Mariners Pitching

The Mariners made the playoffs this

last season though they had injuries

to their starting staff. Three of the 

starters were out some time and

Bryan Woo became injured just 

before the playoffs. 

Woo didn't play in the series against 

the Tigers and went to the bullpen 

against the Blue Jays in the American 

League Championship series. Had Woo 

been able to start the Mariners may

have been in the World Series. 

Bryce Miller who had an off season 

after being injured and having to go 

on the.injured list may have been the Mariners  best pitcher down the stretch. 

George Kirby started the season on the 

injured list and along with Logan Gilbert

who was out to for several starts were

both inconsistent. You could say the 

same for Luis Castillo who was healthy 

all season. 

We hope for a rebound for all the starters.

Emerson Hancock who now was sent to

the bullpen in September and Logan Evans 

were saviors to some point when Kirby, 

Gilbert and Miller were on injured list.

Evans could be the one looking in.

Castillo being older could be one that

lands on the injured list.. Does this mean

the Mariners trade him before next season.

When it comes to the bullpen  Andre Munoz 

is the closer with Matt Brash his setup man

in the 8th inning. Gabe Speier was the high leverage left handed reliever. The Mariners acquired  Caleb Ferguson at the trading deadline. He was sort off and on.  He usually came in the sixth inning depending how the game was going to face lefties. He is going 

to be a free agent and likely going elsewhere.

Trent Thornton started the season season 

as the long reliever along with coming in the seventh inning until he was injured and out 

for the last season. He wasn't pitching well either. Again very inconsistent. Eduardo Bazardo and Carlos Vargas started the season as the seventh and eighth relievers however the lack of success from Thornton and two others they moved ahead. In fact by September they both had moved to the fifth  and sixth relievers.  At times Bazardo was

used in high leverage situations depending how deep the starters were going.

In September and into the playoffs Emerson Hancock and Luke Jackson were the 7th and 8th relievers. Jackson will be a free agent so he might be gone as well. Not sure about Trent Thornton of his status going into

2026. The Mariners were hoping that Gregory 

Santos would share the duties as a high

leverage reliever with Munoz and Brash 

however again he missed most of 2025.

I am sure he will be invited to trading camp

but he will have to earn his way.

Since the Mariners will have two spots

open in the bullpen adding a high leverage 

to the group and another lefty to replace

Ferguson. Let's see how the pitching 

looks going into training camp. Go M's!

The Gonzaga Bulldogs

Gonzaga has a good turnover on

their men's basketball team however

the media for WCC conference have 

them winning again in 2025-26

This will be there last season as they

join the new Pac-12 conference next

season. 

Graham Ike returns at power forward

as does Braden Huff at center. Huff has 

spent most of his career at Gonzaga as

a spart plug coming off the bench

however made a difference late in the

season and March Madness as a starter.

Braeden Smith transferred  last season 

however redshirted so he will be

starting at point guard. He previously played at Colgate however he is from Seattle.

Adam Miller transferring from Arizona State

will start at shooting guard. He averaged 

9.8 points a game last season. He is a veteran playing four years.

Tyon Grant-Foster will start at small forward.

Last two years played at Grand Canyon College. He was just granted another year

of eligibility. 

Jalen Warley a transfer from Florida State

may be the backup at point and shooting 

guard. Steele Venters who missed the

last two years after transferring from Eastern 

Washington is expected to be the backup 

at small forward.  Could see Warley playing too.

It should be another exciting season to

watch Zags basketball. Improvement 

from the Huskies and Cougars will make

a good threesome something the state

of Washington deserves with good high

school basketball for many years.

Gonzaga's  non-league schedule begins

this coming Monday against Texas Southern.

They have 23 non-league games with

some strong opponents. I wish the Huskies 

and Cougars would do the same to be

ready for conference play.

In December they begin with Kentucky 

and will play against UCLA and Oregon 

as well. The Ducks will be their last one

before starting WCC play.  Go Zags!

Preview Washington State at Oregon State

This coming Saturday at 4:30 pm

the two teams left of the Pac-12 

clash together. It will be the first

of two games between them. 

Very unusual for two teams to play

each other in the regular season.

Next year the Pac-12 will have

eight teams.

The Cougars do have four non-league 

games.  They play the Apple Cup at

Husky Stadium in September and they

go against former Pac-12 opponent

Arizona as well.

Cougars are 4-4 go into this game while

the Beavers are 1-7 after a win in their 

last game.  Both teams have won their

last games.  This is a rival as much as

the Apple Cup for the Cougars. The

Cougars are 2.5 favorites going into

Corvallis. The two teams have had

different seasons.

The Beavers and the Cougars have a close

record in their 79 games they have played

over the years.  The Beavers lead 41-38.

The Beavers have won 8 out of the last

10 games so the Cougars will want to win

badly.

The Beavers are averaging 21.1 points a

game this season while the defense is

giving up 32.8 points. 

Malik Murphy a junior who transferred 

from Duke is the Beavers starting quarterback. He completed only 58.6%

of his passes for 215.3 yards per game.

He has thrown only nine touchdowns

in eight games while having eight 

interceptions. If the Cougars defense 

can intercept a pass or more could 

help them win.

Anthony Hankerson is the Beavers 

primary running back. The senior is

averaging 83.9 yards per game and

has six touchdowns. Backup is redshirt 

freshman Cornell Hatcher Jr.  has only

38 carries averaging 6.3 yards per carry

and has two touchdowns..

Senior wide receiver Trent Walker leads 

with 48 catches for 608 yards however 

doesn't have any touchdown. Sophomore 

David Wells Jr. Is second with 27 receptions 

for 293 yards however has three touchdowns.

Third receiver is sophomore Taz Reddicks 

has 26 catches for 342 yards but no

touchdowns. Tight end senior Bryce Caufield

is next with 18 catches with one touchdown.

A cross state rivalries anything can happen.

The Cougars playing well maybe in going

away. Go Cougs!

Preview Seahawks at Commanders

The Seahawks after winning on Monday

Night football had a bye week. On Sunday

they will play the Commanders in Washington DC on Sunday night football on November 2.

The Seahawks and the Rams are tied for first

place in the NFC West with 5-2 record.

The Rams had a bye as well. The 49ers

lost Sunday to the Houston Texans 26-15

on the road. Arizona Cardinals are still in

last place and had a bye as well. 

A Look At Mariners

The Seattle Mariners went further than 

most of us thought they would although

we were hoping for. Just one swing 

cost them to play the Dodgers in the 

World Series.

