Mike Salk

What was the best thing we saw from the M's in Detroit? Salk goes through the options but says Ty France looking like himself again is by far the biggest deal.

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Salk says Russell taking a deal in Denver that he would never have taken here is all about one thing...control. The Seahawks were never going to hand it over to him the way he wanted. Denver is willing to do that. Now, we will see how it turns out.

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The Mariners sweep the Tigers and just keep winning, Salk says it feels they are going on the type of run they need to in order to lock it in this time of the year and specifically Ty France who is key to a huge turnaround. Gilbert and back-to-back HR's by Julio and Ty, M's are now tied with Rays for 1st wild card. We hear Richard Sherman say the Seahawks went with "safe and predictable" in their QB battle but we may not have seen the end of Lock. We revisit the Jerry Dipoto Show to hear more details regarding the Julio contract.

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Pete Carroll and John Schneider have both said the QB competition is ongoing. Is this just typical 'always compete' speak or does Drew Lock still have a shot at starting at some point? Then, Jerry Dipoto joins Mike Lefko to discuss the M's being a season high 14 games above .500, the additions of Taylor Trammell and Matt Boyd, and Julio Rodriguez's big deal.

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After we learn via our sister station in Denver that confidence is "already beginning to erode" in Russell Wilson followed by the news of his deal spanning seven total years and $296 million dollars, should Seahawks fans be relieved? Lefko is joined by Erik Swanson who is one of the star relievers in the Mariners "Los Bomberos" bullpen to discuss how the team is focusing in on the final month of the season followed by Robert Turbin (in for Brock Huard) for some perspective/reaction to the Russell Wilson contract news.

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Rarely do we get early news, but Mike Lefko (in for Salk) gets another breaking information to report as Russell Wilson signs a big extension w/ the Denver Broncos. We ask Seahawks fans if they would have wanted the Hawks to make the same deal. Now that we're in September MLB allows each team to bring 2 players (1 pitcher, 1 position player) up to the big league club & Mariners select LHP Matthew Boyd and OF Taylor Trammell to the roster. We revisit the conversation w/ ESPN's Jeff Passan.

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Erik Swanson joins Mike Lefko to discuss the mindset of a reliever when waiting to enter the game, some of the 'characters' they have in the bullpen, scoreboard watching for the wild card race, and the M's team dog Tucker.

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It's Salk's anniversary and he shares a story of how a Def Leopard song made him cry at his wedding. We also give Justin a chance to respond to slander of his beloved Bengals on the Bump and Stacy show. Then, Robert Turbin joins the show to discuss a player's perspective on roster cut down day and what it's like first learning how to play special teams. Plus, a Ranked that Maura accidentally helped pick.

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Justin asks Salk - what are you most confident and least confident in when it comes to the Seahawks? Salk is most confident in the run game potential behind a new o-line and least confident that the QBs can win them a game in the final minutes. ESPN's Brady Henderson discusses the 53-man roster cuts w/ Salk before Maura's new game "Choose the Shoes!" where we decide whose shoes you'd rather be in on a variety of sports topics. 

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Salk said a couple of times now that maybe a blowout win would spark the bats but it hasn't happened yet. With Ty France hitting the ball hard again if they can get Julio, France and Haniger going - you just need to get one more guy to have full confidence. Salk is glad JP is getting some rest, but who's going to play SS? ESPN Senior MLB Insider Jeff Passan joins Salk for the first time since the Julio deal to discuss why it's so great and what it means for other players in the organization before Robert Turbin (in for Brock Huard) discusses cut-down day in the NFL & how rookies on the roster can have an impact.

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