Brock and Salk

Ryan Rowland-Smith and Mike Lefko answer some sports and personal questions in Whose Shoes? Then, we give out some Mariners mid season grades and go through some of the biggest moments so far.

Published: 27 June 2025

Lefko and Ryan Rowland-Smith talk through what they feel as if the Mariners needs are at the trade deadline. After that, Gee Scott stops by for his weekly appearance to discuss a variety of topics.

Published: 27 June 2025

Lefko and Ryan Rowland-Smith discuss what the proper way to handle Harry Ford if he ends up getting called up and activated. They then welcome on Rangers broadcaster Jared Sandler to preview the upcoming weekend series. Michael Bumpus joins for Blue 88 to break down Shaquill Griffin, the Seahawks WR depth and who the biggest threat in the NFC West is.

Published: 27 June 2025

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.

Published: 27 June 2025

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.

Transcribed - Published: 26 June 2025

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.

Transcribed - Published: 26 June 2025

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.

Transcribed - Published: 25 June 2025

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.

Transcribed - Published: 25 June 2025

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.

Transcribed - Published: 25 June 2025

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.

Transcribed - Published: 25 June 2025

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.

Transcribed - Published: 24 June 2025

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.

Transcribed - Published: 24 June 2025

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.

Transcribed - Published: 24 June 2025

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.

Transcribed - Published: 24 June 2025

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.

Transcribed - Published: 23 June 2025

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.

Transcribed - Published: 23 June 2025

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.

Transcribed - Published: 23 June 2025

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.

Transcribed - Published: 23 June 2025

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.

Transcribed - Published: 20 June 2025

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.

Transcribed - Published: 20 June 2025

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.

Transcribed - Published: 20 June 2025

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.

Transcribed - Published: 20 June 2025

Adam Jude reports that Luke Raley will be activated this weekend. Who does he replace? Then, we hear from John Schneider on the three and out podcast about some similar qualities between Jalen Milroe and Brett Favre. Plus, Salk crowns this week's Trash Takes winner.

Transcribed - Published: 19 June 2025

Brock and Salk talk through getting closer to Brock's daughter's wedding and what the seating chart could  look like. They then go through where the economics in sports are at with both the Lakers and Rays set to sell their teams. In Blue 88, Brock dives in on ESPN's NFL All-Century Team, what stood out from Trey Lance's rookie year with Kyle Shanahan and Shedeur Sanders.

Transcribed - Published: 19 June 2025

Salk talks through an article written by Awful Announcing discussing how MLB streaming could change in time and may try to model it after the NBA. Then, they re-air their conversation with former Seahawks QB Matt Hasselbeck.

Transcribed - Published: 19 June 2025

How do the Mariners balance a need to be aggressive at the trade deadline with the lack of top tier talent expected to be available? Then, Joon Lee joins us to talk about his NYT piece on how private equity and streaming services are making it more expensive and less communal to be a sports fan.

Transcribed - Published: 18 June 2025

Brock and Salk dive in on how great Cal Raleigh is and reference how fascinated Johnny Bench is with him as well. Later, former Seahawks QB Matt Hasselbeck joins the show to talk about being honored as one of the Top 50 Seahawks, how he thinks the Seahawks will fare in 2025 and more.

Transcribed - Published: 18 June 2025

Brock and Salk talk through the Mariners win on Tuesday along with how different the offense looka on anightly basis. They then get into a fascinating article written by Joon Lee of Yahoo Sports regarding the tough costs of being a sports fan and what the ramifications of these sports moving forward could be. In Blue 88, topics include Lofa Tatupu's opinion on the new Seahawks defense, a fear that Brock has regarding the state of college football and a national opinion about eh optimism of the Seahawks.

Transcribed - Published: 18 June 2025

Salk spends the opening segment discussing the Panthers winning the Stanley Cup title along with Cal Raleigh's ridiculous game against the Red Sox. Later, they re-air their conversation with Jeff Passan of ESPN in which he shares his insight on the Mariners recent games, the trade deadline and more.

Transcribed - Published: 18 June 2025

We dig into Jeff Passan's comments that he doesn't believe the M's would actually make a run at a player like Devers because of the price tag. Then, we discuss Bradley Chubb calling out the Dolphins "lying to themselves" last year, Dak Prescott saying Super Bowl over legacy and the Browns potentially carrying 4 QB's into the season in Around the NFL. PLus, we talk favorite cartoons, chewing tobacco and wedding dances in Answer the Question Jerk.

Transcribed - Published: 17 June 2025

Brock and Salk dig into PFF citing Klint Kubiak as the reason for Seahawks optimism in 2025 and they are intrigued, but it also wasn't the answer they were expecting. Later, Jeff Passan of ESPN joins the show to discuss the Mariners recent stretch of games, the Mariners getting All Star votes, Rafael Devers and more.

Transcribed - Published: 17 June 2025

Brock and Salk talk through how important the return of Logan Gilbert is and how clearly he is the ace of the staff, watching him back on the mound. They also react to some sound from Jerry Dipoto on MLB Network on Julio Rodriguez, Cal Raleigh and more. In Blue 88, Brock takes a look at the typical NFL player schedule between mini camp and tarining camp, who the highest rated position group on the Seahawks is and a potential Michael Penix breakout season.

Transcribed - Published: 17 June 2025

The Mariners lose to the Red Sox and Salk talks through some of the challengges that the Mariners battled on Monday, along with marveling at the return of Logan Gilbert and how dominant he looked in just his first start back. Afterwardsm, they re-air their conversation with Mariners broadcaster Aaron Goldsmith on the Mariners series win over Cleveland, the trade deadline and more.

