Mike Salk

Brock & Salk are glad to get the magic number down to three but it sure felt like too much of the same last night. Brock "found" us some more cringey sound of Russell in Denver who discussed his "State of the Union" that he held with teammates and Brock asks if we overlooked the narcissism when he was here, Salk says yes because he was winning. Brock's Blue 88 answers why KJ pointed to Jamal Adams as such a huge blow to their defensive scheme, questions around the Seahawks sale and if the Hawks do change their scheme - who benefits the most?

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Salk starts the show by saying he slept a little better last night but the M's did not fully convince him that they're 'back' but at least the O's are also starting to lose and helping the Mariners creep closer to the playoffs, and they could clinch a birth as soon as Friday. We revisit the KJ Wright Show to get a players perspective on the current state of the Seahawks, what changes need to be made on defense and how the Seahawks can beat the Lions on Sunday. 

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The M's have had bad stretches and good stretches this year, they need to show us who they really and go after this playoff opportunity to round out the season. Then, Brock discusses UW's win over Stanford and moving up to number fifteen in the rankings in Washington Wednesday and Ranked is themed around a little something we hope the Mariners can conjure up.

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Another fantastic episode of the KJ Wright Show and the topics fly all over the place, but starts with how much would he intervene with defensive meetings/install? Why did KJ's defenses - especially in your later - years seem to make mistakes season adjustments and improve? Who has impressed KJ defensively? What are the critical issues to face before Sunday's matchup vs. the Lions? Which 3 former teammates would KJ want in their prime? And what the heck is Jiggy Rigging!?

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Frustration over the Mariners is mounting and Brock asks if an ump like last night can throw you off your game when your goal is to control the zone, but Salk is not taking any excuses for poor hitting. ESPN's Senior MLB Insider Jeff Passan joins Brock & Salk to address the way the Mariners have been playing and Passan tries not to jinx anything with his answers. Brock's Blue 88 answers the 3 football questions: What is one of the most alarming stats for this Seahawk defense? Will the Seahawks be for sale in 2024? Beyond the scoring and offensive production what/who else is the reason for UW's success?

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There is not much to say after last night's horrific loss to the Mariners but Salk thinks its time to start backing up the truck. Another complete lack of offense by the bats and one young star on the Rangers drop the M's 5-0, but the Orioles also lost which drops the "magic number" to 5, but Salk doesn't want the team even looking at the scoreboard. Salk asks what Scott should do at this point, but Justin thinks this is up to the players to motivate themselves & each other to finish strong. 

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Brock and Salk play a little NFL themed Buy or Sell before digging into some of the changes we could see from the Seahawks defense this Sunday. Then, it's time for another edition of Ranked.

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Salk wrote an article on SeattleSports.com (full story here) outlining the 5 keys to the M's final 10 games and it all starts with playing clean, error-free baseball. Second is getting Suarez & Julio's bats back. Third is getting someone -- anyone -- hot. Fourth is to re-sort out the bullpen. Fifth is CLINCH, celebrate, and rest. We open the phones so Brock can hear from Mariners fans and what they plan to do in the next 9 days to prepare themselves & the team for the final push. 

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Brock expects wholesale changes in Seahawks defense after Pete's comments yesterday and Maura reads an interesting stat from Condotta: "in their first year without Russell Wilson, Seahawks are 31st in rushing attempts with almost twice as many pass attempts (103) as runs (56)" and Salk says it speaks to Carroll trying to play to his QB's strengths. M's broadcaster Aaron Goldsmith joins Brock & Salk to discuss Sunday's meltdown and what it would feel like boarding a plane bound for the playoffs. Brock's Blue 88 covers Woolen now vs Sherm as a rookie, next step for Geno & are the NFC and AFC west really this bad?

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After a necessary off day for all of our mental health, the Mariners are back in action tonight for the final homestand of the regular season and Salk says the time is now for them to capitalize on the moment. Salk shares his 5 keys for the M's to finish strong ahead of the playoff push, but ultimately wants them to clinch asap so they can get rest before the Wild Card games. We revisit the Pete Carroll Show to hear what Coach thought went wrong on Sunday and listen to what he says needs to happen to fix it. 

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