Brandon Boyd, Phil Smeraldo

Roughly a Podcast

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We are Roughly a Podcast! We'll be roughly your favorite Mariners podcast. RaP is hosted by Brandon Boyd and Phil Smeraldo, two college buddies from Seattle who bonded over the delightful oddities of the Seattle Mariners. With the M's on an ascendancy spearheaded by Jerry Dipoto (the source of "Roughly"), we aim to be a fantastic source of information, opinion, and unfiltered joy through this exciting new era of Mariners baseball.

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Brandon Boyd, Phil Smeraldo

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Sports

Latest episode

Sep 29, 2025

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Episodes

Might as Well Go Podcast 29.09.2025

The fellas reunite to recap the second half of the season, discuss the Mariners' playoff legitimacy, celebrate the Big Dumper, and much, much more.

I Didn't Hear No Bell 21.05.2025

Brandon and Phil check in on Dan Wilson's Wildboys after the quarter turn of the season. Mike Gastineau's story about Rick Rizzs.

Somewhere Between 81 and 86 Wins: The Seattle Mariners Story 26.03.2025

Brandon and Phil reunite to prognosticate over the 2025 season mere hours before it begins. Join us at Come Together 12!

Thank you for your Servais 23.08.2024

The guys react to the news that Scott Servais was relieved of his duties.

(enough of) Florida!!! 27.06.2024

Brandon goes solo to recap a no good, very bad, horrible road trip in Cleveland, Miami, and Tampa. The monologue tackles how starters are destroying the Mariners, how Mariners starters are getting destroyed on the road, Mitch Haniger's demise and Mitch Garver's turnaround, and not that much more. #GOMS

You gotta love these guys??? 19.06.2024

The guys return after a 55-day absence! They recap the major goings on of the last seven weeks and discuss such toe-curling topics as the roster crunch, the oddly sketchy bullpen, Julio, the deadline, and much, much more. It's good to be back and we'll see you again real soon, babes.

2009 MLB Managers, Ranked 24.04.2024

Brandon and Phil recap the wacky Rockies series and dig into the offensive surge that is a-bubblin'. They also play a game of "Name That 2009 MLB Manager", which no one asked for but everyone will love.  The Shannon Drayer article. The Howard Bryant article.

Broom Emoji 19.04.2024

The fellas reunite to discuss the 9-10 Mariners fresh off a sweep of the Cincinnati Reds. They also talk about the Mariners when they were 6-10, somehow. 

More Mariners Season Preview Than Human Beings Should Be Allowed to Have 25.03.2024

The boys are back with a jumbo-sized season preview pod. They discuss the potential Shohei Ohtani gambling scandal, break down the latest roster machinations, and declare whose stock is up or down after Spring Training. They finish the podcast by each weighing in on nine different topics. Beautiful harmony is achieved when they guess the top-five Mariners by WAR for 2024. 

Small Lettering, Big Storylines 28.02.2024

Brandon and Phil return to discuss MLB's uniform fiasco and minor injury news. Then your favorite rapscallions share the three things they're actually paying attention to throughout Spring Training.  Links: Ryan Divish's appearance on the Lookout Landing podcast Divish's story about Scott Servais' global appeasement tour The Hot Stove Reports from Mariners Pod (apologies to Gary Hill for forgettin...

Good Offseason 07.02.2024

Brandon and Phil convene to discuss the Mariners' recent additions of Jorge Polanco and Gregory Santos and declare this offseason officially Good.

Mitch Potatoes and Garvey 24.01.2024

The fellas come back together to celebrate five strange Mariner careers and recap the Garver signing, Raley trade, and Haniger (and DeSclafani) reunion.

So Much Room For Roster Flexibility 06.12.2023

The boys are back to recap an intriguing offseason to-date and prognosticate on what's to come. Use promo code ROUGHLY at checkout to get 25% off your first order of coffee at ElmCoffeeRoasters.com.

(Seeing) Red October 04.10.2023

After an emotional hiatus from the Mariners, the boys return to discuss the team falling short of the playoffs, Cal Raleigh's comments about the org needing to do more, and the state of Mariners Twitter. They then go around the diamond to figure out what the 2024 squad could look like.  Use promo code ROUGHLY at checkout to get 25% off your first order of coffee at ElmCoffeeRoasters.com.

