SEATTLE – A game that was 6-0 with barely over two minutes left in the first half turned on a dime into a shootout.And in a game in which the Seahawks’ Sam Darnold and the Buccaneers’ Baker Mayfield took turns taking advantage of secondaries decimated by injuries, it was the Bucs who were left standing at the end.After Darnold made his biggest mistake of the day, an … [Read more...] about Seahawks lose shootout with Bucs on late interception by Sam Darnold
Dave Boling: Seahawks had making of signature win, but couldn’t stick the landing
SEATTLE – With the Mariners’ post-season in action across the street, the temptation was to co-opt a baseball term and call Tampa Bay’s 38-35 win over the Seattle Seahawks a pitchers’ duel.Not because it was low-scoring, but because the two hurlers – Seattle’s Sam Darnold and Tampa Bay’s Baker Mayfield – battled with almost perfect efficiency.Of course, they should have, … [Read more...] about Dave Boling: Seahawks had making of signature win, but couldn’t stick the landing
Jacob Thorpe: Mariners fans brought the thunder, but Tigers, Kerry Carpenter answered with the lightning
SEATTLE – More than $100 to park five blocks away. Get here an hour early? You’ll need all that time to wait in line to buy a “2025 Postseason” hat.Whatever, there is playoff baseball in Seattle and the petty considerations of cost and convenience were swept aside by throngs of fans desperate to participate.They surged into T-Mobile park by the thousands. Hours before first … [Read more...] about Jacob Thorpe: Mariners fans brought the thunder, but Tigers, Kerry Carpenter answered with the lightning
ALDS: Mariners drop Game 1 to Tigers as offense struggles
They continued to stand, hoping for magic, waiting to erupt in celebration.The anticipation for something more than they’d seen for 10 innings continued to grow.A sellout crowd of 47,290 at T-Mobile Park stood in the bottom of the 11th Saturday night, with their team trailing by a run and the top of the order coming to the plate.They couldn’t lose this game. Not with Tigers ace … [Read more...] about ALDS: Mariners drop Game 1 to Tigers as offense struggles
ALDS notebook: Mariners great Lou Piniella throws out first pitch before Game 1
Lou Piniella followed through on his promise. He didn’t just show up for a Seattle Mariners playoff game. He threw out the first pitch before Game 1.Piniella was a bit of a surprise choice, given the honor of throwing out the first pitch before the M’s opened the American League Division Series against Detroit on Saturday. The Tigers beat the M’s 3-2 in 11 innings.When the … [Read more...] about ALDS notebook: Mariners great Lou Piniella throws out first pitch before Game 1