Now we will see what they will do to

improve the team for next season.

There isn't a lot they have to do. The 

experience will help out quite a bit

in the ALCS.

Our catcher Cal Raleigh after signing

a new contract for six years had the

best season a catcher has ever had

offensively. He used Bab Ruth with

60 home runs and shattered the most 

ever for a catcher.  Next season we can't 

expect the same thing however with Cal

you never know.

As far as the offense goes I hope we see

more doubles. In September the Mariners 

did quite well in doubles being led by

Jorge Polanco and Josh Naylor. These

are two we hope will be back next season.

The Mariners do need a first baseman 

so Naylor fits the bill. Polanco would be

the regular dh and play second against

some tough lefties to give Cole Young 

a day off. This would allow Cal to dh

and Harry Ford to catch.  

Ford though he didn't get in a lot of

action in September he did show he

isn't afraid to hit early in the count.

Something they could use more of.

This comes down to how the starting

pitcher is doing early in the game and

against the bullpen a good idea to.

Having Polanco back he could play

first base on occasion as well giving

Naylor a day off. Polanco biggest 

issue is staying healthy.

Leo Rivas I could see as the primary 

player coming off the bench though

playing second would be his likely 

position. Most likely JP Crawford 

will be the shortstop though Cole

Emerson is rising in the ranks and

could be on the ball club before

the end of the season.  If Crawford 

needed a day off shift Young over

with Rivas at second. 

Third base is a spot up in the air.

Can the Mariners afford Eugenio

Suarez as well as Naylor. Would it

be better to have Williamson back

at third. One thing we know is that

Williamson can play defense and

Suarez isn't getting any younger. 

In the outfield it looks to be Randy

Arozarena in left though September 

and October he didn't hit very well.

Julio who did well both September 

and October will be in center. 

Right field could be rotation of

Dominic Canzone and Victor Robles.

This will depend how Robles bounces

back after missing most of the season.

Besides Rivas as a utility player the 

Mariners will have another one. Do

they stay in house with Mastrobuino 

or go out and get one. If they sign

Suarez will Williamson be the extra

man. We will see. Also will Luke Raley 

return after a poor season. Stay tuned.

Next time on the Mariners we will look

at the pitching. What changes have to

be made it just a few tweaks. Go M's 

Both Huskies and Cougars Win

The Huskies and Cougars both were

favored in close margins however they 

won by good margins.

The Huskies scored two touchdowns

in their first two possessions of the

game in the first quarter. Freshman 

Dezman Roebuck had the two tds

going for 13 yards. He had only one

other catch in the game.

Illinois countered with a field goal 

in their first possession of the game.

The Illini had  the second quarter for

the most part scoring two touchdowns.

At that point it was a tough match.

The Huskies did have a questionable 

pass interference call on what looked

like an interception that was turned

over. A couple other interference calls

went against them.   In the second half

a non interference call didn't go in their

way either.

The Huskies though went into their bag

of tricks where wide receiver Denzel

Boston threw a touchdown pass to

running back Jonah Coleman who was

wide open in the end zone to have

the Huskies lead 21-17 at halftime.

The Huskies led the rest of the way.

In the third quarter Jonah Coleman

had a rushing touchdown for seven

yards and the only score of that period 

In the 4th quarter Denzel Boston who

had ten catches on the day had his

only touchdown to make it 35-17.

The Illini had another touchdown 

and two point conversation to make

the game a ten point difference. 

At about just over eight minutes 

remaining tight end Decker DeGraaf

had a two yard catch and that road

it all. Final Washington 42 Illinois 25.

The Huskies now have a 6-2 record.

They will go to a bowl game now is

which one.

The Huskies have a bye week before

going to Wisconsin. Go Dawgs!

The game between Washington State 

and Toledo in Pullman wasn't as close

as was forecasted.  The Cougars 

struggled in the first quarter however 

had three touchdowns in the second

quarter.  

Quarterback Zevi Eckhaus scrambled 

seven yards for the first touchdown

at the 12 minute mark of the second

quarter. He threw two touchdowns

in the last four minutes of the half.

Toledo had their only touchdown 

and score of the game just about the

time ran out in the first half 

No other scoring happened until

2:21 was left in the game. Cougars

running back Kirby Vorhees went in

for six yards. He had 15 carries for

64 yards. Quarterback Eckhaus has

15 carries as well and led with 74

yards.

Toledo's quarterback Tucker Gleason 

actually three more passes and yard than

Eckhaus. He had one interception while

Eckhaus had two. Toledo though didn't 

really babe a running game 

The Cougars will play Oregon State 

next Saturday in Corvallis after having

a bye week this week. It has been a

tough season for Oregon State as they

won their first game of the season at

home against Lafayette 45-13. Before

the game that week they fired their

head coach.  Both teams will face

each other again to end the regular 

season in Pullman.  Go Cougs!

Look at WSU Cougars Men's Basketball Team

All three of the top men's basketball teams

in Washington State had major changes 

to their teams. Gonzaga lost players 

mainly through graduation so we will look

at them coming up in a future post . The Huskies and Cougars had a lot of transfers through the portal. As indicted the Huskies did well in the portal and may have a better team because of it. 

The Cougars look like they have to rebuild as they have only three under returnees and

the rest of the roster is pretty young especially at the guard position.

Tomas Thrastarson is one of the three

returnees and plays at guard. He was 

able to get in some playing time last 

year at guard. He is an international 

player from Iceland. He started 11 games

and played in 31 games averaging 20.7

minutes a game. He made the WCC all

freshman team. He averages 4.5 points a

a game. This coming season the Cougars

will need him to score at least twice that

to have any success.

The other two returners are both forwards.

They should see good action as well.

Rihards Vavers a Junior has had trouble 

staying healthy for the Cougars. Recently 

he says that he is feeling fine. Rihards played 

13 games last year averaging 13.9 minutes 

a game. Staying healthy we could see him

play over 20 minutes a game. He averaged

5.6 points a game. Being healthy and playing

more minutes he could score in double figures.

ND Okafor a transfer last year from California

played in all 32 games coming off the bench.

He averages 13.8 minutes scoring 5.6 points

and 2.7 rebounds. We hope with a year under

his belt with the Cougars he will see more

action. The Cougars seem they need him to

with the lack of experience. 

The primary transfer was Jerone Morton who

played last year as a sophomore at Morehead

State. He started 20 of 25 games he played

for them. Jerone averaged 10.7 points a

game. It will be important that he scores

in double digits for the Cougars this coming

season. 

