Mariners Lose Middle Game

Not a big surprise however the Mariners 

lost middle game of series on the road 

to the A's. 

Logan Evans a rookie pitcher for the

Mariners gave up four of his six runs

in the third inning. A key there is that

three were on a home run. He gave

up two more in the fifth inning. He

was lifted then with two outs. The

trouble with the starting rotation is

giving up home runs.

Carlos Vargas came in went one

additional inning besides getting 

the final in the fifth. He did fine

however he leads the Mariners in

appearances and I am afraid he

he will lose  his effectiveness or

injure his arm. 

Jackson Kowar pitched the last two 

innings and didn't give up a hit.

Kowar was recently called up again

from triple A Tacoma.  He missed 

all of 2024. I would like to see more

of him and less of Vargas right now.

I would like to see Vargas pitch two

games a week at the most.

There is talk that the Mariners are

looking to acquire a reliever before

the deadline on Thursday afternoon.

The thought would be someone

who mix in with Matt Brash and

Andre Munoz late in games.  

Depend on usage he could pitch

the seventh inning as well as 

the 8th of 9th inning.

The final A's 6 Mariners 1

The highlight of the Mariners one 

run was Randy Arozarena stealing

second base then scoring on a

hit by Polanco.. Arozarena steal

was his 20th of the season and

now he has stolen at least 20 bases

along with at least 20 home runs

in five straight seasons.

News came out that Tyler Locklear 

had been lifted from Tacoma's lineup.

Speculation was what it has to do

with the Mariners. We will know

more today. Does that mean he will

be activated on the roster and who

is leaving by being traded, released 

or sent down.

The recent trade the Mariners

acquired Josh Naylor who is

playing first base as does Locklear

So the idea thought of Locklear 

would dh and play first base  when

Naylor is not. So who will leave then.

The natural thinking would be Donavan

Solano who has played first base

against lefties would be released.

He can play third and second base

as well. 

Who would the Mariners trade. The

most likely would be either outfielder 

Luke Raley or utility Dylan Moore.

Mostly likely if either is traded the

Mariners may have to include a

prospect too. Stay tuned and see

what happens. Go M's.

UW Huskies and WSU Heading Into New Season

Now the new year as the Huskies and

the Cougars head into their second

season not in the old Pac-12.

Last week the Huskies were listed to

finish tenth place in the Big Ten.  Is

this the right place or will they do 

better under head coach Jedd Finch.

I believe they should do better this 

time around. 

Finch for one knows more what to do

this time around. The Big Ten is a 

physical conference so I could see

the offense to play more physical and

the defense as well. I expect his

play calling should be better. The 

question might be on the defense 

since they have newcomers along

with the coaching too. We will see

how it all works out.  I hope the Huskies 

will surprise them.

The Cougars are under new head coach

Jimmy Rodgers and the Pac-12 is technically 

only them and the Oregon State Beavers

this season. Next year they will have an

eight teams conference. 

They play 12 games with three where they

are favorites. Those are Idaho, San Diego 

State and Louisiana State.  Five games are toss ups and four are underdogs like in the

Apple Cup against the Huskies. The Cougars

could be a team that 6-6 or  7-5 or 5-7.

We will have to see how both the Huskies

and Cougars turn out. I hope we will be

pleasant surprised. Go Dawgs and Cougs.

Mariners Beat A's Monday

Mariners beat A's  3-1

Luis Castillo went seven innings.

Gave up five hits and no walks.

The Mariners don't win many games

like this however a good one.

Josh Naylor had his first home 

run for the Mariners on the first pitch

in the second inning. He scored again

on a sacrifice fly by Mitch Garver. 

Cal Raleigh drove  in Ben Williamson  

for  the third run.

A good way to start this series. We

hope more offense on Tuesday. Good 

news they are now three games behind

the Astros in American League West 

division. 

Mariners End Up With Split

The Mariners lost Sunday afternoon 

4 to 1. 

I was mostly disappointed that they 

didn't win when Ichiro was Inducted 

into the baseball Hall of Fame.

The Mariners had only two hits on

the day. Cal Raleigh had his 41st

home run of the season in the 7th 

inning . Josh Naylor had the other hit.

The Angels had all four runs in the

5th inning off of starter Logan Gilbert.

Two of the runs were off of a home 

run by Mike Trout who has more 

home runs  then anyone when facing

the Mariners.  It was the only one of 

this series though.

The Mariners play three against the A's

in Sacramento Monday thru Wednesday.

They come home to play the Texas Rangers 

Thursday thru Sunday. We hope some

good success.

