Brock and Salk

Brock explains why he's upset with Molly over her power washing, why he likes the Bills move to bring in a former official as a liaison, and what the MLB bat speed numbers have him questioning. Then, we react to Jeff Passan's thoughts on guys the M's could trade for and who they could give up in order to really make a push in a wide open AL. Plus, Justin and Salk have a heavenly Ranked for you.

Maura takes the guys on a trip Around the NFL to discuss Jared Goff's pay day, Nathaniel Hackett's role in NY and former NFL official John Parry's new role in Buffalo. ESPN's Senior MLB Insider Jeff Passan makes his weekly appearance to discuss the M's through the past couple weeks and share some way-too-early trade deadline scenarios.

Another high-quality pitcher chased after 5 innings by the M's and Salk loves that they don't show the “roll over and die” mentality that we saw against better pitchers last season. Salk thinks Coach Macdonald seems like a bright guy and the defense looks awesome but still believes more in Jimmies & Joes vs X's & O's. Brock goes off the WIAA after the Girls Flag Football was voted down.

M's get an opening win behind another dominant George Kirby day regardless of a terrible umpire and we see some of the bats finally heating up. Scott Servais has gone out of his way to mention how close this team is and even gone as far as saying they could be the 'hardest working' team he's ever coached, Caitlin Clark's WNBA debut all set for tonight and we buzz 'Around the Station' to hear what other shows on Seattle Sports are saying.

Brock found some Jim Harbaugh sound that convinced him that we would not have been able to handle talking to him every week for an entire season. Salk thinks it would have been a fun adventure. Brock was surprised to see that some of the hitters that are thriving right now (Steven Kwan, Luis Arraez, and Josh Rojas for the M's) have the slowest bat speed. We dive into some of those numbers and then deliver a delayed Mother's Day themed Ranked.

Salk can't believe why in the world the Seahawks would want Jamal Adams back on this Seahawks roster with his attitude after moving on from a leader like Diggs (and Bobby). The guys go over the list of QBs rankings from Cody Benjamin.

With Sunday's win, Luis Castillo has now thrown 31 quality starts since joining the Mariners, tied for most in the AL and Salk shares four very important things that were said or done this weekend in Seattle sports before Brock's Blue 88.

After a sunny weekend with 120k fans at the ballpark, the M's win their 7th series out of 8 and Julio Rodriguez appears to be 'getting right,' at least according to skipper Scott Servais as he went deep and hit a lot of balls over 100mph. Maura takes us Around the Weekend.

The Mariners offense is so frustrating because this team can be so fun and good outside of that. What can be done? Salk talks through some of the options to try and spark the lineup but ultimately thinks its too early for most of them. Then, we take your calls and Justin and Salk double their fun in Ranked.

After the conversation Salk has with Shannon, the focus returns to the issues with the Mariners offense and who is feeling "pinchy" within the org based on results of the first 40-ish games of the season. Gee Scott makes his weekly appearance to discuss his recent traffic ticket, JSN year-2 expectations, and much... much more.

Salk shares an other QB list that has Geno at #18 and thinks it sounds right, but what about the young guys after him? Does that put Geno closer to the back of the pack? M's Insider Shannon Drayer joins Salk to discuss why she feels so many players underperforming their career numbers, frustration levels and Bryan Woo expectations before Brady Henderson (in for Brock) joins the show for some Blue 88.

There are a lot of things going wrong with the Mariners offense and Salk wonders who is feeling "pinchy" about their present & future... and it could be a lot of folks. The M's pitching staff is getting back one of their starters as the Oakland A's bring their feisty bats to town for a 3 game series. Salk runs down a list of topics to round out the hour.

What exactly are we seeing happen with Cal Raleigh? Is he ascending into something beyond what we already thought he was? He is tough, genuine, outspoken, strong, clutch and he is in command - put those five things together, and you have a recipe for a team leader and a fan favorite. Brock's Blue 88.

Salk opens the show with a story about golfing with more old people on vacation before a new outlook on how he looks at baseball in 'chunks' more than individual games and how it reflects some of the strengths and weaknesses of a roster construction. Is Ty France on a hot seat? We revisit the conversation with Ryan Divish.

Brock and Salk discuss the focus on specialization and skill development in youth sports and how hard it makes it to be a multi sport athlete today. How can we get back to letting kids be kids and enjoy playing sports more? Then, are we getting closer to the M's needing to make some decisions on their lineup? Josh Rojas and Dylan Moore have exceeded expectations but they need the guys they expected to be good, to show up. Plus, Maura did her homework and watched Rocky IV. She gives her review.

Seahawks rookie guard Christian Haynes joins Mike Lefko and Brock Huard to discuss what draft day was like, his impressions of Seattle, his excitement to work with O-line coach Scott Huff and OC Ryan Grubb and what it means to have a mean streak as an O-linemen. Then, we discuss Austin Rivers comments that you could take 30 NBA players right now and drop them in the NFL but you couldn't do vice versa and Lefko ranks the Mariners best promotional giveaways.

Seahawks cornerback situation has opened up a lot of questions about who/what is the right 'fit' for Coach Macdonald's defense. The Mariners were able to rally again to win a big one in Minnesota and the guy get into what is missing most: consistency.

Brock and Lefko break down the Mariners win and how Cal Raleigh saved the day & deserves the "C" on his chest, but also how Luis Castillo deserves some credit for that win for what he forced the Twins to do the night before w/ their bullpen. M's beat writer Ryan Divish (Seattle Times) joins the guys from Minnesota to discuss Cal, injuries, and more before Brock's Blue 88.

Lefko (in for Salk) opens with a "good" morning because that's what it is when you get a 10-run Mariners win behind a pinch-hit grand slam by your defacto Mariners captain, Big Dumper. We hear some M's injury updates and revisit the conversation w/ Seahawks ESPN reporter Brady Henderson.

We discuss whether a Jim Bowden trade suggestion to land the Mariners a bat would be worth it. Then, Brock and Mike Lefko dig into the M's offensive struggles and whether Julio getting going will elevate the entire offense. Plus, Lefko leads us on an exploration of the worst things about air travel in Ranked.