After barely missing the playoffs last year, the Seattle Mariners' season of high expectations begins Friday in Minnesota. Seattle Mariners rookie phenom Julio Rodriguez is on the Opening Day roster.

With a rookie phenom on the roster, is this the year the Mariners finally return to the playoffs?

Covering all the major professional sports teams in Seattle as well as the University of Washington and Washington State University. Kirsten and Art also talk about the business of sports, such as the proposal to build a new arena in Seattle. Thiel offers a unique and informed perspective to listeners. His philosophy for his commentary on KNKX is to give the casual sports fan "enough information to be interesting at a party."

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With a rookie phenom on the roster, is this the year the Mariners finally return to the playoffs?

With a rookie phenom on the roster, is this the year the Mariners finally return to the playoffs?

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