Mariners Win Ichiro Gets Inducted

The Seattle Mariners Saturday night 

rolled over the Los Angeles Angels 

7-2.

George Kirby didn't have his A game

starting however was able to go

six innings and giving up the two

runs. He walked the unusual three

batters and hit one as well. He did

strike out nine though.

The Angels scored first on a Taylor

Ward home run in the second inning 

then Julio Rodriguez tied it the third

inning with a home run of his own.

It was his 4th of the series in three

games. He loves hitting in Anaheim.

The Mariners took the lead in the 

4th with red hot Randy Arozarena 

hitting a solo home run. The Angels 

tied in the 5th. Cal Raleigh hit his 

40th of the season in the 6th and

Mariners scored three more times.

It became bizarre after Arozarena 

walks. He steals second base then

the home plate umpires sends him

back to first because Josh Naylor 

wasn't in the batters box or that is

what the umpire thought. It became 

a heated discussion between the

home plate umpires and M's manager

Dan Wilson. It was a surprise he wasn't 

kicked out. After being settled Arozarena 

stole second again. Naylor walked. 

The Angels changed pitchers and Jorge

Polanco walked too. Mitch Garver popped

out however Dominic Canzone hits a

single to score Arozarena and Naylor.

Polanco went to third.

Ben Williamson striked out then JP hit

a grounder to second baseman and it

bizzare to as Canzone could have been

tagged however the second baseman 

tried to get JP instead at first but the

throw was late and Polanco scored. 

Julio grounded out to end the inning.

There was no scoring after that. 

Trent Thornton pitched the 7th

and 8th inning. The 7th was easy

however the Angels had two hits

in the 8yh however Thornton got 

out of hit with a double play. Carlos

Vargas pitched the 9th throwing 

only five pitches. 

Sunday is a big day for the Mariners 

fans and all of Japan as Ichiro gets

Inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame 

in Cooperstown New York. Ichiro was

the first Japanese position player to

play in the major leagues. He played

in Japan until he was 27 years old.

In the major leagues he was able to 

get over 3000 hits which is always a 

big accomplishment and with his hits

in Japan he has more hits than anyone 

combining both in Japan and in the 

majors. 

Ichiro was not only an accomplished 

hitter he was pretty good defensive

player as well with a cannon of an 

arm. It would take pages here if we 

added up all his accomplishments 

in the majors as well as Japan.

We thank you Japan for us especially 

Mariners fans to see Ichiro in action.

The induction starts mid morning in

Seattle on Sunday however very

early Monday in Japan. May everyone 

enjoy it along with the other players 

being Inducted. Go Ichiro.  ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Some Changes In Seahawks Camp

The Seahawks have made a few 

changes going on in camp though

they just started.

This is going on the offensive side

right now. We could see on defense 

as time goes by.

Right before camp Noah Fant was

released at tight end. AJ Barner a

rookie is listed as the starter now.

This year's second rounder Elijah Arroyo 

is number number. Brady Russell 

who played sparingly last year at

tight end and announced as switching

to fullback in the new offense has

taken some reps at tight end as well.

Head coach Mike MacDonald says

that they like Russell's catching

ability so why he is taking reps

at tight end however the plan is

to still use him at fullback as the

backup.  Sounds he could be used

at either position to the catch 

the ball.

At center right now it looks like

Jalen Sundell could be the starter.

For one thing he is comfortable 

playing alongside first round pick

Grey Zabel at left guard. They both

played together at North Dakota 

State. Right guard Christian Haynes

has taken snaps there too. Last year

it seemed like he was a disappointment 

as a rookie not playing more at right

guard. Now we have to wonder whether 

Olu Oluwatini drafted in the fifth round 

in 2023 and played center much of the

second half of the season will stick

around or are the Seahawks want to

see the best combination to make it

a better offensive line we find out.

Go Hawks.

Mariners Lose In Extra Innings

Both starters for the Mariners and Angels 

did a good job Friday night going six 

innings and giving up two runs.

Julio Rodriguez was the Mariners 

offense hitting two solo home runs.

The first one in the top of the first 

inning. Angels scored two runs in

the first inning to take the lead.

Julio's second was in the sixth

inning. Both teams relievers

were able not give up a run in

regulation.

Though they had the opportunity 

the Mariners couldn't score in the

top of the tenth and the Angels 

were able to get a walk off.

What was tough and terrible was

the home plate umpires strike zone

or lack of it. There were several 

pitches called balls when they were 

nearly down the middle of the

plate.  This could have made the

difference as well. Go M's.