Mariners Lose Series

The Seattle Mariners lost Sunday

afternoon 5-3 to the Twins. It was

the first series loss in Seattle since

being being by the Cubs back in May.

This game looked like replay recently

except they had nine huts on the day.

The trouble is again they could not

bring runners in when opportunity

arised. 

Mitch Garver who was catching while

Cal Raleigh was at dh was hit in the 

right wrist in the second. Garver had

to leave the game and Cal had to take

over. One question who would have

been.the third catcher.  There was

speculation had Garver been dh he

likely would have stayed in the game.

The trouble was him able to throw.

Xrays were taken and came up 

negative. He should be able to play

though have to see if he can catch. 

Dies this mean the Mariners mave

have to add another catcher to the

roster and will that be Zavala.

The Mariners only have Garver and

Raleigh as the only catchers on the

40-man roster as well as the 26-man

so they would have to add Zavala

or anyone else to the 40-man roster.

Zavala so far has only played three

games at Tacoma with a .222 average

so can't go by that. Nine if the other

catchers at Tacoma have very good 

marks so unless they acquire somewhere

else Zavala is the best choice.

Mariners number two prospect catcher

Harry Ford is doing OK hitting .254 at

double A Arkansas.  The question 

is he be ready to play any amount of 

time in the majors right now or this

season. Have to get that idea from

the scouts, Jerry Dipoto and general 

manager Justin Hollander for the 

answer. Even rqeady would it slow 

down his progress.

Luis Castillo who started Sunday

went only five innings giving up

three runs. With Garver out of the

game Luis had to bat in the 4th

inning. He ended up striking out.

After that the Mariners used three

pinch hitters without success.

When Castillo left the Mariners were

behind 3-0. It give me much of an

idea they would. They did score

two runs in the bottom of the fifth

making 3-2 and interesting. Julio

reached on a fielder's choice with

Dylan Moore scoring. Luke Raley 

had a single to score Josh Rojas.

The Mariners actually tied the game

in the 7th on a single to right scoring

Raley. This certainly gave Mariners

fans hope however in the top of

the 8th Ryne Stanek who has had his

ups and downs gave up a two-run

and there went the win. 

Thus was a gsme the Mariners may 

have won or not. Game one the

Mariners were lucky to win.do.they

could have been swept at home too.

Now they have Monday off with the

Baltimore Orioles coming to town

for three. The Oroles are at the top 

of the American East slightly ahead 

of the Yankees. They are 4-6 in their

last ten games. The Mariners will have

to do better than their last 12 games

to beat them. 

The Astros are playing well now

so the Mariners have step up to

keep the lead in the division.

This means either the offense 

gets better on its own or they

acquire a bat real soon.

Go team.

Mariners Lose Game Two

The Seattle Mariners lost Saturday night

5-1 to Minnesota Twins in the middle

of the three game series.

The Mariners only run game was on a

home run by Mitch Haniger. Like most

of the lineup he has been struggling

to. Now that he isn't starting regularly

I thought Dylan Moore should have

in right field. A one man's opinion

anyway.

Bryce Miller went five innings giving

up two runs however he threw 92 

pitched. Trent Thornton in the sixth

inning gave up three run homer to

outfielder Bruxton to end it pretty

much.

Miller would probably be the pitcher

of the game however no hitter of the

game. 

Luis Castillo is slated to start Sunday.

We see if the Mariners can win the series.

This was so important to win not to

start Bryan Woo's replacement..

The Mariners have Monday off. Though not

announced yet most likely in the three 

game series Kirby, Gilbert and Miller will

start.  Go Mariner

Washington Huskies Football

The 2024 version will be tough to

match the 2023 team for the Huskies.

In fact it might be a while however

it doesn't mean the Huskies won't

have success.

It will be interesting how close or 

different the offense will look. We 

do know the wide receivers won't

be as good. Last year they were

the best threesome they ever had.

Though they won't be as good as 

last year receivers we hope to see 

some good play. Denzel Boston 

expected to be number one receiver.

Jeremiah Hunter a transfer from

Cal Golden Bears and Giles Jackson

expected to be the starting three.

The backups will be redshirt freshmen

nd true freshmen. We have to see who 

steps out of that group.

Tight end Quentin Moore who had the

touchdown to win the Pac-12 championship game will be the only

experienced one returning. 

At running back Jonah Coleman a

transfer from Arizona is expected 

to be the starter.  Cameron Davis

who missed last season after

having a good 2022 season we 

hope to see him play. He didn't

participate in spring practice.

Daniyel Ngata a transfer from 

Arizona Stare last year  listed as 

second running back. Last season

he played mostly special teams.

We will see if anyone else steps

forward.

Will Rogers a transfer from Mississippi

State is expected to start at quarterback

in his final year of college football.

We hope he stays healthy as true 

freshman Desmond Williams Jr. Is  his backup. 

The offensive line is a question mark

as it will be a new set of starters. We

hope they up for the challenge. Next 

time we will look st Huskies defense.

Go Dawgs!

Mariners Win In Extra Innings

The Seattle Mariners beat the Twins 

at home 3-2 in ten innings.

Pitcher of the game: Logan Gilbert

who went six innings giving up

a two run homer in the sixth. He 

deserve more run support. The 

bullpen did  a good job not  allowing

a run in four innings.

