Mariners Lose Middle Game

Not a big surprise however the Mariners 

lost middle game of series on the road 

to the A's. 

Logan Evans a rookie pitcher for the

Mariners gave up four of his six runs

in the third inning. A key there is that

three were on a home run. He gave

up two more in the fifth inning. He

was lifted then with two outs. The

trouble with the starting rotation is

giving up home runs.

Carlos Vargas came in went one

additional inning besides getting 

the final in the fifth. He did fine

however he leads the Mariners in

appearances and I am afraid he

he will lose  his effectiveness or

injure his arm. 

Jackson Kowar pitched the last two 

innings and didn't give up a hit.

Kowar was recently called up again

from triple A Tacoma.  He missed 

all of 2024. I would like to see more

of him and less of Vargas right now.

I would like to see Vargas pitch two

games a week at the most.

There is talk that the Mariners are

looking to acquire a reliever before

the deadline on Thursday afternoon.

The thought would be someone

who mix in with Matt Brash and

Andre Munoz late in games.  

Depend on usage he could pitch

the seventh inning as well as 

the 8th of 9th inning.

The final A's 6 Mariners 1

The highlight of the Mariners one 

run was Randy Arozarena stealing

second base then scoring on a

hit by Polanco.. Arozarena steal

was his 20th of the season and

now he has stolen at least 20 bases

along with at least 20 home runs

in five straight seasons.

News came out that Tyler Locklear 

had been lifted from Tacoma's lineup.

Speculation was what it has to do

with the Mariners. We will know

more today. Does that mean he will

be activated on the roster and who

is leaving by being traded, released 

or sent down.

The recent trade the Mariners

acquired Josh Naylor who is

playing first base as does Locklear

So the idea thought of Locklear 

would dh and play first base  when

Naylor is not. So who will leave then.

The natural thinking would be Donavan

Solano who has played first base

against lefties would be released.

He can play third and second base

as well. 

Who would the Mariners trade. The

most likely would be either outfielder 

Luke Raley or utility Dylan Moore.

Mostly likely if either is traded the

Mariners may have to include a

prospect too. Stay tuned and see

what happens. Go M's.

UW Huskies and WSU Heading Into New Season

Now the new year as the Huskies and

the Cougars head into their second

season not in the old Pac-12.

Last week the Huskies were listed to

finish tenth place in the Big Ten.  Is

this the right place or will they do 

better under head coach Jedd Finch.

I believe they should do better this 

time around. 

Finch for one knows more what to do

this time around. The Big Ten is a 

physical conference so I could see

the offense to play more physical and

the defense as well. I expect his

play calling should be better. The 

question might be on the defense 

since they have newcomers along

with the coaching too. We will see

how it all works out.  I hope the Huskies 

will surprise them.

The Cougars are under new head coach

Jimmy Rodgers and the Pac-12 is technically 

only them and the Oregon State Beavers

this season. Next year they will have an

eight teams conference. 

They play 12 games with three where they

are favorites. Those are Idaho, San Diego 

State and Louisiana State.  Five games are toss ups and four are underdogs like in the

Apple Cup against the Huskies. The Cougars

could be a team that 6-6 or  7-5 or 5-7.

We will have to see how both the Huskies

and Cougars turn out. I hope we will be

pleasant surprised. Go Dawgs and Cougs.

Mariners Beat A's Monday

Mariners beat A's  3-1

Luis Castillo went seven innings.

Gave up five hits and no walks.

The Mariners don't win many games

like this however a good one.

Josh Naylor had his first home 

run for the Mariners on the first pitch

in the second inning. He scored again

on a sacrifice fly by Mitch Garver. 

Cal Raleigh drove  in Ben Williamson  

for  the third run.

A good way to start this series. We

hope more offense on Tuesday. Good 

news they are now three games behind

the Astros in American League West 

division. 

Mariners End Up With Split

The Mariners lost Sunday afternoon 

4 to 1. 

I was mostly disappointed that they 

didn't win when Ichiro was Inducted 

into the baseball Hall of Fame.

The Mariners had only two hits on

the day. Cal Raleigh had his 41st

home run of the season in the 7th 

inning . Josh Naylor had the other hit.

The Angels had all four runs in the

5th inning off of starter Logan Gilbert.

Two of the runs were off of a home 

run by Mike Trout who has more 

home runs  then anyone when facing

the Mariners.  It was the only one of 

this series though.

The Mariners play three against the A's

in Sacramento Monday thru Wednesday.

They come home to play the Texas Rangers 

Thursday thru Sunday. We hope some

good success.

Mariners Win Ichiro Gets Inducted

The Seattle Mariners Saturday night 

rolled over the Los Angeles Angels 

7-2.

George Kirby didn't have his A game

starting however was able to go

six innings and giving up the two

runs. He walked the unusual three

batters and hit one as well. He did

strike out nine though.

The Angels scored first on a Taylor

Ward home run in the second inning 

then Julio Rodriguez tied it the third

inning with a home run of his own.

It was his 4th of the series in three

games. He loves hitting in Anaheim.

The Mariners took the lead in the 

4th with red hot Randy Arozarena 

hitting a solo home run. The Angels 

tied in the 5th. Cal Raleigh hit his 

40th of the season in the 6th and

Mariners scored three more times.

It became bizarre after Arozarena 

walks. He steals second base then

the home plate umpires sends him

back to first because Josh Naylor 

wasn't in the batters box or that is

what the umpire thought. It became 

a heated discussion between the

home plate umpires and M's manager

Dan Wilson. It was a surprise he wasn't 

kicked out. After being settled Arozarena 

stole second again. Naylor walked. 

The Angels changed pitchers and Jorge

Polanco walked too. Mitch Garver popped

out however Dominic Canzone hits a

single to score Arozarena and Naylor.

Polanco went to third.

