Mariners Continue to roll.

For the second series in a row 

the Mariners swept the opposing 

team.

Final Seattle 3 Arizona 2

The Mariners had Bryce Miller starting 

going five innings giving up  no one runs 

on one hit. He walked one while striking 

out six. Luis Castillo who piggy backed

went five games to as the game went

ten innings gave up one earned. 

Cole Young hit a home run the second

inning. The Diamondbacks tied in the

in the top of the 6th inning on a wild 

pitch. For the second game in a row

Dominic Canzone hit a home run in

the bottom of the sixth. The Diamond

backs tied it in the 8th on a sacrifice fly 

bu Ketel Marte.  Victor Robles who

had pinch run for Canzone earlier hit

single to score Randy Arozarena for the 

walk off. 

The Mariners are now ahead of the

A's and the Texas Rangers by two and

a half games.  The Mariners play their

next three games at home against the

New York Mets who are struggling on

the season. They are thirteen and a half

games behind the Atlanta Braves in the

National League East. The Mariners will

have Emerson Hancock on the mound

on Monday. The Mariners are expected

to go to six-man rotation coming up.

Go M's. 

Mariners Win Another Series

Saturday night the Seattle Mariners 

beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 

for the second game in a row.

The final was Mariners 5 Diamondbacks 1

The Seattle Mariners scored four of

the runs by solo home runs. Luke had the

first one in the 2nd inning his second

consecutive game in a row.  Dominic

Canzone had his in the second inning

too. 

In the third inning Colt Emerson hit

a home run to right field. Julio had

a home run hit center field. This was

Julio's tenth home for May. The Mariners 

final run was in the sixth inning in 

sixth inning on a sacrifice fly by

Cole Young.

Interesting the Diamondbacks scored 

their lone run in the ninth inning after

a pass ball. This week the third time 

the Mariners won and gave up a single 

in the 9th inning.

Bryan Woo pitched an awesome game.

He went seven innings giving up two

hits with no walks and  six strikeouts.

Woo didn't give up any hits until the

fifth inning. Woo was on cruise control

until the fifth. 

Now the Mariners will see whether 

they can sweep two series in a row. 

The Mariners are going to the Peggy 

back route once again. Bryce Miller 

will start this time followed by Luis

Castillo. In June the Mariners begin

playing 18 games in 20 days. So this

sounds like a good idea for know.

Both Cal Raleigh and Brendan Donovan 

would be eligible to come out of the

injured list but doesn't look like either

will be activated for a couple weeks.  

Though the Mariners have played well

in the last five games in a row they

have had trouble winning games  until

now. Unless something really happens 

they should win the division.  The Mariners 

will likely be buyers before the trading

deadline. Adding another bat to play

the outfield is the likely scenario. Will

they trade a starter to accomplish it. 

.

We will see Sunday whether the M's 

can put Arizona out of the way. 

Mariners Walkoff In 10th

The Mariners usually win easily 

when they are leading 5-1 in the 

sixth inning. It wasn't the case 

Friday night. 

George Kirby pitched well into

the sixth inning but got runners

on base. Arizona scored four 

runs to tie. Matt Brash had his

first bad outing on the season. 

Arizona bad s chance for more

but the Mariners got out of it.

In the bottom of the sixth the

Mariners took a lead with Luke 

Raley  run. Up to that point JP

Crawford was the guy hitting

a lead off home run in the first

and a two run homer in the 5th.

It his first career game with two

home runs. 

The Diamondbacks tied in the 

9th off of Munoz who struggled 

too.  The Mariners were able to 

get out of the 10th without giving

up a run.  With Julio and Naylor 

on the bases Arozarena who has

been hot lately hit a double  to

score Julio for the win.

Though it was enough runs by the

offense it was tough for  the pitching.

Winning the opener of the series 

anyway will help the Mariners to

win the series.

Bryan Woo will start Saturday. Go M's. 

Seahawks Sign First Round Pick

Friday the Seahawks signed Jadarian Price 

to a four year contract at $16.8 million.

The first round pick and the last in the 

in the round. 

Price contract is fully guaranteed. He was

the last of the Seahawks draft picks to

be signed.  The amount is already set

on where the player is set in the draft.

The question is how it is paid.  Price

received a signing bonus included.

This week in ota Price and George Holani 

each spent time with the first and second

units. Who exactly will start is not determined yet when the season starts.  The chances

are it will be Price.  

Until he was hurt Zach Charbonnett shared

equal time playing with Kenneth Walker III.

This likely will happen with these two

as well when the season begins.

Price and Holani both will get about the

same amount of carries. Being a man

of speed Price will get some carries on

the outside. How productive the fullback 

is he will get runs up the middle. Holani

will likely get carries when it is third and

short. The Seahawks new offensive coordinator came from the 49ers where

they used the fullback to run the ball some

to and the Seahawks will give them a few

carries as well. Price is good at receiving 

so he will get a few catches. Holani might

if he is able too.  

The Mariners haven't used the preseason 

to use starters a lot however in  this instance 

they will get at least some carries. We will see backups get some time as well. Whoever is

the third running back may get possibly five

carries a game depending on how healthy 

these two stay.  Go Hawks.

Seahawks Make A Trade This Week

The Seahawks had a very good special teams last year which helped them to the win the

Super Bowl.

Most fans don't look at special teams 

in that way however beating the 49ers

twice it certainly got them off to a good 

starts. Not only did the defense cause 

turnovers so did the special teams. 

Block field goals and punts can do the job.

The Seahawks acquired Irvin Charles 

a special teams specialist they acquired 

from the New York Jets for a 2028 7th 

round pick. It is interesting to send a 

pick for two years from now and the last 

round as well. 

Depending on the Seahawks needs next

April they could made a trade with it. The

Seahawks have 11 picks next year so not

a dire need. With those amount of picks

they may look to move up in some rounds. 

Charles is listed as a wide receiver but

it will be his special teams that they did

acquire. The Seahawks also resigned

Jake Bobo who is a special teams player.

Bobo again will be the strong of receivers.

Speed is an important part of special 

teams. 

Charles I never heard of but most special 

team players I don't unless they are punt

or kick off returners.  They are usually 

guys that are good receivers too.  

We will see whether the Seahawks will

make any other moves or not.  Go Hawks.

College and NFL Schedules Change

The Washington Huskies announced the

opening game against the WSU Cougars

at Husky Stadium was changed to Sunday

September 6th. 

The Seahawks opening the NFL season 

against the Patriots on September 9 which 

is a Wednesday. 

High school games are on Thursday 

and Friday.  Now the NFL has games 

on Thursday.  The  NFL doesn't have 

games on Saturday until the college 

season isn't over.  Now conferences 

like the Big Ten now have games on

Friday so all games are watched on 

their network or national networks. 

This all comes down to money and

Networks.

It looks  to me  that every day of the

week during football we will have 

football games.  The Seahawks -

Patriots game might be the only

one this season but we could see

games on Tuesday which is the

only day left. More games put  on

live streaming which means more

money to. Fortunately all Seahawks 

games are shown regionally. Not

likely with Huskies. 

Sports fans now have to pay more

money to see games. Hopefully 

things will work out. 

Look at the Everett Acqua Sox

The Acqua Sox are the top Mariners

Single A team.  Like Mariners they

are one gave under five hundred 

23-24. They have struggled lately

with a 3-7 record in their last ten games.

They are in third place In the Northwest 

League.

As far as pitching goes they have only

one that is in the team's top 30 prospects 

in Lucas Kelly a right handed reliever.

So far he is on rockie ground in his 

second season of professional ball. He 

was drafted  in the sixth round by the  Mariners in 2025. Lucas has struck almost two batters per inning in 12 games however

 a walk an  inning as well. So wildest as 

well as giving hits and an  era of 6.28.  The Mariners seen potential when drafting him however see if he can improve. 

As far as position players go the one with

the best season for Everett is  Felinin 

Celsten the number seven prospect at 

shortstop. He was signed as an international 

player. He had been hurt much of the last

two years however this been a very good 

season for him. He recently was on a 25

game hitting streak coming three games

short of the Northwest League all-time 

record and batting over .400.

