The Mariner Muse, Patrick Leary, joins the show to explain what’s gone wrong with the Mariners, Brian Elsner welcomes guest UW Women’s Club Hockey Head Coach Mel White to go in-depth on the Kraken’s hire of Lane Lambert, and Kevin Cacabelos does his best to explain the House Settlement.

Chapters

Intro

* 2:00 - Golden Tate

* 6:08 - UW men’s basketball adds Desmond Claude

12:56 - In-depth on the House Settlement

24:40 - In-depth on the Storm’s play

32:32 - Mel White

* 33:08 - In-depth on the Kraken’s hire of Lane Lambert

* 40:57 - PWHL Seattle

50:43 - Patrick Leary

* 51:22 - What’s wrong with the Mariners?

* 58:25 - Improvement coming soon?

1:02:28 - ASMR

Top 5

* 1:03:34 - Mariners all-time strikeouts

* 1:09:17 - Mariners all-time stolen bases

Links

* SeaTown Sports Substack

* SeaTown Sports on Instagram

Kevin Cacabelos and Brian Elsner celebrate a year of podcasting by drafting their All-Time Seattle Sports Teams and welcome Special Guest Listeners . . . their sisters.

Chapters

Intro

* 1:42 - The state of Seattle sports

* 5:01 - Cal Raleigh

9:46 - All-Time Seattle Sports Draft

Top 5

* 1:00:21 -Seattle Sports Athletes that didn’t make our Top 100 list

SisterCast

* 1:08:34 - Intros

* 1:12:30 - Seattle sports memories

* 1:18:35 - Favorite Seattle sports teams and athletes

* 1:24:32 - Seattle sports team you wish you had more time for

Links

* SeaTown Sports Substack

* SeaTown Sports on Instagram

Kevin Cacabelos and Brian Elsner discuss Seattle sports through the lens of 1980s' game shows, covering the Storm's hot start to Mariners keeping it together . . . for now.

Chapters

Intro

* 1:56 - Ichiro memorabilia

Game shows

* 4:35 - Storm - Double Dare

* 10:10 Mariners - Press Your Luck

* 21:18 - Sounders - American Gladiators

* 27:11 - Reign - Remote Control

* 29:58 - USA Hockey & the Kraken - The Newlywed Game

Top 5

* 33:30 - Award-winning announcers

* 39:49 - Mariners one-time all stars

Links

* SeaTown Sports Substack

* SeaTown Sports on Instagram

Kevin Cacabelos and Brian Elsner chat through ten Seattle sports topics including Cal Raleigh, early UW football projections, and the Seahawks’ 2025 schedule

Chapters

Intro

* 1:55 - Ervin Johnson

* 3:43 - Former Unidentifiable Seahawk AAU basketball dad

* 5:49 - The Hop In Market

8:19 - First Place Seattle Mariners

* 9:09 - The “Vedder Cup”

* 12:00 - Five Mariners stats

Ten Topics

* 18:18 - Christian Nitu and the UW basketball roster

* 21:48 - Harry Ford

* 25:30 - Seahawks’ schedule release

* 26:14 - Seattle stadium troughs

* 32:05 - Seattle Storm open season

* 39:00 - UW women hoops lose a player

* 40:29 - Seattle Reign

* 43:17 - Early top 25s and UW football

* 48:35 - Seahawks rivalry uniforms

* 51:16 - Seattle Kraken

* 54:49 - Seattle Sounders FC

Top 5

* 1:00:48 - Seattle Sonics blocks

* 1:04:24 - Seattle Mariners Pre All-Star break home runs

Links

* SeaTown Sports Substack

* SeaTown Sports on Instagram

Brian Elsner welcomes Dana for a special WifeCast, Brian's mom makes a special podcast guest appearance on Mother's Day. This episode covers Alexis DeBoer’s rise to stardom, the latest on the Mariners, Dana’s Seattle Reign evaluation, and much much more.

Links

* SeaTown Sports Substack

* SeaTown Sports on Instagram

Kevin Cacabelos and Brian Elsner ponder whether certain Mariners can stay good, recap UW football's recruiting wins, and talk Seattle sports jersey retirements.

Chapters

Intro

* 2:22 - Paul Abbott

* 4:07 - Bret Boone

* 7:08 - West Sacramento Athletics

Seattle Mariners

* 7:52 - Can JP Crawford, Cal Raleigh, and Jorge Polanco sustain their success?