Ben Williamson striked out then JP hit

a grounder to second baseman and it

bizzare to as Canzone could have been

tagged however the second baseman 

tried to get JP instead at first but the

throw was late and Polanco scored. 

Julio grounded out to end the inning.

There was no scoring after that. 

Trent Thornton pitched the 7th

and 8th inning. The 7th was easy

however the Angels had two hits

in the 8yh however Thornton got 

out of hit with a double play. Carlos

Vargas pitched the 9th throwing 

only five pitches. 

Sunday is a big day for the Mariners 

fans and all of Japan as Ichiro gets

Inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame 

in Cooperstown New York. Ichiro was

the first Japanese position player to

play in the major leagues. He played

in Japan until he was 27 years old.

In the major leagues he was able to 

get over 3000 hits which is always a 

big accomplishment and with his hits

in Japan he has more hits than anyone 

combining both in Japan and in the 

majors. 

Ichiro was not only an accomplished 

hitter he was pretty good defensive

player as well with a cannon of an 

arm. It would take pages here if we 

added up all his accomplishments 

in the majors as well as Japan.

We thank you Japan for us especially 

Mariners fans to see Ichiro in action.

The induction starts mid morning in

Seattle on Sunday however very

early Monday in Japan. May everyone 

enjoy it along with the other players 

being Inducted. Go Ichiro.  ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Some Changes In Seahawks Camp

The Seahawks have made a few 

changes going on in camp though

they just started.

This is going on the offensive side

right now. We could see on defense 

as time goes by.

Right before camp Noah Fant was

released at tight end. AJ Barner a

rookie is listed as the starter now.

This year's second rounder Elijah Arroyo 

is number number. Brady Russell 

who played sparingly last year at

tight end and announced as switching

to fullback in the new offense has

taken some reps at tight end as well.

Head coach Mike MacDonald says

that they like Russell's catching

ability so why he is taking reps

at tight end however the plan is

to still use him at fullback as the

backup.  Sounds he could be used

at either position to the catch 

the ball.

At center right now it looks like

Jalen Sundell could be the starter.

For one thing he is comfortable 

playing alongside first round pick

Grey Zabel at left guard. They both

played together at North Dakota 

State. Right guard Christian Haynes

has taken snaps there too. Last year

it seemed like he was a disappointment 

as a rookie not playing more at right

guard. Now we have to wonder whether 

Olu Oluwatini drafted in the fifth round 

in 2023 and played center much of the

second half of the season will stick

around or are the Seahawks want to

see the best combination to make it

a better offensive line we find out.

Go Hawks.

Mariners Lose In Extra Innings

Both starters for the Mariners and Angels 

did a good job Friday night going six 

innings and giving up two runs.

Julio Rodriguez was the Mariners 

offense hitting two solo home runs.

The first one in the top of the first 

inning. Angels scored two runs in

the first inning to take the lead.

Julio's second was in the sixth

inning. Both teams relievers

were able not give up a run in

regulation.

Though they had the opportunity 

the Mariners couldn't score in the

top of the tenth and the Angels 

were able to get a walk off.

What was tough and terrible was

the home plate umpires strike zone

or lack of it. There were several 

pitches called balls when they were 

nearly down the middle of the

plate.  This could have made the

difference as well. Go M's.

Mariners Beat Angels and More

Thursday  night the Seattle Mariners beat

the Los Angeles Angels 4-2. As I have said 

winning the opening game of a series is

important. A four game series maybe more.

The Angels scored first in the first inning.

Mike Trout got his only hit in the first

inning a double then scored. The Mariners 

walked him three times which was a

good thing. 

Logan Evans starting went five innings 

giving up the one run. 

The Mariners scored three runs in the

fifth inning with Julio Rodriguez home

run to tie the game and then Randy

Arozarena hit a two-run homer. In the 8th

inning Jorge Polanco hit the third home

run.

Carlos Vargas who has struggled lately 

was the second reliever in the game. 

Gabe Speier came in for Vargas and 

got the third out. Brash and Munoz 

finished up.

News came out before the game 

that the Mariners got Josh Naylor

from the Arizona Diamondbacks 

to play first base and maybe some

dh. Now we see who no longer be 

on the roster. Luke Raley will likely 

be out in the outfield. He and Dominic

Canzone will be in right field. Of

course if they are not moved with 

Naylor acquisition. Naylor might

be in Anaheim Friday or Saturday.

The Diamondbacks received left 

hander pitcher Brandyn Garcia

who made two appearances 

recently for the Mariners. They

got right handed pitcher Ashton 

Izzi who was at Everett. He is the

Mariners #16 prospect. We wish

the two the best to their new future.

Will the Mariners pick up another 

bat before the trading deadline 

or pick up a reliever. A veteran 

reliever who could step in with

Matt Brash and Andre Munoz. 

Pitch seventh thru the ninth.

Vargas has been pitching a lot

this year so it would be nice if

he could pitch less often. Go M's.

Seahawks Running Game

The Seattle Seahawks trading camp

for the next season started on 

Wednesday.

Right tackle Abe Lucas said in media

interview that they knew since June

that the running game was going to

be the influence in the offense. He 

says it easier to block for running

when it is the priority over the passing 

game. 

The tackle spots are settled while center 

and right guard will have competition.

Left guard will be maned by first round

pick Grey Zabel. 

AJ Barner is now the starting tight end

with the release of Noah Fant. This year's 

second rounder Elijah Arroyo will be number

two. 

With the new running attack the competition 

could be between Ken Walker lll and Zach

Charbonnet at running back. They have added a fullback position to. 

We will let you know how camp goes.

The Seattle Mariners start a four game

series against the Angels in Anaheim 

California on Thursday. Go M's.

Brewers Take Series

Wednesday afternoon the Milwaukee 

Brewers beat the Mariners 10- 2.

They have won 22 out of their last

thirteen games. Tuesday's loss

ended a 11 game winning streak.

