Brock and Salk

We discuss John Smoltz's answer to how internal competition can help a starting rotation and why personalites matter so much in all of that. Then, Ryan Rowland-Smith and Brock discuss how the Mariners offens can improve and what Julio is struggling with. Plus, Ryan ranks the top 5 filthiest pitches he's seen.

Brock and Ryan discuss the success we've seen from the 3B platoon and how Rojas specifically has put himself into elite company with a hot bat and solid defense before being joined by Hall of Famer John Smoltz to share some perspective to what the M's pitching staff is doing and also how the position has changed over the last decade.

Ryan Rowland-Smith (in for Salk) joins Brock to break down the Mariners weekend and how incredible this pitching has been to start the season. The guys are joined by former MLB catcher turned broadcaster A. J. Pierzynski to make a big statement about Logan Gilbert before Brock's Blue 88.

Maura & Justin open the show with a quick recap of the Mariners weekend as the M's recover from Friday's meltdown to win back-to-back games and the series over the Astros behind more dominant pitching. We revisit the final John Schneider Show.

We play a round of Buy/Sell with some Mariners & Seahawks questions before being joined by our own Mariners Insider Shannon Drayer live from Houston, finishing up the week with a RANKED: Brock's Top 5 landing spots for UW draftees.

What type of environment and culture will Coach Macdonald have in Seattle as a first-time HC? The guys run down a list of cuts from his appearance w/ Wyman & Bob before being joined for another wild ride from Gee Scott.

Brock & Salk run down a long list of their wants & needs for the Mariners vs Astros series starting today in Houston. Should the Seahawks be having a QB competition? The results of Salk's twitter poll were 70-30 in favor of it, but we open the phones to let fans weigh in before Brock's Blue 88.

Salk reads some podcast reviews before admitting he has a little FOMO and explains why. The Mariners set for 3 in Houston w/ Kirby on mound, the Seahawks welcome Byron Murphy to Seattle for his first visit and we revisit the Jim Nagy conversation who says he hopes Hawks open up the QB competition.

The guys discuss what it will be like to have a return of the NBA to Seattle eventually before coming back to the comments made by Jim Nagy and Michael Lombardi regarding the QB situation in Seattle. RANKED: Top 5 Shops

The guys play a round of everybody's favorite 'Answer the Question, Jerk!' on a variety of fun topics before being joined by former Seahawks scout, now Executive Director Reese's Senior Bowl Jim Nagy to discuss the Hawks draft class and how he opens they "open it up" to a QB competition between Howell/Geno.

Brock & Salk ask a couple M's questions - is there anything Hancock can do to keep a spot in the rotation? And in a perfect world, how many games do you want Mitch Haniger in RF? The guys offer solutions the Mariners do to improve to improve their offense before Brock's Blue 88.

Mariners lose final game of series vs Atlanta thanks in part to some imperfect defense (and a rough day overall for the OF). We learn about the new minority ownership added to Mariners and how the NBA media rights deal coming to a completion means the Seattle expansion could be announced soon. We revisit the conversation with Aaron Goldsmith before Salk grades the jersey numbers for the Seahawks rookies.

Brock & Salk wanted to talk mini-camp but ends up spending most of the segment on a story about Salk going to the dermatologist and how he believes that the Dr. essentially told him that he was ugly. The guys are joined by M's broadcaster Aaron Goldsmith to continue discussing the heater this team is on before RANKED: Top 5 “Kills"

Salk brings back an old game of Which is Better? with a variety of Mariners, Seahawks, and general life scenarios. The Big Dumper Cal Raleigh joins the guys to discuss the Mariners pitching success.

What this pitching staff has been doing for the better part of a month is historically insane, and they’ve done it against three very good teams in AZ, TEX, and ATL. Brock & Salk give their one month check-in on the M's before Brock's Blue 88.

Salk shares what he thinks was a master class put on by Luis Castillo at the ballpark and gives Servais credit for managing last night like it was a must-win game to secure their 5th straight series win. Seahawks rookies will start to arrive shortly for their first minicamp and could Goodell really get his 18 week season? We revisit the conversation with ESPN's Jeff Passan.

What do the Kraken do moving forward? A combination of Hakstol firing + disgruntled player reports + 3-year season ticket contracts expiring… GM Ron Francis better get it right or could be next. Can this kind of Mariners pitching sustain? And if so, will just small offensive improvements float the Mariners to stay atop the AL West? RANKED: Top 5 Seahawks position battles to watch.

With draft done, what should the expectations be from these Seahawks in 24? The guys cover what Salk wrote in his recent SeattleSports.com article before their weekly check in with ESPN Senior MLB Insider Jeff Passan who shares some historical perspective on how good this M's pitching staff has been as of late.

The Mariners may not deserve the benefit of the doubt, but Salk believes the players do - and we should expect Servais to absolutely throw the kitchen sink at the Braves tonight to go for a series win. Brock & Salk discuss the Michael Penix conundrum before Brock's Blue 88.

Mariners win a thriller and Salk loves how baseball will push you to the brink, make you crazy, convince you that you’re insane, think your team will never score again, and then bam – walk-off. Kraken moving on from HC Dave Hakstol after 3 seasons and we revisit the conversation w/ ESPN's Brady Henderson.