Dave 'Softy' Mahler and Dick Fain

Hawks players not showing up to OTAs, using the pandemic as an excuse for not coming. Tim Brando of Fox Sports joins Softy and Dick to discuss Phil Mickleson winning the PGA Championship and the scene at the last hole of fans walking with the final group, the feud between Brooks Koepka and Bryson Dechambeau, George Kliavkoff is the new Pac-12 commish and pushing for College Football Playoff expansion. Kraken broadcaster Everett Fitzhugh joins Softy and Dick to discuss ore rumors of Head Coach targets by the team, the type of Coach Ron Francis is looking for, if the Oilers are wasting Connor McDavid, Wayne Gretzky to TV. NFL salary cap news for next year with new ceiling, how it affects the Seahawks situation.

Logan Gilbert starting tonight for the Mariners, what to do if he has another terrible outing. Media’s place at practices, games and training sessions with the pandemic slowly ending and teams using media for their benefit, getting fans back in the stands at games and if teams will follow Jay Inslee’s comments of being open on June 30 or not, what signals the pandemic ending. Top watched sporting events on Sunday in Seattle and thoughts on PGA event being at No. 1.

Dick Fain and Kevin Shockey Twitter beef on his kids knowing more about NBA than MLB. Jon Wilner of the San Jose Mercury News joins Softy and Dick to discuss the UW Huskies at 9 wins from draft kings on the over/under and where Jon would have them, comparing the Washington and Oregon quarterback rooms, trying to get SEC teams to have road games in Seattle, home and homes dynamics, Stanford losing toughness on their lines. And textamonials.

Who are the most recognizable stars in Seattle after Russell Wilson, who do people know? The Bryson-Brooks incident after the second round of the PGA Championship and their rivalry, how nasty it could get, Draft Kings UW Huskies win total line at over/under 9, how to bet. Sounders head coach Brian Schmetzer joins Softy and Dick to discuss the team’s draw against Atlanta and the emotions afterwards, if it felt like a loss with the late penalty, Brad Smith’s foul that cost Seattle the win, the job Stefan Cleveland did and confidence in him going forward, giving up no goals defensively in the run of play so far this year. Aaron Rodgers’ visit with Kenny Mayne on Sportscenter and comments about the Packers.

Mariners weekend and making sense of the bad turn to the 21 season, PGA Championship. PGA Tour golfer Joel Dahmen joins Softy and Dick to discuss Phil Mickelson winning the PGA Championship yesterday, where it lands in golf history, Joel’s history and relationship with Phil, the scene with fans at the last hole Sunday, Phil winning the tournament at 50 years old and hitting long drives, Joel’s performances recently. Audio from Ian’s show and Molly Whop Monday segment with Nathan Bishop and Chris Crawford discussing the Mariners horrible product on the field and disservice to the Seattle fans.

Russell Wilson’s aspirations and desire to have a larger spotlight, why he would want out. Corey Brock of The Athletic joins Softy and Dick to discuss one of the worst weeks in recent memory for the M’s, getting Ty France back in the lineup and where to find any hope with the hitting, what to do with Logan Gilbert if he gets rocked again, dealing with players who don’t want to get vaccinated, Servais’ criticism of players. And textamonials.

Russell Wilson’s treatment by the team being different than other players after comments. UW softball coach Heather Tarr joins Softy and Dick to discuss their coming back to beat Michigan last night and learning lessons in the victory, what she said to the team when they were down 5-1, the sport being on the forefront of Seattle sports fans minds right now, being seeded so low and not caring about that disrespect anymore. Andy Bunker of 92.9 The Game in Atlanta joins Softy and Dick to react to Julio Jones joining Shannon Sharpe on Undisputed on FS1 live on air today, how this Jones-Falcons situation got this bad, if Jones can still play at a high level.

At Meridian Valley Country Club for the Folds of Honor Pro-Am, the Mariners news that they have a positive Covid case, three close contacts, and not being as vaccinated as other teams. Former Mariner Bret Boone joins Softy and Dick to discuss the Mariners putting four relievers on the IL because of one positive Covid case and how to deal with this in the clubhouse, the offense being no-hit twice in two weeks and the pride factor, unwritten rules of baseball including breaking up a no-no and the White Sox situation, if he would do the same as Mercedes, thoughts on La Russa’s criticism, should the M’s fire their hitting coach. Baseball analytics, if it’s good for broadcasts to include all these new statistic categories.

Meridian Valley CC GM Greg Manley joins Softy and Dick to discuss the Folds of Honor Pro-Am today, how he is taking care of the course to increase/decrease difficulty, the golf business during the pandemic and the Washington Open next week. Fun With Audio and Textamonials.

What’s Brewing- events on air and in Seattle going on this weekend, Michael Shawn Dugar on the show yesterday and responding to his comments about Pete Carroll and his accountability. KJR morning show host Bucky Jacobsen joins Softy and Dick to discuss how Lou Piniella would react to being no-hit twice in two weeks and if Scott Servais is lighting into these guys, should the Mariners have signed a veteran hitter earlier, if firing hitting coach Tim Laker would make a difference, being told they’re not ‘playing the game.’ And Stats are for Losers.