Both teams scored two runs in

the second inning. The Brewers 

scored three in the fourth followed 

by one in the 5th and sixth. The 7th

blew open with three more runs.

Luis Castillo went five innings giving

up six runs however three were 

unearned. JP Crawford haf. an error.

Trent Thornton pitched the sixth 

and 7th inning giving up four runs.

He isn't pitching as well as last year.

The Brewers played small ball having

a few doubles and a lot of singles.

The Mariners could learn from that.

Let's get a good bat. 

 

Rainiers Beat Round Rock

The Tacoma Rainiers beat Round Rock 

Tuesday night at home 12-7. The 

Rainiers the Mariners triple A team 

got off to a slow start on the season 

however now second place in the Pacific

Coast League West division.

With the trading deadline coming up

soon at the end of July the Rainiers 

could have a few players. Most notably 

catcher Harry Ford who is hitting .291

with nine home runs and 50 rbis.

With Cal Raleigh being the Mariners 

starter at catcher there is no room

to start for the Mariners anytime soon.

First baseman Locklear has two home

runs on Tuesday night giving him 16

homers along with 77 rbis. He has a 

.323 batting average as well. He bats

right handed so currently Donovan 

Solano is the guy ahead of him. The

Mariners could put him in trade package

as well.

The Rainiers have four other players

who had some playing time this season 

with the Mariners do they could be in

a trade package as well. 

Though these guys could be dealt

the other teams will look at those

in double A and the single A teams

first. If they want pitching  where

they could see someone on the 

big club next year likely double A 

would be it. 

The Mariners drafted 13 pitchers

in the MLB draft the Sunday and

Monday before the All-star game.

So a lot of talent there and other

teams know the Mariners develop

pitchers really well

The Mariners are expected to make 

at least one trade for a bat. They

might look for a veteran reliever

too. Stay tuned the next ten days

it so might be exciting. Go M's. 

Mariners Shutout Brewers Tuesday Night

The Seattle Mariners beat the Milwaukee

Brewers Tuesday night 1-0.

This tied the series at 1 and 1

Tomorrow's game is in the afternoon. 

Logan Gilbert was able to go six and 

one-thirds innings. Since coming back

after going on injured list. Left with

a standing ovation Logan struck out

ten and had no walks. He gave up 

only two hits of the game.

The Mariners bullpen did the not allow

a run  in the game

Cal Raleigh hit his 39 home run of the but

Season.

This ended the 11 game winning for the 

Brewers. 

The  Houston Astros won to 3-1ll

.

Brewers Shut Out Mariners

Monday night was game one

against the Milwaukee  Brewers.

They are here for three games.

The Brewers won 6-0 on Monday

night. Right now they are tough

to face as this game was the

eleventh win a row for the Brewers.

George Kirby went six innings 

for the Mariners. He gave up four

runs all in the sixth inning.

The other two runs were in the 

eighth inning.

The Mariners had only five hits 

in the game. The Mariners need

to do much better to beat the

Brewers. 

The Mariners need to look to

pick up a player or two by the

trading deadline at the end of

July.  Go M's. 

.

Seahawks Cut Tight End

Just as training is about to start the Seahawks released starting tight

end Noah Fant on Monday.

They tried to trade him however it looks like

no takers.  Fant would have cost the

Seahawks $9 million against the cap

if he was on the team. We wish him

the best to hook up with another team.

The Seahawks offense is expected to

go to the running game. Besides his

salary I am sure they might be

concerned about his blocking.

The Seahawks could look to acquire

a veteran tight end. The Seahawks 

offense has added  fullback. Both 

fullbacks are former tight ends.

If the Seahawks go in formation 

with three tight ends one of the

full backs  could be one of them.

They could add another lineman

too.

The Seahawks could go with just

two tight ends and two full backs.

They could a third tight end too.

We could see how the offense will 

look in preason however often

the starters don't play in the first

two games. We could see more of

the offensive line though.

Go Hawks!

.Mariners Blown Out Sunday

Early on the Mariners looked like they 

would sweep the series. They were 

able to get the starter out early however 

it didn't work as being in their favor.

Bryan Woo was able to go six innings.

The Mariners scored three runs early 

but didn't score anymore runs. 

The bullpen wasn't effective on Sunday.

The final was Astros 11 Mariner 3.

The good news the Mariners took the

series. Now they take on the Milwaukee 

 Brewers for three at home. The Brewers

have been playing pretty good ball. The

Mariners will have to slow them down. 

Again the key is to win Monday then

go from there.

The Astros will play the Diamondbacks

who do you want to win that series?

The Diamondbacks win the series 

maybe they won't trade before the deadline.

Do you want the Astros to lose more

than the Diamondbacks right now?

We see what happens. 

Mariners Win In Extra Innings

Coming out of all-star break it was

important to get off to good start.

Saturday was game two and the 

Mariners took the win in 11 innings.

With a large crowd it was playoffs 

atmosphere already. Both teams 

lost both of their starters so it

came down to the bullpen. 

This was interesting since neither

team hit a home run in this game.

The Mariners scored first in the

second then the Astros tied in

the top of the third. Mariners 

than scored in the bottom of 

the third. The Astros scored a

run in the fifth and three more 

in the sixth. 

Carlos Vargas came in the fifth

and went one and one-thirds 

innings. He struggled a bit

giving up the three innings.

Vargas has more appearances 

than an Mariners relievers.

He struggled in the fifth so I 

thought bringing him back

in the sixth wasn't wise. Gabe 

Speier pitched for the second

game in two days so he gave

up two outs. 

Matt Brash was the only  reliever 

for the Mariners struggling giving

up a hit and two walks in the 10th.

Cole Young had the hit that won

the game in the 11th going to

right field.

The Mariners will try to see about

trying to sweep the Astros and

lower down to two games back. 

