First Pour, A's pregame is here, and the timing could not be bigger. Rob from All On Green joins forces with Sam from WhereStats Meet Instincts for the first time ever as the duo takes over A’s pregame coverage ahead of a massive series opener against the second-place Seattle Mariners. With the A’s sitting atop the AL West at 27-26 and Seattle lurking just behind at 25-29, the stakes are already cranked to eleven in Sacramento. This is not just another Monday night game — this feels like a measuring-stick series with division implications written all over it.

Rob and Sam break down the pitching matchup between Aaron Civale, who’s quietly been one of the A’s steadiest arms at 5-1 with a 3.31 ERA, and Luis Castillo, who enters trying to stop the bleeding after a rough start to 2026. They’ll dive into key matchups, whether Shea Langeliers and Brent Rooker can keep the offense rolling, how dangerous Julio Rodríguez and Randy Arozarena remain even when Seattle sputters, and why Colt Emerson’s monster four-hit game makes this Mariners lineup impossible to overlook. Stats meet gut feeling, vibes meet baseball IQ, and for the first time ever, First Pour is serving up the perfect baseball happy hour before first pitch.

This week on The Port Report, the Voice of the Stockton Ports, Tim Fitzgerald, joins the show to break down one of the more fascinating under-the-radar stories in the A’s system: 2025 ninth-round pick Daniel Bucciero out of Fordham. The early returns have been impossible to ignore. Is Bucciero quietly turning into one of those classic draft steals the A’s seem to uncover when nobody is paying attention? We dive into his approach, what’s standing out so far, and why his name might be climbing prospect lists faster than fans expected. If baseball development is a slow cooker, Bucciero might already be bubbling over the top.

Plus, we tackle the elephant in the batter’s box: third-round pick Gavin Turley and his slow start in Stockton. Should fans be worried, or is this simply the reality of adjusting to pro ball after college? We break down what Tim is seeing on a day-to-day basis and whether there are signs of a breakout coming. And, because it apparently violates baseball law to go a week without mentioning him, we’re checking in once again on the endlessly intriguing Shotaro Morii, whose every game seems to come with another “wait…he did WHAT?” moment. Stockton baseball stays weird—in the best possible way.

The Habit Hunter is back — and so is Hobbs, breaking down a rollercoaster road trip where the A’s somehow turned a frustrating series loss in San Diego into something that still feels oddly encouraging. The Padres exposed some familiar problems: brutal Game 1 struggles, bullpen meltdowns, wasted opportunities at the plate, and lineup decisions that continue to leave fans scratching their heads. Hobbs dives deep into the trends becoming habits, including Jeffrey Springs’ rough May, JT Ginn’s wildly uneven outings, and why the A’s continue to look like a team allergic to winning series openers. Plus, the growing frustration surrounding Carlos Cortez’s usage takes center stage after another series where the numbers screamed one thing while the lineup card said another.

But this wasn’t all doom and gloom. Jacob Lopez stepped into the spotlight and stabilized a shaky pitching situation in the series finale, helping the A’s salvage the trip while Carlos Cortez continued to produce every single time he was actually allowed to stay in the lineup. Add in more Kurtz chaos (because apparently getting on base is his favorite hobby), flashes from Denzel Clarke and Gelof, and another winning road trip, and suddenly the A’s sit two games up in the AL West with momentum heading home. Hobbs breaks down the good, the bad, and the “what on earth is Kotsay thinking?” moments in a jam-packed return episode of Habit Hunter.