Brock And Salk

Mike Lefko fills in for Salk and opens the show by talking through the Harry Ford situation (due to the Mitch Garver injury) and what to possibly expect from Ford if he is called up. Then, they re-air Salk's conversation with Bryan Walters on if the Seahawks could trade for Trey Hendrickson along with a few other topics.

The hour starts with a bunch of funny listener voicemails for Here's The Thing. After that, the group goes Around The NFL with stories including Diontae Johnson, Aaron Rodgers, George Kittle and more.

Salk and Bryan Walters discuss how the Mariners look arguably more sustainable now than they have all year, given how the last two weeks have gone. They also go through a few question about the Seahawks offense, inlcuding Sam Darnold, Kenneth Walker and more.

Salk reads some Apple Podcast reviews to begin the show, and is also fired up over a ridiculous headline in an article written about Cal Raleigh. Later, they re-air their conversation with Buster Olney of ESPN to discuss the trade deadline, the Mariners up and down play and more.

The National media is starting to make some arguments for Cal Raleigh winning MVP over Aaron Judge. Then, Byan Walters weighs in on Salk's campaign to get Trey Hendrickson to Seattle and discusses the level of depth and competition on the D-line when he played here. Plus, Salk awards the Trash Take of the week.

Salk runs through a few potential trade options for the Mariners, including Josh Naylor and Eugenio Suarez for the Diamondbacks, along with relievers Jhoan Duran and Griffin Jax from the Twins. Afterwards, Buster Olney of ESPN joins the show to shar his insight on what the Mariners could do at the deadline, the ups and downs of the team, Cal Raleigh and more.

Salk and former Seahawks WR Bryan Walters (who is filling in for Brock) describe both how and why the Mariners look explosive again, particularly on offense. They then go through a round of Buy Or Sell with a variety of Mariners and Seahawks topics. In Blue 88, Bryan dives in on Russell Wilson, how closely players pay attention to other contracts and the worst nickname.

Salk feels as if the Mariners had one of their best wins of the year yesterday and likes how the team is trending.So he goes through a few of the reasons why. Then, they re-air their conversation with ESPN's Jeff Passan in which he discusses Julio Rodriguez, Cal Raleigh, the trade deadline and more.

We react to Jeff Passan's names of potential bats. What would you give up to acquire Josh Naylor and Eugenio Suarez? Then, we talk with Aram Leighton of Just Baseball about the M's prospects who were promoted yesterday and who he would be willing to give up in a trade. Plus, we answer food, pet and wedding queries in Answer the Question Jerk.

Salk reacts to sound from Mike Silver who discussed that Tom Brady had no interest in the Raiders signing Sam Darnold, but signed off on a Geno Smith trade. Salk is a little confused by that as a result. Later, Jeff Passan of ESPN joins the show to dive in on Cal Raleigh and the AL MVP race, Julio Rodriguez, the trade deadline and more.

After the Mariners put up double digit runs again on Monday, Salk explains how the Mariners all of the sudden look like a totally different team. He highlights a few reasons why. He also reacts to some of the sound from Angie Mentink who outlines a few different things about Julio Rodriguez, including the idea of him needing to get back to enjoying playing the game (or at least express it that way). In Blue 88, topics include Russell Wilson, who Cooper Kupp compared JSN to and one list where the Seahawks need to improve on due to currently ranking 20th.

Cal Raleigh continues to hit home runs with his 32nd of the year yesterday, and Salk takes a look through some more crazy stats for Cal. After that, they re-air their conversation with Angie Mentink of ROOT Sports with topics featuring Cal Raleigh, Julio Rodriguez, the Mariners road trip and more.

ESPN NHL reporter Greg Wyshynski joins us to discuss the hiring of Lane Lambert, the acquisitions of Mason Marchment and Joe Veleno and the trade fo Andre Burakovsky. Then, Brock gives Salk a preview of what to expect at his daughter's wedding on Saturday.

The Mariners are a tough team to read with how different they look from series to series, so Brock and Salk dive into that and what to make of them. Later, Angie Mentink of ROOT Sports joins the show to discuss the Mariners successful weekend, Cal Raleigh, Julio Rodriguez and more.

Brock opens the hour by sharing his disappointment for the Thunder winning the NBA Finals and why it hurt him. There is also some good discussion and fascination over the continued dominance of Cal Raleigh and how he continues to stay this hot. In Blue 88, topics include Trey Hendrickson, Kenneth Walker and the new UW uniforms.

The Mariners win the series over the Cubs and Salk really liked the way the team approached the series offensively, so he goes into it in some detail. Then, they go Around The Weekend with storylines from the Mariners, the College World Series, the NBA Finals and more.

Shannon Drayer joins Mike Salk to preview the Cubs series and discuss Luke Raley's return and Rowdy Tellez being DFA'd. Then, we discuss the Luke Raley's return, the M's pitching matchups for the weekend, the Kraken trading for Mason Marchment and the Pacers forcing a game 7 in the NBA Finals in Need to Know. Plus, we take your phone calls as we do every Friday.

Salk adamantly wants to see the Seahawks trade for Trey Hendrickson and he explains why it makes perfect sense. After that, Gee Scott stops by for his weekly appearance.

With Luke Raley returning this weekend, Salk wonders if we are going to see the real Mariners this weekend, as this may be as close as they will get to the roster that they envisioned on Opening Day. He also listens to some sound from Matt Hasselbeck and reacts to it by wondering if this is an identity year for the Seahawks. In Blue 88, topics include something that Daniel Jeremiah said that Brock liked, why PFF proved a prediction right and Trey Hendrickson.

The Mariners are set to play a weekend series in Chicago and Salk explains why Wrigley Field is so awesome. Then, they re-air their conversation with Daniel Jeremiah of the NFL Network to discuss Seahawks OTA's, how they can still improve the roster and more.