Seahawks beat Giants

The Seahawks  now have won three in

a row beating the New York  Giants 

27-13.

If you turned off the game at the end

of the  first quarter  you missed exciting 

finish for the Seahawks.  Neither team

did well in the first quarter scoring no 

points.

The second quarter  the Seahawks  had

ten points while the Giants had seven. 

Both teams had turnovers so where the

Giants got their  seven points.

Both teams had field goals in the third

quarter  and the Seahawks  had two 

touchdowns in the 4th while the Giants 

had another field goal.

Tyler Lockett  had  a  touchdown after

missing one earlier that went through

his hands. What a way to  redeem himself. 

DK Metcalf  wasn't  expected to  play but

he did and had a touchdown too. Ken

Walker didn't  run like  he did the week

before  but had a touchdown.

The  Seahawks  defense stopped  the 

Giants  running game.  Had only 78

yards on the day. The Giants had to

pass the ball instead but getting  down

by two touchdowns  makes sense.

The Seahawks  next week  play  the

Cardinals again. See if the defense 

will do another  fine job. I am sure

the Cardinals  will try to change things 

up. The Seahawks  haven't had a lot of

success in Arizona.  The main thing is

not have injuries which they often have

playing in  Arizona.  Go Hawks!

Seahawks Sunday

The Seahawks  take on the New York

Giants this week at home.  Let's see 

if the Seahawks  can win their third 

in a row. 

The offe se has been a  surprise so

so far and the defense has  done well 

in the last two games.

I heard on the radio the Giants love to

run the ball whether they ahead or  behind.

Of course,  this means the Seahawks have

to stop the run. 

On the offense contine running the ball too

along with timely passes. A lot of medium 

passes with an occasional long one when 

they are second and short. 

DK Metcalf  is  expected  to  miss the game.

So someone besides  Tyler Lockett will have 

to step up. Go Hawks!

Cougars Lose Huskies Have Bye

Thursday  night  WSU  Cougars  took 

on the tough Utah Utes on their own

field  but lost  21-17.

Neither  team were able to score I 

first quarter.  Utah had two touchdowns 

in second quarter  while Cougars 

had one. Utah had a touchdown in

the third quarter while the Cougs 

went black. The Cougars made it

interesting as they scored ten points 

and the Utes had no points. The Cougars 

are 4-4 with one  win Conference play.

The Cougars  have four games  remaining.

November  5 they play at Stanford  then

two against the Arizona  schools.  All

three games the Cougars  can win.  They

finish  the  season on the last Saturday at

home against  the Huskies. The Cougars 

need to win two games to be bowl eligible. 

I expect they will be in a bowl game unless 

they blow it badly.  

The Apple Cup will decide which bowl game

each team goes to.  The Huskies don't have 

an easy ride. A week  from Friday  they play

the Beavers followed by  the  Ducks the next

Saturday.  They do play Colorado  which they

should win. By the way the Ducks are undefeated

heading into next week  in the conference..

Right now the Ducks, USC and Utah are those

looking  into the Conference championship.

Either  the Huskies  or Beavers could make it

but would have to  win all four games to do so.

Let's see  what happens.  👍👍

Mariners Catching

We know the Mariners  starting catcher

is Cal Raleigh. Though he got off to a 

slow start  on the season  my opinion 

all along he should have been  catching 

regular from the start of the season instead

of alternating three catchers. At least we

now know who will start.

The question is  who will be the backup 

catcher and if they will carry three on the

roster.  The first answer is Luis Torrens 

going to  be  on the team and if so will

he be the backup catcher. Will he be

versatile  enough to backup at first, second

and third base as well as dh. Will Torrens 

play mainly against lefties  and give Raleigh 

a day off against a tough lefty.

Second will the Mariners  bring back Tom

Murphy or should they pickup  another

catcher. Yes I  know they have a couple 

other catchers on their roster.

Raleigh  has shown he can handle  the  

pitching staff and can hit in the clutch

with how runs. I  expect his average will

go up as well. What that average be is

anyone's guess  but he is the guy. 👍👍

Seahawks Wednesday

The Seahawks  cinrinue making moves

while getting  ready to  play the New York 

Giants.

Most likely  DK Metcalf  won't  play on

Sunday. He won't  need surgery  but might

miss a few games. We will have to see.