Both teams will have their all-stard

going. Hunter Brown for the Astros 

Bryan Woo for the Mariners. Neither

pitcher were expected to pitch in

this series. When Astros announced 

that Brown would start Sunday the

Mariners countered with Woo. This 

is how important both teams think

the series is. Go M's.

Seahawks Sign All Rookies

This week the Seahawks final

two rookies signed their contracts

so they will be in camp.

Rookie safety Nick Emmanwori

his four year contract was fully 

guaranteed for $11million and

tight end Elijah Arroyo for $8

million with three years guaranteed.

Both players were second round 

picks. Emmanwori was early in the 

round so like a first rounder. In

fact there was a shot he would

be drafted in the first round.

Seahawks made a deal to make

sure to get him.

Neither player will be a starter

as rookies however they should

get in a lot of playing time. We

see how things for them both.

Arroyo right now is listed as the

third tight end however talk that

he could be traded before training

camp is over. Often this speculation 

by the media.

The Seahawks first preseason game

is on August 7 in Seattle against the

Raiders. They play the Kansas City

Chiefs in game two followed by

the Packers in Green Bay in the

final game of preseason. We likely 

won't see a lot of the starting unit

until game three. It will be good to

see who is vying to make the team.

Go Hawks!

Mariners Take Game One Friday Night

The Seattle Mariners Fridtay night 

took care of the Houston Astros 

6-1.

Both starting pitchers did a good.

Randy Arozarena hit a solo home run

in the 4th inning and it stayed that 

way until Mitch Garver hit a home

run in the 7th. Have the Mariners a

little more room however the Astros

scored a run in the top of the 8th

to make it interesting however 

Matt Brash shut the door.

The Mariners as they did just before 

the all-star game scored four more

runs in small ball way. A key was 

JP Crawford driving  in Cole Young. 

Julio walked and then Cal drove in

JP. 

It is nice the Mariners are doing

things late in the game however 

starting a bit earlier would be nice.

Luis Castillo did an awesome job 

going six and two-thirds innings

and Gabe Speier took care of the 

last out. After Brash in the 8th

Eduardo  Bazardo pitched the 9th.

Andre Munoz was warming up 

but didn't go into the game. Would

have before the last two runs scored.

Logan Evans will start Saturday.

It will be important in this one to 

score earlier. Go M's.

Look At The Washington Huskies Football Team.

We should see a better offense in 2025 under

head coach  Jedd Fisch and quarterback 

Desmond  Williams  Jr.  

Desmond  played well  in 2024 under partial

time as a freshman.  He began the season 

primarily  when the Huskies were in the 

red zone.  He ended the season  as the 

starter.

Desmond not only how well he can run

he has a good arm. This season  he is

the starter from day one.  The opposing 

team will have to watch when he throws 

and runs. Most likely  he will run on short

yardage most of the time  we could see

him run on first down.

Though the offense should be better

there are questions about  the defense.

We hope the pass defense is good like

the old days and the running defense 

will continue  to improve. 

We will continue  to  see how they do.

The first game  of the season  will be

Saturday night August 30.against 

Colorado State at Husky Stadium.  

The first Big Ten game will be September 27th  at Husky Stadium  a week after the 

Apple Cup in Pullman against Ohio  State. 

Go Dawgs!

Washington State Cougars Football

The Washington State Cougars will

be starting trading camp in about

two weeks though I don't have the 

exact date.

The  Cougars have new head coach

in Jimmy Rodgers who came over 

from South Dakota State. It will

be interesting to learn about him

and his coaching staff. 

It will be interesting to find out

the same or differences in how 

the Cougars offense runs. The

Cougars for several decades

have had a powerful offense.

Now not being in the old Pac-12

and with the transfer portal it

will be interesting. Rodgers did

bring coaches and players

from South Dakota State. How

they workout in the first year

be interesting. 

In the last month the new Pac-12

added Texas State who will start

next season. We can see that

there won't be 12 teams however 

as we call it is the brand. Adding

Texas State gives them eight 

teams for the conference which

is a requirement by the NCAA.

Gonzaga joins the conference 

however they don't have football.

The Pac-12 has new media contract

as well. CBS Sports is the big name

in games that will be played. I expect 

games be continued on CW. Let you 

know where Cougars will be able to

be watched.

The Pac-12 still try dealing with

the Mountain West Conference.

Outside of the Cougars, Oregon 

State Beavers, and  Texas State 

most of the teams are coming

over from the Mountain West.

Stay tuned since things will change.

The Cougars should have a good 

offense though a new quarterback 

starting in Zevi Celsius.

The Cougars first game will be on

August 30 against Idaho in Pullman.

The Apple Cup against the Washington 

Huskies will be in Pullman on September 

20. We should before then what both

teams are doing.

Welcome to college football and 

be checking in on the Huskies soon

too. 

NL Wins All-star game

The NL and American League game

ended up tied at six all. The American 

league tied it in the top of the 9th

inning.

This game looked like some of the games

the Mariners play. The National League 

scored all six runs early then the AL

came back late in the game to tie.

Instead of extra innings they had a 

home run swing off to decide the

sinner. Personally I would have

left the tie however the fans enjoyed 

it. The National League came from

behind to win. Each hitter had three

swings each. I am not sure why Cal

wasn't in it however Randy Arozarena 

was. 

The Mariners four did a fine job to

represent Seattle. Cal did have a

hit in the game. He might have had

two. His first at bat a good catch 

by the left fielder kept him from 

having a hit. Arozarena came in

for Aaron Judge in right field.

He did a fine job in the field. Made

me wonder whether the Mariners 

should play him some there.

Bryan Woo pitched the third inning

and got all three outs without a bit.

Did a great job. Andre Munoz pitched 

the eighth. He gave up a walk and

struck out one.

Now we see who the Mariners get

before the deadline. An all-star 

would be nice. Go M's!

