On the Sidelines

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 i...

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 bigg...

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 bigg...

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,...

(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...

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 Worl...

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 l...

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 t...

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 th...

Fox 13 News Anchor and sports fanatic Matthew Smith joins the show for the first time. We break down the Storm's statement blowout win over Las Vegas on Sunday and what we learned about the team that should carry forward through the rest of the season and into the playoffs. Then, we recap the Mariners 6-4 road trip and discuss how the Mariners matchup with the Astros this season compared to years...

Fox 13 Digital Sports Reporter Curtis Crabtree joins the show as the guys open with recapping the Mariners hot start to a 10-game road trip including why Cal Raleigh and Bryan Woo are two of the best at their positions in all of baseball. Then, the guys breakdown the Seahawks schedule and give their win predictions as well as discuss why Vegas isn't optimistic about the Seahawks' 2025 season. Befo...

Ethan and Dante are joined by Charles Hamaker, founder of Circling Seattle Sports, to preview the Storm's season with opening night coming up on Saturday. Storm General Manager Talisa Rhea also joins the show to discuss her offseason full of roster transactions and how ready this roster is to compete for a championship. The guys go through some What's Trending headlines including breaking down the...

The Mariners are the hottest team in baseball and sit atop the American League West standings. Lyle Goldstein and T.J. Mathewson of the Marine Layer Podcast join the show to make sense of the season so far and whether it's sustainable. Then, Dante is back with a new edition of Top 5 Dead or Alive, this time ranking teams who have never won a championship. The guys finish the show with What's Trend...

The guys break down the Seahawks 2025 draft class headlined by offensive lineman Grey Zabel and potential quarterback of the future Jalen Milroe. Then, the guys welcome Seahawks blogger Brian Nemhauser onto the podcast for his in-depth analysis of the Hawks' draft. Dante ranks the top five Seahawks draft picks of all-time, and the guys discuss the Mariners recent hot streak and six straight series...

Fox 13 Sports Digital Reporter Curtis Crabtree joins the show to break down the Kraken's front office moves firing head coach Dan Bylsma after one year and elevating Ron Francis to President of Hockey Operations. He also gives his insight on the Seahawks ahead of the NFL Draft on Thursday. Ethan and Dante recap the Mariners 4-2 week as their series win streak increases to four despite the play of...

The Storm stood pat with the #2 overall pick in the WNBA Draft selecting 19-year-old French forward Dominique Malonga. We hear from Storm color analyst Elise Woodward on how she feels about the pick. Then Ethan and Dante dive into the Mariners recent 5-1 homestand featuring their first two series wins of the year. The guys both pick their standout players from the week and look ahead to the upcomi...

Fox 13 Sports Director Aaron Levine joins the show to discuss the Mariners' struggles through their first 11 games of the season, but he also sees reasons to be optimistic about the team moving forward. The group then breaks down Geno's new contract in Las Vegas and why he was willing to take less money elsewhere than with Seattle. Plus, Aaron explains why he is very optimistic about the Seahawks...

Before diving into the Mariners open to the season, the guys briefly discuss and send their thoughts to Richard Sherman and his family after his house was broken into. The Mariners' first five games showed some of the same problems the team had last year. Ethan breaks down the good, the bad, and the ugly from the M's opening week. Then, Niko Moreno of Sounder at Heart and Pulso Sports joins the sh...

Fox 13 Digital Sports Reporter joins the show to discuss Cal Raleigh reportedly signing an extension to stay in Seattle. We preview the Mariners season and debate whether the Mariners new hitting philosophy will be effective this season. Then Curtis gives his take on the Seahawks' offseason including unique insights on Geno's contract negotiations, or lack thereof, and reveals why the Seahawks hav...

March Madness is finally here and who better to have on the show than Fox 13 sports anchor and Big Ten Basketball color analyst Alyssa Charlston-Smith! We discuss the Zags' chances of making it to a 10th straight sweet 16, preview the Husky women's matchup against Columbia as well as their odds to make a Cinderella run, and give title picks for both the men's and women's brackets. But first, we di...

Former Seattle sports broadcaster Chris Francis of Straight Arrow News joins the show to discuss the Seahawks remake of their offense. The guys talk about the Geno Smith and DK Metcalf trades, react to the Sam Darnold signing, and question John Schneider's job security in the Emerald City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Teams have reportedly reached out to the Seahawks about a trade for DK Metcalf, we discuss whether the Hawks should pull the trigger or not. Dante steps into his Inferno and has a message for John Schneider regarding pending free agent Ernest Jones IV. Plus the Sounders shot themselves in the foot over the weekend, how that's nothing new for Seattle sports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

We get after Mariners' spring training and set the bar heading into the season, we recap the Sounders' first two games and look ahead to Wednesday's contest against Antigua - plus, Dante's hot take on Jordan Morris. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices