On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett welcomes weekly guests, Jim Duquette of MLB Network radio and his MLB Insider Ryan Divish, who is on one day earlier than normal because John Canzano will join Puck on Wednesday. 

Puck opens the show saying he was relieved not to have watched the Mariners game because of how it was so depressing.  Puck was coaching his Ballard All-Stars team and they scrimmaged Eastlake LL and Puck is convinced after watching them that they have a legitimate shot at Williamsport.  

Jim Duquette, MLB Network Radio joins Puck to discuss the M’s offensive struggles, something we thought they would be like all season.  If the Mariners can’t catch the Astros this season will they ever?   Who are the sellers in baseball right now? Why doesn’t Arizona just consider themselves sellers now and move on.   Jim and Puck discuss who is the best team in the AL besides the Yankees and what about the NL, which is way more stacked than the American League.  Puck and Jim react to the Denzel Clarke catch for the A’s and they discuss whether or not that was the best catch in MLB history.  Jim had Justin Hollander on his show Sunday, what indication did he get how aggressive they will be at the deadline and will Harry Ford be dealt?

Puck previews this weeks U.S. Open and Puck the Picker Majors pool, which is brought to you by Synthetic Turf Northwest as he playfully stalls because he can’t find the Ryan Divish interview he recorded earlier in the morning.  Puck also touches in on the Pac-12 news and the eight members signing a grant of rights deal and all reports indicate that a media deal is forthcoming. 

Once Puck gets done stalling and finally finds the recorded interview, MLB Insider Ryan Divish joins Puck from Havre, Montana, where he currently is on a sabbatical from covering the team to coach his stepsons baseball team.  Divish turned 50 last week and Puck wonders how the week has gone for him.  The Havre Northstars are on a heater right now and it’s all due to his coaching!   Puck and Divish talked at length about bunting because Divish actually used it to his advantage in a game and it’s funny because Divish hates bunting!  They recap the Monday Mariners game and discuss whether or not Jorge Polanco should have bunted in the 10th, the decision for Dylan Moore not to tag in the 11th and they chat about this offense being what they thought it would be when the season started.  They chat about the Mariners inability to evaluate major league positional talent properly, Puck has an unpopular opinion on Dom Canzone and Byrce Miller lands on the IL again.  Have the Mariners handled his IL situation properly?

Puck wraps up the show with, “Hey, What the Puck!?”  Texas State doesn’t do it for me. Sorry. 

(1:00) Puck opens show on the M’s and a scrimmage for his Ballard LL vs. Eastlake LL 

(8:00) Jim Duquette, MLB Network Radio 

(42:12 ) MLB Insider, Ryan Divish 

(1:18:30) Puck on U.S. Open and Pac-12 media deal 

(1:20:00) “Hey, What the Puck!”