Dave 'Softy' Mahler and Dick Fain

We are live from Jimmy's on First before tonight's Mariners game. Kyle Seager missed the first two months of the season, but he's back with an improved diet, and a new approach. He talks about what's different this year, and explains why he doesn't bunt against the shift. Speaking of bunting, has it gone completely out of the game? We rarely see it anymore. All this week at 3:30 we've honored the 1979 Sonics as this is the 40th anniversary of the team winning the championship. Today, we're joined by Tom LeGarde. Baseball seems to be losing touch with fans, with attendance dropping and viewership slipping. One way to get people more excited is to embrace betting. We've bought this up before. It will revolutionize how fans watch and interact with the game. Let's get going already!

The Raptors take Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Can Golden State even things up in Toronto? Dick feels confident Golden State can come back this weekend. Softy argues that the Raptors' best players can improve in Game 2. Bill Krueger of ROOT Sports joins us as we look at the Mariners as they continue to struggle. On Textimonials: Does Kyle Seager sound like Woody Harrelson?

In case you missed the Kyle Seager interview in the first hour, we replay it here. On Fun With Audio, Steve Kerr comments on Canadian hecilers, Mike Francesa rips his own radio station, and more. Sounders head coach Brian Schmetzer discusses the latest Sounders news. The M's are at home for another game against the Angels. We set the lineups and hear from Scott Servais on Baseball's Best Pre-Game Show.

There was another incident of a young fan being hit by a baseball, and the video is heartbreaking. It's time to add or extend the netting. There's no reason not to. It won't negatively impact anyone's enjoyment of the game in any way. We continue our celebration of the Sonics 1979 Championship today by talking with Gus Williams. Duane Brown had some interesting thoughts on the Seahawks offensive line. How confident are we that these guys will be solid this season?

We're not far away from the beginning of Game 1 of the NBA Finals in Toronto. Raptors Pre and Post-Game host Matt Marchese gives us a feel for the atmosphere as the city prepares for its first ever NBA Finals. Bart Starr passed away a few days ago, and Mike Holmgren had a chance to work with him when he coached the Packers. Holmgren shares memories of Starr, plus thoughts on the O-Line, Malik McDowell, and more. Textimonials react to the first two hours of the show.

We've watched the Dawgs play some big games over the last couple of seasons, but it's time for them to take the next step and beat a top tier team. The Raptors have named an area outside of their stadium Jurassic Park. It would be pretty awesome if they created a real dinosaur to terrorize the Warriors before tonight's game. Despite the attitude, Softy is a huge Kevin Durant fan because of what he did for Seattle when the Sonics were getting ripped away from us. He can do whatever he wants. What are the odds that he plays his final season in Seattle a la Griffey? We end the show playing our new game, One or the Other before the NBA Finals.

There's been some word that expansion might be coming to the college football playoff even before the current contract ends in 2024, and it just makes sense. It's only going to increase interest in the playoff race, just as adding another wild card helped baseball. The simplest solution is bring in all five Power 5 winners, plus three wild cards. Jaylen Nowell is staying in the NBA Draft, and we can't really figure out why. Absolutely no one has been talking about him. Maybe a team has promised to draft him in the first round. If we don't see him work out anywhere over the next month, we'll know. OTA's continue at the VMAC. Today Softy saw what could be described as the best and worst of DK Metcalf, but it's really hard to know exactly what we're looking at until real practices begin. Jack Sikma joins the show to remember the 1979 Sonics Championship.

The Mariners showed some fight today, but still lost in the end. Can anyone on this team bunt? KJ spoke to the media earlier this afternoon. We've got clips. Petros Papadakis talks about everything under the sun, including the continuing Lakers debacle. Textimonials react to the first two hours of the show.

The Sports Pit Cup is underway here at KJR and right now, Dick Fain is beating Jackson Felts at the intermission. Jackson is heavily favored so this could be a major upset. Pole dancing could be coming to the Olympics (participants would be clothed, presumably). Which sport is missing from the games? It's been 40 years since the Seattle SuperSonics won the NBA Championship, and all this week we'll be celebrating by talking with players from that team. Today, we hear memories from Wally Walker. It's a debate we've had many times, but after enough years to evaluate now, who would you rather have at quarterback, Russell Wilson or Andrew Luck?

Washington's softball team returns to the Women's College World Series for the third year in a row, and the seventh time overall. Coach Heather Tarr joins us to talk about the team. Alcohol will be served at Alaska Airlines Arena for Storm games. Could we see this expanded to Husky events, and when could we see gambling on college sports? We check in with Jon Wilner on this and more from around the Pac-12. Which sports should be added to the Olympics? Textimonials have suggestions.