Softy & Dick Interviews

Hugh Millen joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about the Mariners bringing up Colt Emerson, his trepidations with the team turning to another young player, and how his experience around Deion Sanders connects, plus Aaron Rodgers signing with the Steelers finally plus his deep dive on what the analytics say about turnover battles.

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Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain chat with Brett Boone about Cal Raleigh hitting the IL and what led to the decision, what the team should do with Luis Castillo and the possibility of rolling with a 6-man rotation. They touch on Luke Raley and should he continue to only start against righties. Also, is this the end of the dominant Astros as we know them? They also talk about how weak the AL West is and that it’s the Mariners division to win.

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Mike Florio of NBC and PFT joins Softy and Hugh Millen to talk about the NFL schedule release coming tomorrow including Seattle’s home opener news and the slate of games to be played internationally, plus they discuss the status of Mike Vrabel’s job amidst the scandal with Dianna Russini, plus grass vs. turf stadiums as it relates to the World Cup.

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Petros Papadakis in Los Angeles joins Softy and Hugh Millen to talk about the lack of excitement for the World Cup ahead, his feelings about soccer as a sport, a statue for LeBron James being a possibility in Los Angeles, how he and some media in L.A. talk about Kobe Bryant after his death, and the Lane Kiffin - Steve Sarkisian war of words.

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Legendary writer Larry Stone joins Softy and Hugh Millen to talk about getting Twitter hacked, Cal Raleigh finally breaking out of his slump, the Mariners moving to a 6-man rotation with the return of Bryce Miller this week, the Seahawks opening next season against the Patriots reportedly, Mike Vrabel saga, and NCAA tournaments expanding.

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Christian Caple from On Montlake joins Softy and Dick Fain to talk about the UW Spring Game last weekend, the linebacker unit being a big strength of this group, the receivers that are working to make up for the loss of Denzel Boston and running backs making up for the loss of Jonah Coleman, the impact newcomers and returnees plus top freshmen.

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Seattle Sounders FC Head Coach Brian Schmetzer joins Softy and Dick Fain to discuss the team’s latest draw coming against San Diego last weekend, the efforts to get more offense from the team and find one forward to take over, the packed week for both his team and the next opponent, facing San Jose tomorrow, plus their coach Bruce Arena.

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Jon Wilner of The San Jose Mercury News joins Softy and Dick Fain to talk about a war of words happening right now between Lane Kiffin and Steve Sarkisian, college football scheduling dynamics with big-time non-conference games being more scarce in these days, other schedule wrinkles, including Thanksgiving, and Duke-Michigan on Amazon.

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Matt Thomas, Host on SportsTalk 790 in Houston, joins Softy and Dick Fain to engage in some smack talk with the ongoing Mariners-Astros series including Cal Raleigh’s bad start to the year, the massive Astros struggles including the massive disappointment in Tatsuya Imai, the division hopes going down the drain quickly, and big changes ahead.

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Bill Krueger, former Mariners pitcher and analyst, joins Softy and Dick Fain to discuss the M’s going to a six man rotation as Bryce Miller finally makes his return, and why he does not like that idea, plus Luis Castillo’s struggles and trying to stay in the rotation, a struggling Cal Raleigh trying to break out of a major slump, and the team’s bad defense.

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