Felinin is a switch hitter with power mostly 

from the left side.  He won't be known for

hitting a lot of home runs however could hit

a lot of doubles. If Colt Emerson spends 

his career at Seattle playing a lot of third

base Felinin could be his partner at shortstop.

Another prospect  is outfielder Jonney Formelo the sixth top prospect. Like 

Felinin he has been hurt as well. He is

currently hitting .246 however has a 

good on base percentage at .374. Only

has four home runs. His defense in the

outfield is good and he is a left handed 

bat and was drafted 29 overall out of

high school in 2023. See how he matures.

Luke Stevenson catcher out of North

Carolina is a left handed hitting catcher 

the 35th overall pick last season reminds

many in the Mariners organization like

another Cal Raleigh as far as catching and

hitting. He is the Mariners number 8

prospect. He currently is hitting.260 and 

although only three home runs he does

have 13 doubles. He has a good on base

percentage of .429. 

We will let you know how these top

prospects go and any others elsewhere.

Mariners Sweep and More

It has been a rough start to the Mariners 

season facing left handed pitching.

The A's figured they could take the 

series throwing two lefties against 

the Mariners. Well it backfired. 

Wednesday afternoon Mariners 9 A's 1

Rob Refsynder who has struggled so far

this season with an average around .100

many of us saying why is he still on the

team. 

On Tuesday evening Refsynder had

a single that helped them to get

going. Now on Wednesday he hit a

three run homer in the first inning 

to get the Mariners jumpstarted. 

Refsynder is a ways to have a decent 

batting average but he could get

going now. Figuring left handed

pitching could get the monkey off

their back. 

The Mariners are now 28-29 and

now first place in the American 

League West. The Mariners have

Thursday off before playing Arizona 

and the New York Mets at home. 

If they can win both series they

could have a bit of a lead against

rest of the division.

Colt Emerson hit a triple driving in

two runs in the 4th inning.  In the 

sixth inning he ground into an out

but a run scored. In the 8th Julio

hit a three run homer and Emerson 

had singled. Cole Young was part

of it too.  The future looks bright. 

Logan Gilbert pitched well for the

third start in a row. He went six

innings  giving up five hits, two walks

and six strikeouts.  He continues 

this way be good for the Mariners 

too.  Go M's. 

Mariner Beat the A's Again

The Mariners Tuesday evening best the

A's for the second straight time winning 4-1.

The A's decided to start a rookie left 

handed pitcher since the Mariners are 

not hitting well against them.

The Mariners scored three runs to take

the early lead in the second inning. 

Mitch Garver hit a double scoring 

Josh Naylor. Rob Refsynder who hasn't 

hit very well on the season had a single 

so went to third. He scored on a sacrifice 

fly by Cole Young. Garver who made it

to third scored on a sacrifice fly by

JP Crawford too.

The Mariners scored their final run

in the 4th inning when Julio hit a

single scoring Victor Robles who

recently was activated from the injured

list.  Robles went three for three. 

The Mariners face a lefty again tomorrow 

afternoon so Robles should be in the

lineup again. 

The A's scored their lone run on a

homer in the 9th inning.

Emerson Hancock continues to be

one of the  Mariners to starters 

going six innings giving up one hit

and two walks. He was pitching a

no-hitter until the fifth inning.

The Mariners have a chance to sweep

the A's on Wednesday afternoon.

If they do so then they will be in

first place by a half game. Logan Gilbert 

will start. Go M's. 

Seahawks Open OTA

The Seahawks this week have ota 

work out along with next week. 

Most of the Seahawks are in camp.

The Seahawks offense will likely 

look the same as last season 

however under new offensive 

coordinator Brian Fleury could

have some other wrinkles possibly 

he learned with the 49ers. 

Jardarian Price first round pick 

will take over for Kenneth Walker III

while George Holani most likely for

Zach Charbonnett until he is ready 

to participate late 2026. 

The Seahawks lost free agents 

on defense at cornerback, edge

rusher and safety too. The Seahawks 

number two and three round picks 

will have opportunity to put in a

lot of playing time at corner and

safety. Several two year players 

who had injuries and missed some

of last season will look to make an impression too. 

Both sides of the ball could be even

better than last year. The otas there

will be no contact drills either. They

will be walk threws. Go Hawks!

.Mariners Work On Consistency

The Mariners are now a game and a half 

back after beating the A's on Monday 

night. They win the series it will be a tight 

race still. 

Those who follow the Mariners regularly 

know they are inconsistent. The broadcast 

announcers tell us that as well. Monday's 

game showed that most of the runs were 

with homers. They did get two runs before

the home runs happened. 

Randy Arozarena leads the Mariners bin doubles this season with 13. That is 

another good option besides home runs. 

Monday's game Randy hit a double

scoring Josh Naylor after he drove in

Colt Emerson. 

Luke Raley who leads the Mariners with home runs with ten hit a two run followed by  Canzone with Young on base. 

Being more consistent is hitting the ball

the other way especially with two strikes.

Colt Emerson who had four hits on Sunday 

he looks for the fast ball. Everything else

will work otherwise.

The Mariners are ninth in walks in

the major leagues. The team batting

average is .228 which is ranked 28th 

in the majors.   The Mariners average

4.14 runs per game while the pitching

the earned run average is 3.66.  In 

theory the Mariners should have a

winning record.

The inconsistency has come where 

they have scored three runs or less

in 27 of 54 games. They are 2-6 in 

games where the opposing team

has scored three runs or less too.

There is no data on how many times

the Mariners haven't scored until at

least the 4th inning however they have

scored at least one run in 37 out of

54 games in the first three innings. 

So lack of scoring runs has hurt the

Mariners. They don't need to be in the

upper level however improving the

rest of the season should help. Go M's. 

Mariners Power To Win

Initially it looked like it was going

to be a low scoring game however 

it didn't turn out that way. 

 Final Mariners 9  A's 2

The Mariners waited until the third

inning to score  six runs. Josh Naylor 

forced out Julio and Colt Emerson 

scored then Randy Arozarena doubled

driving in Naylor.  Luke didn't take long

hitting a home run to add two more.

Cole Young hit a double followed by

Dominic Canzone. Suddenly it was 6-0.

The 4th inning inning  JP Crawford 

.add it seven runs with a homer.

Luis Castillo who started only went

four innings as planned.  He gave up

two hits and two walks while striking 

out six. 

In the 8th inning the A's finally got

on board with a solo home run.

In the 9th Randy Arozarena hit

a home run with Josh Naylor on base. 

The A's got their second run in the

9th  on a ground out. That was it.

So far Arozarena is having a very good

season. This is the last year of his 

contract. The question is will the  Mariners 

sign him to a multi-year contract before

the season is over or let him go in

free agency. Many think he will leave

but we will see. At this point the Mariners 

don't behave anyone to take his spot 

or they make a trade.  

Tuesday the Mariners will have Emerson 

Hancock on the mound.  The Mariners will

have Thursday off before facing the Arizona 

Diamondbacks at home. The question is

will the Mariners piggy bank for the third

time next Sunday. Stay tuned! 

A Look At the Arkansas Travelers

The Arkansas Travelers is the double

A team for the Seattle Mariners.

Currently they are playing their best

ball right now. 

The Travelers have a record of 28-17.

They are on top of the Texas League 

North division. They have gone 8-2

in their last ten games.

The most recognized name is the

Mariners number one pick last year

in Kade Anderson a lefty pitcher out

of LSU. This is his first professional 

season and he starts every Friday.

We could see him in Seattle in

September depending how things

go.

In April he had only given up one run.

His first start so far was on May 15

when he gave up five runs. He rebounded

on May 22 by pitching a shut out.  Kade

has an era of 1.63 with a record of 3-0.

Ryan Sloan the Mariners number two

pick in 2024  out of high school is

struggling in his second season. Not

a big surprise after being in his first

season in double A. His era is 5.13.