Seahawks Rookies Report Tuesday

The Seattle Seahawks begin training 

camp on July 15 for the rookies

only. Nine of the Seahawks eleven

rookies have signed contracts.

Safety Nick Emmanwori and tight

end Elijah Arroyo have not. Both

were second round  picks. The

salaries are grafted in for rookies 

depending where they were drafted.

They sign four year contracts as

well. They can differ depending 

on the signing bonus too.

The reason these two haven't signed

yet is that back in May the Houston

Texans first guaranteed all four years

to their second round pick and the

Cleveland Browns followed shortly 

there after. I didn't realize this hadn't 

happen before. So many of the NFL 

teams second rounders haven't 

signed

Both have been in the camps during

the off-season the question will they

both come in now. The Seahawks 

will they sign them to four guarantee 

years or not. It depends on whether

they and their agents stick to their

guns or not and same for the Seahawks.

Another avenue would be to guarantee 

some of the years and add a good 

signing bonus. The Seahawks can

do a insurance policy in case they

don't work out or have a career ending

injury. We will see.

Emmanwori may not start at safety 

though the Seahawks may play three

safeties much of the time. Teams

often go with a nickel back on passing 

downs. Witherspoon is in the nickel 

back spot though he starts however 

he moved around a lot. Either of them

can be like a linebacker too. Most

likely work this way with both in

the game. 

Arroyo is listed as the third tight end.

This could change if the Seahawks 

trade Noah Fant. Important for him

to come to camp on time as the

Seahawks have a new offensive 

scheme. On running downs the

Seahawks will employ two tight

ends though they have added a

full back as well. Most likely see 

both on short downs.

The veterans will be reporting next

Tuesday. Center could be the most

competitive position on the offense. 

Who gets the job may decide to who 

starts at right guard as well. Left

guard along with left tackle and

right tackle are pretty much set.

Most experts think Seahawks 

number one pick this year  Grey 

Zabel though to set to start at

left guard his long time position 

might be center so we will see.

That is it for today. Go Hawks!

Day Two MLB Draft

The Mariners continued to take pitchers 

on day two and final day of the draft.

They drafted 11 more to make it 13 total.

They picked six in a row from round

six through 11.  They took two more

catchers in round 12 and 14. They took

an outfielder between them the second 

of three.  The Mariners took a shortstop

in round two and one other their final

pick in the draft number 20  Estevan 

Moreno from Notre Dame.  His batting

average this year was .230 with ten 

home runs. Being a 20th rounder it

will be tough to make it. 

A few minutes ago Cal Raleigh won

the home run derby. He just had 

made it in the first round by one foot 

in the tie break. Congratulations Cal. 

More On MLB Draft

The number two pick the Mariners selected 

Luke Stevenson catcher out on North Carolina. This was in competitive balance

round and number 35. What I have read

he could be another Cal Raleigh. Does

this means the Mariners will likely trade

Harry Ford.

In the second round the Mariners picked

Nick Becker a high school shortstop. 

It will be interesting if he plays shortstop 

or moved to another position. Always 

good to pick a shortstop.

In the third round right handed pitcher

Griffin Hugus out of University of Miami.

He began his college career at Cincinnati 

where he played shortstop as well as pitch.

Last year he transferred to Miami where

he primarily pitched and his pitching increased. Most likely start out as a starter 

however we see if he sticks there or goes

to the bullpen.

Round 4 thru 20 will take place on Monday.

Can see the draft on MLB.com. The M's 

likely will take more pitchers though the

best player at the time will be their choice. 

We will at the end of Monday. The home run

derby with Cal will take place Monday evening. Look forward to see how Cal

does. 

Mariners Sweep Tigers

What s terrific series for the Seattle 

Mariners to sweep the Detroit Tigers

after being swept by the Yankees. 

The Tigers have the major league

best record at 59-38. The Tigers

were 5-2 in the last seven games  

before facing the Mariners. 

Sunday game again the Mariners 

did well once again in the 9th

inning. The score was tied 4-4

at the end of the 8th inning.

The Tigers scored first with two

runs in the first inning on an error

by first baseman Luke Raley.

The Mariners scored next in the

third inning when Julio Rodriguez 

hit a solo home run. It was the

third time Julio hit a home run

doing so in each game against 

the Tigers. It looks like Julio

is ready to go in this second 

half of the season.  

The Mariners  continue when  the

season returns after the break 

against the Houston Astros 

being an important time. Randy

Arozarena tied the game in the

4th with a solo home run. It

was his ninth home run in the

last thirteen games. It is going

to be hard for the opposition 

face Julio, Cal and Randy. Will

the Mariners be able to add 

another bat in the batting order.

The Mariners scored again in

the seventh with a home run

by Mitch Garver playing catcher. 

The Tigers took the lead in the

bottom of the 7th scoring two 

runs including a solo home run

by outfielder Riley Greene. 

In the 8th inning tied the game

with Randy Arozarena hitting

a double bring in Julio.  The

Mariners dominated the 9th

for the third game in a row. 

Jorge Polanco pinch hitter

going in for Ben Williamson 

hit a solo home run. Cole

Young followed with a home 

run himself. 

JP Crawford followed by walking.

followed by a double by Julio 

scoring JP. Cal had his last chance

to tie Barry Bonds to 39 home runs

before the all-star break instead

the Tigers intentionally walked 

him. Julio scored when he and 

Cal did a double steal and the ball

thrown into left field. The Tigers

went down in order when closer

Andre Munoz came in. Final

Mariners 8 Tigers 4

The major league baseball draft

is happening right now. The 

Mariners had the third pick overall 

and went for left handed starter

Kade Anderson out of LSU.

The Mariners five starters right

now are right handeds so adding

a lefty to the rotation eventually 

is a good thing. Anderson had 

Tommy John surgery his senior

year so missed that season in

2022.  

