Brock and Salk

The Seahawks got a big W against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, but the magical Mariners season has officially come to a close for 2022. Salk says he Mariners are officially "done" rebuilding and wants the team's new slogan to be #GoodToGreat in 2023. The 18-inning marathon showed exactly what the Mariners biggest weakness was the entire season: a lack of offense. We go to the phones to hear Mariners fans answer the question: What would you tell this team going into the offseason?

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Shannon Drayer joins Mike Salk fresh off the trip to Houston. She discusses why the M's are down two, what she expects from George Kirby tomorrow, if we will see Servais use more of the bullpen moving forward, and whether there was a play to be made on the Pena single or not. Then, we discuss what tomorrow's home playoff game will be like and Justin and Salk have more dad jokes and music for you in Ranked.

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Joe Fann makes his weekly appearance to discuss what he saw as the main reasons for why the Mariners are 0-2, but the main points is the Yordan Alvarez effect and some little pieces of bad luck for the Mariners. The M's gave the Astros everything they could handle but have nothing to show for it. Friday is for Gee Scott and Salk wants to know what's going on with Justin Fields in Chicago, Russell in Denver and how he sees the Mariners in the postseason. 

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Brock says he's really proud of this M's team and compared them to the 2012 Seahawks who were close but not quite ready to go to the Super Bowl but Salk doesn't want to hear it because it's not over yet and he's not ready to count this team out. Brock wonders if the home playoff game will be attractive to future free agents. In Brock's Blue 88 he answers what could eventually precipitate a defensive scheme change for SEA? Why will AZ be one of the great tests yet for Geno and his sustainability, and do the Cougs and Huskies get back on track this weekend?

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The Astros are the better team right now, plain and simple. That doesn't mean the Mariners can't win, but Salk says the hill to climb in order to do that just became a lot steeper after going down 2-0. The one thing you've got left is that you're going back to your home park and the game should be electric. The Seahawks injury list grew yesterday but the return of Bruce Irvin has arrived and the Kraken win 4-1 in LA. We open the phones to hear from Mariners fans

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M's pitcher Matt Brash joins Brock and Salk to discuss bouncing back from Tuesday's loss, getting to pitch his first playoff game in his native Canada and how the guys have handled the roller coaster of the last week or so. Then, our old friend The Groz stops by to discuss whether we can eliminate the phrase "same old Mariners" from our vocabulary, if this team is as real as the M's of the mid 90's and early 2000's and what he's doing for the game today.

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Richard Sherman had Marshawn Lynch as a guest on his most recent podcast and they went into detail about the concern they share for Russell Wilson after his recent character attacks, but Marshawn won't reach out because he doesn't have a direct line. Brock believes it is because he doesn't have a sounding board in his camp. The Jerry Dipoto Show might be the biggest yet after an insane week since we last spoke including the Blue Jays series and the pitching decisions in Houston.

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Brock had Salk dig into the numbers of what really separates the Astros from the Mariners in the hitting/pitching/run scoring categories and thinks the M's are making progress on chipping away at the gap, but Salk gets mad at Brock for being unable to deliver. Mariners Insider Shannon Drayer joins Brock & Salk from Houston only a few hours ahead of the pregame show before ALDS Game 2 and Salk asks who she would bring in from the bullpen to face Alvarez in the 9th inning w/ a runner on base. 

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Today starts with Salk admitting he was wrong yesterday and now believes he really did need the day off before game 2 and thinks the Mariners needed it, too. Jarred Kelenic said the Mariners "aren't trippin" in his press conference and Salk agrees with Scott Servais about how this team looks forward and isn't afraid. We revisit the Jeff Passan conversation because of how positive he was regarding the M's chances and the pep-talk he gave Brock & Salk.

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M's insider Shannon Drayer joins us from Houston to discuss last night's heartbreaking loss. Then, Brock breaks down UW's defensive issues in their last two games in Washington Weds, we take your calls on the decision to pitch Robbie Ray in the ninth and we bring you a Ranked themed around the somber mood following that loss.

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