In April he got off to a very rough start

and in May up and down. The likelihood 

is he will pitch in double A again in

2027. Hope to see him in Seattle in

2028.

Lazaro Montes the Mariners top outfield 

prospect has a low batting average at

.222 however has 11 home runs and 30

rbis. An international signing he is 21

years old. He strikes out just over 16

percent of the time which is good for

a power hitter. We hope even better 

things the rest of the season. If he

makes the Mariners he will likely be

a dh and 4th outfielder depending who

is on the roster. 

Hunter Fitz-Gerald is second with 10

home runs. He is in his second season 

at Arkansas and is hitting .279. Hunter

is playing third base. He is 25 years old

so to make the majors he has to make his

move now. How the Mariners see him 

at the major league level as a third baseman

is not known. The Mariners could use him

as part of a trade if another team feels 

he ready to make the leap. 

Michael Arroyo another top prospect is

only 21 years old. He is considered to

be a future top utility player as Cole

Young and Colt Young are  above him.

They have tried him some in left field 

as well as the infield. Arroyo is hitting 

.254 in his first full season in double A.

He currently has five home runs. Arroyo 

in the majors might hit 15 home runs.

Next time on the minor league level

we will look at Everett the Mariners 

top A team. 

Mariners Continue Rough Ride

After beating the White Sox the Mariners 

lost the last two games against the 

Royals who have had trouble with 

their offense though.

Final Royals 8 Mariners 6

Though it shows the Mariners 

scored six it happened later in 

the game.  The Mariners had a 

home run by Julio Rodriguez 

in the first inning. It actually 

stayed that way until the Royal

scored four runs in the 5th

inning off of Woo. 

The Royal got two hits of Woo in the fifth. Both  runners were able to move along 

to second and third. They were 

able to get Bobby Witt jr. on a pop

up first however the next runner 

bunted with two strikes to move

those guys. 

The next hitter they walked after 

Witt they intentionally  walked after 

having two balls.Salvador Perez 

singled to drive in two runs. The 

next batter drove  in Perez and the 

other guy. My thought they should 

have walked  Witt and at worse had 

given up a run to tie. At that point 

4-1 Royals. The Royals scored another 

in the 6th.

Perez hit another hit in the 7th to

drive in another run.  This was after

the Mariners scored two runs with

singles by Colt Emerson and JP.

In the 8th the Royals scored two 

more runs two make the difference.

Julio Rodriguez singled to drive in

Emerson then Naylor drove in Julio 

and Arozarena hit a double to score

Baylor to make it at least interesting.

So we could say the early part of the

game cost the Mariners. Emerson

was 4 for 4. Raised his average to

.286.

Now the Mariners go the Sacramento 

to take on the A's. This is an interesting 

series to keep the Mariners in it.

At this point it looks like Mariners will

will start Luis Castillo on Monday with

Bryce Miller piggy backing on him.

losing Sunday's game is that a good 

idea or not. I like where it is important 

for the Mariners to win the first game

of a series. Stay tuned. We will see the

results whether the Mariners will keep 

going with it.  Go M's.

Mariners Shut Out Saturday Afternoon

The series between the Mariners

and the Royals is even now. 

Final Royals 5 Mariners 0 

The Mariners offense has struggled 

in this series with the only runs scored

in the series opener on a  two run 

homer by Steve Garver. In that one

Logan Gilbert into six innings getting

two outs and the Mariners didn't give

up a run.

Saturday's game the Royals scored

three runs in the first inning making

enough to win. George Kirby went

six innings giving up nine hits. What

is common though he didn't give a

walk. He is one of the top pitchers

in the majors not giving up a lot of

walks. He surrendered all five runs

however only three earned. Kirby is

now 5-4 on the season. The Royals

we're aggressive on the bases too.

They have been struggling scoring 

runs this season so they decided to

change things up.  Kirby only had

three strike outs in the game. Love

for him in that regard.

The Mariners have struggled against 

left handed pitching however in this

one they faced a right hander. Stephen 

Kolek went a complete game giving up

four hits to the Mariners. He walked

only one however had only two strike 

outs. He started out in May where his

first two starts he gave up 8 runs

but in the last two games including

this one shutouts in both although

in last start he went six and one-third 

innigs.

Luke Raley had three of the four hits

while Cole Young had the fourth hit.

Everyone else was shut out. 

Bryan Woo will start Sunday for the

Mariners and face another right hander

Seth Lugo.  He has a 1-4 record with

bad luck with 3.68 earned run average.

Lugo has only given up two home runs

in his ten starts. The Mariners a home run

hitting team may have to turn that around

if they expect to win. Go M's. 

Washington State Cougars Football For 2026

The Washington State  Cougars and

the Oregon State Beavers are the 

only remaining schools in the new

Pac-12 Conference.  How both schools 

do this coming season will give national 

recognition or not. 

Jimmy Rogers who was the Cougars 

head coach moved on during the 

off-season to Iowa State. The Cougars 

lost 37 players to the transfer portal 

with many going to Iowa State.  The

Cougars hired Missouri offensive 

coordinator Kirby Moore who was

born and raised in Washington.

The Cougars have 28 players transferred 

in to help replace those who left. The

Cougars have four starters who came in

the transfer portal along with four on

second string on offense. The big change

is on defense where eight starters on the

depth chart and seven second string at

this point.  The Cougars offense has 

always had a better reputation than 

the defense. With so much change on

the defense side will that show an

improvement. We will see won't we. 

The head coaching change the Cougars

have only 14 incoming freshmen. At

this point none of them are listed  on

the first three strings. It will be interesting 

to see how that effects them the next 

few years. Of those 28 transfers in

only four on offense and four on defense

are starters so in another year the Cougars

mostly likely won't have to deal with as many

to come in. Of course it will depend on how 

good the team is in 2026.  The Cougars 

have seven in special teams with four as

regulars. Go Cougars. 

Mariners Win Opening Game On Road Trip

The Seattle Mariners didn't have much

of am offense Friday evening in Kansas 

City against the Royals.

Final Mariners 2 Royals 0

Mitch Garver was the hero for the

Mariners hitting a two run homer

in the 7th inning.  Garver hasn't 

had a good season at the plate 

but does not better on the road.

This was Garver's second home

run on the season. Both happened 

in the last seven games. His batting 

average is .177. Before Cal Raleigh 

went on the injured list he was 

hitting.260 on the road.  He hasn't 

played a lot of games though fewer 

when Cal was playing. He was playing 

about once a week so not easy to

hit playing only so often.

He actually done well walking. He has

15 walks while only 11 hits. Garver 

has struck out 24 times. His on base

percentage is .333 so he knows how

important to walk and let others drive

him home.  He has scored ten runs 

which is good.  

Not sure when Cal Raleigh will return

though he should be eligible to come

off the injured list soon.

The Mariners faced a lefty which the

team has had trouble with all season.

The Mariners Mariners use a platooning

system in right field and designated 

hitter.  The right handed bats haven't 

done well so far this season.

Victor Robles came off the injured list

and played several games at Tacoma

on rehab assignment.  He played right 

field having two at bats without a hit.

Late in the game Luke Raley pinch hit

without a hit.  

Rob Refsynder who the Mariners signed

as a  free agent during the off season

to face lefties struck all three times. 

Dominic Canzone pinch hit late in

the game for him. So right field and

designated hitter they were zero for

seven. 

The Mariners rested first baseman 

Josh Naylor as well. I didn't really 

understand this move when it was 

the first game of the series and 

road trip. Fortunately the pitching

along with Garver's home run gave

them the win. Patrick Wisdom who

recently activated from the injured

list played first base without a hit

either. 

Logan Gilbert started and pitched

five and two thirds innings giving 

up two hits while walking two and

striking out six. Much better than

his last outing where he gave up 

seven runs in a Mariners loss.

Eduardo Bazardo came in with 

runners on base and got the

last out with the grounder to

Colt Emerson who stepped on

third base.  He came back to

to pitch the 7th striking out 

three batters.

Matt Brash pitched the 8th inning 

which is often his custom. He

did have a little trouble giving up

two hits however got out of it.

