Happy Sunday everybody! Did anybody wake up for the gold medal hockey game this morning? As of compiling these links last night, I’m still uncertain if I’ll make it out of bed in time for the start. Today is set up to be one of the best sports Sundays I can recall ever getting in a February. The hockey game starts before dawn, there’s a full slate of spring training games to choose from, the final round of the Genesis Invitational will be on all day, and there’s ten NBA games on throughout the afternoon.
In Mariners news…
- February 2026 seems fated to be remembered as the month of Kade Anderson. A crowd of people gathered to watch him throw a live BP yesterday that included strikeouts of Julio and Cal.
- Game two of the spring ended in a Mariners loss, but Miles Mastrobuoni had a big day at the plate to add to an already impressive spring resumé.
- On the Giants side of yesterday’s game, the focus was all on Hayden Birdsong and Giants fans were left badly disappointed.
Around the league…
- Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s Spring Training thus far can be defined by lofty expectations. And those expectations appear to extend to his looming free agent negotiations.
- Meanwhile, the Yankees are having a crappy spring! Putting up a real stinker! No, but seriously there’s poop in the clubhouse at George M. Steinbrenner.
- Hall of Famer and Pittsburgh Pirates legend Bill Mazeroski passed away on Friday at the age of 89.
- 2025 late-season call-up Cody Freeman is expected to be out for 4-6 weeks with a stress fracture in his back.
Nick’s pick…
- Truly, unequivocally, without a doubt, the most shameless, pathetic, little-brother energy move I’ve ever seen.