Wyman and Bob

Bob and Dave are joined by former Seahawks QB Dave Krieg to celebrate being named to the Seahawks Top 50 team and to look back on his favorite moments of playing with Wyman in Seattle.

Bob and Dave look at what last night’s win over the Twins did to the Mariners hopes of winning the AL West, they hear what some prominent national MLB analysts are saying about the Cal Raleigh’s chances of being named MVP, they hear what the other Seattle Sports hosts had to say about new Seahawks QB Sam Darnold and Rowdy Tellez being DFA’d in the Best of the Rest, and following Matt Brash’s first save this season they look at the current state of the Mariners bullpen.

Bob and Dave have their weekly conversation with El Hombre Michael Bradley to get his thoughts on Cal Raleigh’s standing in the AL MVP field, the nationwide hatred for the Astros, and Aaron Rodgers’ future in the NFL, and they look at where the Mariners stand in the MLB Playoff race.

Bob and Dave put Cal Raleigh’s amazing home run totals into historical context, they discuss their confidence level in the Mariners pitching rotation following Bryan Woo’s great outing in the win over the Twins, they discuss what this Mariners could look like if Julio is able to get back to All-Star form, and they ask if this season will be a disappointment if the Mariners don’t upgrade their lineup at the MLB trade deadline.

Bob and Dave have their weekly conversation with Ryan Rowland-Smith to get his thoughts on the Mariners amazing win over the Cubs, what he’s seen from Julio, the current state of the Mariners pitching rotation, and how impressive Cal Raleigh has been this season, and they ask if Sonics fans were watching when OKC won the NBA finals last night.

Bob and Dave look back on how impressive the Mariners offense was in their weekend series win over the Cubs, they break down why Cal Raleigh should be the front-runner for the AL MVP right now, they discuss how worried we should be about Julio’s continued home run drought, and they make their predictions for the Mariners series against the Twins in Call It Now!

From possibly overlooking Jalen Milroe as a long term option at QB for the Seahawks, to a conversation about the Mariners willingness to go after a player that is the same caliber as Devers and the money that comes with it in a possible trade. We go through conversations on our other shows in our Best of the Rest segment. // WHYMAN: Nationals manager Davey Martinez said after their 7th straight loss that the blame is never to be on the coaches. Red Sox President Sam Kennedy and GM Craig Breslow were on the same page about getting rid of Rafael Devers. // Mean Texts

Paul Moyer joins Wyman & Bob to react to the Mariners dominating 9-4 win over the Cubs and talk about the contributions from Garver and Solano. Those two were catching heat for not playing up to their potential prior to today’s game. Is it time to compare the season Cal Raleigh is having to Ken Griffey Jr.? // ESPN released their NFL All Quarter Century of best players in the NFL. The usual Seahawks made the list, Bobby Wagner, Richard Sherman, Earl Thomas. One name left off the list that is surprising is Walter Jones, he made the practice squad. // Sweeping the Dial: Donovan Solano must be listening to our show because he has been hitting well including an RBI in today’s game, Mike Shildt is fed up with the Dodgers hitting their premier player Tatis after benches cleared in the most recent incident. The Pacers force a game 7 of the NBA Finals after taking down the Thunder in game 6.

How would you sum up Cal Raleigh’s season so far? He hit two homeruns in today’s game giving him 29 on the season. That broke Johnny Bench’s record for most homeruns by a catcher before the All-Star break.

The Cal Raleigh Show: Logan Gilbert made his return to the mound, how did the nickname Walter become a thing? How do players hype themselves up before games and come down afterwards. Shannon and Cal talk about some of the potential changes to the game of baseball and the possibility of the ABS system. Cal is not a fan of it. // Which trade pieces would make sense for the Mariners to go after at the trade deadline? MLB.com only has one listed as a possible target for the Mariners: Josh Naylor. // What We Learned

We recap our Call it Now segment from the beginning of the Mariners series against the Red Sox. How did the guys do in their predictions for this Mariners team? // The Mariners are going to have to make a roster move if they want to bring Luke Raley back up to the big-league roster. Who is the odd man out between Canzone, Solano, and Tellez to either send down or DFA to make room? // John Schneider was on the “3 and Out” podcast and talked about how they had to completely change their original offseason plans. Trying to find and alternate option at QB after Geno Smith did not work out and talked about why he was upfront in saying they wanted to re-sign Geno. // Sweeping the Dial: John Schneider went in depth about the process of trying to get interviews with Mike Macdonald and Ben Johnson during the playoffs. Adam Schefter’s latest update on Trey Hendrickson and the Bengals. Kendrick Perkins, in an elimination game, says Tyrese Haliburton should sit out tonight

Mariners Pitcher Logan Gilbert talks about his time on the IL and a new toy he has inside his bag of warm up gadgets. // Should the Mariners give Julio the day off tomorrow to get his mind right and get back to being the hitter we all know he can be? Arozarena has had a similar issue with hitting the ball for power recently, he has been making contact and walking but the slugging percentage has not been where it should. // NFL.com has released an article predicting who could be among the most improved teams in the league this season and the Seahawks are not on it. Do you think they should have made the list? // How are you feeling about the Seahawks CB room? Do you have enough difference makers to help this Seahawks defense to being one of the best in the league or are there some free agents they should go after to bolster this CB room?