Andre Munoz came in and took 

care of the Royals.

Saturday afternoon George Kirby 

will pitch for the Mariners. He

has had a good season overall.

He has a 5-3 record with an era 

of 3. 45. In recent outings last

Sunday was his toughest giving

up six runs against the San Diego 

Padres. He and Gilbert's outings.

was a major reason they were 

swept at home to the Padres.

After this series the Mariners 

go to Sacramento to take on

the A's.  The Mariners are two

games behind the A's right now.

If the Mariners can win this

series as well as against the

A's they could be in first place.

The Rangers are a half inning

ahead of the Mariners however

they are losing to the Angels 

do stays that way them and the 

Mariners are tied.  The Rangers 

play the Astros four games this

coming Monday thru Thursday 

at home. A good scenario would

be the two teams would split 

the series. 

Next weekend the Mariners be 

back home to play the Arizona 

Diamondbacks to finish the month

of May.  The Mariners start the

month of June playing three 

games against the New York

Mets who have been struggling 

so far this season. The Mariners 

then will go on another road 

trip. Go M's. 

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Look At the Tacoma Rainers

The Seattle Mariners have Thursday off 

so decided to see how the Tacoma Rainers 

have done.

The Rainers are in third place with 23-24

record on the season. In the last ten

games they are 6-4 which is a good sign

especially with the call up of Colt Emerson 

on May 17. 

Speaking of Colt Emerson he is playing 

now at shortstop as JP Crawford has

missed a couple games with injury. 

JP said that he is willing to play some

third base too. So we will see. 

The Rainier's currently on the road playing

the Bees in Salt Lake City. On Wednesday 

the Rainiers won 13-1.  

Victor Robles on rehab assignment had

two hits while driving in a run.  Brennen 

Davis who the Mariners signed as a

minor league free agent before spring

training is hitting is hitting .280. He 

had three hits in the game. The Mariners 

having trouble against lefties a lot of 

fans are calling for him to be called up.

He has nine home runs so far on the

season.  This especially true how Rob

Refsynder is hitting very low 100s. 

Most likely we will see Robles soon

possibly on this road trip.

Brock Rodden who is playing shortstop 

drove in five runs in this game.  He is

hitting .267  with seven home runs.

If the Mariners need a utility player

he could be called up however Brendan Donovan will be the primary utility player 

when he returns. He might play some

third base as well as giving Cole Young 

a day off at second base along with 

outfield and dh. We will see if he goes

on a rehab assignment before returning 

to the Mariners. Go Rainiers.

On the Mariners next day off we will see

how the double A Arkansas Travelers are 

doing. Last years top pick Kade Anderson 

last week had his first hick up on the

season last week. He should be pitching

on Friday. We will look at fellow top prospect 

pitcher Ryan Sloan too. Go Travelers. 

Mariners Win Series

Wednesday afternoon the Mariners 

beat the White Sox 5-4 to take the

series however they  made it hard 

on themselves. 

Arozarena scored three times including

a run in the second and fourth in which

the White Sox came back to tie both time.

Catcher Jhonny Pereds hit a  home run

the seventh and Arozarena hit a two run

shot as well which was a good thing

as the White Sox scored a run in the 8th

and 9th.

Emerson Hancock went five innings 

go inh up the first two runs.  He ended

up walking three while striking out four.

Cooper Criswell who seems to be one 

of the guys who comes out first in a

game. He gave up no runs. Matt Brash

made his return after being on the 

injured list. No runs were scored on him

either.

Eduardo Bazardo pitched the 8th. He gave

up a run but not earned. Jose Ferrer pitched

the 9th.He gave up a home run to the first

batter be faced and then he struck the next

three. Ferrer seems to be the guy in the

9th if Munoz isn't available. 

There is word that Gabe Speier may return

on Monday. He is making his first rehab

assignment on Wednesday evening.  

Robert Ortiz was sent to Tacoma with

the activation of Brash. Not sure who the

guy will be when Speier is activated onto

the roster. 

The Mariners will have Thursday off 

and play Friday in Kansas City against

the Royals. Logan Gilbert should the nod.

Not sure yet whether Miller and Castillo 

will piggy bank once again. Kirby and

Woo should take the mound on Saturday 

and Sunday.  Miller was outspoken after

the game that he was taken out with two

outs in the 6th inning Tuesday.  Also 

some media wondered whether Castillo 

should have pitched in the 9th after

two innings.  We will see.

JP Crawford didn't play so Colt Emerson 

did at shortstop.  In the 5th inning the

Mariners had the bases loaded with 

no outs. A good opportunity to break 

open the game. Arozarena and Naylor

each popped out. The Mariners did 

what they usually did was bring in 

Refsynder to pinch hit for Raley which

hasn't been much success on the

season grounded out. I wonder when

they will stop that. 

Anyway we will check you later.

Any sports stories come out let you

know. Go M's.

Mariners Lose Late

The Seattle Mariners may have won

Tuesday night of they could have had 

enough runs in the first inning. 

Mariners scored a run in the first

inning when they loaded the bases.

Patrick Wisdom hit a ball deep short

and the White Sox were not able to

complete a double play. Julio Rodriguez 

scored the lone  run.  The Mariners 

didn't have another run or hit in the

game. They continued having trouble 

against lefties. 

Bryce Miller pitched well going five

and two-thirds innings. He only gave

up one hit, one walk and no runs.

Miller struck out seven too. 

Jose Ferrer came in to get the 

fine out striking out the batter

with tying run base. 

Piggy backing Luis Castillo came

in struck out the side in the 7th.

In the 8th the White Sox first hitter

grounded to Naylor. Former Mariner

Jarred Kelenic had a single. The

final two batters flied and grounded 

out. Though still things did look

going into the 9th. Castillo walked 

and hit a batter. They brought in 

Munoz who gave up a couple hits

but both runs went to Castillo.

In the bottom of the 9th the White

Sox struck out the side.

Another game where the Mariners 

had good pitching but no run

support.

Wednesday afternoon Emerson

Hancock will start and see if the

Mariners can take the series.

Go M's.

Mariners End Losing Streak

After being swept by the Padres 

the Mariners stepped up and

beat the Chicago White Sox 6-1.

The White Sox have been playing 

pretty well lately so that was good 

news.

It is always good to win the opening 

of a series as well on Monday. The 

Mariners started off well with Julio

hitting a home run in the first inning.

Randy Arozarena and Josh Naylor 

continue their hot hitting driving 

in the next two runs. Arozarena is

hitting .305 while Naylor got off to

a terrible start is now hitting .306.

Bryan Woo pitched well going six

innings shutting out the White Sox.

Eduardo Bazardo who has been 

struggling some of late gave up

a home run. Jose Ferrer and Andre 

Munoz each pitched an inning. 

Bryce Miller will start Tuesday night

game with Luis Castillo expected

to come in at some point as they

are calling it piggy backing. 

None of the teams are doing well 

in the American League West so

the Mariners and Rangers are a

game behind the A's.

The Mariners were facing a lefty

so Refsynder and Connor Joe

both started again. Odd they 

were batting fifth and sixth.

Neither got a hit so when will

the Mariners stop this unless

these two are replaced.  Go M's. 

Mariners Make a Couple Moves

The Seattle Mariners made a couple 

of moves Monday after being swept 

at home by the Padres.  This does 

make sense.

The Mariners activated infielder

Patrick Wisdom off the injured 

list. He had been called up after

getting a good start at triple A 

Tacoma. The Mariners can use 

some pop against left handed 

pitching. The Mariners brought 

up Colt Emerson from Tacoma 

on Sunday when Brendan Donovan 

was put on the injured list. Leo

Rivas was sent down. He has been 

struggling at the plate.

When Donovan is reactivated

whether ten days or longer

one of the bench players will

be sent down. Rob Refsynder 

and Connor Joe have struggled 

when facing lefties handed 

pitching. Outfielder Victor Robles 

is expected to finish rehab assignment 

before the Mariners head out on

Thursday for the next road trip. 

We should see one of the two 

out. 

