Seahawks Lose Another Preseason Game

The  Seahawks lost to the Tennessee Titans

on Sunday evening on their home field 

19-16.  

Drew Lock looked good for the Seahawks 

at quarterback.  Tight end Elijah Arroyo 

had a touchdown and another catch.

He should be the Seahawks number two

receiver. 

The second half is what cost the Seahawks 

the game with a fumble on a punt return 

and quarterback Jalen Milroe had a couple

pass interceptions. He needs to run when

the opposing team rushes him.  Take 

advantage of his speed.

In the post game coach Mike McDonald 

said they had a couple injuries including 

rookie cornerback Bud Clark had a broken 

leg and likely out for the season.

The Seahawks final preseason game

will be next Friday in Kansas City

against the Chiefs.  Go Hawks. 

Seattle Mariners Blown Out By Cubs

We were hoping the Mariners would sweep 

the Chicago Cubs however it wasn't meant 

to be.

Final  Cubs 19 Mariners 2

The Cubs we do find out they are pretty 

good hitting team. If the Mariners hadn't 

had two walk offs the Cubs probably 

would have swept them instead. 

Before the game we found out that

Brendan Donovan had to go on the

concussion injured list. He was hit 

in the head during batting practice 

on Saturday. This is a tough loss

for the Mariners since he had been

the Mariners best hitter since returning.

It reminds me that I was hit  in the

back of the head by a swing when

I was catching. I still feel it on my

head of the stitches. I didn't catch again.

Back then there was no concussion 

protocol.

The highlight for the Mariners was that

Randy Arozarena lead off the game

with another home run.  The Mariners 

second run was in the second inning.

Nineteen unanswered runs. 

The Mariners used two position  players

in the 8th and 9th inning where the Cubs

scored 12 runs. Certainly elevating their

stats. Sound like the Mariners position 

player era has to be over 100. Also a

good reason to forfeit the game.

Now the Mariners will take on the Phillies 

on Monday.

The Seahawks are coming up.  I hope

we don't see the punter or kicker play

quarterback in this game.  

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Randy Arozarena Is the Man Saturday Evening

Kade Anderson made his major league 

debut which was good for the most part 

however Randy Arozarena was the man

for the Mariners.

Kade Anderson ended up pitching 

for the  Mariners into the sixth inning

getting two outs. He unfortunately 

gave up  three runs.  Two were off

home runs in the sixth inning.  He

gave up only five hits with three runs.

Anderson three a few more pitches

than he had in double Arkansas.

The Mariners should have taken him

out after the fifth or certainly giving

up one hit the sixth. Kade look like

he belongs.

Arozarena led off the first inning 

with a home run. He stole a home run

from the Cubs to before they tied the.

game in the fifth.  The  Mariners took a 

lead again briefly in the bottom of the

5th.

The Cubs three runs in the top of the.

sixth with two home runs off Kade.

The Mariners brought in Carlos Vargas 

fir the first time of the season for

Kade. He gave up the third run. He

shut down the Cubs in the 7th though.

Neither team scored again until the 

bottom of the 9th. It looked like the

Cubs all the way since they got the

Mariners first two outs.   The excitement 

happened with Weston Wilson who took

Brendan Donovan spot who had gotten 

hit in the head by a ball in the batting

cave.  By the way Donovan will be ok.

Wilson got a hit .

Leo Rivas the Walkoff hitter Friday night

got a hit to drive in Wilson to make

the Mariners down by one.  Arozarena 

came to the plate again. Randy hit

a walk off home run for the Mariners.

Now the Mariners have won the series 

going into Sunday.

There is no doubt that Randy Arozarena 

is Kade Anderson's best friend for his

major league debut that he won't forget. 

Final Mariners 5 Cubs 4

Oh by the way the Astros and Rangers 

both lost.  Mariners down three now.

Go M's 

Mariiners Win Opener of New Homestand

It took the Mariners ten innings to beat

the Chicago Cubs at home  6-5. 

The Cubs got off to a good start

hitting two home runs off Emerson 

Hancock  to make it 3-0.

Emerson settled down not giving up

another run when he left with two

outs in the sixth inning.

The Mariners tied and took the lead 

in the second inning when Cal Raleigh 

hit a three run homer.  Brendan Donovan 

hit a single to drive in the go ahead run.

He is hitting .379 in his last seven games.

He could be a key the rest of the way.

Arozarena drove in a run in the 5th

to make it a two run lead. Unfortunately 

the Cubs had two more home runs in

the 8th and 9th to tie. 

The Mariners  were able to hold the

 Cubs in the 10th.  Victor Robles bunted

Randy Arozarena moving to third. Julio

wasn't able to get a hit out of the infield.

Leo Rivas though singled up the middle 

to win with Arozarena scoring.

Before the game the Mariners activated

Carlos Vargas who had been out all 

season after being on the injured list.

He didn't get into Friday's game however

should help the bullpen. We could see

him in Saturday's game.

JP Crawford  is going to do a rehab for

the Tacoma Rainiers Saturday and Sunday.

Monday we will see whether he is added

onto the roster.  

Saturday Kade Anderson is going to make

his major league debut for the Mariners.

Right now Ryan Woo isn't going on the 

injured list so may start in this homestand.

Does this mean the Mariners go back to

a six man rotation or do the piggy back 

which they did a little in July. How Woo

along with Bryce Miller and George Kirby 

pitching recently the piggy back  could 

be the way to go.

September 1st the rosters expand so the 

Mariners could go to the six man rotation 

as well as eight pitchers in the bullpen.

It will work if the starters can go six innings

regularly.  Go  M's.

News came out Friday that Seahawks 

lost  wide receiver in the joint workout 

with the Titans. It looks like he will be

out for the season. Also wife receive

Troy Horton be out for a while too.

This means two receivers will make

the opening day roster who may not

have otherwise. Go Hawks. 

Seattle Seahawks Travel To Nashville

The Seahawks are in Nashville Tennessee 

to take on the Titans on Sunday in their

second preseason game.