It is hard to know what  the starting lineup

is though those four players will need to play.

The depth chart hasn't come out as of yet 

Looking at their 14 player roster at this time.

There  is no center shown on the roster

so likely go with two forwards and three guards. Despite the lack of experience 

the Cougars are favored to finish sixth

in the West Coast Conference. This will

be their last season as they will go into

the new Pac-12 next year. Gonzaga 

actually be joining them.

The Cougars have ten nonconference 

Games beginning on November 3 against

Idaho.  We will let you know how it goes

and what the lineup looks like. We get additional news beforehand let you know 

too. Go Cougs.

We will let you know where former Cougars 

from last year land who are still in college.

Preview Toledo at Washington State

This will be the first time the Cougars 

will take on Toledo who plays in the Mid-American Conference. The Cougars

are a slight favored at home by 1.5

points. 

Toledo has a 4-3 record overall however

hasn't won a game on the road yet this

season. A reason the Cougars are favored.

Toledo Rockets average 35 points a game 

while their defense gives up just over 14 

points.  This could be an interesting game.

The Rockets are led by quarterback Tucker

Gleason a senior. His passing rate is 64.7

percent. He has thrown 12 touchdowns and has four interceptions on the season.The

Cougars could benefit by having an interception.

The Rockets do average 200 yards on the

ground so could be a benefit for them. It is important the Cougars stop them on the ground as well in the air. Their running

defense is good though the Cougars don't 

run a lot anyway. If the Cougars can play

like the previous two games they should 

win handly. It comes down whether playing

to the competition or not.

Chip Trayanum is the Rockets leading 

rusher with 100 yards a game. Kenji 

Christian is his backup at just over 48

yards a game. 

The leading receiver is Junior Vandeross III

who plays at slot receiver, at least listed anyway. Unusual for the most catches and touchdowns for a team. Junior has 45 catches on the season with seven touchdowns.  No one else on the team has 

more than one touchdown.  He averages

79.43 yards a game. Number two is slot

receiver Trayvon Rudolph has 22 catches 

averaging 41.14 yards per game and has

one touchdown. Tight end Jacob Peterson 

has 11 catches averaging 25 yards a game.

He has one touchdown and 5th in receptions.

On defense the Rockets have 13 sacks.

They are led by left defensive end Malachi 

Davis with 3.5. They have five interceptions 

on the season. Weak linebacker K'Von 

Sherman leads in tackles with 51 tackles.

Though the Cougars are favored by 1.5

points having to near misses with wins

two top teams I see the Cougars winning

at a higher margin though. Only mistakes 

would make it close or lose. Go Cougs!

Preview Illinois at Washington Huskies

The Washington Huskies are home this week 

against Illinois. They have identical records

though Illinois is ranked #23. They had a

bye week after losing to Ohio State which

both teams have in common.

Both the Huskies and the Fighting Illini 

have identical records at 5-2 including 

2-2 in Big Ten Conference. They are both

tied in 10th place along with Nebraska.

Indiana and Ohio State are the only

teams that are undefeated. There are

seven teams with 3-1 including Oregon, 

USC and UCLA.   The Huskies don't 

play USC this season of those three 

teams.

The Huskies lead the series between 

them with overall record of 7-4. The

Huskies have won four straight however

doesn't have a lot of meaning since the

last game between them was 2014 and

the Huskies won 44-19 at Husky Stadium.

The Huskies are favored by 4.5 points

primarily because it is a home game. 

Illinois is averaging 34 points a game 

while their defense is giving up just over

25 points a game. Like most teams in

college football they go with three wide

receivers most of the time. On defense

they go with three defensive lineman,

two edge rushers, two linebackers in

the middle, two  corners and two 

safeties. They bring in a nickel back

on passing downs.

Illinois is averaging 118.7 on the ground 

while giving up 131 yards per game. 

Jonah Coleman should begin by taking

advantage of the Illinois defense. In

the passing game Illinois is averaging 

264 yards while giving up 240 yards a

game. They are about an average team

on both sides of the ball.

Luke Altmyer a senior is the Ilini starting 

quarterback. He completed 72.40 % of

his passes and has only one interception 

so the Huskies defense will have to be

ready.

The Illini have gone with two running 

backs primarily on the season in

Kaden Feagin as the starter and Ca'Lil

Valentine as his backup. Feagin and

Valentine average almost the same

amount of yards though Feagin has

carried the ball more though only three

more per game. They do have a third

back who missed some action playing

in four games in Aidan Laughery. He

did play against Ohio State so he is

sharing the load too.  He averages 

45 yards a game so not far behind the

other two.  He has a higher average 

of the three at six yards per carry.

The other two aren't shabby as well 

so the Huskies defense will have to

be careful.

Hank Beatty is Illinois top receiver 

averaging just over five catches

per game for 88 yards. Collin Dixon 

and Hudson Clement are their second

and third in receptions with around 

three catches per game. Dixon averages

51 yards a game while Clement at 26.

Justin Bowick the fourth receiver has

two catches per game he leads them

with four touchdowns. Tanner Arkin

is the starting tight end however he

has only five catches in seven games

with one touchdown.

So this should be an interesting game

with both teams going on with their 

offense. If Jonah Coleman does well 

rushing the ball along with quarterback 

Desmond Williams Jr. the Huskies

should win. Keeping the Fighting Illini 

off the field as much as possible will

be the key along with penalties and

turnovers. Go Dawgs!

Seahawks Win At Home

It was nice to see the Seahawks  win at home

after having both losses at home the most 

recent against Tampa.

The offense was inconsistent  scoring only

in the first and third quarters.  The defense

was solid especially  against the running game 

as the Texans had only 56 yards. The mix of 

Ken Walker lll and Zach Charbonnet was good 

to with Zach scoring two touchdowns. Walker

running outside while Zach inside is a good.

  passing  game  for the Seahawks  was again

as all season  long was Jaxon Smith-Njiba who

had eight catches  for 123 yards with a touchdown 

at the end of the first quarter  making it 14-0. 

The Seahawks  had a solid lead at the end of the 

third quarter 27-12 despite  that Sam Darnold 

fumbled in the third quarter giving the Texans

a touchdown  in the process. It would have

been nice if the  Seahawks  could have had

another score in the 4th however they did only

give up a touchdown  just before the two minute

warning.

