had just with the Athletics is the low
point of the season. We expected them
to win three out of four however it the
A's instead. They looked more like what
the Mariners should have.
At least Bryan Woo went eight innings
of shutout baseball giving up one hit.
That was a good thing since the offense
muster up two runs on seven hits. The
Mariners actually looked good in the 4th
inning with the two runs however went
silent after that.
The Mariners brought infielder Michael
Arroyo up from triple A Tacoma. Since
they were facing a lefty he started in
place of Cole Young. He did have the
opportunity to drive in some runs with
the bases loaded but struck out. He
must have watched too many Mariners
videos. Give him the benefit of the doubt
being his first game.
The Mariners start a three game series
against the Texas Rangers beginning on
Tuesday. The Mariners are 67-77 with
18 games remaining on the regular season
schedule. Finishing 81-81 the Mariners have
to win 14 games. Doesn't look good.
The Mariners long winning streak was in
late May win they won 8 straight. They have
to begin there to have a fighting chance.
The Rangers are four games ahead of the
Mariners so sweeping them would be ideal.
The Mariners play next weekend against
the A's in Sacramento. The Mariners need
to do what they almost did to them in
Seattle by sweeping them. That would be
six of the eight.
The minor league seasons are almost
over. Ryan Sloan seems to be the best
one to bring up next. He could be in
the bullpen and the Mariners could use
him as a piggy back with Kade Anderson.
We do know the Mariners will need to
make changes during the off-season
no matter what these last 18 games
go. The changes should start with
the front office and working their way
down. For many fans selling the team
might be the best place to start.
The Seahawks were sold at $9.6 billion.
The San Diego Padres and the Angels
were sold for a couple billion below the
Seahawks do this could be a good time.
We are hoping the Sonics will return
to the NBA.
The Mariners showed this weekend
that the fans are going to games despite
losing. I am sure most of the season
fans were hoping for the team they were
expecting. Without some turnover it
would be hard to see fans coming at the
same rate at the beginning of the season.
At this point with having to sign a new
collective bargaining agreement we have
no idea when the season begins. At least
with the front office and coaching staff
that could happen soon.
We do know that Cal Raleigh, Julio Rodriguez
and Josh Naylor will be the big three to
return. Also the season Dominic Canzone
and Cole Young too. Kade Anderson will
be there too along with Colt Emerson.
Andre Munoz out of the bullpen. The Mariners
will have to work on the rest of it. Most of
the starting rotation will return though they
haven't done will in the past month. Someone
could be traded however with the CBA
it is hard to know how much time they will
have to do so we will see.
Besides these last 18 games the next
six months should be interesting for
the Mariners. We hope the season will
begin around April 1. Not a joke I hope.
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