The Seahawks left early for the two 

teams are doing joint practices. This

is something thing they have done 

recently. Some have been on the 

road as well as at home.  This allows

to feel going against an opponent 

than just practicing against each other. 

The Seahawks signed Trevon Diggs

a cornerback early in the week to 

add depth to the team.  In his six

seasons in the NFL and the Dallas 

Cowboys Diggs played two full seasons

in 2021 and 2022.  Since then he has

played strangely.  Last year he played 

eight games with the Cowboys and

one with the Green Bay Packers. 

The Seahawks have made other moves

during camp.  Most the players will

likely be on the practice squad  if they

stick around.

Losing to the Cowboys I am sure the

Seahawks want to win this one though

defending the Super Bowl is more 

important.  Go  Hawks. 

Myles Gaskin who is one of Washington 

Huskies greats spent most of his  NFL 

seasons as a running back with the 

Miami Dolphins and spent a little time

with the Seahawks announced that he

is retiring from the NFL. We wish him

the best. 

 

Brewers Take Series Over Mariners

Thursday afternoon the Seattle Mariners lost 

to the Milwaukee Brewers 7-4. 

George Kirby had a bad outing giving up

six runs in the first inning against the 

Brewers. He was able to last into the

4th inning before being replaced  with

one out.  Brewers are good at hitting 

and had no e hits against Kirby.

The Mariners on the bright side the road

trip was 4-5 though could have switched at

least 5-4 some where. 

Logan Gilbert in the last several weeks 

has been the primary starter the Mariners 

can could on.  The talent of the starters 

they should be able to win 3 out of 5 games.

The trouble is the offense hasn't always 

cooperated either. In fact they have have 

scored three runs or less  in at least 65 games

which doesn't help either.

The Mariners were able to bounce back 

a little by scoring two runs in the second

and fourth innings.  Unfortunately were

unable to add on after that which has been

trouble this season. 

The Mariners now will play the Cubs over

the weekend at home. We hope better

from the pitching standpoint as well as

the hitting. Go M's.

Update;  Mariners number one pitching 

prospect Kade Anderson has been called

up to start Saturday's game against the

Cubs.  We will have that goes for the starting 

rotation and the bullpen.  The Mariners could

use putting a starter into the bullpen unless

someone goes into the bullpen. Stay tuned. 

Mariners Win Wednesday Night

The Mariners got off to a great start

against the Milwaukee Brewers  then

were able to hold to win. 

Final Mariners 7 Brewers 5

The Mariners scored four  runs in the

first inning then three more in the second

before the Brewers worked their way 

back into the game. 

All seven runs were done without hitting 

a home run. The Mariners show on occasion 

they actually can score without homers

though has been a weakness in their game.

It something the Brewers are very good at.

For the Mariners to make the playoffs it

is important for them to do so.  Since 

May when they had a good month hitting

home runs they have stimbled since.

What the Mariners need to do is add at

least one bat for the  middle of the lineup

who can be effective in driving in runs

with runners in scoring position during 

the off-season. 

Randy Arozarena  leads the Mariners in

on base percentage at .366. He is third

in home runs on the team and leads in

doubles.  The Mariners on base percentage 

team average is .309 compared to .320

last year.  Batting average is .230 compared 

to  .244 last year. 

Taylor Ward was back in the lineup after 

missing five games. He had a key single

driving in two in the first inning. Be good

have him back.

Logan Gilbert went five plus innings then

left with no outs in the sixth inning. He

gave up three runs and walked four batters.

Reliever Dominguez came in the 8th after

 Azardo and Ferrer had come in. Speier

had to come in with two outs as Dominguez 

had given up two runs. Munoz got the save.

The Mariners were knock out the  Brewers 

starter after two innings however weren't 

able to score off the bullpen.

Thursday's game  will be day game. George 

Kirby expected to start. This weekend at 

home they will face the Chicago Cubs. Bryan

Woo should start the first game followed by

Emerson Hancock. Expect Bryce Miller on

Sunday though he didn't pitch well on Tuesday.

The Mariners are still four games ahead of

the Astros as they won.   Rangers lost so

the Mariners are now two games behind 

them.  Go M's !

 

Washington State Cougars Men's Basketball

The Cougars football team getting for their

season opener on September 6 the men's 

basketball team is about five weeks before

camp begins. Their first game will happen 

on November 21 which is close to the end

of football season. 

The Cougars have fifteen players on

the roster.  They have three incoming 

freshmen and two redshirt freshman 

so that is one-third of the roster. 

Generally a team will play ten players 

during non-conference schedule. 

When the conference starts playing

which usually happens in January 

the team sometimes go with eight.

The other two players will get in some

playing time. A lot depends whether

players get into foul trouble or not.

The Cougars will have three sophomores,

five juniors and two seniors on the roster

as well.  The Cougar have only two players

returning from last year's team. Ten players

left through the transfer portal. The life

of teams in college basketball especially 

those who have a losing record. Last year

the Cougars had a record of  12-20 and

places 8th in the final season in the West

Coast Conference.  Gonzaga transferred 

to the Pac-12 conference after dominating

the West Coast Conference for many years. 

The Cougars start the season on  November

21 against Duke.  Of course a high profile 

opponent. Last week it was announced that

Cougars will play Seattle University at Climate 

Pledge Arena  on December 19.  Last year

they played each other twice being part of

the West Coast Conference where each team

win on their home court.

We will be following the Cougars and Gonzaga

men's basketball in a regular basis when the

season begins. This will be the same for the

Washington Huskies and let you know how

Seattle University does too. Go Cougars!

Mariners Blown Out Tuesday Night

Not much to say in this game.  Not only

the hitting is lacking once again the

Mariners pitching was terrible to.

We just hope this one a one time deal 

in this series.  We wonder if there will

be a shakeup when they return home

after Thursday's game.

Bryce Miller was reported having blisters 

on his hands. Sounds like still effecting 

him. Is it time to put him on the injured

list.Besides a team underperforming 

injuries have been a problem too.

