Seahawks Thursday

The Seahawks  made their 53 man roster

on Tuesday  though a few changes happened 

on Wednesday. A player isn't  safe if he is

one of the last on the roster.

In total the Seahawks  have 26 players on

defense, 24 on offense plus the field goal

kicker, punter and long snapper. 

Have a breakdown  on  positions.  Of course

Geno Smith  and Drew Lock as quarterbacks.

Number three Holton Ahlers is on the practice

which was named on Wednesday.  No Seahawks 

were picked up on waivers or who were released.

Running back the Seahawks have four including

the two Zach Charbonnet and  Kenneth McIntosh 

who were drafted this year. In fact all ten players

the Seahawks  drafted made the team.

Wide receiver  going with six. Undrafted college 

free agent  Jake Bobo out of UCLA  who had an 

outstanding  camp made the team. Probably be 

on special  teams  and make an occasional catch.

Tight end the three from last season. 

The offensive line has nine. No big surprises there.

The backup  tackles and guards will  have  to  play

both sides. Defensive  line goes with six while

linebacker is ten including the edge rusher. 

Cornerbacks going with six. Riq Woolen and first

round pick Devon Witherspoon will be two of the

starters. Michael  Jackson  was expected to be the

third however er didn't  play well in the preseason 

games so could go with one of the other three.

Safety there will be four. Jamal Adams who missed

most of last season  is listed on the roster though

he could miss a game or two or more we will see.

Though a safety  we could see him playing as a edge 

rusher. Julian Love who they signed as a free agent 

will likely start initially at safety.

On Wednesday  the Seahawks  claimed two rookies

off of waivers Kyu Blu Kelly  cornerback from Baltimore 

and Drake Thomas from the Raiders. 

On Friday we will  look at the Washington Huskies and

WSU Cougars  depth charts.

Mariners Win After Bad Start

The Seattle Mariners were able to win

the game Wednesday afternoon after

getting off to a terrible start.

Bryce Miller had a poor start giving up 

three runs in the second inning however Teoscar Hernandez hit a three run homer

in the third to tie the game. Teoscar has 

been hitting well in the last couple months.

Bryce was able to recover not to give 

up anymore runs and last six innings 

without giving up another run. It shows

how determined he is starting.

No scoring happened again.until the 

7th when the A's were able to score 

one run off Justin.Topa has been pitching

well. In fact this was his first run giving up

in 15 games and 3 in the last 30 games.

Say we can live with it.

The bottom of the seventh the Mariners

scored two runs on a single by JP Crawford. Neither team scored the rest of the way. Final M's 5 A's 4

They have Thursday off then weekend in

New York then onto Cincinnati. 

Mariners Lose First Time to Oakland

I am sure most of us thought the Mariners 

would sweep  this series against the A's  

however it wasn't  meant to  be. 

The Mariners  were without starting  pitcher

George Kirby  who was scratched a couple

hours before the game. Also, Julio Rodriguez 

was scratched  a few minutes before the game

for a minor injury in warm-ups. During the

game in the Ty France  had to leave as well.

Both Julio and Ty are day to day. Wednesday's  

game is in the afternoon  so whether both or 

either one we will have to see.

Luke Weaver  pitched in place of Kirby.  His

first start and third appearance since being

signed by the Mariners.  Weaver gave up a 

solo home run in the first and a two-run 

variety  in the second inning. The only  runs

the A's got in the game. Unfortunately  without 

Julio and Ty the Mariners  couldn't muster

much of an offense. How we have experienced 

the Mariners  offense they don't do well when

Julio isn't doing well or not in the lineup. Julio

is the one running the  train so to speak. 

Weaver was able to last going into  the  fourth inning

getting two outs before existing. The bullpen did 

a fine job the rest  of  the  way. The four relievers 

gave up only two hits, no walks and struck out three.

I am sure most fans thought the offense could muster

some runs to win but not on Tuesday. 

Bryce Miller is scheduled to start Wednesday afternoon.

Not knowing whether Julio or Ty will be in the lineup.

The Mariners  do have Thursday off so both should be

available  Friday in New York against the Mets.  Hopefully 

the  Mariners  can start another good winning streak.

Mariners Continue To Win

The Seattle Mariners offense continue

to do well and the pitching as well

beating the Oakland A's 7-0.

The Mariners should sweep this series

however we will see. Oakland only have

38 wins which means they lack pitching 

and hitting. Always here teams will win

60 games no matter how good or bad

they are in a season. In this case won't

happen with the A's. Makes me wonder

how long it will take the A's to rebuild

if they are actually doing it.

The Mariners were fortunate not being

that bad during their rebuilding. Even

in all the years of being a bad team they

didn't lose over one hundred games to

often. Trouble for the many years the

Mariners won in the high 70s or low 80s 

and sometimes just missing out of the

playoffs. Being the only team not to

win a World Series hasn't helped either.

We hope this is the year to get over it.

They certainly have the pitching and the

offense over the last couple months 

show what they are capable of.

JP Crawford led off  the Mariners first 

inning with his 12th home run of the

season. Julio Rodriguez hit one in the 

game as well.  Crawford scored three 

times on two hits and a walk. Julio

had four hits which was the same number

the A's hit for the game. He scored

three times and drove in three as well.

Teoscar Hernandez continued his hot

hitting having two hits and two RBIs.

Eugenio and Ty France had a couple

hits as well. The Rangers and Astros

both won keeping close to the

Mariners as well.

George Kirby will be on the mound

Tuesday night. Should have another

win.

