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- Updated: September 17, 2016
SEATTLE — The DVR back home is set, and for Astros third-base coach Gary Pettis, that’s the only way he’ll get to see his son play football this weekend. Dante Pettis is a junior receiver at the University of Washington, which was scheduled to play Portland State on Saturday night just a few miles from where the Astros were playing the Mariners at Safeco Field.
Pettis was hoping for an early kickoff, but afternoon start times for both games meant he wouldn’t get to see his son in person on the field. He did take him to lunch and dinner on Thursday and planned to see the Huskies march into the stadium hours prior to Saturday’s game. Pettis also visited with Washington coach Chris Petersen, who coached his nephew, Austin Pettis, at Boise State.
Pettis said he’s seen his son play 10-12 times in person while at UW. He had 30 catches for 414 last year, and this year, he has eight catches for 112 yards and two touchdowns in the Huskies’ first two games.
“I try to catch them when I can,” Pettis said. “Once our season is done and if …
