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Hasselbeck: 'Something special' in Seattle Seahawks' Macdonald
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New Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald got a ringing endorsement from one of the best quarterbacks in franchise history.
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Matt Hasselbeck, a former three-time Pro Bowl quarterback with Seattle, was on hand for Thursday’s joint practice in Nashville between the Seahawks and Tennessee Titans. As he detailed Friday on Seattle Sports’ Brock and Salk, Hasselbeck said he met Macdonald for the first time on Thursday and was impressed by the 37-year-old coach’s overall approach and demeanor.
“He’s a first-time head coach,” Hasselbeck said. “This is the first time that this coaching staff has been together. They’re on the road for like four or five days in Nashville, Tennessee, which isn’t easy to do. And I just appreciated his organized approach. He’s not too high or too low.”
During his conversation with Macdonald, Hasselbeck said the first-time NFL head coach was laser-focused on areas where his team needs to improve.
“I gave him a couple things that I was impressed with,” Hasselbeck. “And he said, ‘We have a lot of work to do.’ Even though the (preseason opener against the) Chargers went pretty well for them in a lot of ways, I think he’s looking for like, ‘Hey, how can we do pregame better? How can we do everything better? How can we do our halftime better?’
“He’s very excited about some of the things that they have (and) he understands where they need to get better.”
Hasselbeck then dished out what’s becoming a familiar comparison in the football world, describing Macdonald as the defensive version of Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay. The 38-year-old McVay has developed a reputation as one of the brightest offensive minds in the NFL, while Macdonald has quickly earned a reputation as one of the top defensive minds after his success as the Baltimore Ravens’ defensive coordinator.
“He reminds me of a young version of a defensive Sean McVay vibe,” Hasselbeck said. “Probably less caffeinated than Sean McVay, but there’s something special there. You definitely can tell that he has it.”
Carroll’s fingerprints still there
The Seahawks’ decision to hire Macdonald this past January came after they made the stunning move to part ways with longtime head coach Pete Carroll, who guided Seattle to its greatest heights in franchise history during his legendary 14 seasons at the helm.
While plenty there are no shortage of changes and differences with the Seahawks under Macdonald, Hasselbeck said he thinks some of Carroll’s impact remains – particularly the fiery competition and never-ending energy that became staples of the program he ran in Seattle.
“I think Pete’s fingerprints are still on it,” said Hasselbeck, who helped deliver the first of Carroll’s 10 playoff wins with the Seahawks as the team’s quarterback in 2010. “The joyful energy, especially on the defensive side of the ball – or just the confidence and sort of like that moment of truth, like, ‘No, this ball is mine’ that you see from the guys on the offensive side of the ball – that competitiveness, that’s like Pete Carroll stuff to me.
“So like the fingerprints were still kind of there. But it’s almost like you get the benefits of all that like identity that’s still there, and yet there’s like a new fresh approach.”
Listen to the full conversation with Matt Hasselbeck at this link or in the audio player near the top of this story. Tune in to Brock and Salk weekdays from 6 to 10 a.m. or find the podcast on the Seattle Sports app.
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Morosi: Starting to feel like Seattle Mariners' season 'slipping away'
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The demoralizing losses just keep piling up for the Seattle Mariners.
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Heading into the All-Star break, the Mariners lost three consecutive one-run games to the lowly Los Angeles Angels. One week later, they got swept by that same Angels team while mustering a total of just three runs in the three-game series.
Last week, they needed a stunning ninth-inning rally to avoid a sweep against the sub-.500 Detroit Tigers. And then against those same Tigers this week, Seattle did get swept – while totaling just four runs and nine hits in the three games.
The past two losses to Detroit were particularly brutal. On Wednesday night, Mariners starter Bryan Woo threw seven scoreless innings before the bullpen blew an eighth-inning lead and Seattle went on to lose 3-2 in the 10th. And it was déjà vu on Thursday, as Mariners starter Bryce Miller also spun seven scoreless frames before the bullpen blew an eighth-inning lead in a 2-1 loss. It marked the fourth time since the start of July that the Mariners have lost a game despite allowing two runs or fewer.
To make matters worse, the Houston Astros have won eight in a row to build a three-game lead over Seattle atop the American League West. The Mariners are also 3.5 games out of the AL’s final wild-card spot. According to Fangraphs, Seattle’s playoff odds have dropped to 32.6%.
