The Hot Stove

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The Hot Stove episodes

January 25, 2017 January 24, 2017 - Hour 2
Aaron, Dave and Mike talk to Mariners first base coach Casey Candaele who takes a look at this current roster and says the team will definitely be more focused on the run game more this year. Also Casey played with Tim Raines and shares some memories about his career and shares a story about Tim buying him a purple suit! Mandy Lincoln from the Mariners marketing department gives us a rundown of what to expect at Fanfest this weekend. Also, Edgar Martinez sat down with Aaron Goldsmith to talk about what it means to him to have his number 11 retired by the Seattle Mariners.
43 min
January 25, 2017 January 24, 2017 - Hour 1
Aaron Goldsmith, Dave Sims, and Mike Blowers host. The guys talk about the big news of the day, that Edgar Martinez will be getting his number 11 retired this season. Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News joins the show to talk about what the Texas Rangers have done this offseason. He also talks about Hall of Fame voting and how he voted for Edgar Martinez and he thinks he will be inducted in the next two years. New Mariners first baseman/OF Danny Valencia talks about his role with the Mariners, meeting Scott Servais for the first time (at Danny's Miami home), and how he has become a better hitter against right-handed pitchers.
44 min
January 17, 2017 January 17, 2017 - Hour: 2
Rick, Shannon and Bill talk to Mariners pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre Jr. about the pitching summit the team held this off-season which involved all the major and minor league pitching coaches, along with minor league pitchers and working on a system-wide approach to pitching. He goes on to talk about some of the pitching prospects in the Mariners system, highlighting Rob Whalen and Max Povse they acquired from Atlanta. Aaron Goldsmith caught up with James Paxton on the Mariners Caravan who talks about how he developed a new arm slot last year and how it led him to better results on the mound.
44 min
January 17, 2017 January 17, 2017 - Hour: 1
Rick Rizzs, Shannon Drayer and Bill Krueger host. Joe Posnanski with NBC Sports joins the show and gives his thoughts on the Cubs/Indians World Series (he grew up in Cleveland) and his thoughts on Hall of Fame voting and Edgar Martinez' chance at getting in tomorrow. He talks about how he got to know Buck O'Neil and how he was almost like a second father to him. Gary Hill goes into depth on why he thinks Edgar should be in the Hall.
45 min
January 10, 2017 January 10, 2017 - Hour: 2
Rick, Aaron and Shannon talk to Mariners pitcher Dan Altavilla who was out in the Mariners Caravan going from Wenatchee to Spokane. He talks about what they do on the caravan and talks about his journey from Double-A to the Majors last season. Larry Stone of the Seattle Times talks about Edgar Martinez and his surge in Hall of Fame votes. He tells us about his chances to make the Hall and why voters start to vote for players as their time on the ballot comes to a close. He also talks about the offseason moves made by the Mariners and speculates as to what the rookies and young players might do in the lineup.
44 min
January 10, 2017 January 10, 2017 - Hour: 1
Rick Rizzs, Aaron Goldsmith, and Shannon Drayer host. Mariners GM Jerry Dipoto joins the show for the majority of the hour to talk about how he needed basically two full offseasons to get the team to where he likes it now. He talks about how the starting rotation should be stronger now with a more athletic outfield who can turn more fly balls into outs. He also likes the addition of speed to the lineup in Jarrod Dyson, Jean Segura and the other speedy outfielders as he thinks that style of baseball plays better at Safeco Field.
46 min
December 09, 2016 December 9, 2016 - Hour: 2
Rick, Shannon and Mike talk about what GM Jerry Dipoto had to say about the offseason and that getting one more starting pitcher would cap a nice offseason. Mariners manager Scott Servais talks about what he learned after a season at the helm as manager and what he expects to see from the team this season. The trio of Rick, Shannon and Mike talk about the new collective bargaining agreement reached by the players and owners and what changes have been made.
44 min
December 09, 2016 December 9, 2016 - Hour: 1
Rick Rizzs, Shannon Drayer and Mike Blowers host live from the Bellevue Square Mariners Team Store. Mariners GM Jerry Dipoto joins the show all hour long to talk about offseason moves and what he expects to see from this team in 2017. He says after a year of being GM, he now knows this team and what they are capable of.
43 min
December 01, 2016 December 1, 2016 - Hour: 1
Shannon Drayer and James Osborn take a look back at the Mariners offseason week that featured two big trades. The podcast also includes a 20 minute interview with pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre Jr. who shares his thoughts on the pitching trades, what next for Felix Hernandez and also sheds some light on what we can expect from James Paxton. The podcast also includes "best of" interviews with Kyle Lewis and Mike Hampton.
1 hr 30 min
November 21, 2016 November 21, 2016 - Hour: 1
Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto joins Shannon Drayer and James Osborn to discuss a number of his roster building philosophies, where he sees the team in relation to this time last year, what the chances are of a big off season add and much more. Also, a discussion of the weekly news and notes plus a fun "Bullpen Banter" interview with Kyle Seager and Shannon's favorite walkoff interview of 2016.
1 hr 11 min