Hitter of the game is hard to say

since only had five hits. Josh

Rojas hit a double to score Mitch

Haniger in the 5th inning. Had it

been a good throw he would have

been out. Polanco had a  bunt 

follow by Raley bunt for sacrifice.

The Mariners were unable to score.

Cal got JP Crawford in though it

was a fielder's choice. The pitcher 

for the Twins threw the ball wild. 

Even a perfect throw may not have

gotten JP.  Julio was able to hit 

the ball where JP was able to go

to third though it was an out. 

Bryce Miller starts Saturday. He

has struggled in several of his

last starts. We hope he turns it

around.  Go Mariners

Seahawks Running Back Position

This coming Seahawks season not

only say how the team does in a

a game we will let you know who

is the player of the game is. If 

fitting on offense and defense.

Throughout the week we will do

profiles on some of the players

to. This will go for the Huskies 

and Cougars as well.

Today going to look at the running

back position. According to head

coach Michael Macdonald the

running back position will be shared

by two. I expect that Kenny Walker 3

will be the starter however Zach 

Charbonnet will get plenty of carries

as well. They may alternate series 

and play in the same series as well.

I am sure there are fans who favor

Walker a lot. Having them share the

load Walker will stay healthier. The carry 

load could be 15 for Walker and 10 or

12 for Charbonnet. This will come down

how the game is going. Both should

receive some catches as well. Most 

likely three per game.

Kenny McIntosh a rookie last year out

of Georgia is the third running back.

The Seahawks have  a few vying for

the spot however they will be mentioned

at another time. McIntosh playing time

will be on special teams for the most 

part. He will be seen taking kickoffs.

Any rushing attempts will likely happen

late in the game if the score is high

on one side or another or if there is

injuries to 1or 2 which we hope not.

During much of Pete Carroll's reign

the priority for the Seahawks was to

run the ball primarily however it

changed to passing if they got down

quickly by the score or were not gaining

ground. We shouldn't expect this under

Michael Macdonald. The running game

will be a major focus however no matter what.

Having a good running game will make

passing game more effective as well.

The Seahawks have a talented group

of receivers as well as offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb who loves 

to mix things up as any Huskies fan

saw. We could see any of the receivers

run the ball too.  The end is expect the

unexpected.

Next time on the Seahawks we will

look at the receivers and after that

we will look at the defense which 

will be an interesting group especially

when we will see a different defense.

Go Hawks!

Seahawks Thursday: The Offense

We should see an improvement in 

Seahawks defense having head 

coach Michael Macdonald running

the show. We get back to it later.

The offense should look better to

with former Washington Huskies 

offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb

in charge. Though the running 

game is expected to be the primary

part of the offense the talent at

wide receiver and the use at tight

end should be showing to. Also,

the running backs will catch some 

passes too.

How well the Seahawks offense goes

comes down to the health of the line.

Last year the Seahawks line was not

good or healthy. Both of the tackles 

were out for some time. Right tackle

Abe Lucas out for at least half of the

season.  His health looks better going

into training camp so we hope he is

able to perform well along with left 

tackle Charles Cross.

The Seahawks signed former player

George Fant as a free agent. Though

he is expected to be the backup at

right tackle he could be a key  to the

line giving Lucas some time off.

The guards and center will be 

important to the offense. I believe

the backups make the offense 

better though we hope the health

of the whole stays intact.

We should see an improvement

to the running game which was

30 last season and make the

passing game more effective

to. With Grubb as coordinator

we should see some interesting

looks with DK Metcalf. Huskies

former receiver Rome Odunze 

now with the Chicago Bears is

much similar to Metcalf although

DK is more physical. I could see

some similar use for him.

Training camp starts in a month

so we should get ready. We hope

with an improved line not only

will the running game look better

Geno Smith or whoever is at

quarterback will be more free

in the pocket.  Go Hawks!

Mariners Win Final Game Of Road Trip

The road trip was tough with the

Mariners going 3-6 wing one

game per series. The Mariners 

knew it would be tough against the 

Guardians however the Mariners

and Rays should have been easier.

The Mariners now 19-25 on the 

road. The Marlins and Rays have

not been good at home though 

Tampa better though. The Mariners

starting rotation would make you

think better than they have been

on the road.

The Mariners won Wednesday

afternoon 5-2. The Mariners 

scored more like that regularly

they would have a better record.

George Kirby went six innings

giving up only four hits. He didn't

walk a batter and struck out seven.

The Mariners were leading 5-1

and Kirby had thrown 87 pitches. 

You think that Servais could have

left him in the game to start. 

The Mariners had to go with

four relievers though I am

sure they expected to go with

three. Munoz had tough luck

in the ninth so Trent Thornton 

came in and recorded his first

save.

The Mariners usually don't do

well if Munoz isn't able  to last.

The Mariners were losing 1-0

heading to the seventh inning.

Cal Raleigh hit a three run 

homer to allow the Mariners

to relax for a little bit.

In the eighth JP Crawford drove

in Mitch Garver and Dominic

Canzone. The Mariners had

five hits on the day. These 

were the guys who got all

the hits. 

Mariners will have Thursday

off and start a series at home

against Minnesota. Logan Gilbert

starts Friday and we hope another

great outing. Bryce Miller starts

on Saturday..