This year Anderson had a 12-1 record 

LSU. He started 19 games with an 

era of 3.33. He went 119 innings

walking 35 and striking out 180

batters which is dominating. He

throws his fast ball as high as 97

MPH. He was college national

pitcher of the year. He throws a

changeup as well as a curve ball.

Locally the Houston Astros drafted 

shortstop Xavier Neyens out of

Mount Vernon High School. We

will root for him except when they

face the Mariners down the road.

I am sure he and his family along

with friends when he comes to 

Seattle. The future major league 

could change divisions that will

be more friendly for the Mariners 

for travel.

Monday we will look who else the

Mariners draft and  how Cal does

in the home run derby. Tuesday 

night how Cal, Randy, Bryan Woo

and Andre Munoz does in the

All-star game. Go M's..

Mariners Power Wins Again

We may have thought the Mariners 

may have fallen down after being

swept in New York especially 

having a no hitter heading into

the 8th inning on  Thursday night.

For the second game in a row 

they scored runs in the 9th

to put it away. Have to credit 

the Tigers trying to find a way

to come back to win on Saturday.

Final Mariners 15 Tigers 7 

George Kirby didn't have outing

he wanted after two good ones

in a row.  He struggled throwing 

a lot of pitches in the first inning.

Gave up  just one run. The Mariners 

tied it in the second.  In the third

the Mariners scored five runs

including a three run homer 

by Luke Raley.

The third inning allowed the Mariners 

to chase Detroit Tigers starter Casey

Mize who came down to his first

loss at home. The Mariners added

another run in the fourth. In the 5th

Tiger's left fielder Riley Greene 

hit a three run homer to make it

interesting. Julio hit a solo home

run in the sixth inning to add another

run to extension the lead. He had

three hits on the day.  

Both teams scored two runs each

in the 8th inning. Matt Brash came

I'm not make it worse. Arozarena 

who is going to take Julio's in the

all-star game hit a two run homer. 

The Mariners scored four runs in

the 9th to help keep the Tigers

to win. Cal did hit a long one

on the day unfortunately it didn't 

go out however it was close. 

She if he can at least tie Barry 

 Bonds record of home runs 

before the break. Go M's.

.Mariners Beat Up on Tigers

The Seattle Mariners bounced back 

Friday night after the very disappointing 

loss on Thursday beating the Tigers

12 to 3 in Detroit. It is always good to 

win the first game of a series. 

Be great if the Mariners can take at 

least one more game in the series. 

It would have been nice to save

some runs for tomorrow.

Cal Raleigh had two more home

runs in the game including a

grand slam in the ninth inning.

The Mariners scored seven runs

to put the game out of hand in

the ninth. Cal now has 38 home

runs on the season and one 

behind Barry Bonds for the 

most home runs before the

all-star break. Two more by

Sunday he will have the record

before the all-star break.

Luis Castillo pitched into the

sixth inning however left

before getting any outs and

surrended two of his three 

runs.  The bullpen didn't 

give up a hit in four innings.

Before the game Julio Rodriguez 

announced he will not play in

the all-star game and instead 

will rest up for the second half

of the season. Seattle outfielder 

Randy Arozarena will take his spot.

George Kirby will start Saturday day

game for the Mariners against

the Tigers all-star pitcher Casey 

Mize. This should be a good 

outing on both sides.

Sunday will be the major league 

draft. The Mariners have the

number three pick. Should be

a very good choice. The Mariners 

are likely going to pick a college 

pitcher. Who it will be we will 

have to see. Go M's.

Yankees Sweep Mariners

Going into the 8th inning it looked like

Mariners would win easily then things 

fell apart in an unusual way.  

Heading into the seventh inning the

Mariners had scored two runs then 

Jorge Polanco hit a three run homer

to put the Mariners up 5-0.

Starter Bryan Woo pitched an awesome 

game going into the 8th inning. He 

walked the first two batters he faced 

in the game then no other batters 

reached base. He was  pitching a 

no hitter into the 8th. Woo had never 

pitched into the 8th. He ended up giving

up a single to the leadoff hitter. The next

hitter got a base hit too and a sacrifice 

fly scoring the Yankees first run.

The Mariners brought in Matt Brash.

He recorded the next batter out then

Brash gave up a two run homer to

make it 5-3. The Mariners batters 

went one, two and three outs in

the 9th. Andre Munoz pitched the

9th for the Mariners. Things still 

looked  good however he gave up

two runs to tie.

Game goes into extra innings.

The Mariners couldn't bring in the

runner from second in the 10th 

however the Yankees did on a

sacrifice fly by Aaron Judge.

I would say the .ost disappointing

loss of the season.

Now the Mariners go play the

Tigers in Detroit. We hope they

can recover. Go M's.

Yankees Beat Mariners Again

Wednesday night the Mariners lost to

the New York Yankees again. We hope 

they don't get swept on Thursday. 

Coming into the series the Yankees 

were struggling while the Mariners 

were swept the Pirates. 

My belief is the Mariners have trouble 

with a team like the Yankees for their 

talent and being World champions for

many years. It will be interesting if the

same happens against the Dodgers.

Final Yankees 9 Mariners 6

The Yankees scored three runs in the

first inning with small ball.  JP Crawford 

hit a home run in the third inning for

the Mariners.  Jazz Chisholm Jr.

hit first of two home runs in the

bottom of the third. Jorge Polanco 

hit a solo home run in the top of

the 4th to make it interesting.

The Yankees scored two runs in bottom 

of the fifth. Arozarena hit a home run

in the sixth however the Yankees scored

three in the bottom of the sixth. Cole

Young hit a two run homer in the seventh

for his first major league home run.

Logan Evans was the starter. He went four 

and two -thirds giving up six runs. This

was his first outing at Yankee Stadium.

Carlos Vargas who has done a surprising 

job as a rookie reliever was his 42nd

appearance. I believe the Mariners have to

watch his appearances since a lot at this 

point. They need to acquire another reliever.

