As the Mariners get ready for the ALDS, Ethan and D Jack hand out their regular season awards including biggest surprise and moment of the year. Is Julio Rodriguez underappreciated? Ethan thinks so and points out how similar his season is to his 2023 season when he finished 4th in MVP voting. They also break down how they would slot the rotation ahead of games one and two over the weekend. The Seahawks are looking to further cement themselves in the group of Super Bowl contenders with a win this weekend over the 3-1 Bucs. Ethan and D Jack pick their players to watch in their weekly segment "Star Watch". The guys also update their NFL picks standings with one participant separating themselves from the rest of the pack prompting D Jack to give out a fresh nickname for the competition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Mariners are AL West champions for the first time in 24 years. Ethan is joined by Fox 13 Sports Anchor Alyssa Charlston-Smith to break down what's working so well for the M's, what their playoff rotation will look like, and whether Cal Raleigh has already locked down the MVP award or if he has more work to do. Ethan and Alyssa also give their immediate postgame reactions to the Seahawks win over the Cardinals on Thursday Night Football. They go over what impressed them the most and whether or not the Hawks can be Super Bowl contenders with Sam Darnold at the helm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
YOUR Seattle Mariners are headed back to the postseason and are on the cusp of winning the American League West for the first time in 24 years. Ethan and D Jack break down the M's red-hot September and the domination of the Houston Astros in their house. They also explain why this is a turning point for the franchise. The Seahawks stomped on the Saints to get back on track at home. The guys name their star of the game and also preview a Thursday Night matchup with the Arizona Cardinals in Glendale. The Storm have moved on from head coach Noelle Quinn. Ethan explains why the move was necessary and how this offseason could be one of the more important ones in franchise history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Seahawks got their first win of the season in Pittsburgh in a dominant, well-rounded performance. Ethan and D-Jack go through the game and evaluate the offense's growth in week two as well as how the defense was able to manage the absence of Devon Witherspoon. They also preview the Seahawks' week three matchup with the New Orleans Saints and highlight which players to watch out for on both sides of the ball for both squads. The Mariners remain undefeated in the Etsy Witch era winning their 10th straight game featuring more history from Cal Raleigh. Ethan and D Jack try to find more words for how impressive the Big Dumper has been this year and go through some other key contributors that have vaulted the Mariners up to first place in the division and within two games of a first-round bye. After an embarrassing performance in game one, the Storm used a 14-point second half comeback to take down the Las Vegas Aces in game two in an elimination game snapping the Aces' 17-game winning streak. That sets up a game three in Vegas that D Jack expects them to win. Finally, Ethan and D Jack recap the NFL pick standings with a new leader at the top and make their picks for week three including some bold underdog selections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Seahawks weren't able to squeak out a win over the 49ers in week one. Ethan and D-Jack break down the game, what went wrong, and debate whether Mike Macdonald made the right choice opting to kick a field goal with three minutes to go over going for it on 4th down. Then, Ryan Parish of the Steelers' SB Nation affiliate Behind the Steel Curtain joins the show as the guys look ahead to a week two road matchup. The guys discuss the Steelers' eventful start to the season against the Jets and DK Metcalf squaring off with his former team. The Mariners look to have found their groove again as they narrow the deficit in the division behind the Astros. Which players have stood out and the guys get into the Etsy witch that could be saving the Mariners' season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Your Seattle Sounders are CHAMPIONS as they beat Lionel Messi and Inter Miami 3-0 to win Leagues Cup. Niko Moreno of Sounder at Heart and Pulso Sports joins Ethan and D-Jack to break down the match, look ahead to MLS play, and discuss the brawl right after the final whistle. The Seahawks finally start their season on Sunday and it's a big one against the San Francisco 49ers. Ethan and D-Jack go through what they're looking to see from the Hawks on both sides of the ball. The Huskies and Cougs both won their opening games but in much different fashions. Ethan goes through his takeaways from each game and explains why he's even more excited to see the Apple Cup after seeing both teams play. The Mariners road woes continue, but that needs to change if they are going to compete for the division or even make the playoffs. With the Rangers all of a sudden back on the Mariners' tail, the guys discuss how confident they still are in the team's playoff hopes. Finally, the Storm's recent loss to the Sparks triggers a rant from Ethan on the state of team sitting in the 8th and final playoff spot. The guys try to explain what's gone wrong this season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