Final Seahawks 27 Texans 19

The Seahawks  have a bye next week so that is

good. They play the  Commanders on Sunday 

night at Washington DC. The Seahawks are still

tied with the 49ers and Rams at 5-2. The Seahawks 

will play Arizona  the following week  at home

and then the  Rams the first time in LA. So enjoy

the  rest of your October.  Go Hawks!

Mariners Lose Monday Night

It was so close for the Seattle Mariners 

to make the World Series losing 4-3.

The Mariners were leading heading 

the bottom of the seventh inning 

3-1.  Former Houston Astros 

outfielder was the one to beat them

when George Springer hit a three-run 

home run..Both Julio and Cal hit a

home run. 

This will be a hard game to swallow 

for everyone from players to fans.

We won't see anything happening 

as far as players go until the World

Series is over between the Dodgers 

and the Blue Jays. Who do we 

root for. The winner of the American 

League of the winner of the National 

League. There is no true answer

on this one. Go M's 

Preview Houston Texans at Seahawks

The game between the Texans and

the Seahawks will be the second

game on Monday night football

beginning at 7 pm Pacific time.

This is a probably the first time

the Mariners will be playing on

Monday night as well. They start

at 5pm Pacific time. At the time 

the Seahawks start fans will 

know whether the Mariners will

be going to the World  Series or not

or be still to close to call.

The Seahawks fans at the game 

will likely be tuned into the Mariners

and Blue Jays on the radio broadcast 

before it starts. The fans watching on

TV have already been seeing about six

innings already when this game starts.

The Seahawks are favored by three 

points over the Texans. The noise

will be very loud especially if the

Mariners are winning. This could 

be a very special night in Seattle.

Also the Seattle Kraken will be

playing the same time as the Mariners 

in Philadelphia against the Flyers.

The Seahawks have a record of 4-2

heading into Monday night. The 49ers

and Rams are 5-2 so a win is important 

for the Seahawks to stay even in the

division race. It is odd the Seahawks 

are favored only by three points however 

they have a 1-2 record at home while

3-0 on the road. The Texans in the

otherhand are 2-3 with a 1-1 at home

and 1-2 on the road. 

CJ Stroud is the Texans starting QB.

He is averaging 215.2 yards per game

passing. He has completed 70.8%

if his passes on the season. He has

thrown 8 touchdown passes with three

interceptions and being sacked 12 

times. The Seahawks who have done

well this season in sacks well try to

do the same against Stroud. 

The Texans have scored 108 points

so far which ranks 22nd in the NFL.

They have allowed only 61 points 

which is number one in the NFL.

This is likely the reason the Seahawks

are favored by three. The Texans are

ranked 22nd in passing as well.

The Texans running game is 16th

in the NFL. They are averaging 116.2

yards per game. Nick Chubb is the

Texans starting running back with

58 carries for 249 yards so far on

the season for an average of 4.3

per carry. Woody Marks is the

second running back with 137

yards and averaging 3.8 per carry.

Nico Collins wide receiver leads 

the Texans with 22 catches for

312 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Tight end Dalton Schultz is second

with 21 catches for 286 yards

however has no touchdowns yet.

The Seahawks are averaging 27.7

points per game which is 5th in

the NFL. The defense is 6th in

points allowed. The odd makers

are showing this as a defensive 

match up. Go Hawks and M's.

We hope for a great night overall.

ALCS Now Goes Seven

Sunday the Toronto Blue Jays 

beat the Mariners  6-2. Now that 

sends the series to seven games 

on Monday night. 

Logan Gilbert went only four 

innings  giving up four runs

on seven hits.   Addison Barber

the Blue Jays right fielder was

the player of the game driving

in three of the runs.  He singled

in the first run of the second inning.

The Blue Jays had another in

the second inning too. The third

inning he hit a two-run homer to

make it difficult on the Mariners.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a solo

home run in the 5th inning making

it 5-0.  The Mariners got their

two runs in the 6th inning.  Josh

Naylor hit a solo home run and

Eugenio Suarez drove in Arozarena 

on a single.  The Blue Jays had

their final run on a throwing error 

in the 7th inning. No.more runs

after that in the game.

George Kirby is expected to start 

Monday for the Mariners. He needs

to do better than he has in the series 

for the Mariners to move to the

World Series. Bryce Miller and 

Bryan Woo both will be available 

to go as well. 

The offense needs to be like the

first two games of the series or

the fifth game to find the team

to face the LA Dodgers in the 

World Series. We hope this will

happen. Go M's. 

WSU Cougars Lose Out Again

For the second Saturday in a row

Washington State football almost

had a large upset again.

You look at the stats they were 

even. The difference the Cougars

had the ball a little longer.

The Cougars led at halftime 17-7

with a touchdown and field goal

in the second quarter after being

even at 7-7 in the first quarter.

Both teams had field goals in the

third quarter and it was all Virginia 

in the 4th quarter. 

The Cougars were shutout in the

4th and the defense that was good

for three quarters were unable to

stop a pretty good offense. A field

goal, a touchdown and ending with

a safety allowed the Cavaliers to

win 22-20.

The bright spot the Cougars future

looks bright with a new Pac-12 

coming next season. The key will

be the transfer portal and not

losing any key players. The next

two games the Cougars should

win against teams that are less

caliber than Ole Miss and Virginia.

Oh what could have been. Go Cougs!

Washington Huskies Lose At Michigan

I am sure the Huskies had wished for

a better outcome against Michigan.

The final Michigan 24 Washington 7

The first half was even at least on the 

scoreboard at 7 to 7. Michigan scored

first with a touchdown under a minute remaining in the first quarter. Jonah

Coleman had short run for a touchdown 

right before the half ended.

Usually the Huskies are good at making

adjustments at half time however this 

was not happening in this game.

The Wolverines took the lead for good

at 1:20 remaining in the 3rd quarter 

with a touchdown. They had another 

TD in the 4th quarter then a field goal 

under five minutes remaining.

Huskies Desmond Williams Jr last week 

was Big Ten player of the week. This 

time he threw three interceptions and 

no touchdowns. We see if he and the

Huskies can rebound next weekend. 

Go Dawgs!

Right now the WSU is upsetting Virginia 

at the beginning of the 4th quarter. See

if their defense can continue to stop the

Cavaliers. We will let you know.

Preview Washington State at Virginia

The Washington State Cougars face number 18 ranked Virginia Caveliers on Saturday.

This will be the first time both teams have

faced each other in football.