Final was Brewers 22 Mariners 0

Mariners actually had a chance to score 

s run in the first inning. Brendan Donovan 

reached third base with one out but they.

could bring him home.  The Brewers were 

able to do in the bottom of the inning.

The Brewers five runs in the 5th and Miller 

was replaced with two outs. Josh Simpson 

came and gave up five more in the 6th.

The Brewers scored two in the 7th and

then infielderro Rivas pitched in the 8th.

He surrender nine runs.  

time 

The Brewers starter went five in then

gave to the bullpen. Makes a lot of sense.

Until next go M's. 

The Latest On Mariners Colt Emerson

Last Friday the Mariners were going

go to send Mariners top prospect

down to triple A Tacoma as he was

struggling at the plate.  Instead the

Mariners put in the ten day injured 

list because of his left wrist.

It has come to light the Colt originally 

injured the wrist back during spring

training. Amazing that the could 

perform as well as he could until the

last month or so.

Now has come out Colt will likely 

need to have surgery on the wrist.

He will be done for the season.

At least this point he should be

ready to go when spring training 

starts. He should still be considered 

the Mariners starting shortstop.

Right now Brock Rodden who came up

for him on Friday will be the starting 

shortstop.  There is no news when 

JP Crawford will return from the 

injured. He has the same injury 

as Colt. Besides   Rodden at shortstop 

Leo Rivas would be his backup when

Rodden would need a day off.  

For the time being Brendan Donovan 

is the Mariners third baseman. If the

Mariners need to give Donovan a day 

off Weston Wilson will be the one 

playing.  Wilson can play first base

if Naylor needs a day off as well.

Rivas can play  third or second base

as well.  

Ryan Bliss who is playing for the Rainiers 

would be the next guy up if the Mariners 

need someone if another shortstop is

injured. He can play second base too. 

Taylor Ward hasn't played for the Mariners 

for the past four games. He is currently 

day to day recoveryfrom injury. We see if

he is in the lineup  Tuesday against the

Milwaukee Brewers. Go M's. 

Mariners Kade Anderson and more

Kade Anderson the Mariners number one

pick and third overall in 2025 has dominated 

double A in his first professional season. 

Anderson has been taken care of the Mariners

pitching once a week.  He has 18 starts just 

over five innings per start.  His record is 10-1 with

a 1.06 era. He has given up only four home runs 

on the season.  His next scheduled start hasn't 

been announced. There is thought he might be 

up soon. He is considered the Mariners 6th

starter so if anyone goes down he is next up.

On Friday the Mariners brought up Brock

Rodden. The thought was Colt Emerson 

would be sent to Tacoma instead was placed 

on the injured list. Most likely to Tacoma when

he gets off the injured list. Rodden had three 

hits in his first three games over the weekend.

In Fridays game he drive in two runs though the 

Mariners lost in extra innings. He might be

the spark the Mariners need. 

Ryan Sloan the Mariners number two draft pick

in 2024 and the Mariners number two prospect

got off to a slow start on the season. He has

pitched about the same as Anderson but not

at the same level. There is thought he may

come up September when the Mariners expand

the roster. The Mariners could use him out

of the bullpen. We will really see how that goes.

Michael Arroyo  began the season at double A 

as well however recently was called up to Tacoma.

There was thought that he might be called up

to Tacoma but in this instance he doesn't play shortstop.Most of his minor league career has been at second  base.  This year though he has played

some left field as well.  He could still be called up

in September. 

Lazaro Montes outfielder starter in double A

and was called to Tacoma when Arroyo was. 

He got off to a slow start with the Rainers 

however he is hitting .288 which is slightly 

above Arroyo. He has ten home runs so far

triple A after hitting 25 in double A.  He is

a powered hitter.  Playing at T-Mobile Park 

being a left handed hitter will benefit him. 

At this point it is hard to know whether 

the Mariners will make the playoffs or 

not. They are four games behind the Astros

after winning this series over the weekend.

They start a series in Milwaukee on Tuesday.

The  Brewers having a very good season 

and we know how the Mariners have been 

playing. So it is still wait and see with them.

If the Mariners don't make the playoffs 

there is thought that manager Dan Wilson 

will be fired.  If so who will be the next

manager?  There is thought that Rodden

and Arroyo will be on the roster as well

as Colt Emerson.  Montes could be in

the mix in the outfield and dh. The other.

question will they make a trade during

the off-season. Stay tune and see what

happens. Go M's. 

 

Washinton State Scrimmage

The Washington State Cougars football team

had their first scrimmage on Saturday too.

Both coordinators like the fact that are starting 

to form their own identity.

Still no news who the starting quarterback 

will be however the offense should be good

like former Cougar teams. 

They ran only 76 plays compared to what the

Huskies did but that doesn't matter as long as 

you get out what you want to do.

The success of the Cougars will come down 

to their defense.  Having a lot of new players

with new coaches makes the time right now

difficult. See what happens over the season. 

The Oregon State Fesvers are going through

the same. These two are the only remaining 

teams from the Pac-12.

Boise State one of the newcomers to the 

Pac-12 have always had good teams. In 

the past played will against the teams in

the conference whether they won or not.

They are expected to win the Pac-12 this

year so be interesting to see how it goes

and whether the Pac-12 will be good.

Go Cougars. 

Seattle Wins Series Against Astros

Sunday evening on national television 

the Seattle Mariners beat the Astros 

3-2. 

The Mariners haven't done well when

scoring three runs or less.  I fact a bit 

earlier in the season the Mariners 

scored no more than three runs in

12 straight games. I know the fans have 

been frustrated as well as the players. 

This wasn't a clear cut win either. 

The was some tough times like when

Josh Naylor hit a hard one with runners 

on base right to the first baseman who caught

it.  

Cal Raleigh who has struggled at  the plate 

hit a home run in the 6th inning. Seeing

Josh Naylor on the bench since he was 

stealing third base after stealing second. 

That would have made it a two run lead 

which would have been easier.

Earlier in the game Brock Rodden had.

another hit for the third straight game.

He scored as  well. He is being a spark 

plug.  He had a walk as well. 

Not sure when JP Crawford will return. 