The Mariners brought up left handed

reliever  Robinson Ortiz from Tacoma

and Domingo Gonzalez sent down

to the same place. Gonzalez just

pitched over the weekend for the

Mariners. They could use a second 

lefty in the bullpen. 

We hope for a win against the White 

Sox Monday.

Another Loss By the Mariners

For the second game in a row the Mariners 

lost to the Padres 7-4. It really wasn't that

close until the Mariners rallied in the 8th 

inning.

Logan Gilbert struggled giving up three 

home runs. The first home run was in the

second but the Mariners couldn't get

any runs themselves. The big inning for

the Padres was the 4th win they scored 

four runs including a three run homer 

the first of the season he gave up. Prior

to that Gilbert had given up solo home 

runs.

The Mariners kept Logan in the game 

until the seventh inning with two outs

 he gave up a two run homer.  Outside

the three home runs be only gave up 

one run.  I expect the Mariners wanted

to keep the bullpen fresh. 

Manager Dan Wilson was rejected from

the game before Logan was taken out.

He argued when a Padre check swing 

was not called a strike. Though it

didn't allow the Mariners to win I do 

home that puts the players in a place 

to win several games in a row. Go M's.

Seattle Mariners Shut Out

The Seattle Mariners were shut out

by the San Diego Padres Friday 2-0.

The Mariners continue nothing being

able to beat the Padres this season.

Hopefully they will turn it around

Saturday and Sunday.

The Mariners have shown they can

score a lot of runs however it has

been inconsistent. Cal Raleigh 

though he hasn't hit well yet was

out in the injured list for ten days.

They still don't know how serious

Cal's injury is but they are hoping

the ten days will give him enough

time. 

The Mariners will have him around 

this weekend however he is expected 

go go to Arizona for a few days as well.

He may work on his hitting if he can.

The question is how will they be without 

him.

It took the Padres until the 4th inning

go score the first run on a double.

The second run was in the 7th inning 

on a ground to Josh Naylor.

The .stoners had seven hits. Randy Arozarena had two which keeps him on a good pace 

howe dr they couldn't take advantage of it.

Also Cole Young had two hits. Randy is now

hitting .301 and Cole is at .248 and has 24 rbis. If he keeps that rate he will drive in 

a lot of runs.  In fact if he doesn't play in

all the Mariners games at this rate he will

have 88 rbis at the end of the season.

I know fans have to be confused still

as Connor Joe and Rob Refsynder both

pinched hit. Joe had a walk however 

Refsynder went 0 for 2. No matter what

the data says how Raley and Canzone 

hit against lefties right now it isn't working.

The Mariners should change things up for at least a short period. 

The other three hits in the game were by

Brendan Donovan, Josh Naylor and Canzone.

This is another question if Canzone has a hit

already why not keep him the game. 

Besides giving up the one run Emerson Hancock was able to go six innings. He

only walked one batter. Cooper Criswell 

went an inning and gave up a run.  Jose

Ferrer and Alex Hoppe both went an

inning giving up no runs and giving the

Mariners.

Now we will see how they do on Saturday.

Go M's. 

Seattle Seahawks 2026 Schedule

The  Seahawks have six prime time

games on this coming season.

The preseason will begin on August 

15 against the Dallas Cowboys at

home. They play them again in week 

13.  The other two preseason games 

are on the road at Tennessee and

Kansas City.

Opening season begins on September 

9 at home against New England who

they beat in the Super Bowl.

The NFC East and the AFC West are the

primary opponents outside their division

this year. In the NFC West they play the

49ers in October and the Sunday after

Thanksgiving. They don't play the Rams

until week 16 and 18. We will know how

important those games will be. The

Cardinals they play on the road in week 

2 and week nine. They have their bye 

in week 11 before playing the 49ers

right after Thanksgiving.

This might be a tough schedule however

durable. Go Hawks. 

How 2025 former Mariners Are Doing Now

Ss we know the ones best known 

Eugenio Suarez is with the Cincinnati 

Reds who he played for before being 

traded to the Mariners the first. Eugenio 

though hurt right now and on injured list.

The same goes for Jorge Polanco with 

the Mets.  Harry Ford traded to the

Nationals for Jose Ferrer is currently 

at triple A and hasn't gotten off to a

good start like he had in Tacoma year.

The Mariners had 31 pitchers last

year so many that are not on the

roster this year we wouldn't remember 

some of them.  The second Luis Castillo 

is one to remember. After the Mariners

he went to the Orioles. He now is pitching 

in Mexico.

Trent Thirton who had some success 

in the Mariners bullpen before being

hurt last year and missing the rest of

the season. He was signed by the  Chicago Cubs after the Mariners didn't tender

him a contract. He has only pitched in 

three games so far all in May and hasn't 

given up a run yet.

Collin Snider who had a very good season 

for the Mariners in 2024 where he began 

coming in games early digressed in 2025

and sent to Tacoma is in the minor leagues

this year for the Chicago Cubs. I hope he 

makes his way back to the majors.

Caleb Ferguson who the Mariners picked

up at the trading deline last year as a second

lefty to Gabe Speier signed with the Cincinnati Reds is currently on rehab assignment. They

hope hin to be a good lefty out of the bullpen 

for them. 

Gregory Santos who the Mariners acquired 

before the 2024 season  however the two years he spent primarily on the injured list.

The Mariners were hoping him to match up with Matt Brash in the late innings which

now has gone to Eduardo Bazardo. He is

now in the San Francisco Giants organization.

He briefly was up this season. Hopefully 

he can stay healthy and be the reliever 

the Mariners thought he would be.

Tayler Saucedo who was with the Seattle 

Mariners and was a local who grew up 

being a Mariners fan had success with

the Mariners his first two years as a lefty

out of the bullpen. Last year he didn't 

have the same success and spent time

in Tacoma. He was a fan favorite so

people will always remember him. He

signed a free agent contract with the

Angels during the off season.  He has

only pitched in one game for the Angels 

so we see how he does  in the future.

We hope that some point we will see 

him pitch against the Mariners.

Now look at the Seattle Mariners infield.

Dylan Moore  who spent just over six and 

a half seasons with the Mariners primarily 

as a utility player. Though his bat for the

Mariners for the most part wasn't great 

his fielding and versatility playing every 

infield and outfield. With the injuries the

Mariners had and not a lot of depth in

the outfield he was valuable in that way.

His second season he had his best season 

hitting hose rr never lasted where he could

be an everyday player especially at second

base where he tried to be a starter. In

2024 he got an award with gold glove 

as the utility player.  In 2025 he played

88 games for the Mariners before he was

released and played the rest of the season 

with the Rangers.  He had a good start 

hitting in 2025 his bat went silent after 

hitting well the first month. His defense

wasn't as good either. This season he 

began with the Phillies however he was 

out on waivers after not getting any hits

on a team that is struggling in its self.

He is now in their triple A team after

going through waivers. We to hope he

finds his way back to the majors.

Ben Williamson who came up early 

in the season as a rookie in 2025

played exceptional defense at third

base before the Mariners traded for

Eugenio Suarez at the trading deadline.

His offense wasn't as much as the M's 

wanted as far as power goes.  In

January 2026 Ben was traded in the 

three team swap to acquire Brendan

Donovan from the Cardinals.  Ben

went to Tampa Bay where he is playing

more second than third however still

playing good defense.  I am sure it

would be nice to have his defense at

third acquiring Donovan was  a good 

thing. The Mariners number one prospect

Colt Emerson will likely be the Mariners

future third baseman though could be

at short depending the future of JP

Crawford who is in the final year of

his contract.  Donovan maybe the M's 

super utility player in the long run.

Rowdy Tellez  was the left handed hitting 

platoon in 2025 at first base and dh. 

Injuries to Like Raley had him play more

at first base.  Rowdy had 11 home runs 

for the Mariners but his batting average 

was disappointing. After waivers he 

played for the Rangers. Although his

batting average was higher his home 

runs dropped off. He currently playing 

for the Atlanta Braves triple A team.