D-Jack is joined by producer Austin Lane and open the show discussing Cal Raleigh's historic 49th home run this season, the most in a single season by a Catcher in MLB history. The Mariners are looking to stay hot as a team as the calendar nears September, and D-Jack has an interesting pick for team MVP so far. What is the Seahawks ceiling in 2025? D-Jack and Austin talk about what this year's team is capable of. Guest Will Ortner, host of "Seahawks Today" by Chat Sports, tells us what he is most excited for this season and who his prediction is for who the Seahawks breakout star will be in 2025. The Sounders and Storm are winding down the regular season and both are in position to make deep playoff runs, but do they have what it takes to win it all? Who are your top 5 Mariners of all time, and how different is it from D-Jack's Top 5 Dead or Alive this week? Should the NCAA have awarded UW the 2023 National Championship after sanctioning Michigan in a sign-stealing scandal? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ethan and D-Jack begin the show with a pair of overreactions from the week, both pertaining to the Seahawks dominant performance against the Chiefs in their second preseason game. The guys break down what they saw from the offense and how it has differed from years past. Then, D-Jack explains why he's concerned about the Mariners with their tough stretch on this current east coast road trip while Ethan pumps the breaks on any major concern. Ethan and D-Jack also give their opinions on Victor Robles' outburst in a rehab game where he threw his bat at the opposing pitcher and discuss the implications of his lengthy ten-game suspension. The guys then talk the Sounders 1-0 loss to Minnesota ending a dominant stretch of ten straight matches without a loss. Dante gives his top 5 Sue Bird moments after her statue was unveiled outside Climate Pledge Arena. The guys finish with discussing MLB's interest in expansion and potential realignment of divisions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ethan and D-Jack open the show discussing the parallels in the Mariners and Sounders seasons including how scorching hot both have been recently. The two break down the Mariners almost perfect homestand as well as their odds to win the World Series. They also discuss the Sounders turnaround since the Club World Cup including Head Coach Brian Schmetzer's reasoning behind the elevated play leading to ten straight matches unbeaten. Then, former Seahawk and Super Bowl champion Bryan Walters joins the show to talk all things Seahawks. He breaks down Tory Horton's breakout performance, the confidence that comes with having an established identity on offense, and the offensive line. Afterwards, D-Jack gives his Top 5 Dead or Alive Seahawks Summer Legends. The guys then spend some time discussing the Storm's atrocious run lately resulting in five straight losses putting them on the brink of being outside of the playoffs. Ethan and D-Jack end the show going through Mike Sando's QB Tier List from the New York Times including comparing Geno Smith and Sam Darnold. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fresh off an aggressive trade deadline, the Mariners took three of four from the Texas Rangers in the biggest series of the season so far. Ethan and D Jack break down an eventful week for the Mariners and discuss Jerry Dipoto finally saying the words "World Series" out loud. Then, Jackson Felts, host of the Sounders' pre- and post-match shows on Sports Radio 93.3 KJR FM, joins the show from Sounders training to talk about the red-hot Rave Green, their 7-0 thrashing of Cruz Azul, and where Pedro de la Vega's thunder-strike ranks in Sounders history. Finally, the guys discuss the Storm trading for all-star guard Brittany Sykes, the Seahawks starting preseason play this week including welcoming Pete Carroll and Geno Smith back to Seattle, and debate who among the Mariners, Sounders, or Storm is most likely to win a championship this season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Mariners were aggressive as just about anyone at this year's trade deadline. Ethan McReynolds and Curtis Crabtree break down a wild deadline frenzy and hear from Jerry Dipoto and Eugenio Suarez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Mariners made the first big move of the trade deadline acquiring first baseman Josh Naylor from the Arizona Diamondbacks. Ethan and D-Jack break down the move and also discuss Jerry Dipoto's comments on how aggressive the team will be leading up to Thursday's deadline. With Ichiro being inducted into the Hall of Fame on Sunday, D-Jack ranks his Top 5 Dead or Alive Ichiro moments featuring an iconic call from the late, great Dave Niehaus. Then, the guys talk Seahawks with training camp fully underway. D-Jack gets Ethan's take on Jalen Milroe, the offensive line, and the defense's potential for this upcoming season, plus D-Jack gives a couple of his breakout candidates. Finally, the guys talk MLS with Sounders having more problems at the back in Atlanta leading to a 2-2 draw, a match that Ethan says the Sounders were lucky not to lose. Plus, the guys debate whether the league was in the right for suspending Lionel Messi for missing the All-Star Game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Charles Hamaker of Circling Seattle Sports joins Ethan and Dante for this week's episode. The Mariners opened the second half with a series win over the Astros, but it's clear that this team needs help at the trade deadline. The guys discuss potential targets and what this team needs most for the stretch run to end the year. The Seahawks start training camp on Wednesday so the guys give their biggest headline to watch. They also break down the Noah Fant move and how it impacts the tight end room heading into the season. Then, Seattle Times Sports Reporter Tim Booth joins the show fresh off a trip to Las Vegas and the NBA Board of Governors meeting last week to give us the latest on NBA expansion. Charles returns to end the show where the guys talk Storm expectations for the second half and check in on the Sounders who are trending in the right direction in the table but have to prepare for life without Jordan Morris after the forward left last match with a shoulder injury that will require surgery. Dante ranks his top 5 Seahawks plays of all-time in Top 5 Dead or Alive to finish things off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Luke Arkins, author of the Mariners Consigliere Newsletter, joins Ethan and D-Jack to recap the first half of the Mariners season