Dave 'Softy' Mahler and Dick Fain

It's finally here! Seahawks training camp begins today. After months of speculation, we'll finally get a chance to see what this team will look like in 2018. Not really a huge surprise but the Seahawks have waived Malik McDowell, ending his short-lived NFL career. It's been 20 years since the last top 35 draft pick never played a snap. Ian Furness spent the day at the VMAC. He talks about the first camp crush, Jacob Martin, and his thoughts on Earl.

The M's win yesterday, but so do the A's, and suddenly Oakland is only 1.5 games back. They've been relentless, with a .787 win percentage in their last 33 games. They've got a tough schedule ahead in the next few weeks, but the M'd do too. The M's have had a horrible month offensively, and having Cano's bat back in the lineup is going to be important. One thing to keep in mind though, even after all of this, the M's are still ahead. If the M's pick it up a little and/or the A's start to regress to the mean, Seattle will start pulling away again and everything will be fine. We spoke to Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott at Media Day yesterday. He tells us how he feels the conference is doing, and some of his responses might just anger you. Textimonials respond to the Larry Scott interview.

We re-visit the poll from Tuesday. If Earl Thomas misses ten games this year because of his holdout, will you boo him? The results can be looked at in different ways. What's really going to make the difference in whether people boo him though, much like with Cano, is how the team is doing when he comes back. Today was the first day of training camp for the Seahawks. There is so much great audio from the VMAC that we decided to throw it all into one segment. Today's installment of Flea Market Flip takes us to Chicago where James Fegan of The Athletic tells us what we might be able to pick up from the White Sox. Husky safety JoJo McIntosh says the Smash Brother era of Husky football is over.

Softy and Dick are live from Pac-12 Media day in Hollywood with a plethora of interviews from all around the conference. In Hour 1, we talk with David Shaw, head coach at Stanford about his expectations for The Cardinal, and the Pac-12. Cougar coach Mike Leach discusses his continuing battle with Texas Tech, and the talks he had with Tennessee last season, and a look ahead as the team looks to fill the quarterback position. Kevin Sumlin, new head coach of the Arizona Wildcats talks about the perceived differences between his new conference and his former one, the SEC.

We continue our live broadcast from Pac-12 Media Day in LA. Chip Kelly is back in the Pac-12, now coaching at UCLA. He talks about the differences in coaching in college vs. the NFL, and talks about his brief stint in the media. We hear from Kyle Whittingham, head coach of the Utes on the Pac-12 coaching carousel and the need for standardization of rules in college football. Oregon's new coach Mario Cristobal is ready to keep the rivalry between the Ducks and Dawgs alive. Oregon State's new coach, Jonathan Smith on what brought him back to his alma matar, and what he learned from Chris Petersen.

Hour 3 of ourl ive broadcast from Pac-12 Media Day. Chris Petersen confirms that Hunter Bryant will miss time this season, discusses the disclosure of injuries, and where he thinks improvements need to be made. Petros Papadakis is live and in person at Media Day, talking with Softy and Dick about the importance of UW performing well against Auburn. Jake Browning explains what is most motivating him heading into the 2018 season.

It's our final hour from Pac-12 Media Day in LA. Joel Klatt says for the good of the conference, the Dawgs need to perform well against Auburn. Arizona State wide receiver N'Keel Harry talks about playing for Herm Edwards and his NFL hopes. Khalil Tate, Wildcat quarterback on why he chose to play in Tucson, and his first impressions of Kevin Sumlin. Cal head coach Justin Wilcox describes what success for his team would look like, the fan culture in Berkeley, and what he learned while at UW.

Breaking news: Paxton has been scratched from tonight's game. It sounds like it isn't a major deal, but with Pax and injuries, you can't help but worry. It doesn't mean the sky is falling..... yet. In more troubling news, Newy Scruggs, a reporter in Dallas is reporting that Earl Thomas is talking to the Cowboys, and is trying to sell his house in Seattle. It looks like things aren't going as hoped by many Seahawk fans. If he does return to Seattle, and he sits out a tremendous portion of the season, is it acceptable to boo him? Dick claims he'll boo him when he's back at CenturyLink, Softy believes Earl has done too much for the team and the fans to deserve the anger. We go In House with Tony Softli to discuss the latest Earl Thomas developments. Would Tony have re-signed Earl?

The MLB has been broadcasting select baseball games on Facebook all year long, including tomorrow's M's game. Broadcaster Rich Waltz joins the show to talk about the use of new media and how it will change sports broadcasting. Just a couple weeks ago Dick was adamant that the A's weren't a concern for the Mariners. Now, Oakland is just 2 1/2 games back and continuing to play out of their minds. Is it time to be concerned, or do we still expect the A's to cool off again? Textimonials react the first two hours of the show.

On the eve of Pac-12 media day, UW linebacker Ben Burr-Kirven gets us ready for the 2018 Husky season, discussing the importance of experience, the heightened expectations, and an inside look at the team. How important is it that the Pac-12 perform well this year. If the Dawgs go 11-1, and the conference overall is terrible, is it ging to hurt them? Dick believes it will, Softy isn't convinced. As the A's draw ever closer to the second wildcard spot, we look at their lineup and wonder, are they maybe better than the M's? Today's installment of Flea Market Flip takes us to Toronto where Mike Wilner of 590 The Fan takes us through our best options from the Blue Jays roster. It's the first of a short series against the Giants. We set the lineups and hear from Scott Servais and James Paxton on the decision to scratch Paxton from tonight's game.