I expect  he will play some shortstop 

though he could still play some third base.

I expect that Colt Emerson will go to

Tacoma  when he gets off the injured list.

Now the Mariners are going to play the

Milwaukee   rewers for three games on

the road beginning on Tuesday. Go M's.

Washington Huskies Fall Scrimmage On Saturday

Head coach Jeff Fisch liked the depth of Huskies

team as they ran 125 plays. It was the  defense 

that most shined.

Fisch reallyijed the Huskies starting safeties. 

Alex McLaughlin was used all over over the.

field much like Devon Witherspoon. The other 

safety was Rylon Dillard- Allen.  Fisch said they

are two of the best safeties he has seen and 

pointed out three former play in the NFL right

now. What he likes most is their speed.

Playing in the Big Ten like against Indiana, Oregon 

and Michigan it is important to have s good defense.

Hopefully they will cause some turn overs. 

The Huskies were without the Hatchet  brothers

on the offensive line who rehabbing however let others get in some good play time.

The Huskies will have another scrimmage 

before their opening game in three weeks 

against the Washington State Cougars.

Even if you are a big favorite as the Huskies

are you don't want to take them lightly. 

The first game in Big Ten is the last Saturday 

in September so you want to be ready for them.

Go Dawgs. 

Seahawks lose Preseason Opener However A Win

Preseason games don't really mean a lot 

in the whole scene of things.  The Dallas 

Cowboys beat the Seahawks 17-7. 

Drew Lock started the game then Jalen Milroe 

came in the second quarter. Lock  played the

third while Milroe did the 4th.

Lock was able to have use of some starters 

but Milroe did not.   The Seahawks scored

first then it was Cowboys the rest of the way. 

At least Milroe was able to get them in field

goal range in the second quarter but it was 

missed.  The score was 10-7 at the half. 

The Seahawks had eight penalties on the

day which was better than the Cowboys 

although most were holding calls. Milroe

was sacked like three times and he should 

have thrown the ball. I expect his next game

he will be better at it.  He showed his

running ability on several occasions including

a 20 yard run. 

The good news was that cornerback Devon

Witherspoon was signed to a four year extension 

for $132 million. Of that $101 million is guaranteed. 

He has an option for a fifth year. He will be the

highest paid cornerback in the NFL  right now

anyway.  Go Hawks.  

Mariners Even Series In Houston

The Mariners really needed to  win Saturday 

evening Houston beat the Astros 10-5.

Emerson Hancock did a good job going 

seven inning. He gave a run in the 1st

and 2nd inning then settled down.  He 

struck out eight Astros while walking two.

The game went by fast going about two

hours while Seahawks are still playing in 

the 3rd quarter. 

Jose Ferrer gave up a two run home in

the 8th. Newcomer Seranthony Dominguez 

pitched the 9th doing a good job. He gave

up a run however a ball that Victor Robles 

dove for went for  a triple so I don't count it.

The Mariners actually scored seven runs 

without a home run. Rookie Brock Rodden 

in his second game had another double.

Brendan Donovan just coming back had 

three hits on the night. Cole Young who

was moved down had three hits too.

He had the only homer in the game

at the top of the 9th scoring three runs

to cabit off. 

The Mariners and Astros play a later on

Sunday being on NBC. It would be nice

to win the series in that one. Go M's. 

 

Mariners Lose In Walk Off Fashion

The Seattle Mariners offense did the job

Friday night against the Houston Astros.

however the Mariners pitching wasn't 

there. 

It is a bit ironic since the offense has

been the trouble much of the season. 

Final Astros 10-7.  George Kirby gave

up five runs  in four two-thirds innings. 

The bullpen did a good job until

Andre Munoz came and he gave up

five runs including a walk off three-run

homer.  

News was that the Mariners were sending

down shorstop Colt Emerson to triple A 

Friday morning instead he went on the injured

list.  Infielder Brock Rodden who played

shortstop. In the 8th inning he had his first

major league hit with a double scoring Weston

Wilson to tie it 5 -5. In the tenth he hit a 

sacrifice  fly to make it a two run lead. A

good way to start it out. 

The struggle most of the season is that

it has been the hitting has been bad 

and the  pitching good but now when

it counts both are not working together.

We hope Saturday they can both do well.

Go M's. 

First Camp Scrimmage For Washington Huskies

The Washington Huskies football team 

have about a week of practice after starting 

camp on August 6.  They have their 

scrimmage Saturday night. The first game

will be on Sunday September 6. 

College football season for the Washington 

Huskies  begins in three weeks from this

Sunday on September 6.   The Apple Cup 

against the Washington State Cougars 

it will be the first time to start a season.

The Washington Huskies will be big favorites

against the Cougars who have a new head

coach as well as a lot of new players as well.

The first game of the season is never known

how it will go. The game could be a lot closer

or a blow out.  

The Huskies will have quarterback Desmond Williams Jr  to start for the second straight 

year and third into the program.  He is familiar 

with most of the wide receivers and tight end.

The running game will be interesting although 

the Huskies have  had good ones throughout 

their history. Most likely they will get the running 

game going however we will see a few passes 

in the first series.  Jonah Coleman was the 

starting running back but he has now graduated 

to the NFL and so coach Jeff Fisch the opportunity 

to start someone else.  Go Dawgs. 

Mariners End Losing Streak

It was a close game for the Mariners 

and Yankees however it means 

Seattle is not further out in the race.

Thursday afternoon the Mariners beat 

the Yankees 1-0  in New York. Logan

Gilbert went six innings for the Mariners 

giving up only four hits while walking

one batter and striking out  seven.

The Mariners had only five hits in the

game. The one run happened in the 

second inning when Weston Wilson

hit a home run. This meant a tight 

rope for the Mariners which has been

going on a while.  

The bullpen did not give up a hit in

three innings though Eduardo Bazardo 

did struggle with two walks. Jose 

Ferrer who has had his ups and downs

took care of the Yankees as he fsce the

top of the order against lefties. Finally 

Munoz who has had little pitching time

as of late got through the 9th. 

