming around for six runs. That

can happen going with  a pitcher

making only his second start.

Evans ended up going five innings

and giving up eleven hits and the

six runs. The Rangers added two

more runs in the eight inning.

Final Rangers 8 Mariners 1

The Mariners are now off to 

Sacramento to play three 

again the A's beginning Monday.

Bryce Miller will start Monday.

Go M's.

Mariners Win Again

Saturday evening the Mariners

beat the Rangers in Texas 2-1.

This another series win for the

Mariners.

JP Crawford led the game off

with a home run. The Rangers

tied it in the fourth when Corey

Seager tied it. He came off the

injured list.

The Mariners had plenty of hits 

with ten total however trouble

bringing more home.

The Rangers started a lefty

so Jorge Polanco didn't

start the however got a double

leading off the ninth which

included hustle to get in.

Polanco pinch hit for first

baseman Solano. Ben Williamson

hit a grounder to second base

to move  Polanco to third. 

Rowdy Tellez pinch hit for

Leo Rivas who had a good game 

at the plate including his first

double of the season. I expect

Tellez was up for his power 

however hit to a single to center

to win the game.

Luis Castillo had another quality

start going six innings giving up

the one run on four hits. It will

be important for noe that Castillo

continues well since Kirby and

Gilbert are on the injured list.

Kirby though is going to make

a rehab assignment on Sunday.

He may make three of them 

before being activated. Gilbert

might be back at the end of

May.

Matt Brash  was activated before

the game. Troy Taylor  was sent

to Tacoma to get things more

straighten out. We hope to see

him again before May is over.

Matt came in the seventh inning.

He gave up a hit however struck

out a Ranger too. I  am  sure  will

watch out how many times they

use him.

Gabe Speier  pitched the eighth

followed by Andre Munoz  which

is a good receipe. This his 12th

save without giving up a run on

the season. 

Logan Evans will make his second

start for the Mariners on Sunday

to see if they can sweep  it. 

The Mariners  are now 20-12. Only

the Detroit  Tigers have more wins

then the Mariners  in the  American 

League with 21. The Yankees lost

to Rays Saturday  have 19. The

Mariners have a three game lead

over the Astros and A's  in the

division.  Go M's  

Woo Does it Again

Bryan Woo has to be one of

the best starting pitchers in

the major leagues.

Friday night Woo went six

and one-thirds innings. He

was pitching a perfect game

into the fifth inning when

he gave up his only hit.

Woo didn't allow a walk and

struck out eight Rangers.

This is a good way to start 

a road trip.

Final was  Mariners 13  Rangers 1

It looked like after four innings 

this could be a tight game.  Cal

Raleigh hit a solo home run

that inning. Cal wasn't done he

hit a grand slam in the fifth 

inning. Amazing thing he had

two strikes before taking two

balls then the home run.

Maybe with warmer weather

Julio will get hot too. He hit

a two-run homer in the sixth

inning. Julio batted third 

between Polanco and Cal.

Every starter got at least

one hit and most had 

multiple hits.

Rhylan Thomas who made 

his major league debut with

the Mariners had his first

a double in his second at bat.

He scored his first run on

Cal's grand slam. Later he 

drove in a  run on a sacrifice fly

and another on a ground out.

The Mariners were allowed to

rest Andre Munoz once again.

Munoz was named AL reliever

for the month of April.

Luis Castillo will start Saturday

against the Rangers. If he

pitches like he did in his last

outing the Mariners have a

great shot at winning another

game. Go M's.

The Washington Huskies had 

their spring game Friday night.

The Gold team won. I don't

take a lot out of it since a lot

of guys played. We should

see whether they lick up

any players in the transfer

portal. Go Dawgs!

Seahawks Running Backs

The Seahawks have started new

as far as the running game goes.

It doesn't mean we won't see the

passing game as much however

in a different way. In fact if the

Seahawks running game is more

effective it will make the passing

game more effective.

So during the offseason there has

been rumors that starting running

back Kenneth Walker III was going 

to be traded. One of the teams he

was going to was the Las Vegas

Raiders. Even being traded during

the draft was mentioned which 

didn't happen.

As all Seahawks know Walker has

had a hard time staying healthy

and missing several games a season.

Walker has been known to be one

the top backs in the NFL. The trouble

has been the offensive line when he

has been healthy. Another issue 

could be Geno Smith since he seemed

like throwing the ball a lot. Now that

he Isn't here that should change.

The Seahawks still have Zach 

Charbonnet who was drafted in

the second round the year after

Walker was. To keep Walker 

healthy splitting the carries 

between the two would be a

good idea. They are different 

type of runners as well. 

The Seahawks have Kenneth

McIntosh who was drafted two

years ago in the seventh round.

He hasn't had a lot of carries.

Any players drafted in the

seventh round I am sure has 

some weakness too.

This draft the Seahawks got

another running back in the

seventh round in Damien 

Martinez who played last

year at Miami after transfer

from Oregon State. He will

be competition for the third

running  back with McIntosh. 

The Seahawks  drafted a fullback

in the fifth round last week. He is

Robbie Ouzts from Alabama.

He played tight end in college.

The Seahawks felt that he would

be perfect at fullback and he listed

first string on the depth chart

already.

Brady Russell who was listed at

tight end for two seasons with

the Seahawks primarily on special

teams was switched over to full

back before the draft. He is listed

as the second fullback right now.

We will get into the tight end

position next time unless the

Seahawks have other pressing

news. We could see Ouzts and

Russell in the game at the same 

time with one being second tight

end and the other at fullback.

Go Hawks. 

Seahawks Thursday

Now that hss been a week since 

the NFL draft I liked the look of

the Seahawks much better.

Look first at the offensive line

which was the biggest need.

The first round the Seahawks

drafted Greg Zabel out of North

Dakota State. His college career

he has played center, guard and 

most recently left tackle. The

Seahawks already have Charles 

Cross at left tackle and agreed

on his fifth year. Left guard is

considered the top position on

the offensive line. So at this

moment the thought is to improve

left guard in which Zabel is expect

to begin his career.

Being the starting left guard at the

moment doesn't mean he will stay

at the position. Center has been

a problem in most recent seasons

for the Seahawks. Former Alabama

coach Nick Saban said after Zabel 

was picked by the Seahawks center

could be his best position. Where 

Zabel ends up will depend on how

things work out on the whole line.

Abraham Lucas who was drafted

in 2022 in the third round where

Cross was taken in the first has 

had trouble staying healthy the

last couple seasons. There is a

thought that he could from right

tackle to right guard. If that happens

there are several candidates to

take over right tackle. We will

look at a later time if the Seahawks

consider it.

Currently Anthony Bradford is listed

as the starting right guard. He was

drafted in the fourth round in 2023.

Last year the Seahawks drafted 

Christian Haynes in the third round

to take over the spot however he

wasn't able to. This year the Seahawks

drafted Bryce Cabeldue in the sixth

round. At this point it is Bradford job

to loose unless Lucas is put into the

position.

We most likely won't know how things

will settle along the offensive line

until fall. The rookies have camp going

on so how much they impress may

help a little. They will have a few

mini camps during  offseason so

how things work out may happen.

The Seahawks will be having a new

offense so it will come down likely

to who can block the best for the

running game.

Next up we will look at the Seahawks

running back group. If any other news 

comes up on them we will let you

know.  Go Hawks!