Seahawks released five players on

Monday bringing down to 78 heading

into Tuesday.  They have to be down

to 53 players on Tuesday. They will

be able to add back 16 to the practice

squad on Wednesday. We will whether

there will be any surprises on the roster

and who don't make it. Stay tuned!

Seahawks Monday

The Seattle Seahawks  now will have to 

trim their roster down to the opening

roster. On Sunday they put seven players

on waivers. To be honest only two of the

players I even heard of. One was was 

former Washington Huskies running

back Wayne Taulapapa. Most likely 

these seven won't  be  on the practice 

squad with the Seahawks.  They could be

on another team's  practice squad though.

There will probably be about twenty other 

players waived or released on Monday and

Tuesday.  The practice squad  is  made up

of 16 players. In the past several years

the opening roster had two quarterbacks.

Now the rules have changed where the

third quarterback can be available in case

of injury.  I am not sure whether the third

qb is on the practice squad or not like they

used to be or they are on the opening roster

and are exempt. I  guess we will find out. 

I never really paid attention to  players who

we're picked up during training  camp while

others were released. I  figured for the most 

part they wouldn't  be  making the team at cut

down.  

On Wednesday  the Seahawks  can set the players 

who will  make the practice  squad.  It will depend 

a lot on who maybe  picked up by other teams.

The Seahawks  may release a player on Tuesday 

and then resign them at a lower price to fit under

the salary  cap. They will  have several players

who will be added to  injured reserve as well. This

means they won't  be  able  to  play in several games.

There probably  not many positions they won't have

to do this however they will pick up up a couple or

three possibly who were released from other teams.

I could see that happening  on the defensive line

and wide receiver. They could so on the offensive 

line as well but most likely  not. I  am sure they know

the nine or ten players they will keep on the offensive 

line. If they do pick one up for the offensive line it

will likely  be someone  who can play tackle and guard.

Go Hawks!

Mariners Sweep Royals

Sunday's  game  wasn't  as easy as the other two

games, however  Luis Castillo pitched a wonderful 

game going seven innings  and giving up one hit.

Both teams scored their runs on home runs.  The

Mariners played pretty  good  defense as well. Both

Suarez and Cade Marlowe  made good plays to 

help out the victory.  As manager  Scott  Servais  said

on post game show it isn't  ever easy to sweep another

team.

Final Seattle  3 Kansas City  2

Julio Rodriguez  hit a solo home run in the second 

inning and Teoscar  Hernandez  had a two-run  shot.

Both players  are  playing  outstanding ball as of 

late. Some fans are wondering  why Hernandez 

hasn't  been  signed to extension. That is a good

question  and he likes it here it seems. Having an

outfield of Jarred Kelenic, Hernandez, Julio Rodriguez, 

Cade Marlowe  and  Dominic Canzone   next season 

sounds like a good idea. Kelenic, Marlowe and Canzone

all bat lefthanded. Marlowe and Canzone  can dh

when not in the field. The same can be said of Hernandez 

as well.  Most likely Kelenic  and Julio will be in the

field  most of the  time.  Canzone can play some first base

as well.  This will help if Ty France  is injured or needs a

day off. The Mariners  can play Dylan Moore in the outfield 

against lefties  when needed. 

Kalenic looks to be back sometime in September. Most likely 

the second week. This means Canzone  and Marlowe can

pinch hit or dh. Whatever the case this is a good problem 

to have. If Hernandez  isn't  back next year the Mariners need

to pick up another right handed bat for the outfield and or

first base.  The Mariners  don't  need any more pitching unless

it is to add to the  bullpen. Robbie Ray  will be back at some point 

but most likely  around the all-star  break.  Marco Gonzales should

be back and available at the beginning of the season.  What do

the Mariners  do with him is the question.  We will  see won't we.

Second base sounds good right now with Josh Rojas, Jose Caballero 

and Dylan Moore.  Do the Mariners  still need to upgrade  the position.

We will see what the  Mariners  want to do there.  Catcher we have

Cal Raleigh and Tom Murphy it looks like. Have to figure Harry  Ford 

won't  likely  be on the team until  2025 unless he does some amazing 

next spring.  The Mariners could start next season with three catchers

once again if Harry  is  ready.  His versatility  could mean he plays

other positions as well.  It would be interesting to see during the fall

whether  the  Mariners  will try him at other positions in instructional

league or whatever  they call it now.  It would be interesting to see 

him at second base during the fall.  Go M's.  

Seahawks Lose Final Preseason Game

The Seahawks  played Saturday  afternoon  in

Green Bay  losing to the Packers 19-15.

The early part of the game they didn’t play

well at all. Again this game was played mostly 

by the reserves.  The Seahawks  were leading

late into the game when the Packers scored a 

touchdown  just under to take the lead and

final score. 

The Seahawks  did a good job going down 

the field though the game ended in an interception 

by the Packers. Drew Lock played most of the

game at quarterback  with Holton Ahlers coming

in for the final drive. Depending  on your opinion

Drew Lock  may have deserved to come in the final 

drive instead.

We wouldn't  see Geno Smith until the opener in

two weeks  on September  10 against the Rams

at home. I  guess we will  find out whether a good

choice or not to have played Geno or not.  This

would be the same for the other starters.

This coming Tuesday  the Seahawks  will  have to

go down to 63 man roster. Depending on the waiver

wire the last few players could change as well.  The 

Seahawks  will  have the 16 man practice squad as

well. How that will be made up depends who they

cut are picked up  by other teams or not. I  am  sure 

we will see several  players  placed on the injured 

list as well.  Go Hawks!