How the bullpen has done lately the

critics wonder why he can't come

in earlier in games.  When Scott 

Servais was manager Munoz would 

come in the 7th or 8th inning depending 

on the matchups. The same was for

Paul Sewald when he was the closer. 

Since Matt Brash went on the injured

list and the Mariners went with six

starters before the deadline the bullpen 

was in better place. Bazardo having 

trouble as of late it has been hard along

with the offense not scoring enough 

runs.

The Mariners now go to Houston to

take on the division leading Astros.

Last year and earlier this year the M's 

have had their number. The Mariners 

do have the tie breaker  if the two.teams

end in time for first place. As we know

the Mariners haven't played the way to

get that done. This weekend would 

make it a lot better if the Mariners can

beat the Astros in Houston.

The Mariners are currently down by five

games so if they sweep the Astros that

would help a whole lot.  The Rangers 

are down to the Astros by a game. The

Angels have won two games while the

Rangers one. So another loss would be

nice. The Rangers play the A's on the 

road this weekend.

We wish the Mariners can take this

series as it is important. After that

the Mariners play  the Brewers in

Milwaukee.  They do have  Monday

off before taking on the Chicago

Cubs at home. Go M's. 

Mariners Lose After Good Start

The Mariners were beaten 10-5 to the 

Yankees Wednesday evening making

it six losses in a row.

The Mariners started off well in the 

first inning with a homer run by Arozarena 

and Rodriguez for three runs.

In the second the Yankees scored a run

and in the 3rd inning Canzone hit a

a  home run to make it 4-1. In the bottom 

of the 3rd the Yankees scored two runs

making it 4-3.  

In the 5th Josh Naylor  singled making it 

5-3. In the bottom of the 5th the Yankees 

tied it.  In the 7th the Yankees scored

three runs against the bullpen and two 

more in the 8th.

The hitters did well for a change but the 

pitching did not. Maybe this is a start

to something. Tomorrow they play a

day game. Go M's. 

Seahawks Fullback Out For Season

Robbie Ouzts who was going into his

second season with the Seahawks is

going to miss this while season.

He was placed on injured reserve for

a neck injury. 

Last season he missed the final five

games and the playoffs. A talented 

player the Seahawks drafted out of 

Alabama. The Seahawks were wanting 

to expand his role beyond just being 

a blocking with running or catching the

ball. I remember seeing in the preseason 

and be very impressive. Now it is a question 

whether he will have a career or not.

Brady Russell who was his backup may 

move into his role. He has played some

tight end for the Seahawks as well as 

playing very well on special teams. The

question can be or anyone be as good

as Robbie. We will have to see if the 

answer comes or not.

Zach Charbonnett won't be available for

several weeks to be back for the Seahawks.

He likely will miss four weeks at least. Zach

is bigger and different than the other running

backs. When he returns he likely will split 

time with first round pick Jadarian Price.

With Zach my question could the Seahawks 

go with two running backs at the same time.

Zach could work like being a full back. The 

question is how good a blocker is Price or

any other running backs. I am not sure the

Seahawks have even talked about it. I

guess we will see. 

The Seahawks have their first preseason 

game on Saturday at home.  So it could

be answered or stay tuned.  Go Hawks!

Mariners Continue Their Struggle

The Mariners continue to struggle in

the hitting department again in the 

opening game Tuesday night against 

the Yankees in New York. 

Final Yankees 4 Mariners 1

Yes the same score as was Sunday's 

game against the Rays. 

The Mariners scored  first with a solo 

home run by Randy Arozarena in the 

sixth inning.  Bryan Woo went five innings

giving up three hits and a walk. He threw

92 pitches for the reason he didn't go

further.

Jose Ferrer pitched the 6th doing a good 

job. Mike Rucker came in the 7th. He gave.

up a double, two singles and a walk. He

got one out. The Yankees scored  two runs.

Bazardo came in and gave up two hits

that allowed the final two runs. Both runs

though went to Rucker. 

Bryce Miller will start Wednesday for the

Mariners. We hope for a recovery from 

his last two outings and that the Mariners 

get out of their funk hitting wise. The M's 

won't have much to celebrate other wise.

Go M's. 

Washington State Cougars Football Day 5

Tuesday is day five for the Cougars as they 

prepare to take on state rival Washington Huskies 

on September 6.   The game doesn't have the

same meaning as it used to be as the Huskies are now in the Big Ten and the Cougars begin play in

now the new Pac-12. 

 The Cougars are hoping eventually the new

Pac-12 will match up the old one but it could

take some time especially with the transfer

portal.  

The Cougars have a new coach in Kirby Moore.

A native of Washington you would hope he

sticks around for a while. This will be his first

year as a head coach.  If he has success over

the next three or four years another school or

the NFL could call.  

At this time the Cougars are ranked third in

the Pac-12 on the offense side. A lot of that

has to do with some returnees and the fact

that Moore was an offensive coordinator too.

The offense has 7 of 11 return players for 

supposed tgeir first unit. The second team

shows the same at the moment. The Cougars

haven't named their starting quarterback 

although transfer  Caden Pinnick is expected 

to be the one. Right now they are ranked number

three offense in the conference.

The defense  had a good day on Monday so

that is good sign. For the Cougars to have

success the defense has to be good too.

The defense is opposite of the offense where

most of the players have transferred in

so probably take time to play together.

The Cougars have history of throwing the

ball on offense. At times they score early 

and then the defense blows it. We hope this

does change. Go Cougs!

Washington Huskies Have A Return Football Player

On  August 6 the Washington Huskies training

camp. Until Sunday the players didn't wear pads.

There was observation when each unit ran drills.

This was to help the team to watch each one was

doing. Now they are going through normal drills.

Defensive tackle Ta'uta'i Uiagaleli returned as

he was given another year of eligibility by a court.

Now he is back certainly adds depth to this

group of tackles. Injuries do happen so having

him around will certainly help a good group too 

             

The Huskies have a good of players on both

sides of the ball. The offensive line first unit

looks good. The second unit will get in some

playing time to add experience and rest the 

starters. How often they get in I expect will

depend on how long they are in on each series.

