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Refuse to Lose - a Seattle Mariners Podcast
Refuse to Lose - a Seattle Mariners Podcast
Author: Brady Farkas
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Refuse to Lose is a Seattle Mariners podcast hosted by Brady Farkas of "Roundtable Sports." Check us out each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday for new episodes featuring expert opinion, information and guest analysis about the Seattle Mariners.
*Our Thursday podcast is the exclusive home of our weekly interview with Buster Olney of ESPN!
And, you can join our Mariners Roundtable community, for FREE, to keep the conversation going.
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Brady is back on a Friday, talking about his takeaways from the 16 different Mariners who will play in the World Baseball Classic. What does this mean for the likes of Colt Emerson and Cole Young? How about the M's starting rotation? And why isn't Matt Brash playing? Also, we are joined for an incredible conversation with Bob Kendrick, the President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. He talks Seattle Steelheads and much, much more.
Brady is back on a Thursday with ESPN MLB Insider Buster Olney, talking about the M's acquisition of Brendan Donovan, why it works and what questions still remain. Also, some people want the Mariners to move J.P. Crawford to third base for Colt Emerson. Why won't that happen? And does Buster think the Seahawks will win the Super Bowl behind his guy Sam Darnold?
Brady starts the show with a tangent about why he hates Super Bowl media night and tells his "Dante Fowler story." Then, the M's have finally acquired Brendan Donovan. What does it mean for the team in 2026? Did Seattle give up too much and what are the things that actually concern Brady the most in this deal? Then, we're joined by M's Roundtable reporter Teren Kowatsch, who talks about his takeaways from M's Fan Fest over the weekend, and the Mariners are bringing back the Steelheads jerseys...
Brady is back on a Friday as we are just two weeks away from spring training! He talks about the news that Rick Rizzs is retiring at the end of 2026 and shares some of his Rick Rizzs memories. Then, he talks about if it's time to bring back Eugenio Suarez and the questions that it still entails. Also, what's the situation with the M's depth pitching options? And, we're joined by Dallas Stars radio host Michael Dixon to talk about his M's fandom and much more. ***It should be noted that the Di...
Brady is back on a Thursday to talk with ESPN MLB Insider Buster Olney about the impending retirement of Rick Rizzs, the leadership of Cal Raleigh, the M's recent additions on the pitching staff, Brendan Donovan and if the M's should be bringing back Eugenio Suarez yet.
Brady is back on a Monday night with more parallels between the Seahawks and the Mariners, and he's calling on Seattle sports fans to get greedy in the wake of the Seahawks success. Also, he's joined by Maury Brown (@BizballMaury) of Forbes for a talk on the baseball labor issues at hand and what's coming in 2027. And what's the M's plan for Cooper Criswell?
Brady is back on a Friday, talking about the M's only having four prospects in the Baseball America Top 100. Does it matter, truly? And we talk about the Rangers big trade for MacKenzie Gore, early concerns about the bench and the acquisition of Dane Dunning. And Joe Doyle, the founder of Overslot Baseball stops by to talk prospects, King Felix, labor issues in relations to the draft and much more.
Brady talks with ESPN MLB Insider Buster Olney about the Rangers acquiring MacKenzie Gore and what it means for the Mariners. Also, how does Buster feel about the M's bench heading into 2026, and does the M's drop in the Baseball America prospect rankings actually mean anything?
Brady is back for a longer-than-usual episode on Monday, talking about if the Seahawks playoff run will have any affect on the Mariners moving forward. Let us explain. Then, we talk about if Felix Hernandez really feels like a Hall of Famer and how the requirements for the Hall are changing - in a good way. Also, Brady unpacks some of the labor issues around baseball and is joined for a fun talk by the Tablesetters Podcast guys (Devin and Steve).
Brady is joined by Brad Adam of Mariners TV for a rare Saturday conversation. How special was the 2025 season from his vantage point? What is he looking to accomplish each time he is on TV? And what will M's TV broadcasts be like going forward? And how emotional was the final ROOT Sports broadcast ever?
Buster Olney of ESPN stops by to talk about the latest on the Brendan Donovan market, if the Mariners should get involved for JoJo Romero and Lars Nootbaar, and what's happening with Eugenio Suarez? Also, Gabe Speier is headed to the WBC, how do we feel about that? And should we be worried about the M's situation with Bryce Miller?
Brady is back on a Wednesday, comparing the runs of the Seattle Seahawks and Mariners in 2025, Gabe Speier going to the World Baseball Classic and why he's been banned from the Mariners' Reddit channel. Also, he's joined by Curtis Rogers, the Mariners pre and postgame host on 710 ESPN Seattle.
Brady is back on a Friday and he's talking about the arbitration situation for the Mariners. Are we worried that Bryce Miller didn't get a deal done yet? And what do we make of the Patrick Wisdom signing? Is there something more there underneath the surface? And we're joined by Cal Raleigh's father, Todd, to talk about Cal's banner 2025, the All-Star Game experience and much more. *Also, we're running our Refuse to Lose swag giveaway until Jan. 13 at Mariners Roundtable! JOIN our FREE communi...
Brady is joined by ESPN MLB Insider Buster Olney, who is live in Australia! He talks with us about his recent prediction that the Mariners would win the World Series and his thoughts on Julio Rodriguez as the possible MVP. Also, the Mariners signed Patrick Wisdom on Wednesday. Does it mean anything? And how is Julio Rodriguez viewed by his peers? Can the Mariners really get in the Nico Hoerner trade discussions?
Brady is back after the holidays for a full episode as we're officially into 2026. First, the Mariners and the Seahawks are operating on similar season arcs and it's been awesome to watch for Seattle sports fans. Next, the Mariners are making some very big bets heading into 2026, as of now, and we discuss why they need to be right. Then, we're joined by Jordan Shusterman of Yahoo! Sports. Do we have any worries about Andres Munoz? And remember, head to MarinersRoundtable.com and JOIN our FREE...
Brady says goodbye to 2025 with some more of his favorite M's interviews including former Mariners Scott Bradley, Jeff Schaefer and Shawn O'Malley. He also talks with M's bullpen catcher Justin Novak and Triple-A broadcaster Andy Helwig. Note: New, FULL episodes will be back on Monday, Jan. 5.
Brady goes down memory lane from a special 2025 season by playing just some of the best interviews from the first half of the season, including former Mariners Willie Bloomquist, Harold Reynolds and Mike Cameron. He also replays interviews with Cal Raleigh and top prospect Colt Emerson. This is a chance for new listeners to hear some of the work we do on Refuse to Lose, and we'll keep growing in 2026.
Brady talks with ESPN MLB Insider Buster Olney on Christmas Eve about the Mariners signing of Rob Refsnyder, the team's belief in Cole Young, the possible pursuit of Ketel Marte, Jorge Polanco's recent comments and if Felix Hernandez can make a surprise Hall of Fame splash in 2026.
Brady is back on a Monday night, talking about the Mariners' signing of Rob Refsnyder and what it means for the lineup - and the rest of the roster. Also, are the M's still in on Brendan Donovan? How about a reunion with Eugenio Suarez? Which current players are in jeopardy of not being on the roster? And we are getting closer to the M's not needing to send any American pitchers to the WBC, but that's not official yet.
Brady talks with ESPN's Buster Olney about his thoughts on the M's losing Jorge Polanco to the Mets, if the Mariners are risk averse and possible moves for Brendan Donovan and Ketel Marte. Also, was he surprised to see Mitch Garver not come back?