 

Trent Thornton who has had an up and

down season pitched the final two 

innings and not surrendering a run.

Go M's.

Yankees Beat Up Mariners Tuesday Night

The first game of the series between the 

Mariners and Yankees started out with

light rain. The game got delayed in the

top of the fifth inning with two outs

and the score 0-0. Neither team was 

much up to that point. The Mariners 

only scored two runs in their previous 

two games against the Pirates and

fortunately won both since the pitching

didn't give a run in that series.

The game was delayed for about an

hour before action returned. Logan

Gilbert was back on the mound when

the Yankees came up. JP Crawford 

made the third out for the Mariners.

Gilbert gave up one run in the bottom of 

the fifth. In the sixth inning he struggled 

more and gave up four runs with three

on a home run to Giancarlo Stanton. 

Gilbert left with one out.  This questions

whether a starter should return after

a rain delay in the fifth inning. I am sure

Gilbert wanted to continue however 

maybe Manager Dan Wilson should have

made another decision and put someone 

else in.

Casey Legunmina who came in for Gilbert 

didn't fair any better. He gave up two home 

runs including a two-run homer in the sixth.

He gave up a total of five runs. Rookie

Juan Burgos making only his second

appearance since being recalled from

triple A finished the game going one and

two-thirds innings. He gave just one hit and 

struck out two. 

The Mariners did get three runs in the

eighth inning. The highlight was Cal

Raleigh hitting a two run homer for 

his 36th home run breaking Ken Griffey

Jr. record for the Mariners before the

the all-star break. Congratulations on

Cal continue doing it. We now hope the

Mariners can score more runs in New

York. Go M's. 

Mariners Report Card for 2025 Halfway

The Seattle Mariners season is a little 

over halfway though they consider the

all-star game as the halfway mark.

I give the Mariners a grade of B- since

are over the 500 mark. Going 5-2 in

the last home stand helped. Now they

play against the Yankees in New York 

for three followed by the Detroit Tigers 

for three. The Tigers have the best record 

while the Yankees have struggled lately.

The surprise is the Toronto Blue Jays

are in first of the American League East.

The likelihood is both the Yankees and

the Mariners will be in the playoffs even 

if they don't win their divisions. 

The pitching I give the  grade of Bt.

Injuries to the starting rotation is the

reason for the Bt. We hope for an A

after the all-star break. Both Emerson 

Hancock and Logan breakEvans have been 

a good help while Kirby, Gilbert and 

Miller had been out. Miller should be

back shortly after the all-star break.

He is going to start a rehab assignment 

with the Tacoma Rainiers.

It is nice that Bryan Woo who has had an

excellent first half will be on the all-star 

team as well as reliever and closer Andre 

Munoz who matches Woo in performance.

I give the Mariners a C for the offense.

This mainly for the first half that catcher

Cal Raleigh has had. He gets an A plus

for the best hitting a catcher has had in

the history of baseball in the first half.

Fans nationally recognized it and voted

 to start in the all-star game and be in the

home run derby. He leads the majors in

home runs and rbis. 

Julio Rodriguez is going to be on the 

all-star team as well mainly for his defense.

We hope he gets hot now. I give him a Ct

because  of his defense. 

The Mariners offense got off to hot start

however fizzled  in May except Cal of

course. Both Jorge Polanco and Dylan Moore 

had a good start however May on they

haven't been recognized. Randy Arozarena 

has headed up on the last home stand

Luke Raley is now back after being hurt

for about six weeks. He will play both

first base and right field. Play center field 

when Julio needs a day off. Dominic Canzone 

had done well since he came up from

triple A. We hope he continues his good play.

Donovan Solano who didn't get off to a good

start has hit well recently. We hope more from

him in the second half.

The Mariners brought up Williamson early

to play third base and Colt Young came up

in June to take over at second. Both have

done well as rookies. We hope more steady

in the second half. They have played good 

defense and find in the bottom of the

batting order.

Now we will see if the Mariners can pull

off a trade for a bat who can help when

the others offense is flat. Another reliever 

would be nice too. Go M's.

Seahawks Monday

Fall camp is about to start this

coming weekend. 

The big question mark is the offense.

It isn't the new quarterback or the 

offensive line really it is the new 

scheme. How well will the players

handle it.

I expect the passing game will be ok

though we may not see as much passing 

because of the scheme. We hope for

more success though in the passing 

game everything will be alright. The 

question still be can the offensive line 

block for the running game. We will 

find out.

The most important is the center position.

It is one the starter could change on the

Seahawks too. Olu Oluwatini is listed on

the first team at center however training 

camp will show if he actually does start.

If he doesn't start there could be other

changes may happen to. Along with other 

things we willet you know. 

The three preseason games won't let

us know who the starters will be outside

of some positions since we won't see

the starters much at all in preseason.

Personally I think they should start 

game three even if it is only one series.

Let you know how things go. Go Hawks!

V

Mariners Sweep Pirates

The Seattle Mariners had a good homestand

going 5-2. Not only did they sweep the

Pirates they shutout them out all three games. On top that coming into this series 

the Pirates had shut out the St. Louis

Cardinal three times. This the first time

in major league baseball a baseball team

shutout another team in a series and 

turn around get shut out themselves.

The score Sunday was the same as 

Saturday with the Mariners getting

one run.  The Mariners got their run

on a home run by Randy Arozarena 

in the bottom of sixth inning. Paul

Skenes the Pirates outstanding starting 

pitcher left after the seventh inning.

He gave up only five hits to the Mariners

while striking out ten without a walk.

George Kirby the  Mariners starter almost

matched up Skenes. He went six and 

one-thirds inning giving up four hits. He

left after giving up a hit in the seventh.

He struck out nine batters. 

The Mariners have Monday off then

play three games against the Yankees 

in New York. Next weekend they take

on the Detroit Tigers. Neither of those

teams will be easy to beat however

we hope the pitching continues.