The Cavaliers are 17.5 favorites in this

game. The Cougars last week lost to

Ole Miss by only three points on their 

field who were favored by a larger 

amount. Anything is possible however

it is hard to play a close game two weeks

in a row against a ranked team and come

up with a victory in the second game

after losing so close. The odds are against

it. If you are a betting man it might be

a good idea to put money on the Cougars.

I wouldn't put as much though on this 

game. Whatever you can afford to lose

that is.

Virginia is averaging 45 points a game.

If the defense can do as they did against

Ole Miss 24 points anything might happen.

The Cavaliers are led by senior quarterback 

Chandler Morris who is on his fourth team.

He is completing 69.9percent of his passes.

He is averaging 238 yards throwing with

11 touchdowns in six games and four 

interceptions. 

What makes the Cavaliers offense hard 

to stop is they are averaging 217.5 yards

a game as well. That is almost 100 yards

more than their defense is giving up on

the ground. They are led by senior running 

back J'Mari Taylor who is averaging 77.5

yards a game on 15 carries and has 8

touchdowns. The Cavaliers have four other

running backs who are averaging at least

four carries per game.

At receiving they are led by Cameron Ross

with 28 catches on the season for 329 

yards and two touchdowns. Trell Harris

has 26 catches for 384 yards and three 

touchdowns. They have three other 

receivers with double digits of catches.

The Cougars defense will be up for 

another tough game on the road.

Let's see how they respond this time

too. The Cougars offense is primarily 

in the passing game however it is

important to get off to a good start 

running the ball especially if they

get the ball first to keep the Cavaliers

offense off the field as much as possible.

Go Cougs!

Mariners Win Game 5

It took  the Mariners a while however 

they were able to get through with the 

win.

The Mariners have been able to come 

through this season more often late 

when they have struggle before then.

We have to accept that who they are.

Now they just have to win one more

to go to their first World Series.

Bottom of the 8th Cal Raleigh hit a solo

home run to tie the game 2-2. The M's 

loaded the bases and Eugenio Suarez 

hit a grand slam making it  6-2.

Bryce Miller was only able to go 4 innings

though gave up only one run.  Matt Brash

pitched the 5th.  Bryan Woo made his 

first appearance in the playoffs by going

two innings giving up one run. 

Gabe Speier pitched the 8th and Munoz

the 9th. Neither gave up a hit.

Now enjoy Saturday off before Sunday's 

which we hope sends the Mariners to 

the World Series. Go M's.

Preview Washington At Michigan

The Huskies and Wolverines have 

had some great games against 

each other before Washington 

joined the Big Ten.

The Wolverines are a 5.5 favorite 

heading into this matchup in Anne

Harbor.  Huskies beat Rutgers last

week while the Wolverines lost

to USC. The Huskies care now 5-1

while Wolverines are 4-2. The Huskies

win they qualify for a bowl game. A

good insentive besides beating 

Michigan.

The Wolverines are led by quarterback 

Bryce Underwood who has 1200 yards

passing on the season. Justice Haynes

leads with 705 yards rushing. Michigan 

is averaging 201.7 yards passing however

216.3 rushing. Expect the Huskies will

have to try to stop the ground game first.

The Wolverines lost last week at USC

31-13 so they will want to reverse it.

The Huskies have won two in a row after

losing to Ohio State.  They have won 

their two road games after having no 

wins on the road last year so we hope

for a third win and make their record

6-1. Go Dawgs!

Blue Jays Even Series

Unfortunately the Rock also known

as Luis Castillo and the bullpen 

couldn't get it done Thursday night 

so heading into Friday's game the

series is tied 2-2.

Final Blue Jays 8 Mariners 

The Mariners again scored first

in the second inning when Josh

Naylor hit a solo home run.

Castillo was given the hook early

when the Blue Jays hit a two-run 

homer to take the lead the rest of

the way. We will never know whether 

that was the right choice or not

to take Castillo out of not though 

may not have had it Thursday night.

This was a shame since Castillo 

could have been his name down

for many years ahead had he been 

able to go five innings at least.

We could have seen video of him

over and over again.

Gabe Speier didn't have a good 

game either giving up two runs

however a wild pitch by Matt

Brash when he came in didn't 

help the cause.

Naylor had three of the Mariners

five hits including the home run.

The Mariners did take five walks 

but couldn't take advantage of

them. 

Bryce Miller has pitched well through 

five innings as the Mariners lead 1-0 

on a Eugenio Suarez home run. Go M's 

Mariners Need To Rebound

The Mariners were blown out Wednesday 

night so they will need to rebound.

They can't let the Blue Jays back into 

the series.

Final  Blue Jays 13 Mariners 4

Often the Mariners when they have

an explosive game they go quiet

for several games. We hope the same

goes for Toronto.

Julio Rodriguez hit a two-run homer 

in the first inning so it was promising 

then. George Kirby didn't have his

stuff going.  He only lasted four innings

plus. The Mariners went with their

low leverage guys so guys like Munoz

will be ready to go Wednesday. 

Go M's 

Look At Washington Huskies Men's Basketball

Last season the Washington Huskies 

were last in the Big Ten in men's

basketball. Something you don't like

to see especially the first year in

the conference and under a new

head coach either.

Now in college basketball a school 

can rebuild quicker with the transfer

portal so head coach Danny Sprinkle

decided to bring in almost a whole 

new team.  

Franck Kepnang at center is the longest 

standing Husky so to speak although the

three years he has been on the injured

list most of the time. The short time he 

has played Franck is the heart and soul 

of the team. If he had stayed more healthy 

the Huskies likely have more wins.

Zoom Diallo last year was a freshman. 

He started some games and coming

off the bench as a good contributor. 

He is expected to start at shooting 

guard however may see some time

at point guard as well.

Wesley Yates was a freshman two

years ago on Mike Hopkins last

season however injuries cost him

playing time. A heralded player like

Diallo he transferred like most of

the players after Hopkins was fired.

Yates played last year with the USC

Trojans however decided to come 

back to Washington. He is expected 

to start at small forward however

could see action at guard too.

Desmond Claude was teammate of

Yates at USC last season.  Previously 

he played at Xavier. He is expected to

be the Huskies starting point guard.

He could see action at small forward 

to. Desmond averaged 15.8 points a

game as well as 4.2 assists. He should 

be an added success to the Huskies 

team.

JJ Mandaquit is coming in this year's 

highly touted freshman out of Hawaii. 