This means seeing  more of Marguise 

Goodwin who had two touchdowns against 

the Chargers.  We probably see more of

three tight ends as well.  Both for running 

game as well  as  passing.  At least one of

the tight ends should be open.

The Seahawks  released a  couple of players

on the active  roster  so Travis  Homer may

be activated  for this Sunday. Having a good

running  back  to add to  Ken Walker and Deejay 

Dallas will be  good. Go Hawks!

The Mariners Infield

Looking  back on the 2022 season the

Seattle Mariners  infield was solid. The 

Mariners can still improve  though.

Ty France had another  good season 

at first base when he wasn't  hurt. His

numbers after the all-star break  wasn't 

as good. Wonder if injuries  played a part.

Carlos Santana  played well  at first in

the  place of France when the Mariners

picked him up  from Kansas City. Also,

did the job at dh as well. His batting average 

wasn't  great  but  had some key hits especially 

home runs. Whether he will be  back in 2023

we will  have  to  see. 

Adam Frazier at second we have  to say was a 

disappointment though he had  his moments.

His batting average  was .238 compared to

.273 career average. It would have been nice

to get closer to the career average. He showed 

he could play left and right field to and played 

a little  shortstop  as well. Adam will be a free

agent so there is  a good possibility he won't 

return. The Mariners  are looking to find someone 

with more punch. Dipoto  has hinted getting a

free agent shortstop who is willing to play second.

Speaking  of  shortstop  JP Crawford had an ok

season  though not as good as in 2021. He had 

a .238 average  compared to .273 in 2021. Though 

his defense was good  it wasn't as like 2021 either.

We hope Crawford bounces back. Picking up  a 

shortstop  depending  on  the  player Crawford 

could move to  second base.  Either way the Mariners 

should upgrade at second.  Crawford  seems not

to do as well in the second half of the season so

picking up someone who can play some shortstop 

would be great. We know Dylan Moore  can play

shortstop  on occasion  but he doesn’t have  a  good 

enough at the plate. I  would  love  to  see upgrade 

at the utility position  to.

Speaking  of  utility  Abraham  Toro  was a disappointment 

for sure. Had he hit better would have been more pleasing

when Frazier  did not. Toro was sent down to triple-A even.

Would have been off the playoff roster hadn't  Moore or

Sam Haggerty  went on the injured list. Haggerty was the

surprised utility  player when he was called  up. Haggerty 

had a .256 batting average for the season. He was around 

.300 before having to  play everyday.  His speed was

missed during the playoffs.  I  am sure most agree he 

should be  back in 2023.

The biggest  surprise  had to be Eugenio Suarez at third 

base. He was a throw in the trade when the Mariners  picked 

up Jesse Winker from Cincinnati but had a better season 

by far. He led the Mariners in home runs with 31 along with

87 runs batted in. His biggest surprise  was with his glove.

He let us forget about Kyle Seager.  Had the Mariners not

made that trade the team wouldn't have been in the playoffs.

The Mariners  would  have  had to rely on Abraham  Toro  and

Dylan  Moore  at third unless they had picked up another third

baseman. Also, Eugenio  was great in the club house.

So let's see what the Mariners to improve  the infield.

How About the Seahawks

The Seahawks won on Sunday

37-23 over the LA Chargers. 

Hard to say that since used

to saying San Diego.

The Hawks are now 4-3 after

two straight wins and on the 

top of the NFC West.  This version of the Hawks I certainly

like. Geno Smith had another

good game completing 20 of 27 for 210 yards and two touchdowns. Gave up an interception to but no one is 

perfect. You can say that when they win.

The Seahawks were able to

take advantage of a turnover

or two. They got up to a 17-0

lead in the first quarter. The

Chargers came back in the

second quarter to make the

game interesting with two touchdowns but it was mainly 

the Hawks in the second half.

It nice to have a good running

game with Ken Walker having 163 yards on 23 carries and two touchdowns. DK Metcalf was injured and so we have to

see how long he will be out.

How many know about Marquise Goodwin. I certainly 

don't though I knew he was

on.the team. He had four catches and two touchdowns

on the day. The Seahawks have

another weapon to use. Also, 

they used all three tight ends

in the game at the same time.

Will Dissly had four of the six

catches from the tight ends

but they were affective in the

running game too.

The defense did their job on 

the day too. They kept the

Chargers down.

Next Sunday they play the New

York Giants at home. The Giants are doing well with a

6-1 record so can't take them

lightly. Let's make it three in

a row. Go Hawks!