An example if the offense has a series where they 

play over ten plays we could see a backup or two

on the next series. This could depend how long

the defense unit stays in too. Of course it works

the other way. 

It will be interesting to see who the running back

and wide receivers will be for both the first and

second units. Right now it is competitive. We might

not know until the Apple Cup who will start.

We will see the defensive backs and linebackers too 

Go Dawgs.

Seahawks First Preseason This Saturday

The Seattle Seahawks take on the

Dallas Cowboys this Saturday in the 

first preseason game at Lumen Field.

It is interesting in the season the

Seahawks and Cowboys will play 

again. This doesn't happen often.

We will likely not see the regulars 

in this one including quarterback 

Sam Darnold. He isn't considered 

in the top ten quarterbacks in the

NFL which is ok. The importance 

is to build on last season and cut 

down on interceptions.

The thought is this season the Seahawks 

won't go with three quarterbacks on the

regular roster. They may bring someone 

in to be on the practice squad. Most likely 

to be there in case of an injury.

Jalen Milroe a rookie last year and third

quarterback didn't play a lot however if

he has a good camp then he could be

on the opening roster. His ability to run

as well as pass the Seahawks could use

him in short yardage. It would be nice

to have him play at least one series a

game depending how the game is going.

Maybe set up somewhere in the second

half even if Darnold plays the rest of the 

game. 

Drew Lock has come into camp as

the back so he certainly could keep 

his job. Most likely he or Milroe will

be traded. The chances if the Seahawks 

released Milroe would be picked up by

someone and the same for Lock. At least 

getting a draft pick at least be nice.

Go Hawks.

Mariners Offense Struggles Again

It was another big night where the unvailing 

of the Mariners top 50 players in the 50 years. 

This didn't help the Mariners out offensively.

Loved watching the ceremony.

Final Rays 3  Mariners 2

Josh Naylor was the Mariners offense on

the night. He had a home run in the second

and another in the 7th.  The Rays had two

runs in the 6th inning after tying in the 4th.

Both runs were unearned on a fielding error.

George Kirby event five innings giving up

the one run.  Michael Rucker was in so he

recorded the loss.

The Rays lost their starter before the game

so they went with seven relievers which

besides Naylor the Mariners couldn't take 

advantage. Let's see what happens Sunday 

afternoon. Go M's.

. Mariners Almost Shutout Friday

The Seattle Mariners still continue having

trouble scoring runs even after the recent

trade line. 

The Mariners lost Friday night to the Tampa 

Bay Rays 2-1 in Seattle on current homestand.

This is the 24th time they have scored one 

run or less this season.  They have been 

shutout 11 times in the season. Julio

Rodriguez hit a home run in the bottom 

of the 9th with two outs. Close call right. 

The Mariners are 3-3 so far in August

and 3-4 on this home stand with two

games remaining. The Mariners are now 

4 games behind the Houston Astros.

The Mariners team batting average for

August is .225 slightly below the .229

for the season the worst in baseball.

In their last ten games hitting .217.

George Kirby will start Saturday night

for the Mariners. Before the game the

Mariners will unvail the top 50 players

in Mariners history as it is their 50th

year. Most of the those players will

be on hand.

Logan Gilbert pitched into the 7th

getting two outs before Bazardo 

got the last out. Both runs by the

Rays were solo home runs in the 

2nd and 3rd innings. 

Jose Ferrer pitched the 8th giving

up one hit. Seranthony Dominguez 

pitched the 9th and looked better

than his first outing. This time one

hit, one walk and struck out two.

Now we see on this special night

the Mariners can break out of their

hitting slump. Go M's.

Mariners Blown Out Thursday Afternoon

After Wednesday win and  Gabe Speier kicked

out I thought the Mariners would have played

more of an inspired game. 

Final Tigers 11 Mariners 0

Bryce Miller had a tough first two innings

giving up three runs in the first inning

and then one in the second. He was able

to go five innings and didn't give up anymore 

runs. 

Michael Rucker pitched the 6th with no

runs. Colt Wilcox gave up four runs in

the 7th with one unearned. He had to

leave with two outs because of his oblique.

Sure he will go in the injured list. 

Josh Simpson took his spot. He pitched 

the 8th as well as finishing the 7th. 

The Mariners put in outfielder Victor Robles  

to pitch the 9th. He gave up three runs.

Now the Tampa Bay Rays come to town.

This weekend they celebrate the 50th

anniversary of the Mariners. We hope 

better baseball will be played. 

Friday night after the game will be the 

home run contest led by Ichiro. The 

game won't be shown on Mariners TV

which was not a good move. The home 

run contest will be. 

Saturday will be the unvailing of the

Mariners all time 50 players. We will

know some it will be interesting to see

who else is.  Go M's. 

PS manager Dan Wilson was suspended 

for a game and Speier for three though

hopefully go to no more than two. A

goid game for Dan to set out. 

.

Washington Huskies Open Training Camp

The Washington Huskies start training 

camp on Thursday. The season opener

begin in one month on Sunday September 

6 at Husky Stadium at 1 pm Pacific Time.

The Huskies take on the Washington State 

Cougars in the Apple Cip on that day.

It is interesting to start the season this

way. In the past while both were part 

of the Pac-12 they would play the last game

of the season generally.

The Huskies are ranked 7th in the  Big Ten

and nationally #19. The Huskies will play

every game in September at home. The 

last game of the month will begin the

schedule of the Big Ten against Minnesota.  

The Huskies are considered a top 20

nationally on defense. Last year they

were 15th in scoring defense and 12th

against the run.  They should be around 

that once again.

On offense Desmond Williams Jr returns

as the quarterback. He has a talented 

group of receivers though young in

experience.  Last year's top receiver

Denzel Boston  left early to the NFL 

being drafted by the Cleveland Browns 

in the second round.

The big question on offense is  the running 

game as last year's top running back Jonah 

Coleman graduated. Jonah was drafted in

the 4th round by the Denver Broncos. He is 

getting high praise by their coaching staff.