Donovan Solano was the right handed

platoon startingsst season for the M's.

For several seasons the Mariners have had

trouble signing a right handed bat for

success.  This year Rob Refsynder has

been a disappointment. The Mariners 

do hope he does turn things around.

This experience shows the Mariners 

shouldn't go in this direction again. 

Solano at this time isn't playing in the

major leagues. 

Leody Taveras  who the  Mariners 

acquired from the Texas Rangers 

last season because of injuries 

to Victor Robles and Luke Raley

played 28 games batting .198 

before being sent to triple A Tacoma.

This year he is playing for the Orioles.

Though he has only two home runs

in 36 games he is hitting .248.

Those are some of the players who played time for the 2025 season.  Go M's. 

Mariners Bounce Back

First of all  Cal Raleigh went on the

injured list.  Mitch Garver started 

on Friday. He actually hit a home 

with a runner on base. The score at 

the became 5-1.

Final Mariners 8. Astros 3

Julio Rodriguez  had no hits on

the day however the rest of the

lineup made up for him. Julio

has had a good month hitting

so an off day is ok especially like 

this.

Luke Raley started off hitting a

three run homer in the first inning

followed by Mitch Garver's. It 

would be nice if the Mariners 

could start Raley some games 

against lefties. He might not hit

lefties well however he won't get

better if he doesn't face any. 

Cole Young hit a double to bring

in the next two runs and JP Crawford 

with the final run on a double too.

This tells me the Mariners don't have 

always hit home runs to score.

Alvarez hit a home run in the third

inning for the Astros first run.  

Before he was taken out in the 

6th inning Luis Castillo gave up 

two runs on a double that Alvarez 

scored on again. Outside of that

Castillo pitched well. If he and

Miller peggy back on each other

should he start and Miller come

in. Being a long time starter 

Castillo get the chance. I could see

him go five innings and Miller four.

It could be the other way around 

depending on the game. 

Emerson Hancock will start Friday

at home against the San Diego 

Padres. Logan Gilbert will start 

Saturday and George Kirby Sunday.

They take on the White Sox at home

Monday thru Wednesday. Go M's.

 

The Seahawks Defense Into 2026

The Seahawks lost three players from

the defense however done replacing 

that hope to be be better.

All pro Devon Witherspoon is now 

listed as the left cornerback instead

of nickelback. Depending on downs 

he could be seen at linebacker as well.

The Seahawks will look that they won't 

have to rush in  other players. Versatility 

among players. 

Nick Emmanawori who had a great 

rookie season last year is now listed

at nickelback but will be seen other

positions as well.  Josh Jobe who 

played a lot at safety last year is now

listed at right cornerback. Julian Neal 

drafted third round is listed as his back 

up.

Julian Love will start at strong safety 

with Rodney Thomas his backup.

Ty Okada who started 11 games last year 

will start at free safety. Second round

pick Bud Clark is listed as his backup.

Earnest Jones will again be the middle 

linebacker. Patrick O'Connell will be his

backup. Uchenna Nwosu be the strong 

side linebacker  and Derrick Hall his

backup.  Drake Thomas who had a good

season will be weakeside linebacker.

Tyrice Knight former starter will be his

backup.

On the defensive line at defensive end

will be Leonhard Williams. Mike Morris

moves to the outside to be his backup.

DeMarcus Lawrence will be on the 

other side called Rushing position.

Dante Fowler Jr. recently signed is

listed as the backup.

Byron Murphy II will be the nose tackle

and Brandon Pili over from the Dolphins 

will be his backup. Jarran Reed again will

be the defensive tackle with Rylie Mills

who played late last year out of Notre 

Dame is listed as his backup. News is

that he could play some on the outside 

too.

The Seahawks win the Super Bowl 

again the defense will be a major reason.

Go Hawks!

Mariners Lose Wednesday Night

It took the Astros ten innings to

beat the Mariners 4-3. The Mariners 

had runners on bases in the top of

the tenth but we're not able to score

a run so gave the Astros chance to 

score only one run to win.

JP Crawford hit a home run to lead

of the game. Luke Raley hit a homer

in the second. The Astros scored 

three runs before Julio Rodriguez 

was able to tie the game in the top 

of the 9th with two outs walking on

3-2 pitch. 

Bryce Miller in his first major league 

start of the season gave up two runs

in five and one - third innings.  The 

Mariners used six relievers giving 

up four hits only.  The Mariners 

really lost for lack of hitting and 

coaching.  Go M's. 

Mariners Beat Struggling Astros Again

For the second game in a row the 

Mariners beat the Astros on Tuesday 

night 10-2.

The Mariners scored two runs on

a home run by Randy Arozarena in

the second inning. The Astros 

bounced back with a run in the 

bottom of the second and  third.

Dominic Canzone hit a grand slam 

in the 4th inning his career first.

The Mariners added a run in the 

5th and 7th plus two in the 9th

for good measure. Arozarena 

went four for four and four runs. 

Good news on the Cal Raleigh 

side as he had two hits while

scoring three times. 

Bryan Woo went six innings 

before Alex Hoppe came in

for two innings. With the big

lead along with throwing over

a hundred pitches was enough 

for Woo. Hoppe gave up no

hits and struck out two. He 

seems  like the real thing. 

Domingo Gonzalez who was

activated taking Jose Ferrer

spot while on paternity leave.

Most likely return when the 

Mariners come home on Friday.

Bryce Miller is expected to

start Wednesday night against

the Astros for the first time of

the season. Not only should 

Ferrer be reactivated on Friday 

Matt Brash is expected to come

off the injured list. Go M's. 

 

Look At Seahawks Tight Ends and Offensive Line

NFL teams are more going with

three tight ends on occasion. 

How often we will see with the

Seahawks will find out.  It will

likely be done in short yardage.

AJ Barner will be the number 

one tight end and be in mostly 

on passing downs. He has shown

to be a good receiver.  

The number two tight end right 

now listed is  Eric Shaubert who

made some important catches 

last year. Elijah Arroyo a rookie

last year as a second pick  missed

some time with injuries could be

number two though listed at 

number three right now. These

three could give some surprises.

 

The offensive line will be interesting.

The left tackle and guard will likely 

stay the same as far as the starters.

Charles Cross at left tackle while

last year's number one pick Grey

Zabel at left guard. This year's 

fifth round pick Beau Stephens 

is listed as his backup. The right

guard spot has shown some down

grade so we could see him on that 

side as a starter or a backup as well.

At the right tackle will be former

Washington State Cougar  Abraham 

Lucas. Last year he was healthy 

unlike a couple bad years so that 

is good news. Amari Kight is his

backup.  Anthony Bradford is the

current starter at right guard however

that spot could change. His backup

is Christian Haynes  who has been a disappointment and this is where 

Beau Stephens comes in where he

could play right tackle.  Offensive 

lineman can be interchangeable 

however Cross, Zabel and Lucas 

should stay the same. At some 

point center could be Zabel's best

spot but that could be another 

year or two.

.Mariners Win In Houston

The Seattle Mariners were able to

win Monday evening in Houston 

in game one 3 to 1.

George Kirby looked good even though 

he was only able to go five innings. 

He gave up the one run in the fifth

inning. The four relievers did a

good job just giving up one hit. 

The Mariners scored two runs in

the second inning with back to 

back hits by Canzone and Cole 

Young driving in Arozarena and

Luke Raley.  Julio hit a massive 

home run in the third inning  for

the last run. He missed a home run 

in the first inning as the ball just

went foul to left field.

 Cal Raleigh  continues to struggle 

at the plate without getting a hit

however his swing did look good 

though. We hope he gets out of it

on Tuesday.  Bryan Woo will

start Tuesday.  Go M's. 

Seahawks Depth Chart Heading Into 2026

We are looking at the Seahawks offense

first here. Sam Arnold stays as the number

one quarterback. I expect if he has a

season lije  this last one he will get a

new extension. Drew Lock is number 2

at this point. Last year as a rookie Jalen

Milroe played sparingly and may do so 

again. His legs are a strong point so we

could see him come in sometimes when

the Seahawks are in the red zone. He could be used in short downs to as a change up.