He played three years on the USA junior

national team. This means he should be 

ready for college basketball so we will

see how much he plays. The non-league

schedule beginning at the beginning of

November will give us the indication 

how well he will play this coming season.

BJ Roy the son of Huskies great Brandon 

Roy is listed as the 4th point guard on this

year's team. He isn't a heralded prospect 

so it is likely he won't see a lot of action 

as a freshman. This could be learning 

experience to see if he can develop.

Jacob Ognacevic a transfer from Lipscomb

was expected to be the Huskies starting 

power forward. He came down with an

injured foot so he expected to miss time

until mid-December. Last year Jacob

averaged 20 points a game along with

7.9 rebounds. Sophomore Bryson Tucker

who was expected to be his backup and

transferred from Indiana where he played

17 minutes a game. See how he does 

starting unless they decide to change 

things around and want him to be a

role player still off the bench. 

Banned Steinbach a high recruit from

Germany coming in his freshman year

will see more time at power forward 

until Ognacevic returns. We see how

he does.

Latham Somerville transferred from

Rutgers and he is expected to see

action at center.  His freshman year 

Latham averaged 8.2 points and 4.1

rebounds. How much he plays will 

depend on how healthy Kepnang 

can stay. The Huskies had two other

centers on the roster. One could be

out for some time while the other 

will miss the whole season. The Dawgs

just hope for health along the front line

going forward.

The Huskies season starts pretty soon

with non-league games beginning on

November 3 against Ar-Pine Bluff at

home.  Go Dawgs.

Coming up we will look at the WSU and

Gonzaga to who both have had a lot

of changes as well. The life of the

transfer portal.

Mariners Take Care of Game Two

.Monday afternoon bthe Seattle Mariners 

beat the  Toronto Blue Jays again this

time 10-3. The Mariners now come home

for three games beginning on Wednesday.

Julio hit a three-run homer in the first

inning with Arozarena and Cal on

base. The Blue Jays scored two runs

in the first inning followed by one in 

the second. It was all Mariners after

that.

Jorge Polanco hits a three run homer

in the 5th with Arozarena and Cal on

base. The same guys as Julio had.

It is hard to match what Polanco has

done in the last three games. He is

the Championship series MVP so

far so hS company as well.

In the 6th inning JP hit a single to

score Leo Rivas who didn't start the

game. He has had a good playoffs 

to in limited action.

In the 7th Josh Naylor hit a home

run with who else Polanco on base.

JP added another RBI with a sacrifice 

fly with Eugenio Suarez on third. The

offense decided to take the 8th and

9th innings off.

Logan Gilbert struggled in the three

innings giving up the three innings

though one was unearned. Bazardo, 

Vargas and Emerson Hancock each

pitched two innings. Bazardo was the

only one to give up a hit. Vargas walked

one and Hancock struggled with three

walks. Munoz warmed  up however wasn't 

needed. 

Enjoy your day off until Wednesday. 

Mariners Win Game 1

The Mariners beat the Toronto 

Blue Jays 3 to 1. 

George Springer hit a home run 

on the very first pitch of the bottom

of the first inning. They only had one 

hit the rest of the way.

Cal Raleigh tied the game in the sixth

inning. Jorge Polanco who was the

player of the game in game five 

against the Tigers drive in second run

in the sixth inning. In the 8th he drove

in the third run to make it more

comfortable.

Bryce Miller  went six innings giving

up the one run, two hits and three 

walks. The bullpen of Speier,  Brash

and Munoz each went an inning

without giving up a hit. 

The Mariners are in the drivers seat.

Game two will be on Monday in

Toronto.  Logan Gilbert will start.

Go M's 

Seahawks Win On the Road Again

The Seahawks are having a good 

season even with a couple losses

in the first half of the season.

Today they beat the Jaguars in

Jacksonville 20-12. The Jaguars 

had the first score and only one

in the first quarter however didn't 

make the extra point.

The second quarter was all Seahawks 

beginning with a 26 yards field goal

then Jaxon Smith-Njigba had a 61 yard

touchdown. They ended the first half

with a 53 yards field goal making it

13-6.

At the 10:14 mark of the third period

Cooper Kupp had an 11 yard touchdown.

The Jaguars responded with a 26 yard

touchdown at the 13 minutes remaining

in the game. Neither team scored after

that. Seahawks had the ball under six

minutes remaining however we not able

to sustain a drive. The Jaguars got the

ball back to see if they could tie the

game however the Seahawks defense

was able to make an interception.

Seahawks tight end  AJ Barner was able 

to make an important to break the game.

This game came down to Seahawks 

defense where the line had six sacks 

on the day. We hope for more of that.

The Seahawks next game will be on

Monday night football on October 20

against the Houston Texans.

Go Hawks!

WSU Lose A Close Game

Ole Miss ranked #4 won however the

 Cougars gave them a surprise by

making it close and might have been

big upset .

Final Ole Miss 24 WSU 21

Ole Miss was expected to win by a

high amount in double digits however

only won by a field goal. This happened 

at home for Ole Miss. 

The Cougars scored first with only score

in the first quarter when Zevi Eckhaus 

threw a touchdown pass to Landon

Wright for 26 yards with 1:58 remaining.

The 2nd quarter was all Ole Miss kicking

a field goal and a touchdown while 

shutting down the Cougars. Both teams

had a touchdown in the third quarter.

So Ole Miss 17-14 lead.  The Cougars

scored first taking back the lead for much

of the quarter. Ole Miss scored right at

the end of the quarter to take the lead.

The 4th quarter it took a while however

at 6:51 remaining scored another td

to make it a ten point lead. At 2:43 left  in

the game Tony Freeman caught a 19 yard

touchdown from Eckhaus to come within

the field goal. Unfortunately the Cougars

couldn't score again. At least they showed

what they are capable of.

The Cougars next game is on the road

at Virginia another top team who won't 

take them lightly. Go Cougs!

Preview: Seahawks at Jaguars

The Seahawks who are now 3-2 on the

season play at Jacksonville.  The 

Seahawks have an all-time record of

6-3 against the Jaguars. All three

of the Jaguars wins are on their home 

field. The last time the Seahawks 

played in Jacksonville was on December 

10,2017. The Jaguars won 30-24.

The Jaguars are only a 1.5 point favorite.

The Seahawks will win this game if

they are able to play the same offense

they did last week and play better defense.

The Jaguars average 137 yards on the

ground while giving up 97.8. We hope the 

Seahawks can do better. The passing game

Trevor Lawrence is averaging 213.2 yards

per game. He has six touchdowns with

five interceptions. If the Seahawks cause

important interception that will help. 

