Brock and Salk

Brock continues his countdown of the thing to watch for at OTA's with a look at the CB's. Then, we revisit Adam Jude's comments from earlier in the show about how the M's coud utilize Harrry Ford if he's called up. Plus, Salk chooses the winner for Trash Take of the week.

Brock and Salk take a look at the Seahawks offense and what the scheme change and philosophy change could do for them. After that, Adam Jude of The Seattle Times joins the show to discuss how the Mariners have fared as of late, Cal Raleigh, Harry Ford and more.

Brock and Salk talk through why Mike Macdonald to decide to defend Sam Darnold as hard as he did. They also outline three Mariners concerns in the bullpen, offensive production and Jorge Polanco, along with one positive in the quality of at bats. In Blue 88, topics include a word Mike Macdonald repeated multiple times yesterday, can the Seahawks fix the stat that doomed their offense in 2024 and what Mark Cuban would say about the SEC and the BIG 10.

Salk opens the hour talking about the answer that he gave about a potential QB competition and Mike Macdonald defending Sam Darnold. Then, they re-air the entire conversation with the Seahawks head coach.

Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald joins Brock and Salk to discuss his thoughts on last year, how much pivoting he and Schneider had to do this offseason, what he's seeing from the new look offense, how the rookies are doing and why there is no QB competition.

Brock and Salk to the sound from the Mariners social team of Cal Raleigh and Logan Gilbert taking a lie detector test. Afterwards, Jeff Passan of ESPN joins the show to discuss Cal Raleigh, the trade deadline and more.

Brock and Salk share the QB that stood out at OTA's on Monday, and it may not be who you think. They then go through some of their OTA takeaways. In Blue 88, Brock dives in on Byron Murphy, Devon Witherspoon and one thing that shocked him from PFF's projected Seahawks starters in 2025.

Salk was out at Seahawks OTA's on Tuesday and had a bunch of observations that he brought to the show to open the hour. Then, they re air their conversation with Mariners Insider Shannon Drayer regarding where the team is at, Cal Raleigh, Julio Rodriguez and more.

Brock continues his countdown of the top things to watch for at Seahawks OTA's with a look at the tight end group. Then, we discuss the Kraken's new coach Lane Lambert, Cole Young getting the call up to Seattle in the middle of a Rainiers game, and whether the Seahawks could be a potential suitor for Bengals DE Trey Hendrickson.

Mariners Insider Shannon Drayer joins the show for the entire hour to share her insight on who this Mariners team is through two months, Cole Young, Julio Rodriguez, Cal Raleigh, what the trade deadline could look like and more.

Brock and Salk talk through what jumped out to them in the Mariners series win against the Twins. They also do a cheat check on all of Julio Rodriguez, Cal Raleigh and Jorge Polanco. In Blue 88, topics include Jarran Reed, Sam Darnold and what position group the Seahawks still could need to address.

The Mariners win the sereis against the Twins and Salk documents just how incredible Cal Raleigh has been and his contributions over the weekend. Then, the group goes Around The Weekend with storylines from the Mariners, Scottie Scheffler and more.

Stacy Rost join Mike Salk to discuss the M's loss last night and Salk's accusations that she's gotten a "big head". Then, in Need to Know, we dicuss the M's dropping the series with the Nationals, Logan Gilbert pitching in Tacoma, and the Kraken hiring their new head coach. Plus, we take your calls as we do every Friday.

Salk reacts to sound from Paul Hembekides, aka Hembo, regarding Julio's season so far, his approach and the coaching. Afetr, Gee Scott stops by for his weekly appearance to discuss the Seahawks and a variety of other topics.

Salk wonders if today is the day where the Mariners could make some transactions, especially given the Mariners recent tough stretch. They also bring on Brady Henderson of ESPN to discuss some Seahawks topics, including the idea of trading for Trey Hendrickson. In Blue 88, topics include Jalen Ramsey vs Trey Hendrickson, Jalen Milroe studying Brock Purdy and how important experience/snaps were for this Seahawks rookie class.

Salk says that last night's Mariners loss holds some weight to it, while also mentioning how we saw the reverse version of the two Dan's and how it played out in the game. Later, they re-air their conversation with Paul Hembekides, aka Hembo, from ESPN to discuss all things Mariners.

Brock reveals number 10 on his list of things to watch in the Seahawks 12 OTA practices. Then, we give out some early awards for this Mariners season so far. Plus, we discuss the unique mix of good and bad luck the M's have experienced this season and how it might impact their appraoch at the deadline.

The hour starts by listening to some really creative fan voicemails for Here's The Thing. Afterwards, Paul Hembekides, known as Hembo, from ESPN joins the show to share his insight on the Mariners, Cal Raleigh, Andres Munoz, Julio Rodriguez and more.

Brock and Salk look at George Kirby's first two starts since returning from the IL and wonder how much cause for concern there is. They then bring on Sheil Kapadia of The Ringer to debate his opiniomn of the Seahawks offseason, which weas not a positive one. In Blue 88, Brock dives in on what him and Mark Schlereth see eye to eye on, an insightful answer from Joe Flacco about being a mentor QB and the most perplexing aspect of the ESPN FPI Power Index.

Salk opens the show by reading some listener text messages on how they're feeling about the Mariners, especially after their lopsided loss to the Nationals. Later, they replay their conversation with Hall of Fame pitcher John Smoltz, now of FOX Sports, to discuss the Mariners season, pitching in baseball, the modern game and more.