Following the Mariners’ latest loss, MLB insider Jon Morosi joined Seattle Sports’ Wyman and Bob on Thursday to discuss the reeling M’s.
“It encapsulates the reasons why people have been so concerned about this team,” Morosi said of the Mariners’ disastrous series in Detroit. “The pitching is so great, it really is. … (But) when you’re three games back in the division behind a team that’s hot and you’re losing games like this to a team that’s out of it, these are the days that, if they accumulate, they can become the death knell of a team in terms of going for a postseason berth.”
The dichotomy between Seattle’s elite starting rotation and struggling offense has been the story all season.
The Mariners have an MLB-best 3.46 ERA, which is 0.26 better than any other team. But the M’s rank at or near the bottom of the league in nearly every major offensive statistical category, including 27th in runs per game (3.94) and dead-last in batting average (.216).
“They don’t have a (player) who is having a star season in the whole lineup,” Morosi said. “Not one. No one’s having a what I would describe as a great offensive year. If you look at OPS, among all players on this team that have at least 100 plate appearances, the best offensive player on this team is Victor Robles. He’s got a .761 OPS. … If you’ve got a team and you believe you have a chance to go to the playoffs, and not a single one of your regular players has an OPS above .800, you’re probably not going to win.”
The Julio void
The Mariners’ offensive woes have been team-wide, but one of the defining storylines of the season has been superstar Julio Rodríguez’s struggles.
Over the past two seasons, Rodríguez burst onto the scene as one of baseball’s brightest young stars, slashing a combined .279/.338/.495 with 60 home runs and an .834 OPS. But this year, his production has been a far cry from that. He is hitting .263/.313/.371 with just 11 homers and a .684 OPS.
Rodríguez was heating up in July, but landed on the injured list with a high-ankle sprain after crashing into the outfield wall in an attempt to catch a fly ball on July 21. He returned to the lineup as Seattle’s designated hitter last Sunday but has yet to return to center field.
“They gave him a massive contract to basically be the face of the franchise, and he’s been hurt and not himself from a productivity standpoint really all year,” Morosi said. “If he had a 30-30 (homers-steals) season, they’d be in first place right now by three games. They would. And it’s not Julio’s fault. I’m not blaming him. … (But) I think that’s where the Mariners find themselves right now. They are waiting for the big guys to show up. And as the the old expression goes, it’s getting late early.”
The Mariners have also been missing leadoff-hitting shortstop J.P. Crawford, who broke the pinky finger on his throwing hand when he was hit by a pitch on July 22. He is expected to remain on the injured list until September.
“J.P. is still on the IL and Julio is not himself,” Morosi said. “As I’ve watched this team play, I’ve continued trying to to talk myself into believing that the next good turn is right around the corner – that Julio getting back and whenever J.P. comes back and different things like that, the next good stretch is just around the bend.
“But now the Astros – who have all this know-how of how to win games this time of year – are three games ahead of you. And it’s all starting to feel like it’s slipping away.”
Listen to full conversation at this link or in the audio player near the top of this story. MLB insider Jon Morosi joins Seattle Sports’ Wyman and Bob on Thursdays for a national perspective on the Mariners.
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Seattle weather: Clouds to start Friday, afternoon sunbreaks with highs in the low 70s
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Seattle weather: Mostly cloudy Friday
FOX 13 Seattle Meteorologist Ilona McCauley has your latest western Washington weather forecast!
Today was another mild afternoon with highs in the low 70s. We saw some nice afternoon sunbreaks around the Central Puget sound, while others were stuck under more clouds.
Today was another mild afternoon with highs in the low 70s.
Overnight clouds return with mild temperatures. Lows in the mid to upper 50s.
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Overnight clouds return with mild temperatures.
Highs Friday will be in the low 70s as we see more sunbreaks in the afternoon. Chances of thunderstorms will increase by the afternoon along the North Cascades.
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Highs Friday will be in the low 70s as we see more sunbreaks in the afternoon.
The weekend will start calm, but skies will change quickly by later in the day. The forecast is on track to bring strong storms to Western Washington by Saturday evening. These storms are looking to bring rounds of heavy rain, small hail, gusty winds and lightning.
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The forecast is on track to bring strong storms to Western Washington by Saturday evening.
Showers will taper by Sunday morning, then some dry time to start the work week. Highs will stay on the cooler side, the low to mid 70s.
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Showers will taper by Sunday morning, then some dry time to start the work week.
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Paul Allen’s Seattle museum artifacts set for auction after closure
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