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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   Today's game Opponent: New York Yankees When: 1:10 p.m. Where: Safeco Field TV: Fox Sports Net Radio: KOMO (1000 AM) Pitchers: Seattle right-hander Carlos Silva (4-14, 6.53 earned run average) vs. right-hander Mike Mussina (16-7, 3.41).   CONTACT THE HERALD Report scores and results to 425-339-3470 or 1-866-6-SCORES (Call after 4:30 p.m.) E-mail information including items for Tuesday's Communities Sports Roundup and Thursday's Outdoor Calendar, to sports@heraldnet.com Kevin Brown, Sports Editor kbrown@heraldnet.com   Published: Sunday, September 7, 2008 M's update Morrow feeling fine Just like Friday night when Brandon Morrow sat by himself on the Mariners' bench as his no-hitter progressed deep into the game, teammates left him alone again Saturday in the clubhouse. This time it wasn't another example of players observing baseball's unwritten rule. Morrow watched TV alone because nobody else in the clubhouse seemed interested in the Washington State-California football game. He's a Cal guy and was feeling good about the Bears' rout of WSU. Better than that, Morrow's right arm felt fine, too. That was the bigger concern to the Mariners after he threw 106 pitches in his first major league start Friday, when he had a no-hitter until Wilson Betemit doubled with two outs in the eighth inning. It was the heaviest workload on Morrow's arm since he was a starting pitcher at Cal, and he threw 24 more pitches Friday than in his last start at Class AAA Tacoma five days earlier. "My arm feels much better than I thought it would," he said. "It hasn't been 24 hours yet, but nothing feels tight." With the arm, that is. The rest of his body was plenty sore. "My legs all the way up and my back are real sore," he said. "But it's a good sore." Morrow said he didn't think too much Friday about the last pitch he threw -- a hanging curveball that Betemit hit to break up the no-hitter -- or mentally beat himself up over what he could have done differently. He did see some TV replays but, mostly, he was too tired to fret over it. "I went out to dinner with a buddy, my dad and brother, and I kind of hit a wall about halfway through dinner," Morrow said. "I was so tired, really tired." He's scheduled to start Thursday at Anaheim. Caution: Manager Jim Riggleman couldn't help but be enthralled with the energy of Morrow's first start and the optimism for the future that came with it. But Riggleman also knows it's wise not to expect too much too soon when dealing with young players despite their promise. "We're certainly not going to be guilty of getting overconfident with where we are in the standings," Riggleman said. "We know we've got a lot of work to do. We've got a ways to go to catch the third-place club, never mind the Angels. "You see a lot of pieces that are going to work and I think it's a little more positive feeling. I wouldn't say we're going to get overly optimistic, but there's a more positive vibe flowing around the club." Of note: Jarrod Washburn will play catch today to test his strained abdominal muscle. Washburn, who believes he hurt while dodging a line drive in his last start, isn't sure when he'll pitch again. "But I will pitch again this season," he vowed. … Catcher Jeff Clement's sore left knee hasn't gotten any better and the Mariners aren't sure when he'll play anything but DH again. … Morrow joined Juan Marichal (1960), Rudy May (1965) and Steve Woodward (1997) as the only players since 1900 to pitch at least 72/3 innings, allow one hit and strike out at least eight in their first major league start. Kirby Arnold, Herald Writer

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