Max and Matt are out of the office this week. Enjoy some bonus content covering lightning strikes, vocabulary, and the mystery of phone numbers.

After a week off, Max and Matt are back to break down two weeks of terrible Mariners baseball. With the all star break approaching, they check in on their pre-season predictions and evaluate the moves made in the offseason, then close out with your Nersies nominees for June.

Max and Matt start by recapping one of the Seattle Mariners' best weeks of the season, then move on to lineup questions around Mitch Garver, a profile of the seller's market, an injury update and savant player of the week, then close out with a new idea on how to improve baseball and a blast from the past.

Max and Matt start with the results of the May Nersies! Then, they break down two mediocre series against the As and Royals, talk about Cal Raleigh's late inning heroics against the White Sox, run through an injury update and a savant player of the week, then close out the show expanding on their podcast beef and new vision for baseball.

This week on Ners News, Max and Matt cover the new acquisitions by the Mariners and the firing of Offensive Coordinator Brant Brown. They also discuss a new ownership structure for the MLB and start a beef with some other baseball podcasters, then close out the show with May Nersies!

(Nersies starts at 58 minutes)

Max and Matt recap the last week in Mariners baseball and highlight a few stand out players. Next, they think about what the Ms will need at the trade deadline, and close out the show by ranking MLB ballparks.

Max and Matt begin the episode by announcing the winners of the April Nersies, then discuss the offense and pitching staff's Freaky Friday situation from last week, and finish off with an injury update and some fun new Mariners happenings.

Max and Matt discuss the continued streak of series wins for the Mariners and debut our first monthly awards ceremony: The Nersies! Remember to DM @nersnews on instagram with your votes for our awards categories.

The Seattle Mariners are HOT. Let's talk about it.

The Mariners are coming off their best week of the season after sweeping the Reds and taking 2 out of 3 against the Rockies. Max and Matt break down everything that went right and what the schedule looks like next week.