and look ahead to the rest of 2025. The guys react to Cal Raleigh's historic Home Run Derby title and discuss their expectations for the Big Dumper heading into the second half. D-Jack and Luke give out midseason awards for MVP of the offense and pitching staff and biggest surprise of the first half while also breaking down the biggest disappointment at this point in the season. The guys also dive into the upcoming trade deadline and bring up potential targets that the Mariners could acquire before the end of the month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fox 13 Sports Anchor Alyssa Charlston-Smith joins Ethan and Dante for this week's episode. The gang opens talking Mariners and their sweep of the Pirates led by the pitching staff not allowing a single run. They also discuss the Mariners four all-stars and the online hate for Julio Rodriguez getting the nod. ESPN came out with a potential trade sending former MVP Ronald Acuna Jr. to the Mariners, we discuss Acuna's potential impact and whether the offer is too steep or not enough. Then, Alyssa gives her take on what she's seeing from the Storm after big bounce back wins over a pair of top four teams in Atlanta and New York. With the Storm sitting just a game out of second place, Alyssa explains why this team has the potential to make a deep playoff run. Finally, BetMGM released a ranking of the greatest current American athletes stemming from another dominant championship performance from Joey Chestnut on Independance Day. Ethan, Dante, and Alyssa debate who deserves to be on the list and Dante gives his top five. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
(0:43-22:00) Cal Raleigh keeps making history as the Mariners continue their fight for a playoff spot. With July finally here, Ethan and Dante discuss the trade deadline and Adam Jude's (Seattle Times) report that the Mariners plan to be aggressive in the trade market. (22:00-26:00) The Kraken made news Tuesday signing defenseman Ryan Lindgren to a four-year contract. The guys speculate what other changes could be coming to the D-core in the aftermath of the signing. (26:00-39:30) Then, Ethan and Dante break down the Sounders 2-0 win over Austin FC in their return to league play and dive into why it was a significant result coming off the Club World Cup. Later, the guys play "Start, Bench, Ferry" with a few Sounders attackers and debate who should be starting at striker moving forward. (39:30-49:15) Is it time to panic about the Storm after a blowout loss to Golden State? Dante definitely thinks so. (49:15-1:01:05) Finally, the guys end with some "What's Trending' topics including Leonard Williams coming in at #99 on the NFL's Top 100 list. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fox 13 Sports Director Aaron Levine joins the show to help break down the historic run Cal Raleigh is on and his odds at winning American League MVP over Aaron Judge. The guys then rate their concern on the Puget Sound Panic Meter about the Mariners' division odds sitting 4.5 games back of the Astros with an MVP candidate on their roster. Next, Ethan, Dante, and Aaron recap the Sounders' Club World Cup experience and debate how the team will perform as they transition back into league play this weekend. Finally, the guys dive into the repressed emotions brought back to the surface for Seattleites everywhere seeing the Oklahoma City Thunder win the NBA Finals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Mariners respond from getting swept by turning the tables and sweeping the Cleveland Guardians. Ethan and D Jack recap the week, including the emphatic return of Logan Gilbert on Monday, and debate whether a hot JP Crawford should make the all-star game. Then, Niko Moreno of Pulso Sports and Sounder at Heart joins the show to recap the Sounders' 2-1 loss to Botafogo in the Club World Cup and look ahead to a matchup with Atletico Madrid on Thursday. D Jack goes through his Top 5 Dead or Alive Sounders of all-time, and Niko gives us his list as well. Finally, Ethan and D Jack cover some trending topics from around the world of sports including Shohei Ohtani's return to the mound, the blockbuster Rafael Devers trade to the Giants, and Desmond Bane getting dealt to the Magic for a sizeable haul. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Mariners are on the struggle-bus, we break down this recent tough stretch of games but also look at a couple of positives that could help the team moving forward. The Sounders are gearing up for the Club World Cup but couldn't have a had a worse pair of performances leading into the tournament. Our guest, Good Day Seattle Anchor Erin Mayovsky, discusses the expectations the Sounders have for this international competition. The Kraken introduced new head coach Lane Lambert on Monday, we hear from him on his philosophy and debate whether things will actually be different this time around. Finally, we dive into the House v. NCAA settlement giving each university $20.5 million to spend on student-athletes. How this will change college sports and why it's just the first step that needs to be made in the NIL era. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Anders Hirst from Sports Radio 93.3 KFR FM, Emerald City Spectrum, and the Locked On Mariners Podcast joins the show to talk all things Seattle sports. The guys start with Cal Raleigh and the historic pace he's on and discuss whether this season could be the best by a Mariner in franchise history. Then, Anders gives his insight on the Kraken hiring Lane Lambert as well as the optics surrounding the firing of Dan Bylsma and the promotions to Ron Francis and Jason Botterill. Later, the guys break down the Sounders protesting their earnings in the Club World Cup compared to the other players competing. They also discuss the Sounders upcoming schedule with the Club World Cup less than two weeks away. Finally, the guys rank their Top 5 Dead or Alive Seattle Sports Athletes of all-time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices