Refuse to Lose Territory: A Seattle Mariners Podcast

Brady is jetlagged as all hell from his trip back to the East Coast after spending five days in Seattle, but he's got takeaways from the M's 2-3 start, including all the reasons why it's so disappointing. However, there are a few things that have gone well.

Furthermore, the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers are out to a 3-0 start and we're joined by the broadcast duo of Andy Helwig and Rylee Pay for a special conversation.

Also*** Brady is putting out a special second episode on Tuesday with more about his trip to Seattle specifically, whereas this focuses on pure baseball.

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Brady is back with a special Opening Day edition of his talk with ESPN MLB Insider Buster Olney! The two talk about the opening series with the Athletics, the impact of the Cal Raleigh contract extension and if it helps lock up some of the young pitchers too. Furthermore, they talk about if Julio Rodriguez could leave CF to preserve his health, and they discuss the release of Mitch Haniger.

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Brady is back for the last episode of the offseason! With spring training now behind us, it's off to Seattle where the M's will open up with the A's for a four-game series.

We take a look at the decision by the Mariners to release Mitch Haniger and relive some of Haniger's best moments in Seattle. And we wonder, did Haniger want to be released?

Then, Brady says the Mariners will win the American League West, but he's not the only one. Who else is buying in?

And former big league reliever Dan Winkler stops by to talk about his career, some M's adjacent storylines and his job at Driveline Baseball, a Seattle-based company that is all the rage among offseason training.

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Brady is back on a Friday as we are inside one week until Opening Day. The Mariners have an obnoxiously big jersey patch now, but Brady only cares about one thing.

Furthermore, is Rowdy Tellez getting too much grief, and how does he impact the rest of the lineup? Also, Greg Amsinger of the MLB Network had some interesting thoughts on Dan Wilson vs. Scott Servais.

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Brady sits down for his weekly conversation with ESPN MLB Insider Buster Olney to talk about the M's losing their dominance in the Japanese market, the new partnership with Nintendo and how much that matters and the decision to start Logan Gilbert over Luis Castillo on Opening Day.

Furthermore, we talk about Mitch Haniger's roster spot and how teams view high-priced but struggling players, and George Kirby's injury since he hasn't started throwing yet.

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With now less than 10 days until the Mariners opener, Brady is back, talking about the team's 7-17 record in spring training and how much it matters. Then, he talks about the team's loss of the Japanese market that they used to have cornered.

Furthermore, what do the M's do with Mitch Haniger and his roster spot as the final roster battle ensues, and how nervous are we about the bullpen? 

Then, our friend Patrick @MarinerMuse stops by to talk Haniger, his memories of the COVID Mariners, bullpen battles and much more.

Also, Tai Peete and Jurrangelo Cijntje put the world on notice during the spring breakout game. 

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The Mariners and Diamondbacks were postponed on Thursday so we react further to our most recent interview with Buster Olney. Should we be more worried about George Kirby's injury and what are evaluators saying about Julio Rodriguez this spring?

Also, how much does comfort matter for Jorge Polanco and Mitch Garver in year two?

Then, Mariners on SI reporter Teren Kowatsch joins us from spring training to talk about the battles for the last spots on the roster, the Kirby update from the team and talking with M's prospect Felnin Celesten.

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We're joined by ESPN MLB Insider Buster Olney for our usual Thursday interview, as he talks about Julio Rodriguez's hot spring training and the adjustments he's made at the plate. Furthermore, we talk about Edgar Martinez's role as hitting coach, Andres Munoz's perception around baseball and the Jerry Dipoto interview in The Athletic from last week.

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Brady is back on a Tuesday, having a little memory lane about the 2020 COVID-era Mariners as we hit the five-year anniversary of the sports world shutting down. Do you remember some of these guys playing for the M's at all?

Then, Mitch Garver and George Kirby are injured - how worried should we be?

And, we're joined by M's two-way prospect Grant Knipp, who was named to the "Spring Breakout" roster for this Friday.

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It's a jam-packed Friday edition of the podcast, as we break down the interview from Jerry Dipoto in The Athletic and Justin Turner's scathing comments to USA Today.

Which interview is more important? More interesting? And what are the points out of the interviews that really matter? We break all of it down and we talk with former big-league All-Star Sean Casey, who now works with the MLB Network.

What are his memories of playing in the 2001 All-Star Game in Seattle and what does he remember about the Reds acquiring Ken Griffey Jr. when he played for them?

And, we round the bases, looking at some actual baseball things the M's did over the last few days.

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