Main Event | The Seattle Mariners
| Remember the 2023 season when the Mariners were a total mess and we all ended the season with an utter sense of doom and gloom? Then they didn't sign any of the big name free agents and now we're all left to assume they'll go .500 after flirting with the playoffs 3 years in a row?? Well we're here to tell you about how excited you should be about this season.
| The M's record last year was 88-74. They finished 2 GB of the Astros and Rangers for 1st in the West. Their expected W-L based on run differential was 91-71...would've been 1st in the division
| They didn't lose any core pitching from last year. They return a full 6 man rotation of All-Stars Castillo and Kirby, Ace-in-the-making Logan Gilbert, phenoms Bryce Miller and Bryan Woo, and young Emerson Hancock.
| They only bolstered their league-best bullpen with the addition of Gregory Santos. Santos is a sort-of low-calorie Andres Munooz, with a 99pmh fastball and 91 mph Slider. He K's nearly a quarter of the batters he faces and rarely issues a free pass. Last year in 60 IP he only gave up 2 HR.
Current Events | Mariners kicked off spring training this weekend and have already given us something to talk about. Mitch Haniger went bomb in his first game back in a Mariners uni. Mitch Garver has hit multiple jacks. ]
| Kraken just beat the NHL leading Boston Bruins at home in OT yesterday. They're 5 pts out of the playoffs (think 2.5 GB in baseball terms) with a little over 1/4 of the season left to play. Their 2 top point getters from last year, Jared McCann and Vince Dunn, are shouldering the load again. If they're going to make a playoff push they need their Centers (Wennberg and Beniers, 8 goals each) to start carrying their weight
| Huskies Bball the up-and-down season of the Mighty Men in Purple and Gold continues. It's been barely 11 weeks since the Dawgs were 8-3 with a huge win over Gonzaga and only losses to tournament teams. For the 2nd year in a row they've lost Big Frank Kepnang to injury and barring a miracle run in the conference tourney, they won't even garner in invite to the CBI.
| Huskies Football the Husky Football team has assembled a coaching staff with over 70 years of NFL playing and coaching experience. That includes HC Fisch, DC Steve Belicheck, OC Brennan Carroll, and assistants Vinnie Sunseri (NFL player and Patriots Asst) and Scottie Graham (NFL player). Pretty cool stuff
| Seattle Seahawks The Grubb has landed. I repeat THE GRUBB HAS LANDED.
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ROBBY'S HOT TAKE | The Seahawks will not only make the playoffs next year but they will have a top 10 offense and defense by DVOA. Grubb and McDonald. That is all.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: | What is a good over/under for seasons Jedd Fisch coaches UW? His contract is for 7 years.
| Trivia! Courtesy of Caitlin White: Which quantity is greater: # of Mariners playoff appearances or # of Mariners ruptured testicles?
| More trivia! In honor of Black History Month: Who was the first black head coach in Seattle professional sports?