19:46 - Sounders and Regin

27:27 - UW men’s basketball loses Niko Bundalo

34:46 - 3 takeaways from UW football’s spring game

36:51 - The Huskies land Kodi Greene and Derek Colman-Brusa

Seahawks Rookie Camp

* 40:51 - Starbucks orders

* 46:00 - Should the Seahawks retire Russell Wilson’s jersey?

51:06 - Thank you social media posts after cutting players?

Top 5

* 53:58 - Washington Huskies quarterbacks

* 58:41 - NBA playoffs

Links

* SeaTown Sports Substack

* SeaTown Sports on Instagram

Kevin Cacabelos and Brian Elsner break out the meter, rating the Seahawks' draft, the Mariners' April, and the Reign's roster.

Chapters

Intro

* 1:43 - What’s a trap?

* 4:38 - Gary Payton’s shirt

* 7:35 - Eugenio Suarez

9:34 - The Mariners-O-Meter

* 10:26 - Ben Williamson

* 15:34 - Logan Gilbert

* 17:19 - George Kirby

* 20:13 - The Mariners’ offense

26:36 - The Seahawks Draft-O-Meter

* 29:36 - Grey Zabel

* 32:43 - Jalen Milroe

* 35:34 - Offensive Line

39:47 - The Reign-O-Meter

* 40:10 - Lynn Biyendolo

* 43:02 - Sam Meza

* 45:19 - Jordyn Huitema

Top 5

* 53:54 - Mariners wRC+

* 1:01:02 - NFL father-son duos

Links

* SeaTown Sports Substack

* SeaTown Sports on Instagram

Kevin Cacabelos and Brian Elsner discuss intriguing NFL Draft prospects for the Seahawks, praise Cal Raleigh's early-season success, and grade the Storm's draft.

Chapters

Intro

* 2:02 - Bob Wells

4:25 - Assessing the Mariners

* 5:57 - Cal Raleigh

* 8:24 - Who is better, Julio Rodriguez or Cal?

* 10:53 - The Mariners’ lineup

* 13:09 - Dylan Moore

18:27 - Kraken shakeup

28:42 - Seahawks NFL Draft prospects to watch

36:35 - Storm Pick Dominque Malonga and Serena Sundell

* 37:38 - 5th Grade AAU Mixtape

* 41: 20 - How does Malonga fit with the team?

47:02 - New WIAA transfer rule

Top 5

* 57:57 - Mariners Grand Slams

* 1:03:28 - Seahawks’ First Round NFL Draft offensive lineman picks

Links

* SeaTown Sports Substack

* SeaTown Sports on Instagram

Kevin Cacabelos and Brian Elsner discuss UW men's and women's basketball's transfer portal successes,the Mariners' upcoming road trip, and pay tribute to Brian's father, Michael Elsner.

Chapters

Intro

* 1:06 - Episode dedication to Michael Elsner

* 1:55 - Stairs are undefeated

6:15 - Seattle Mariners - The Latest

13:58 - Seattle Storm - WNBA Draft

21:53 - Washington Huskies Men’s Basketball Adds Wesley Yates and Jasir Rencher

29:18 - Washington Huskies Women’s Basketball Adds Yulia Grabovskaia and Avery Howell

34:34 - NBA Finals Predictions

Seattle Soccer Update

* 38:12 - Sounders FC

* 39:25 - Seattle Reign

Top 5

* 42:02 - Memories with Brian’s father, Michael Elsner

Links

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* SeaTown Sports Substack

* SeaTown Sports on Instagram

Kevin Cacabelos welcomes guest host Daniel Salle to the show. The pair discusses discuss the Mariners' early struggles, UW men's basketball's portal splash, and the Final Four.

Chapters

Intro

* 2:12 - Kevin’s Kraken experience

* 6:26 - Kevin’s Mariners-Giants experience

Seattle Mariners

* 7:25 - Mariners’ rough start

Final Four

* 15:03 - Women’s Final Four

* 16:04 - Men’s Final Four

Washingotn Huskies Football

* 24:24 - UW spring practice kicks off

Washington Huskies Basketball

* 29:28 - Transfer portal commitments

Top 5

* 44:33- Super Bowl MVPs (Daniel)

* 48:33 - San Francisco Giants (Kevin)

Links

* Salle’s Call at the Big Sky Championship

* SeaTown Sports Substack

* SeaTown Sports on Instagram