Gary Hill Jr. 31.08.2023

Brandon and Phil had the pleasure of interviewing Mariners' broadcaster Gary Hill Jr.! They asked him about this season, Julio's surge, what's next for the Mariners, his friendship with Aaron Goldsmith, and much more. Donate to Treehouse Get 25% off your first order of coffee from Elm Coffee Roasters with promo code ROUGHLY

The Wagon Rolls 30.08.2023

Brandon and Phil celebrate another great week for the boys in teal, dunk on the Angels, predict how the roster will look on 9/1, decide how the Mariners got here, and prognosticate how the whole Shohei thing is going to go. *Recorded before the 8/29 game against Oakland and before George Kirby was scratched from his start due to sickness. Use promo code ROUGHLY at checkout to get 25% off your firs...

The Mariners are a F*cking Wagon 23.08.2023

Fresh off a wedding (not to each other), Phil and Brandon reunite to discuss baseball's hottest team. They recap an insane last three weeks, dive deep into Julio's blistering surge, put some respeck on Justin Topa's name, and answer a very important question: does this team have the juice? Use promo code ROUGHLY to get 25% off your first order of coffee at ElmCoffeeRoasters.com

A Bliss-ful Deadline 02.08.2023

Brandon and Phil react to the trade deadline, which was both good and mildly disappointing. Listen for their takedown of the idea that the Mariners didn't do enough, breakdown of the three players added from the Diamondbacks, and remembrances of Paul Sewald. Get 25% off your first order of coffee at ElmCoffeeRoasters.com with promo code ROUGHLY at checkout.

Water Cooler Talk 27.07.2023

Brandon and Phil discuss Jared Kelenic's broken foot, tearful apology, and his progression as a player and a person. Then they decide where the Mariners should go in the impending trade deadline and talk through potential trade candidates with an eye on the Opening Day lineup in 2024. Notes: Extra Innings Podcast from the Seattle Times Jerry Dipoto Show on 710 Seattle  Use promo code ROUGHLY at ch...

Clear is Kind 20.07.2023

Brandon and Phil bemoan a 2-3 start to the second half, discuss the Blue Jays merch saga, decide where they land on the impending Shohei Ohtani trade, and come to the conclusion that the Mariners should be sellers in two weeks. Use promo code ROUGHLY at checkout to get 25% off your first order of coffee at ElmCoffeeRoasters.com 

The Shohei Shrug 13.07.2023

Brandon and Phil address the ASG buzz around Shohei Ohtani's looming free agency, provide their outlooks on the second half of the season, break down the Mariners' first four draft picks, provide the top-five most sick and twisted Alex Mayer stat bombs of the year, and much, much more. Get 25% off your first order at ElmCoffeeRoasters.com with promo code ROUGHLY at checkout.

The Power of Getting Boo'd 07.07.2023

The boys talk about their baseball dreams and the very down and then very up week in Seattle. They also hash out the Trevor Gott trade and discuss future potential trades the Mariners might make. They end the pod with a wee bit of MLB draft talk and then discuss Shohei Ohtani's worth and the likelihood of him signing with the Mariners next season. Get 25% off your first order of coffee at ElmCoffe...

Mariners Will Soar 28.06.2023

In their most Creed-heavy episode to date, Phil and Brandon discuss "Country Roads" emergence into the season and other Mariners' news and notes. Then they get rate this season on a 1-10 scale, break down what's wrong with our large adult son Jarred, and check in on how well MLB's rule changes are working so far.  Notes: Get 25% off your first order at ElmCoffeeRoasters.com with promo code ROUGHLY...

Woo Doggy! 23.06.2023

Phil and Brandon finally return to talk about the M's after a maddening stretch of baseball. They talk about some nice things, including Bryan Woo's brilliance and Teoscar Hernandez's nice lil June. But mostly this is a podcast ranting about this team's terrible addiction to strikeouts. After the rant, they do a breakdown of Eric Byrnes' electric cameo he gave for Phil's birthday.  Notes: Get 25%...

I Think He Got His Swagga Back, Ohhhh, Ohhhh 30.05.2023

Brandon pulls a Juan Solo and breaks down a 6-1 week against the lowly A's and plucky Pirates. Then he touches on Julio Rodriguez's recent success, Tayler Saucedo's saucy performance, and Houston/Texas being big scary bad boys in the AL West. Notes: Use the promo code ROUGHLY to get 25% off your first order at ElmCoffeeRoasters.com

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