Transcribed - Published: 17 June 2025

We discuss JP Crawford's impressive season and how much injuries must have been affecting him last year. Then, we react to Colin Cowherd's comments on Caitlin Clark's ability to draw eyes to her sport. Plus, Salk presents the idea of doing away with the strike zone box on MLB TV broadcasts.

Transcribed - Published: 16 June 2025

Salk was asked a question over the weekend: how are the Seahawks going to be in 2025? Him and Brock discuss. Then, Mariners broadcaster Aaron Goldsmith joins the show to discuss what changed for the Mariners this past weekend, what the trade deadline could look like and more.

Transcribed - Published: 16 June 2025

Brock and Salk go through what clicked so well for the Mariners over the weekend against the Guardians, leading to the sweep. They also look through who could be available for the mariners at the trade deadline, especially after Diamondbacks GM Mike Hazen said over the weekend that the Diamondbacks plan to be buyers at the deadline, rather than sellers. In Blue 88, topics include why the next month is less scary to NFL teams than it used to be, what Sam Darnold, Josh Allen and Matthew Stafford had in common in 2024 and the instability of college football.

Transcribed - Published: 16 June 2025

Salk opens up the show by diving in on the Mariners sweep over the Guardians, and he further elaborates on how difficult it is to predict the game of baseball with the last week of Mariners games being a prime example. Then, they go Around The Weekend with stories from the Mariners, the NBA Finals, the Stanley Cup Finals and more.

Transcribed - Published: 16 June 2025

Brock wraps up his countdown of takeaways from minicamp with Jalen Milroe. Then, in Need to Know, we discuss the M's weekend series wth the Guardians, Brady Henderson's explanation of why Nick Emmanwori and Elijah Arroyo are practicing depsite their contracts not being finalized and the thrilling finish to the Panthers Oilers game last night. Plus, we take your calls as we do every Friday.

Transcribed - Published: 13 June 2025

Brock and Salk rank Autralia related things to open the hour in honor of Kangaroo Court night tonight at the Mariners game. Later, Mariners Insider Shannon Drayer joins the show to share her insight on the Mariners road trip, what the trade deadline could look like and more.

Transcribed - Published: 13 June 2025

Jim Bowden writes that the Mariners need to be aggressive at the deadline, and Brock and Salk discuss what that could look like. They also go Around The NFL with stories from the Colts new owner, DK Metcalf and more. In Blue 88, topics include Cliff Avril, UW recruiting and someone that could do real red zone damage for the Seahawks this year.

Transcribed - Published: 13 June 2025

The show starts by reading through some recent Apple Podcast of reviews. Some positive, some not as much. Then, Kraken broadcaster John Forslund jjoins the show to discuss the Stanley Cup Finals and all of the changes that have been made by the Kraken.

Transcribed - Published: 13 June 2025

Brock discusses Sam Darnold as he continues his countdown of things to watch at OTA's/minicamp. Then, Lyle and Maura discuss their biggest takeaways from yesterday's final mandatory minicamp practice. Plus, Salk crowns the Trash Takes winner for the week.

Transcribed - Published: 12 June 2025

The hour starts by listening to messages from fans for Here's The Thing. After that, they take calls on what action they would like to see the Mariners take, given their recent tough stretch.

Transcribed - Published: 12 June 2025

Brock and Salk react to the Mariners losjng eight of their last nine, including getting swept by the Diaomndbacks, and discuss where the problems are. They also go through some tough facts regarding the Mariners over this stretch and if any action could be taken. In Blue 88, Brock takes a look at Klint Kubiak's offense, something that jumped out to him that he heard from Brady Henderson of ESPN about Sam Darnold's mindset and the uniqueness of some Leonard Williams sound.

Transcribed - Published: 12 June 2025

With the Mariners really sliding as of late, Salk wonders if we could see the Thursday off day be an action day for the Mariners. Then, they re-air their conversation with former NFL QB Chase Daniel on the Seahawks QB situation and plenty more.

Transcribed - Published: 12 June 2025

Brock discusses Mike Macdonald as he gets to number three on his countdown of things to watch at Seahawks minicamp. Then, former NFL QB and current Athletic host, Chase Daniel joins us to dicuss being on the other side of the Beastquake and what he expects from Sam Darnold and the Seahawks this season.

Transcribed - Published: 11 June 2025

Brock and Brady Henderson open the hour by discussing just how good Cal Raleigh has been with some sound from Jeff Passan validating that. Later, Brock tees up Brady with a handful of questions regarding his Seahawks minicamp and OTA observations thus far.

Transcribed - Published: 11 June 2025

Brock and Brady Henderson of ESPN discuss what went south in the Mariners loss to the Diamondbacks on Tuesday night. They then play a game of Real or AI where they listen to some sports sound and try to determine if it's real or not. In Blue 88, Brady answers some questions on the contract status of Nick Emmanwori and Elijah Arroyo, the Seahawks cap space and both Jaire Alexander and Jalen Ramsey.

Transcribed - Published: 11 June 2025

Maura and Lyle open up the show with Salk out sick and discuss the Mariners loss to the Diamondbacks yesterday, now dropping their third series in a row. Later, they re-air theior conversation with Jeff Passan of ESPN to discuss all things on Mariners as of late, Cal Raleigh, Bryce Miller and more.

Transcribed - Published: 11 June 2025

Brock discusses new OC Klint Kubiak while breaking down his number four thing to watch at OTA's. Then, we discuss why the M's have regressed recently and we talk fishing, tubing and the hardest sport to play while intoxicated in Answer the Question Jerk.

Transcribed - Published: 10 June 2025