Mike Salk

Seeing Robbie Ray pitch yesterday felt like finally opening the Christmas present you got in the winter that you couldn't use until the weather changed, and he did not disappoint. Salk thinks there's a pretty good chance that he will be the Opening Day starter ahead of Marco Gonzalez. With the new Seahawks QB addition, Justin plays "Voicemails" that he "found" on Drew Lock's machine and hears from the Ghost of Seahawks past. Shannon Drayer (in for Brock) shares what she liked about Robbie Ray and Julio after yesterday's game.

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Salk welcomes Seahawks fans back a full decade when Tavaris Jackson & Matt Flynn were the QBs on the roster before signing Russell, but the biggest difference from 2012 is the rest of the team. The Mariners got their first chance to see Robbie Ray in action and he did not disappoint with 5 strikeouts. We revisit the Pete Carroll conversation to hear how pumped they seem about the 2023 draft.

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Seahawks coach Pete Carroll joins Salk to discuss the Russell Wilson trade, his evaluation of Drew Lock, planning ahead with their newly acquired draft capital and why they are confident they will be competitive this season.

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Our weekly chat with Joe Fann covers some of his own stories with John Clayton, the NFL's QB carousel and answers why he believes both the M’s and Seahawks struggling to lure players to Seattle. Salk addresses the QB situation in Cleveland and thinks the guaranteed salary will be a HUGE problem for other teams moving forward as more players will demand it. Maura plays a John Clayton montage of some of his best clips and shares stories of her days producing The Professor. 

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Shannon Drayer joins Mike Salk from Spring Training to discuss how she feels about the moves Jerry has made thus far, how Julio has improved his speed to become a five-tool player, seeing Jarred Kelenic in RF and the way they have assigned JP Crawford to the leadership role. 

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Salk loves every move the Mariners made this offseason but still wishes they had done more. Why couldn’t they land any bats? Money, Position, Schedule/travel, Reputation? Tuesdays are for accountability and today we 'Take the L' in a way John Clayton would appreciate by giving the L to Urban Meyer, Cleveland and Salk himself. Shannon Drayer (filling in for Brock Huard) joins us from Spring Training.

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Salk starts the show with admitting that recently acquired Seahawks QB Drew Lock is saying all the right things, but still has questions surrounding his abilities to be the guy. We revisit yesterday's conversation with John Clayton's longtime friend and colleague Sean Salisbury and Salk remembers a story about Jarrod Washburn and how he broke a big news story.

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We listen back to the Groz's tribute to John Clayton on his Saturday morning show this weekend and take your calls with memories of the Professor. Then, Shannon Drayer joins us from spring training to discuss the Cactus League games over the weekend and the signing of Billy Hamilton. Plus, Boy Howdy is in for a special edition of Ranked, remembering John Clayton.

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Salk starts by sharing a memory about a media bracket that (of course) featured John Clayton as a winner before making the announcement of The John Clayton Memorial Fund which will benefit the Multiple Sclerosis Society, a MS research organization supported by Clayton, as well as his wife, Pat. In the place of 'John Clayton's Morning Drive' we take a moment of silence followed by reliving some of John's best wild card moments.

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We share memories of John and read texts we are receiving with fond memories. Salk shares some of the things John loved: his wife Pat, the Hall of Fame, Steelers, injury reports, salary caps, funk and his database. John did not love: Cleveland, Tim Tebow, Josh McDaniels, soccer, Urban Meyer, hypotheticals, country music and uniform talk. Salk shares some more of his early memories of meeting and working with John Clayton before hearing from Shannon Drayer (in for Brock Huard) from Mariners Spring Training.

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