What is the biggest reason for the Mariners offensive inconsistency? Is this a coaching issue, a result of the injuries the team has faced, or the players not playing up to their baseball cards. // Luke Raley is expected to return to the Mariners roster over the weekend, who has to go in order to make room for him? Would it make sense to DFA Solano so Raley can get some time at 1st base? Should Canzone be sent down to allow a right-handed bat in Solano to remain an option? // Take Two: Cubs 3-game win streak is over, they lost 8-7 to the Brewers today, only 45-29 now…Nationals snapped an 11-game losing streak and avoided a 4-game sweep at the hands of the Rockies with a James Wood walk-off HR in the 11th. Lakers are being sold for $10 billion to Dodgers owner Mark Walter…which sets an interesting price point for what an expansion fee could come in at with NBA’s Board of Governors set to discuss it next month. // National MLB Insider for Yahoo Sports Russell Dorsey joins the show to give us his take as to why the Mariners offense is so inconsistent. Does he think getting the Mariners pitching staff back to full health is enough to get this team winning again? // Around the NFL: Shedeur Sanders was cited by police for driving 101mph in a 60mph zone in Ohio. This is not the worst thing but does this speak to the character concerns teams had going into the draft? Giants tackle Evan Neal is being moved to guard after struggling since being drafted 7th overall in 2022.

Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert joins the show to talk about his time he spent on the IL and how much he wanted to get back on the mound for this team. What went well and what would Gilbert want to improve on after his first outing back against the Red Sox? // The Mariners offense has been very inconsistent since the beginning of May, what is the biggest reason for their offensive struggles? Are the hitters not performing up to their potential, or are the injuries catching up to this team? What would be some ideal options for the Mariners to target at the trade deadline? // How are you feeling about the Mariners chances of making it to the playoffs after the way the team has played over the last month and a half? The Mariners are now 5 games back of the Astros who have been on a tear as of late. // Around the NFL: Jaire Aleander has signed a 1-year $4 million contract with the Ravens. There are some other top CB’s available in free agency, would you want the Seahawks to go after any of them for a similar price as Alexander?

What are your takeaways from this series against the Red Sox? The offense is back to its hot and cold ways, showing up in game two but nowhere to be found in games one and three. // Julio has continued to struggle to make consistent contact at the plate and has not gotten an extra base hit in his last 5 games, went 0-4 today, and has not hit a homerun since May 27th. Do the Mariners need him to become more of a contact hitter rather than trying to go for power?

El Hombre Michael Brantley joins the show to give his take on Nick Castellanos being benched by manager Rob Thompson, the Rafael Devers trade saga and much, much more. And they round out the show by finding out What The Learned.

Charlie Furbush joins the show live in-studio to talk all-things Mariners. They recap Logan Gilbert’s great first outing back from injury, talk about the bullpen finding its footing, and more from last night’s game. They do a deep dive on what has been holding the Mariners offense back during this recent tough stretch. And Charlie talks about what it’s like to be traded mid-season.

Seahawks legend Lofa Tatupu joins the show to talk about being named to the 50 Greatest Seahawks of All-Time list, his takeaways from OTA’s, his impressions of Mike MacDonald, and much, much more. They talk about Julio Rodriguez’s offensive changes this season and why he’s still the face of the franchise. And they talk about the Rafael Devers trade, Shohei Ohtani’s return to the mound, and more in Sweeping the Dial.

Bob and Dave recap another brutal Mariners loss after they got shut out by the Red Sox last night. They talk about Shohei Ohtani making his return to the mound last night, and Tyrese Haliburton’s calf injury in Take Two. They highlight Logan Gilbert’s great outing in his return from injury. And ESPN’s Tim Kurkjian joins the show to talk about the how good the pitching staff can be when fully healthy, Julio Rodriguez, the Mariners players he thinks can make the All-Star team, and much more.

Bob and Dave make their predictions for the Mariners upcoming series against the Red Sox in Call It Now. And they wrap up the show by finding out What they Learned.