After our conversation with Dan Wilson, Brock thinks Dan Wilson's likeability and people skills are a big part of why he was brought in. Then, we discuss how one of the most important things for anyone taking over the manager role for the M's is their relationship with Julio. Can Dan Wilson unlock him? Can he get this offense to show some consistency?

What did everyone think of the Mariners performance over the weekend in their series win against the Giants? Brock and Salk share their takeaways. They then welcome on new Mariners manager Dan Wilson to get his insight on what motivated him to be a manager, what type of manager he wants to be, how to unlock Julio Rodriguez and plenty more.

What is the true reason that Scott Servais was let go by the Mariners? Salk shares his take on it as he and Brock open up hour two. They then look at the Seahawks Takeaways from the final preseason game against the Browns, including Ryan Grubb, the running game and much more. In Blue 88, Brock dives in on the Seahawks defense being underrated, what Cleveland did different offensively on Saturday and the biggest UW Football storylines heading into their first game on Saturday.

The Mariners took two out of three games from the Giants over the weekend. Question is, did it really feel different? Salk gives his thoughts on that. Later, Maura takes everyone Around The Weekend with Mariners news, NFL preseason highlights and a Little League World Series walkoff in the championship game.

Mike Salk and Shannon Drayer reflect on Scott Servais' tenure and legacy. Then, we take your calls on the M's decision to part ways with their manager and hire Dan Wilson to take over.

Shannon Drayer joins the show in studio to analyze everything from the firing of Scott Servais and the hiring of Dan Wilson. Then ESPN's Jeff Passan joins the show to give his perspective on all of the news as well. Salk and Shannon also dissect why Dan Wilson was immediately named the new Mariners manager going forward, rather than being named the interim manager for the remainder of the year.

Salk was not happy about how the situation of the Scott Servais firing was handled, including the Jerry Dipoto interview with Ken Rosenthal the day before. He then welcomes on Michael Bennett to discuss his time in broadcasting so far, the state of the Seahawks, what he likes about Mike Macdonald and some of the players that have stood out to him so far in the preseason. Brady Henderson of ESPN joins the show for Blue 88, with topics that include if any other trades will occur, the starters playing in Saturday's preseason game and the possibility of a Geno Smith extension before the start of the regular season.

Salk reacts to the news of the Mariners firing Scott Servais, detailing that there are many layers to it all. He then takes your calls to hear everyone else's thoughts on the news of Servais being let go.

Salk doesn't think the M's are where they are because they didn't spend money, he thinks they just didn't spend their money correctly. Brock and Lyle have some counterpoints. Then, we bring back an old favorite....Answer the Question Jerk!

Brock and Salk open the hour with another round of listener voicemails for "Here's The Thing". They then return to the Scott Servais discussion and if the Mariners lack of spending is really the issue behind not winning as much as they could be.