Brock and Salk

Last night was tough for the M's but Brock and Salk discuss how there's something special about the impact the crowd can have on the game when its packed and people are invested at T-Mobile. Then, M's manager Scott Servais joins the show to give some injury updates from last night, reflect on when things weren't going so well earlier this season and why they doubled down on their core beliefs, discuss his thoughts on the bullpen usage post Sewald and what changed offensively for this team.

Season 2 of the KJ Wright Show begins with KJ discussing when he was ejected from Lambeau Field, which position group stands out, a DK Metcalf prediction, and which individual player(s) can elevate the entire team.

Brock & Salk discuss some of the surprising names on the waiver wire and Salk continues to wonder if Josh Donaldson is a good fit for the short-term. ESPN's Buster Olney joins the show to talk Mariners brings up another name that would be a good fit for the M's before Brock's Blue 88.

The Mariners dropped a bummer one to the A's last night as George Kirby missed a start due to illness, Julio Rodriguez scratched due to left foot pain, and Ty France exits with a left wrist/thumb contusion. Salk thinks the M's should look at adding guys who just landed on waivers. We revisit the conversation with Jeff Passan.

ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky joins us to discuss why he thinks the Seahawks are not the third best team in the NFC, where he would rank them and whether Geno Smith can be better than last year or not. Then, we answer questions about who won the Seahawks cornerback battle and who has the best individual celebration on the Mariners in Buy or Sell? Plus, Justin and Salk have another edition of Ranked for you.

Salk has been accused of being the most critical person on the show regarding the Seahawks troubles in stopping the run, so how will it be differently this year? ESPN Senior MLB Insider Jeff Passan makes his weekly appearance to spar with Salk over the AL West race.

Brock & Salk gush about the Mariners run and highlight how big JP Crawford's season has been to this Mariner team in addition to the heater Julio has been on. But how sustainable is this success of starting pitching, bullpen, etc?

Mariners doing what they're supposed to do against teams with losing records and cruise to a "boring" victory according to Salk, tying a Mariners franchise record of 20 wins in the month of August. More cuts expected today from the Seahawks and we revisit the conversation with Tom Verducci. 

We try to come up with the most appropriate song for the Mariners being in sole possession of first place and it ends up a lot like Ranked. Then, we dig into Julio's comments that the Mariners are not hot right now. They are just living up to their potential. Plus, Brock ranks the top 5 most difficult decisions the Seahawks have to make to form their 53 man roster.

National baseball writer Tom Verducci joins Brock & Salk to discuss the M's historic run and dominant pitching staff, plus how the Mariners are living rent-free in the Astros heads. Brady Henderson (ESPN) ahead of NFL cut day and what's going on with Darrell Taylor.