Zach Charbonnett and Ken Walker III 

had about the same amount of carries

last season. While Zach won't be on the

team when the season begins number 

one draft pick Jadarian Price most likely 

will share time with free agent Emmanuel Wilson or George Holani who has always looked good in preseason games.  Both 

likely to run much like Charbonnett.   According to head coach Mike MacDonald Price will work with every unit.

The Seahawks will likely go with a

fullback once again. Robbie Ouzts 

is listed as the starting  fullback. 

He was hurt some of last  year. 

His important job is to block

for the running back however we 

will see him run once in a while as 

a change up. Brady Russell is listed

as his backup however could see 

him some at tight end and especially 

on special teams. 

At wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba 

will be the number one guy. Jake 

Bobo is listed as his number two.

Rashid Shaheed who signed a big

contract as he became a free agent

will be on the other side. He likely 

be the high playmaker as well as

punt returner.  Tory Horton is listed

as  Shaheed backup at both spots.

We could see him some on punt

returns to keep Shaheed healthy.

Don't be surprised to Shaheed do

some runs as well.  

Cooper Kupp will be the third receiver.

We may see him make maybe three

catches a game however he is shown

as a good blocker and he is a coach

on the field too. Sixth round pick 

Emmanuel Henderson Jr is listed 

as his backup. See how that works

out.

Next time we will look at the tight 

ends as well as the offensive line.

Go Hawks!

Mariners Give Up Another Game Sunday

The Seattle Mariners could have or

should have swept the White Sox

instead they lost 2-1.

Logan Gilbert pitched a fantastic 

game giving up just one hi. Also

he had 16 straight outs to end his

time in the game after six innings. 

The Mariners scored their one run

in the first inning when Randy Aroza-

rena drove in Julio.  In the seventh 

inning Connor Joe hit a double then

JP moved him to third out on a ground

out.  Rob Refsynder pinch hitting for

Canzone struck out. Again this shows 

me that using Refsynder in this situation 

is not working.  Cole Young flied out.

The White Sox got their two runs in

the bottom of the 8th with a home run

and a sacrifice fly. 

The White Sox had five hits while the

Mariners had seven. Now the Mariners 

go play the Astros for four games.

We hope they play better. 

Mariners Lose Saturday Evening

The Seattle Mariners continue to

have trouble hitting against lefties.

Also Luis Castillo still trouble 

pitching as well.

Final White Sox 6 Mariners 1

Luis Castillo gave up a two run homer

in the first inning and another in the

third inning.  He lasted only four innings.

The only run was when Mitch Garver 

walked then came home on a Refsynder 

sacrifice fly.  Though he isn't hitting

well in limited action he continues 

to be willing to walk.  We do hope 

Refsynder starts to hit soon too. He

is playing sparingly as well however

as a veteran he should be used to it.

Leo Rivas was back at third base.

I expect right now the Mariners 

are trying to use him against 

righties.  We hope he is able 

to play more often soon.

My thinking is the Mariners need

to pick up another right handed 

back.

Bryce Miller is expected to start 

on Wednesday. There looks like

the two might piggy back on 

each other though not the first

round this coming week. Whether

Castillo will start and Bryce come 

in after a few innings or possibly 

the other way around. We will

find out. How it affects the other

starters we will see too. 

The minor leaguers are pitching

once a week at this time. So 

this could be normal in the future.

I like the old days when there were

four starters. The Mariners though

have had five solid starters so for

this team makes sense. 

For minor leaguers they look so

injuries won't happen as often.

This is especially true for pitchers 

who pitched in college where they

throw a lot of innings. 

The Mariners will go to seven  

relievers for the meantime. Not

sure however one will be sent 

down to the minors if they have

options to do so.

Go M's. 

Mariners Win Opening Game On Road Trip

The Seattle Mariners started out well 

however let the White Sox back into the 

game. Final Mariners 12  White Sox 8

Luke Raley was the player of the game 

having his first grand slam of his career.

Unfortunately Emerson Hancock wasn't 

able to keep the lead. Later Raley had

a three run homer. He was one run 

short in tying for driving in the most

run in a game. 

Josh Naylor had a great game to having 

three hits and had a three run homer later

after Raley's. Arozarena had three hits 

too. Julio had a home run too.

Luis Castillo should start on Saturday.

We see how he does whether to get

better. Go M's. 

When Should The Mariners Make a Trade

We know the Seattle Mariners will 

likely trade at the deadline however

should they before the deadline.

We know the Mariners are struggling 

against left handed hitting. It is

interesting that Cole Young is the

best hitter against lefties this season 

and he bats left-handed and he is

in his first full season. 

Rob Refsynder has been a disappointment 

so far in this season hitting .140. The

Mariners have had trouble with acquiring 

right handed bats the last several years 

to platoon or pinch hit. Refsynder has 

had a poor history pinch so I have no

idea why they use him that way.  

Connor Joe is the other right handed

bat at the moment. Victor Robles is

doing a rehab assignment right now.

Not sure when he will be back however 

Joe will likely be sent down. Does this

mean that the Mariners should look to 

make a trade for a right handed bat

that is hitting well right now. 

Bryce Miller is about to return after

doing multiple rehab pitching. What 

does that mean to the rotation. One

story I heard is that they will do back

to back. What does that mean. It

sounds like starting Luis Castillo 

will start and go four or five innings 

then Bryce Miller will come in. This

could mean for one game in every 

five the bullpen will have a day off.

One reliever like Munoz or Jose Ferrer 

could pitch the 9th inning depending 

on the score.

Luis Castillo is currently the 5th

starter and how Emerson Hancock 

has been pitching this is a good

idea. This maybe better than going

to a six man rotation. In either

case the Mariners will have seven

in the bullpen. Having this would 

be better than going to a six man

rotation. 

Even if the Mariners don't pick up 

another right handed bat now June 

or July will be a good time. All

comes down to their record. If

they can have a good record in

May then waiting until July might

be the best.

Brendan Donovan is expected back 

Friday. This means they will go back

to two catchers likely and Rivas will

be the utility player which he can do

better. We hope for a good road trip.

The White Sox are doing better than

the last few years however are beatable 

for the Mariners to win two out of three.

The Mariners should have a good time

in Houston as the Astros are still 

having injury trouble so if the  M's

can take three out of four would be

good.  Go M's. 

Washington Huskies Football Heading Into 2026

All depending on the poll the Washington Huskies are in the top 25 or just outside 

of it.  

The Huskies have a young team. They

have 25 freshman and 14 transfers.

Last year they had a good impact by

freshman so we will see how they do

in their second year. 

Of the transfer the one with the most 

to have an impact is running back 

Jayden Limar. Whether he starts 

or is number two should see good

action. Another is Christian Moss 

wide receiver and he missed the spring

training. Until the season starts we 

will look at other players who could

make a difference.

The Washington State Cougars had

to do a major overhaul when new 

head coach Kirby Moore onboard.

They have 9 offensive and 17 defensive 

players.  

The Cougars are expected to be one of 

the top teams in the new Pac-12 with

Oregon State and Boise State who

joins in. The Broncos have always been

a good team in the Mountain West.

The Cougars have always been a good team

throwing the ball and hope to continue 

the history in that regard. It is getting the

running game going and having a good 

defense. How the Cougars season goes

will have to come down to the defense.

The Cougars have three quarterbacks

competing for the job so we will see

who comes out the winner initially. 

Both schools men's basketball lost

players in the transfer portal. The

Huskies have done well replacing 

guys so we see how they do. The

Cougars will likely have more trouble

doing so. For one they will have to

compete with state rival Gonzaga 

for players in the same conference 

as well as the Huskies. Depending

on the players the Cougars are likely 

number three. 

We will see how all three go in basketball 

as well as Huskies and Cougars in

football. Go teams. 

Mariners Win Wednesday Afternoon

The Mariners were able to come back

after being swept by the KC Royals 

over the last weekend. They beat the

Braves the best record in the major

leagues taking Eq2  first and last game 

of the series.