The Jaguars are giving up 260 yards

a game in the air. That is less than the

Seahawks threw last week however 

this could be good for the Seahawks 

to.

It will be important for the special 

teams to be good as well. What is

important in an expected close game 

is field position and time of possession.

Go Hawks

Another Huskies Behind Win / Mariners advance

Washington Huskies 38 Rutgers 19

Going by the score we wouldn't know 

that Rutgers had a lead in this game 

They actually led the first half first

by scoring ten runs before the Huskies

had a touchdown.

Huskies quarterback Desmond Williams 

Jr. had a big game throwing over 400

yards and running over 100. He threw

two touchdown passes as well as two we

running the ball. Player of the game for 

sure. Williams didn't have a turnover 

either.  The Huskies defense only gave

up six points in the second half.

The Huskies will play Michigan on the

road next week. Should be another 

good test. Go Dawgs. 

The Mariners and Tigers are still

playing tied in the top of the 15th

inning. The Mariners have had their

opportunities. If they lose this game 

can't blame the pitching.  Neither 

team has scored since the 7th.  The

Mariners have had runners on base

in extra innings without being able

to get a key hit. Now is the bottom 

of the 15th see if they can score a

run so can go to Toronto.  Come on

M's. 

Update : JP Crawford singled to right field.

Randy Arozarena was hit.  Cal flied out to

center. JP moved to third and Arozarena 

to 2nd. Julio was intentionally walked. 

Polanco hit a single to right field on a

3-2 pitch. 

George Kirby went five innings. Logan

Gilbert and Luis Castillo came out of 

the bullpen too. Now to Toronto. 

Mariners and Tigers Go To Fith Game

The odd were good after game 1 lose

by the Mariners that the series could

go five games. The Mariners evened 

at home on Sunday then beat the

Tigers handly on Tuesday.

On Wednesday the game got of

to a good start Wednesday scoring

a run in the second, fourth and fifth 

inning. The Tigers looked like they

did in game two where they going by 

using the bullpen mostly.

In the bottom of the fifth the Tigers 

Zsckred three to tie it.  They took the

lead in the sixth  with four runs that

included two home runs. 

The Tigers had another homer in

the seventh and a run scored on

a fielders choice. Final Tigers 9-3.

The game goes back to Seattle on

Friday. It will be a tough one however

we see if the Mariners can do it. 

Go M's..

Preview: Washington State Cougars at Ole Miss

Saturday morning Pacific time the 

WSU Cougars will be playing at #4

Ole Miss.  The Rebels are favored

by 33.5 points so this may be a hard

game to swallow. It is good they are

playing a highly ranked team as they

have a new coaching staff and 70

new players. So important to make it

as close as possible.

The Ole Miss Rebels are averaging 

40.6 points a game while giving up

18.8 points. See if the Cougars can 

do more than score a touchdown.

The Cougars had a week off to prepare 

as well.

Trinadad Chambliss is the Rebels 

starting Quarterback and he has

thrown for 1033 yards so far

with five touchdowns and one 

interception. Austin Simmons

a sophomore has thrown four 

touchdowns however has four

interceptions. Likely to see him

in the game at some point. Both

are running quarterbacks  with

Chambliss being number two

in rushing while Simmons number

five on the rebels.

Kewan Lacy a sophomore is the

Rebels primary running back

with 445 yards on 102 carries

and had eight touchdowns.

Harrison Wallace III and Deuce

Alexander each have 17 catches

as wide receivers to lead the Rebels.

Harrison has two touchdowns and

Deuce has one.  

This will be the first time the Cougars

and Ole Miss play each other. 

Next season the Cougars have four

nonleague games with Huskiesbeing

the first one of the season. Ole Miss 

isn't mentioned. Go Cougs!

Mariners Win Delayed Game

Game three between Mariners and

the Tigers was delayed for three 

hours because of rain. The Mariners 

found a way to dominate the Tigers

in this one. 

Final Mariners 8 Tigers 4. 

Tomorrow the Mariners win they

move on to the American League

Championship game. 

Logan Gilbert went six innings for

the Mariners giving up four hits,

no walks and striking out seven 

while allowing only one run.

Mariners scored two runs in the 

third and fourth innings. JP

Crawford hit a single scoring 

Victor Robles. JP went to 2nd 

on a throwing error from left field.

He scored on a Randy Arozarena 

single.

In  the 4th Eugenio Suarez hits

a home run to lead of the inning.

Dominic Canzone walks then

Robles strikes out.  After a pitching

change JP walks followed by

Arozarena striking out. Cal hits

a single to score Canzone.

In the 5th the Tigers score their

first run a force out. In the 6th

JP hits a home run to make it

5-1.  Luke Raley the third dh

after Mitch Garver had gone in

earlier for Canzone scored on

a sacrifice fly by JP.  In the 9th

Arozarena hit a double followed

by Cal's first home run of the

series.

Caleb Ferguson came in to

pitch the 9th however struggled 

giving up three runs. Munoz

came in to finish the game.

Bryce Miller starts Wednesday 

afternoon in what they hope

is the final game of the series.

Go M's. 

Preview: Rutgers at Washington Huskies

It will be interesting to see how things

go this week after Huskies came back

last Saturday to beat Maryland 24-20

with 24 unanswered. My thought at

halftime were the predictors this wrong

having the Huskies winning. Also the

fact they didn't win on the road last year

at all. Makes it all more amazing.

The game to against Rutgers at home

the Huskies will need to look at a new

winning streak at Husky Stadium with

a loss against Ohio State the week 

before. 

The Huskies are now favored at 10.5

after beginning at 9.5. Rutgers have a

3-2 record while the Huskies are 4-1.

The Huskies are favored mostly for

their home field advantage.

Washington and Rutgers have played

each other only three times. Last year

Rutgers won on their field  21-18.  

Rutgers had a 14-3 lead at halftime of

last season matchup where they made

a comeback. Unfortunately a field  goal 

miss at  the end of the game didn't allow an

overtime which anything could have 

happened. Current quarterback Demond

Williams Jr. didn't play in last year's game.

This game will take place in Seattle as

did last years on the road. We now hope

the Huskies win and make it five wins

and be closer to clinch a bowl game.

Go Dawgs!

Mariners Even Series

Sunday evening the Seattle Mariners 

beat the Tigers 3-2 in 9 innings .