The Huskies will have to depend on all new

guys.  The Apple Cup will show where tgey

go there.

The Huskies are favored over the Cougars

by 21.5 going into the game.  The Cougars

are playing in the new Pac-12 with mostly 

schools coming over from the Mountain 

West. It will no longer be them and Oregon 

State who were thesst standing of the

Pac-12. 

The Cougars have a new head coach Kirby

Moore who was offense coordinator at 

Missouri. It will be interesting for the first

time head coach.  Not only WSU has a new

coaching staff they will have a lot of  new

players too.  Kitvy won't name his starting 

quarterback until a week before the opening 

game. They have three candidates.

Moore is familiar as he grew up bin Prosser 

Washington. A wide receiver he played his

college ball at Boise State who will be one

of the new schools in Pac-12.  In fact they

are favored to win the conference.

Going into this season the Cougars Cougars 

are figured to end in 5th in the Pac-12. 

Here we will recap each game the Cougars

and Huskies play over the season. We hope

success for both teams.  Make our job

a lot easier. Lol 

 

Mariners Even Series

Wednesday night the Seattle Mariners 

beat the Detroit Tigers 4-2. 

Neither team scored a run until Julio

Rodriguez hit a three run homer. Canzone 

was intentionally walked in front him.

Didn't they learn anything from the Reds 

when Cal hit a home run.

Bryan Woo another good game going

7 innings giving up three hits, one walk

and struck out five. 

Gabe Speier was kicked out in the

game in the 8th inning for hitting a

Tiger intentionally with two outs.

Ridiculous call. Bazardo comes in

and gives up another home run.

Colt Emerson hits home run in

the bottom of the 8th. Munoz struck

out two in the 9th for another save.

The batting order was the same as 

Tuesday's game. Taylor Ward had 

his first Mariners hit.

Thursday will be afternoon game.

Bryce Miller will pitch.

Mariners are two and a half behind Astros 

The Rangers won Wednesday while 

the Astros lost.  Go M's.

Mariners Lose Tuesday Night

The Seattle Mariners lost the opening 

game of the series to the Detroit Tigers

8-0. We hope what happened against

the Twins winning the final two games.

Please don't make them walkoffs.

I am not into too many one run games

Newcomer reliever Seranthony Dominguez 

gave up four runs in the 9th. We hope

the worst game he pitches in a Mariners

uniform. They were going to lose anyway.

Detroit starting pitcher is a good one.

He went seven innings. He gave up

three of  four Mariners hits.

The Tigers scored three runs in the 3rd.

A throwing error by Colt Emerson gave

one run thst wasn't earned. 

The Tigers scored one run in the 5th.

Emerson Hancock went six innings.

He gave up three earned runs. 

On his return Brendan Donovan didn't 

get a hit and neither Taylor Ward.

We hope to   see a better game on

Wednesday.

Bryan Woo will start on Wednesday 

night for the Mariners. The Tigers

are expected to go with the bullpen.

The Mariners used all three low

leverage pitchers in this one.

Besides Dominguez the other 

high leverage pitchers didn't 

pitch so should be available. 

Go M's.   

 

 

Seattle Mariners Make Moves Tuesday

The Mariners made several moves before

Tuesday night's game against the Detroit 

Tigers.

Reliever Seranthony Dominguez and outfielder 

Taylor Ward both acquired before the trade

deadline. We could see both of them in this

game.

Dominguez will team with Bazardo as two 

of the high leverage right-handers along 

with Munoz. Dominguez may close when 

Munoz has a game off. Ward will play left

field, right field or dh. 

As expected Brendan Donovan was activated 

from the injured list. He will likely play third

base until JP Crawford returns. After that 

he may play second base, left, right and dh

as well. Cole Young who has played more 

than any position player  may have  a day off 

on occasion.  Both Ward and Donovan 

are in Tuesday's lineup. 

Outfielder Stuart Fairchild was designated 

for assignment with activation of Ward.

A bit of a surprise outfielder Rob Refsynder 

and catcher Mitch Garver were released.

Neither one met up with the expectation.

Catcher Jhonny Pereda was recalled 

from Tacoma.  He played  along with 

Garver when Cal Raleigh was on the

injured list.  In 19 games he hit .270.

Anything like that will help the Mariners.

Go team. 

Second Week Seahawks Practice

Monday the Seahawks started their second 

week of practice. First preseason game is

11 days away on Saturday August 15 at

home at Lumen Field against the Dallas 

Cowboys.

The Seahawks stsrting lineup will be

much like the team that played in the

Super Bowl outside of a few spots .

The big change will be at running back. 

George Holani and first round pick 

Jadarian Price will have most of the

reps when the season begins. Emanuel 

Wilson a free agent signing should be

the third running back.

Velus Jones Jr. could be the 4th running

back. On Monday he showed how well 

he can run pass routes as well. A player

in his position the versatility to play wide

receiver helps and he is good on special 

teams. Let you know how some of the 

other players doing. Expect some new 

players in backup roles. Go Hawks!

Mariners Make A Trade Monday

Monday the Mariners made one trade 

for a right handed bat where they have 

had trouble against lefties all year. 

The Mariners had the day off though.

The Mariners traded for outfielder 

Taylor Ward from the Baltimore Orioles.

Taylor will be a free agent so who 

knows whether the Mariners will retain

or not. 

Mariners fans and players are familiar 

with him since he played several years 

with the Los Angeles Angels. President 

Jerry Dipoto and general manager Justin

Hollander  are real familiar since they 

drafted him when they worked for the 

Angels before coming to Seattle. Justin  

said that he should be in the lineup most 

everyday whether in left field, right or dh.

With the Orioles he was a lead off hitter

much of the season.  He is one of the 

top players to walk on the season. Not 

sure he will be with the Mariners though

he could against lefties.  Right now Cole 

Young is the lead off hitter and has done

a fine job. Brendan Donovan is expected 

to be activated from the injured list on

Tuesday. He began the season as the

lead off hitter so he could go back to

the spot.

Both Donovan and Young both hit lefthanded 

so one could be against righties.  We could 

see Young bat fifth of sixth in the order. 

