Hour 2 - Is Small Ball Important In The Postseason, Blue 88, Jason Benetti

We discuss playoff environments and what it will be like on Sat and Sun at T-Mobile. Then, Shannon Drayer joins us to discuss what yesterday's scrimmage was like, Bryan Woo throwing a bullpen today and how she sees the rotation slotting out. Plus, Maura answers your fantasy football questions.

The hour begins with voicemails from listeners for Here's The Thing. Then, Jeff Passan of ESPN joins the show to give his thoughts on the postseason so far, how the Mariners would match up against either the Guardians or Tigers, plus plenty more.

Brock and Salk share theior thoughts of watching the first two days of playoff baseball and how important they believe it will be for the Mariners to capitalize with runners in scoring position this postseason. They then bring on former Mariner Jay Buhner to talk Mariners playoff baseball, Josh Nyalor, Ichiro in the scrimmage and more. In Blue 88, Brock dives in on the sustainability of the Seahawks, who the 2025 49ers remind him of and some revealing next level stats of the Seahawks offensive line.

It's now just two days from what will be a wild weekend in Seattle sports and Salk gets everyone ready between the two AL Wild Card series which will determine day and time of the Mariners game on Saturday, along with the impact of the Thursday Night Football game in the NFC West between the 49ers and Rams. Later, they re-air their conversation with Joel Klatt of FOX Sports to hear from him on the Seahawks, Sam Darnold, UW and more.

Brock discusses the Ohio State loss and looks ahead to UW's game against Maryland in Washington Wednesday. Then, we discuss whether we're feeling more or less confident in the Mariners playoff potential after watching yesterday's games. Plus, Salk awards this week's Trash Takes winner.

The Mariners playoff start times get announced and Brock and Salk react to them and what it means for the league and the Seattle area this weekend. Later, Joel Klatt of FOX Sports joins the show to talk UW, Seahawks and plenty more.

Brock and Salk debate how important small ball and execution of the little things in the postseason given what they watched from the first day of the MLB playoffs. In Blue 88, topics include the Seahawks run game, a big statistical difference between Mike Macdonald and Pete Carroll and what Brock will be watching for on the Seahawks injury report. After that, Tigers broadcaster Jason Benetti joins the show to discuss the Tigers, the MLB postseason and more.

The first day of playoff baseball was fantastic and Salk shares what he took away from it and how it can impact the Mariners. Then, they re-air their conversation with Daniel Jeremiah of the NFL Network regarding the Seahawks early season play, Sam Darnold and more.

We go over some of the possibilities for how the Seahawks and Mariners games could be moved around Sunday since both are at home. Then, Daniel Jeremiah joins us for his weekly segment. He discusses Leonard Williams looking like a defensive player of the year candidate, Sam Darnold putting teaching film out there so far this season, and why the Seahawks are struggling to run the ball. 

The hour starts with a round of Which Is Better featuring many Seahawks and Mariners topics. They then also discuss the continuity of the Mariners and the amount of plate appearances that a few of their best hitters collected this year. After that, they react to some sound of some national media giving the Seahawks some high praise, which they weren't doing for most of the NFL offseason.