Cal dh once  again drove in the first

run in the third inning while playing 

into a double play. He didn't get a

hit at all. Is he still hurting that bad.

At least he gets a day off tomorrow.

Julio who has been hitting well of

late hit a home run in the 6th inning.

Bryan Woo came back after a couple 

bad outings to shutout the Braves 

over six innings. 

Cooper Criswell did fine pitching the

seventh. Bazardo struggled in the 8th 

giving up three hits however only gave

up one run to make it a close game.

Cole Young who leads the Mariners in

runs batted in had his 20th driving

Josh Naylor in with a double from

second in the 8th. 

Jose Ferrer pitched the 9th in his 

third outing straight against the

Braves.  He received the save.

He seems to be the guy the Mariners 

can use if Munoz is rested. Ferrer

is the key lefty now while Speier is

on the injured list.

Final Mariners 3  Braves 1

The Mariners have Thursday off

then play the Chicago White Sox 

Friday thru Sunday on the road.  

Next week Monday thru Thursday 

they play the Astros in Houston.

The  Mariners are now second place

a game a half behind the Athletics.

Go M's.

Mariners Lose By One

The Mariners seem to play a lot

of one run games so far this 

season. They won .Monday night

however the Braves did so Tuesday.

George Kirby pitched well giving up

two runs in the 4th inning on a double.

He went seven innings. The Mariners 

scored two before the Braves did in

bottom of the third. JP Crawford hit

another two run homer with Mitch

Garver on with a walk.

The game was tied until the 9th.

Matt Olson hit  a solo homer off

Andre Munoz.   The Mariners need

to find a way not allow their own

pitchers not to give up home runs.

The Mariners and Braves play 

Wednesday afternoon to see who 

takes  the series.  Bryan Woo will 

see if he can rebound from his

last two starts and the hitting

gets going too. 

The Mariners had Cal Raleigh back 

being  dh. He went hitless though.

Go M's. 

Seahawks Rookie Camp

Friday and Saturday the Seahawks had their 

minicamp for rookies and othereho showed up.

First round pick  Jadarian Price showed

his speed in the drills. Also showed that

he can catch the ball coming out of the 

back field. 

Last year the fullbacks didn't get as much

action because of injuries. The Seahawks 

new offensive coordinator came over from

the 49ers. They use full backs to so be

interesting to see how the Seahawks do

this coming season. When Zach Charbonnett 

gets back the Seahawks could use him

and Price in the backfield at the same

time on occasion. 

Bud Clark second pick and Julian Neal 

third round pick both defensive backs

showed how good they are in coverage.

Beau Stephens the next pick is seen

to be important guy at guard. He

was seen both at right and left guard

in practice. Most likely not a starter

he will be valuable as a backup.

Sixth round pick wide receiver Emmanuel Henderson Jr showed his good speed.

Making the roster though will come down

to special teams.

Marvin Jones Jr.  edge rusher was the 

most impressive of the undrafted free 

agents with his speed.  He looks like he 

maybe a keeper.  

We will see how things go in the next

mini camp. Go Hawks.

Mariners End Skid

It wasn't easy to however the Mariners 

ended their three game losing streak. 

With injuries piling on top of that. 

Final  Mariners 5   Braves  4

The Mariners really needed this win.

Again they were without  Cal Raleigh.

Not being specific he has soreness 

on his right side. We see whether he 

will be back on Tuesday or they put

him on the injured list. 

Logan Gilbert  went six innings.

He gave up a home run leading.

off the game then did fine until

the sixth inning where he gave

up three home runs with the last

two back to back leading 4-0. 

I wonder if Logan telegraphs 

his pitches since most of his

runs always are give up on home

runs. 

In the bottom of the sixth JR Ritchie

a rookie who happens to have been

born in Seattle and went to Bainbridge 

High School. He walked Arozarena 

and Canzone when Luke Raley hit

a three run homer which made it

promising.   The Braves lifted Ritchie 

with no outs.  Mitch Garver walked 

and after getting Leo Rivas out  JP

Crawford had a two run home run 

to take the lead.

Jose Ferrer came in the seventh 

recording  although he did give up 

a single he started the eighth 

getting one out. Eduardo Bazardo 

got the final two outs  though he did

give up a hit. Munoz came in the 9th

and recorded the save. 

Tuesday George Kirby will start 

for the Mariners. The Mariners 

before the game had to put reliever 

Gabe Speier on the injured list 

with inflammation to his left shoulder.

The Mariners activated lefty Jose

Suarez who they had claimed on 

waivers from the Braves. Also they

brought back up lefty Josh Simpson 

who they had just sent down without 

seeing any action. Cole Wilcox was

sent down in that move. The Mariners 

 now have three lefties to cover while

Speier is out for now. Go M's. 

Mariners Are Swept

The Mariners were swept by the Royals

losing 4-1. This was all after going 5-1 

on the last road trip.

Luis Castillo gave up four runs in six innings.

The Mariners scored in the third inning 

with Josh  Naylor on a force out.

Things went bad in the 4th inning when

the Royals loaded the bases before scoring

three runs. He gave up the final run in the 6th

inning. 

The only plus was the Mariners were able

to get through the last three innings 

without using high leverage relievers.

Now they take on the Atlanta Braves 

beginning withogan Gilbert. It will

be nice if the Mariners will be able to

game at least two games. Not sure 

yet when Cal will be back in the lineup.

Go M's. 

Another Disappointing Loss

The Mariners lost again to the Royals

by one run 3-2. This reminds me 

some of Randy Johnson losses

as a Mariner on a night they retired

his number 51.

Emerson Hancock pitched a great

game giving up one run in seven 

innings. The story is greater he 

struck out 14 batters and didn't 

walk a batter.

The Mariners were leading 2-1 

when Emerson left the game. 

The Royals scored a run to

tie on an error by Julio that 

doesn't happen often in the

9th. The Royals scored on

a sacrifice fly in the 10th 

The Mariners couldn't match

it. 

Now the Mariners are expected

to start Luis Castillo. We hope

he turns things around enough

for the win.

No reason why however Cal Raleigh 

was scratched from the game. 

We should know more on Sunday. 

Go M's. 

Mariners Lose Friday Night

The Seattle Mariners lost to the 

Royals in the opening game of

this three game series. 

Final Royals 7 Mariners 6

Bryan Woo struggled in the first

inning giving up four runs and

then two runs in the sixth. 

Julio Rodriguez had two two run 

homers in the game. The last

one tied the game.  

Besides Woo the Mariners faced

another lefty.  Still only one win.

Refsynder wasn't in the lineup. 

He is day to day. 

Matt Brash went on the injured

list. The Mariners brought up

lefty Josh Simpson from Tacoma.

Emerson Hancock will go Saturday.

Go M's.

Mariners #1 Pick Kade Anderson of 2025

So far the former LSU standout Kade Anderson the Mariners #1 pick in the

2025 is having a great start to his 

rookie professional career this season.

The lefty is having a very good time

at double A Arkansas Travelers in

2026. He has started four games and 

has pitched 18 innings. The Mariners 

are easing him in after quite a busy

season last year.

There are those who are wondering 

when he will move up to triple A 

Tacoma or the big club. Kade is a lefty 

so he is quite valuable if you know 

what I mean. 

In those four starts he has an era of

.48 which means he has only given

up one run and on top of that he has

30 strikeouts.  He has walked four 

and give up nine hits.

His next start is on May 1 as he

has started his games on Fridays. 

I expect that he will stay in 

Arkansas for a bit longer unless

there is an injury to another 

starting pitcher either in Tacoma 

or Seattle.

Ryan Sloan the second top pitching 

prospect is having a rough start in

his first season in double A. Ryan

is 20 years old and started his career 

in the minors right out of high school.

Expecting some trouble is understandable.

The most important thing with Ryan is 

staying healthy. Kade most likely be on the Mariners next season while Ryan be the 

following year or later next year. 

The question is who the Mariners will

do with the rotation in the off-season.

I expect someone will be traded. 

Go M's.