Dave 'Softy' Mahler and Dick Fain

Mariners statistics right now at four games over 500 and the sustainability of the success based on these stats and who in lineup today actually has a future with the organization after 2021. NIL changing the landscape in college sports, how we’ll look at the changes in a few years. Who is the best sidekick in Seattle sports history and how do we define what a sidekick is. Jamie Munson from Simply Seattle joins Softy and Dick to discuss his store on Pine continuing to get broken into, why they are staying downtown as opposed to moving, the state of the city and downtown areas, new items and Sonics clothes hitting the Simply Seattle store, status of Kraken sweaters/jerseys.

New NIL rules in college sports go into effect tomorrow and how it will affect the world of college sports, plus what other huge changes we want to see happen across the sports world. Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk joins Softy to discuss if the NFL will ever go to college overtime rules, if the Saints giving their left tackle a new contract affects Duane Brown’s situation in Seattle, Daniel Snyder’s wife joining him to run the Washington Football Team, NFL supplemental draft cancelled again, Deshaun Watson. People who want others to know about their birthdays and how to treat gifts for birthdays.

Petros Papadakis joins Softy to discuss his traveling to Hawaii, new NIL rules in college sports and how it will affect the sports world, a story about his 1969 Cadillac Coupe Deville, his daughter joins the chat to talk to Softy. NBA playoffs having no stars in the final four this year and how it’s a good thing long-term. Textamonials. Kraken broadcaster Everett Fitzhugh joins Softy to give his thoughts on what happened in Lightning vs Canadiens Game 1 on Monday, looking ahead to game two tonight and what the Canadiens need to happen and if it’s a must win for them, Dave Hakstol hired as Head Coach of the Kraken and what fans should think about the new hire and what his instant impact will be including how much of a say he will have on roster decisions.

Hector Santiago’s suspension, the ridiculous process, and Scott Servais’ comments on it. Former Sounders broadcaster Arlo White joins Softy and Dick to discuss England’s win over Germany today, why the victory was so big and if it was an upset, what happened to England soccer in the previous couple decades with declining results, if a World Cup matters more to fans than a club title, being on Ted Lasso, work for the Chicago Fire. Portland Trailblazers PR staff shuts down a question at the press conference to Chauncey Billups about the 1997 incident, what should have happened and what happens next for the team.

Jon Wilner of the San Jose Mercury News joins Softy and Dick to discuss the new NIL rules creating chaos in college sports and if this creates a way for schools to cheat with advantages and disadvantages, the ongoing Arizona State situation and how much trouble Herm Edwards is in, Pac-12 quarterback rankings, college playoff changes. Pete Carroll’s all-time NFL win total and comparing his success at USC to Don James at UW. And textamonials.

Reacting to Bret Boone’s comments yesterday about the foreign substance situation and enforcement by MLB, what is baseball doing with this questionable process and their end-game. PFF’s Pac-12 quarterback rankings having USC at 1, UW at 2- Is it right or wrong and why. Sounders head coach Brian Schmetzer joins Softy and Dick to discuss the emotions coming out of a draw on Saturday, the coaching mistakes in the draw, the ongoing unbeaten streak and the goals-against-in-the-run-of-play streak ending, injury updates on Nouhou’s adductor strain and Stefan Frei, facing the Colorado Rapids this week. Seahawks situation with Jamal Adams and what kind of initial offer they will give to him.

Former Mariners second baseman Bret Boone joins Softy to discuss the Mariners being over .500 as the mid-way point closes in, what to do with Mitch Haniger at the trade deadline, Yusei Kikuchi’s year so far and the improvements he made, pitcher Hector Santiago ejected for having something on his glove Sunday and MLB’s “sticky-stuff” controversy. What to do with Yusei Kikuchi’s option based on judging his time so far with the Mariners. John Canzano of the Oregonian and 750 The Game joins Softy to discuss the Portland Trailblazers hiring Chauncey Billups yesterday as head coach, the issues involved with the hiring, what the hiring means for Damian Lillard and if he wants out of Portland.

Corey Brock of The Athletic joins Softy to discuss the Mariners winning a series in Chicago and being over .500 now, if they should trade Mitch Haniger at the deadline this year, the Hector Santiago situation and if we should believe him or not, what they will be testing for, the timeline for Jarred Kelenic to return to the bigs, what the M’s will do with Yusei Kikuchi, if they will trade for someone at the deadline. What the Seahawks will be basing the decision on when weighing re-signing Jamal Adams. Textamonials. Kraken TV broadcaster John Forslund joins Softy to discuss the Dave Hakstol hire by the Kraken as the first Head Coach, tonight’s Stanley Cup Finals starting in a few minutes and what to expect in that series including x-factors.

In the first hour, former Mariners pitcher Jeff Nelson joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to discuss new Major League Baseball regulations, the league's marketing issues, the Mariners ongoing rebuild and how they handled Jarred Kelenic.

In the second hour, Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain listen to some of the best sound of the week in Fun with Audio, discuss the disappointment of the 2020 Seattle Seahawks season, and listen to some texts from listeners in Textimonials.