Luis Castillo got off to a rough start

however was able to get out of jams

not to resurrender any runs.

Gabe Speier, Bazardo, Brash and

Munoz finished it off. Only Brash

had trouble giving up two unearned

runs after an error by Josh Naylor.

The Mariners scored first with two

home runs from Jorge Polanco.

The Tigers tied it with the two

unearned runs in the top of the

8th. Cal Raleigh hit a double with

one out and Julio hit a. double as

well to score Cal to win it. 

An off day on Monday Logan Gilbert 

will start Tuesday in Detroit. Go M's 

Seahawks Lose In the End

The Seahawks game was exciting 

however too many errors cost them

the game.

They were down 13-0 in the first half

before scoring a touchdown as time

ran out. Making it 13-7.

The Seahawks took the lead at begin

of the second half have with another td.

It went back and forth. The Seahawks 

had a seven point lead with just over

three minutes to go. The Bucs were

to tie the game then an Darnold interception

allow the Bucs to kick a field goal as

time went out. 

Final Bucs 38-35. A tough loss for sure. 

The Bucs had a big passing night

as did the Seahawks both being

over 300. The Seahawks ran the

ball with 122 yards.

Sam Darnold completed 28 of 34 passes 

for 341 with the one interceptions.

Most games the Seahawks would have 

won. Jaxson Smith-Njigba had eight

catches for 132 yards and one touchdown.

AJ Barner had a big game too catching

seven passes for 53 yards and two tds.

Tory Hunter had three receptions and

a touchdown.  

The Seahawks play at Jacksonville 

next Sunday. Look for a pounce back game.

49rrs are now in first place with 4-1 record

while the Seahawks and Rams at 3-2.

The Cardinals are 2-3. Go Hawks!

 

Mariners Lose In Extra Innings

The Mariners who have had issues 

and losing in extra innings did so 

Saturday in the first game of division 

playoff game.

Julio Rodriguez  drove in both of

the Mariners runs with a home run

in the 4th inning. Kerry Carpenter 

hit a two run home run in the 5th

inning. Julio tied game driving in 

a run with no outs. Unfortunately 

the Mariners couldn't score more

runs from then on.

The bullpen did a good job until

the 11the inning when the Tigers

hit a ball up the middle driving the

runner from second. Julio got

on with two outs however Josh

Naylor was unable to get hit.

Game over.  

Tigers 3 Mariners 2

Sunday Luis Castillo goes for the

Mariners and it is a must win.

Go M's.  

Washington Huskies Come From Behind

Three quarters of Saturday's game

at Maryland it looked like the Terrapins 

we're going to win.  A surprise the

Huskies scored three touchdowns

in the fourth quarter to win 24 -20.

It was 20-0  when the Huskies kicked

a field goal at 3:44 remaining in the 

3rd quarter. 

The Huskies first touchdown took

nine plays. The first five plays occurred 

in the 3rd quarter with the touchdown

happening at 14:23 mark of the 4th

quarter with a three yard pass to Denzel 

Boston.

The Huskies defense stopped the

Terrapins on three plays for one yard.

It took the Huskies four plays to score

again.  It took only 1:18 to score going 

75 yards.  Receiver Desmen Roebuck 

who caught the first pass of the series

caught a 34 yard pass for the touchdown.

The Huskies defense kept putting on

the pressure where Maryland only had 

six plays  after a kickoff touchback.

The Huskies started on their own

20 yard line after a punt.   This time the 

Huskies went 80 yards on 11 plays.

Jonah Coleman had a one yard touchdown 

run after a 11 yard catch he made on

the previous play.

Maryland still has a chance with 3:21

left in the game.  They ran seven plays

including  four incomplete passes 

before turning the ball back to the 

Huskies. The last pass was 4th and 8

yards to go with  1:43 remaining in 

the game.  

The Huskies ran out the clock on five

plays. A key play on second down 

where quarterback Desmond  Williams Jr.

ran for ten yards to get another first 

down. The game ended on third down

when Desmond took a knee.

Washington Huskies are showing they 

can be dangerous in the 4th quarter.

The Huskies next game will be home

next Friday at 6 pm against Rutgers.

Go Huskies!

Local Weekend Sports

The Washington Huskies will begin

the weekend sports in local sports

playing at Maryland where they are 

going to favored.

The Mariners game at home against

the Detroit Tigers will be in the evening.

George Kirby will start game one

followed by Luis Castillo in game

two on Sunday. We certainly know where things are at after those two games. 

The Seahawks at home against Tampa 

Buccaneers before the Mariners 

second game. Go teams 

Preview Tampa Bay at Seattle Seahawks

The Seattle Seahawks are favored

at home against the Tampa Bay 

Buccaneers by three points. 

Both have identical 3-1 record. 

The Seahawks have a winning record 

against the Buccaneers at 9-6 when

they came in together. They are 2-2

in their last four games together.

Last game was in 2022 at Tampa

where the Bucs won 21-16. The 

two Seahawks wins were at home

both going overtime. This could 

happen again.

Tampa Bay is in first place while 

Seahawks along with the 49ers

and Rams are tied with them. 

The Cardinals are 2-2 after losing

on Thursday night to the Seahawks.

This tight race it is important for

the Seahawks to win.  The Seahawks 

play the Jaguars the next Sunday. 

The Buccaneers had their loss last 

Sunday  to the Philadelphia Eagles 

31-25. They had to come from a large

defeceit in the second half to have

a chance. They were down 24-6

at halftime. 

We hope nothing similar in this

matchup however a win is a win.

Go Hawks!

Who Should The Mariners Play Coming Up

It is hard to decide whether Mariners

should go against whether the Tigers 

or Guardians.

The Mariners have had hard times with

both teams in decent years. Playing 

home has an advantage for the Mariners.

They win the first two games at T-Mobile 

Park and split on the road would help

out tremendously. There is no off-day

between series if they go all five games.

The Tigers weren't playing well before

the wild though they won the first game.

The Guardians were in the same fashion 

as the Mariners before they won the

division and setup the second spot.

Like most playoffs it comes down

too the pitching. The Mariners have 

advantage pitching at home. They

can go with Gilbert and Castillo. Woo

in the first road as long as he is ready 

to go. Kirby can go if necessary in the

first road game and Miller in the second

if Woo can't go. Keep Gilbert for game

five at home if necessary. 

It will be important if the Mariners can

score early to get off to a good start.

Keep it close in the sixth inning and on

if they don't score early. The bullpen 

will be helpful in either way. Go M's.