Donovan could be down there somewhere 

against lefties.  Ward could be near the 

bottom of the order against righties though. 

Ward is batting .246 which about the same

as his career and league average.   

The Mariners traded Alex Hoppe who is

a low lever reliever along with two minor 

league pitchers. Lefty Josh Simpson was

activated after Luis Castillo was traded

to the White Sox late Saturday. He will

likely stay when newcomer Seranthony

Dominguez arrives which he is expected 

on Tuesday.  

Emerson Hancock scheduled to pitch 

on Tuesday for the Mariners. I am sure

he is glad that he us sticking around.

With now five man rotation the Mariners 

are going with Hollander says that he 

isn't on the roster as of yet last year's 

number one pick who is in Arkansas 

is listed as the sixth starter so if someone 

goes down he likely be called up. September 

1st the roster will increase to 28 so he

likely be the guy.

Another good reason to have Taylor Ward 

Hollander said that Luke Raley maybe 

done for the season after being put on

the injured list last season. If he does

return it will be late September likely. 

So we see all things go beginning Tuesday.

Go M's.

 

Mariners Win The Series Sunday

The Mariners won another walkoff win.

It shouldn't have happened this way

on Sunday.

George Kirby pitched seven innings 

of shutout baseball.  Cole Young

started with a hit in the first inning.

He was four for five on the day.

He and Arozarena scored on

a double by Naylor.  Cole singled

in the 6th inning bringing in

Colt Emerson. 

In the bottom of 7th Cal hit a three run 

inning putting them ahead 6-0. Thought 

it was safe but not any means.  Bazardo 

gave up another hone run with a runner

on base. Jose Ferrer came in for him

however gave up a three run homer. 

Some reason the Mariners like one run 

games. Munoz gave up a run in the 

9th to tie on a homer too. Not great

for high leverage relievers.

In the bottom of the 9th Josh Naylor 

had a single. Cal struck out.  Victor

Robles singled with Naylor going to

third. Robles did advance to 2nd base.

Stuart Fairchild who was brought up

when Luke Raley went on the injured 

list pinch run for for Naylor who took

a tumble. Colt Emerson who is hitting 

well again hit a single to score Fairchild 

for the win. Had the Mariners lost it 

would have been very disappointing. 

The trading deadline line is Monday 

afternoon so let's see who the Mariners

acquire. George Kirby in his post game 

said he likes it here and like to stay for

a long time. See it happens. Go M's.

Seattle Mariners Trade For Reliever

Later Saturday the Mariners made their 

first trade before the trading deadline.

They traded starter Luis Castillo to the

Chicago White Sox in sort of a surprise. 

The White Sox didn't seem like to be

a partner. It seems they were  in for

a starter to make the playoffs. Also

they are going to pay the rest of Luis 

contract as well.  This saves the M's 

$30 million.  

The primary player among three acquired 

by the Mariners  is reliever Seranthony

Dominguez. He has been used by the

White Sox as a closer. This gives the 

Mariners a setup reliever for the 8th

inning and can close when Andre Munoz 

isn't available. Dominguez is under 

contract for another year as well and

option for 2028.  

The second player is Nolan Jones a left

handed hitting outfielder.  Nolan didn't 

hit well last year for Cleveland though 

this year was plahing for the White Sox

triple A team hitting .257 batting average.

Jones has 14 home runs and 59 rbis.

He likely will go to triple A Tacoma.

The Mariners may be in line to trade 

still for another righthanded bat. 

The third player acquired by the Mariners in 

this trade is catcher Boston Smith as a

prospect.  Smith was drafted last year in

the sixth round  by the Washington Nationals 

then traded to the White Sox. Smith is

batting left handed and hitting .298 in

his first season on professional ball.

He has 22 home runs. He is considered 

athletic so he can play third base and 

the outfield. Certainly gives the Mariners 

versatility where they play him.

So we will see where the Mariners will

go  about another trade fo acquire a 

right handed bat. Emerson Hancock 

and George Kirby are probably off 

the table but never can say never.

Having a five man rotation and eight

man relievers with five high leverage 

sounds good. Matt Brash maybe 

back in three weeks so that will add 

another high leverage reliever. 

The Mariners may add another reliever

from Tacoma until Dominguez reports. 

Sunday afternoon the Mariners and Twins 

have the third and final game of the

series. George Kirby is scheduled to

start. We will see how that goes.

Important game for the Mariners to win.

The Mariners are 54-58. They are three 

games behind the Houston Astros who 

have won nine out of their last ten games

while the Mariners are 3-7. Go M's. 

 

Mariners Win Walkoff

It wasn't the conventional way to win

a walkoff in the 9th inning but take 

it. 

Final Mariners 4  Twins 3

Randy Arozarena was the player of the 

game for the Mariners.  In the first

inning Randy Arozarena scored the

second run after Cole Young had 

the first.  The Mariners had the chance

score more. Had the bases loaded with

no outs and these two were able to score. 

Another key hit they coukd have scored

three in the first inning. 

Randy hit a home run in the second

inning to make it 3-0.  Logan Gilbert 

gave up a home run in the 5th and

6th inning. In the 7th the Twins tied

the game where after a double the 

runner was able to go to 3rd on a bunt.

On an infield hit the runner scored.

Logan Gilbert pitched seven innings

giving up the three runs on five hits.

Gabe Speier came in the 8th and

got two outs. Andre Munoz got the 

final out of the 8th and got the win

in the 9th.

Randy Arozarena hit a double in the

left field corner.  He was able to get

to third on an out by Canzone. The

Twins intentionally walked Julio to

face Cal who ended up pulling the 

ball to the first baseman who was 

able  to step on the bag. Be looked 

at Julio going to second however 

decided to get Randy at home. Randy 

did a great job heading for home 

and was safe.  Scored the last three 

runs of the Mariners. Tomorrow 

we  will  see whether Mariners win

the series.  Go M's.

Before the game Luke Raley was placed

on the injured list. Outfielder Stuart 

Fairchild was brought up from Tacoma.