During the game it was announced that

the Mariners will have three other players 

going to the all-star game besides Cal

Raleigh who is having the best season 

so far than any catcher has ever had in

baseball season. Starter Bryan Woo having 

a great season as well as reliever Andre Munoz which isn't a surprise and outfielder 

Julio Rodriguez who is a surprise. 

The Mariners are now 48-42 and still seven

games behind the Houston Astros who

have been playing very well. The Texas Rangers are third three games behind 

the Mariners. The LA Angels are a game

behind them. The Athletics are struggling 

at their new home ball park in Sacramento.

They are seven games behind the Angels.

We hope the Mariners can pull off a trade

to pick up at least one bat before the 

trade deadline at the end of July. Sooner

in my mind that is.  Go M's. 

Mariners Shut Out Pirates Again

For the second game in the series on

Saturday night the Mariners Shutout 

the Pirates.

It wasn't quite the same this time

as the Mariners were only able to 

score one run themselves. This

means the outcome didn't come

until the last out of the game.

Ben Williamson hit a double in the

sixth inning to bring Jorge Polanco 

across the plate. The Mariners had 

other opportunities however like

often could bring them home. Makes

it frustrating where one mistake could 

cost you the same but that didn't 

happen for the Mariners anyway..

Luis Castillo pitched a wonderful game

for the Mariners going seven innings

on two hits. Matt Brash and Andre Munoz 

took care of the eighth and ninth.

The Mariners now will see if they can

sweep the Pirates on Sunday night. 

At the very least have won the series.

Go M's.

Mariners Shutout Pirates

The Seattle Mariners had an afternoon game 

at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates

Final Seattle 6 Pittsburgh 0

 Bryan Woo again went six innings 

giving up three hits, two walks and 

eight strike outs. He has pitched

more games of six innings or more

then any starter in the majors this

season.

Cal Raleigh was back at it again 

having two home runs while Randy 

Arozarena and Dylan Moore each

had one.

Now we see if the Mariners can take

game two on Saturday night with

Luis  Castillo on the mound. 

Go M's. 

Mariners Split Series

It would have been nice if the 

Mariners could have won this

series. After winning by one run

Wednesday night they lost by

one run Thursday night 3-2.

The Royals scored two runs

in the seventh inning for the

win. Dominic Canzone led off

the ninth with a home run.

The Mariners were able to get 

two more runners on base so

had opportunity to tie or win

the game. 

The Mariners had ten hits while

the Royals had five. Most times

they won't win with two runs scored.

Offense needs to play more small 

ball.

The weekend series will be against

the Pittsburgh Pirates so hopefully 

can take two out of three. Go M's.

Mariners Win One Run Game

The Mariners win game three on

Wednesday night 3-2.

The Royals scored a run in the first

inning off Logan Gilbert. He and

the Royals starter only went four and 

two-thirds innings throwing too many 

pitches. 

The Mariners finally scored in the

sixth inning when Randy Arozarena 

hit his fourth home run in last three

games. He drove in another run

as well. So did Julio drive in a run.

Cal Raleigh had the day off. He

was announced as the starting 

catcher in the all-star game.

Matt Brash gave up the other run

to the Royals. It was his first run

given up on the season so we will

excuse him. 

Emerson Hancock was sent down to

Tacoma. This will allow him to pitch

in order before the all-star break.

Logan Evans is being called up

from Tacoma to start on Thursday 

night. Bryan Woo will start on

Friday against the Pittsburgh Pirates 

This means each starter will be

moved back a day. Go M's.

Oh by the way 17th one run win on 

the season. 

Washington Huskie Football Going On

The Washington Huskies football team 

will be starting fall camp soon.

Look on offense, besides the starting

receivers there is not any with much

college experience. They will get it

when the chance comes. The same 

for the offensive line.

Quentin Moore returns at tight end.

Also Decker DeGraaf who had an

outstanding freshman season last year.

Jonah Coleman comes back as the

starting running back. Adam Mohammed 

will get much of the reps when Jonah

needs a rest. Jordan Washington expected 

to be the third running back.

On defense the Huskies have a lot

of experience however most are 

unfamiliar names as they are transfers.

We will look more at these guys as time

passes on. Go Dawgs!

Royals Even Series In Seattle Tuesday Night

We hope the Mariners can win this

four game series however they lost

Tuesday night 6-3 so series is at 2-2.

Emerson Hancock started and

struggled however he was able to go six

innings giving up five runs. The bullpen

needed him to go that long.

Only used two relievers. Juan Burgos

made his Mariners and manor league

debut. He pitched the eighth and ninth

innings. He gave up one run with two

outs in the top of the  ninth. 

The Mariners first run was in the second 

inning Randy Arozarena hit a solo home 

run. His third home run in two days.

The Mariners had seven hits on the

night with Arozarena having two.

Now we see if the Mariners can rebound

on Wednesday.  Go M's.

Seahawks Tuesday

Last week the Seahawks had off

season mini camp. They are now

on break. Either vacation or working 

out. Preseason camp will begin at

the end of July. 

The Seahawks were looking at

trading tight end Noah Fant 

to the Pittsburgh Steelers to team

up with former Seahawks receiver

DK Metcalf. On Monday morning 

the Steelers made a trade with

the Miami Dolphins. The Dolphins

send defensive back Jalen Ramsey 

and their tight Jonnu Smith to the

Steelers. Now Fant could be traded

to the Dolphins now. I am sure other

teams are being discussed.

Trading Fant would save the Seahawks 

over $9 million in space when it comes to

the salary cap. This would allow the

Seahawks trade or sign another player.

Though Fant is a good receiver the

change in the offense the tight end

is important in the running game. 

The question still is whether running

back Kenneth Walker III fits into

that scheme for the Seahawks along

with his health. Stay tuned. Go Hawks!