Paul Moyer joins Wyman & Bob to give us his take on the Mariners and his confidence in them going into the second half of the season. What does he want to see the Mariners do at the trade deadline? He also talks Seahawks training camp which starts next week along with the two Seahawks rookies who finally signed their rookie deals. // Mariners Pitcher Gabe Speier joins Wyman & Bob to talk about what he did over the All-Star break and how he prepared for the second half of the season. He also dives into how he has been able to perform well out of the bullpen this season. // We go through your messages in our Mean Texts segment!

Co-Host of MLB Network’s “Intentional Talk” Ryan Dempster joins Wyman & Bob to talk about this Mariners team going coming out of the All-Star break. He talks about second half pitching rotation depth and how the Mariners stack up. What does he think about Julio sitting out of the All-Star game? He also dives into what he loves about Cal Raleigh. // Do you think the Mariners can carry their momentum from their sweep of the Tigers into this series against the Astros? The Mariners have not had a good recent history with their opening series after the All-Star break, how important is this series against the Astros? // Sweeping the Dial: Ken Rosenthal thinks it could be challenging for the Mariners to go all-in at the deadline. Micah Parsons gave a detailed update on his contract talks on The Undertaker’s podcast. Jim Harbaugh randomly started talking about his former athletic accomplishments in his first press conference at training camp.

Wyman & Bob continue their countdown with the 5 reasons why the Seahawks will make the playoffs. We have reached the end with reason #1. Wyman thinks the number one reason will be the fast start for the offense this season. Bob thinks the reason will be the defense being dominant. // Both Wyman & Bob had Devon Witherspoon in their 5 reasons why the Seahawks will make the playoffs, what will his impact be this season and what ways do you want to see him utilized? // Who is going to be the Key player for the Mariners in the second half of the season? MLB.com came out with an article picking one player from each team that will be a key player. They think that Julio Rodriguez will be our key player, do you agree? // WHYMAN: Joel Klatt believes that Sam Darnold is a bottom 1/3 QB in the NFL and says the same thing about Geno Smith. Johnny Manziel made it very clear that he really does not like the city of Cleveland.

How important is this first series of the second half for the Mariners? Could this be a make break series in the divisional race between the Mariners and Astros? // Julio started to look like the player we expect him to be just before the All-Star break, should we expect him to hit the ground running in the second half and live up to expectations the remainder of the season? // Take Two: Pitching matchups for this series: Castillo v. Brandon Walter, Logan Evans and Lance McCullers and then a change for the Astros: Hunter Brown will now pitch on Sunday instead of Framber Valdez. Red Sox 10-game win streak comes to an end in Chicago, they fall to the Cubs 4-1…Mariners now just a game back for the 2nd wild card and have a 1.5 game lead over the Rays for the third spot // The Seahawks have now signed all of their draft picks after Nick Emmanwori and Elijah Arroyo signed their deals. Emmanwori is the first ever 35th overall pick to have their rookie contract be fully guaranteed. Do these contracts tell us anything about the confidence the Seahawks have that these two players will have a big impact on this season? // Wyman & Bob give us their expectations for the Mariners All-Star catcher Cal Raleigh and what we should see out of him in the second half of the season. Where will he end up in total homeruns?

Dave and Lefko lay out their second half expectations for the biggest players on the Mariners roster, including Cal Raleigh, Julio Rodriguez, and Randy Arozarena, they break down what they are most excited to see from the Seahawks at Training Camp, and they wrap up the show by finding out what we learned today!

Dave and Lefko are joined by ESPN’s Brady Henderson to discuss the contract situation with Nick Emmanwori and Elijah Arroyo and which rookies he’s most intrigued to see at Seahawks Training Camp, they break down why Sam Darnold is the biggest unknown going into the Seahawks 2025 season, and they hear what Marcus Freeman had to say about coaching college football players in the NIL era in Sweeping the Dial.

Dave and Lefko are joined by Mariners Broadcaster Aaron Goldsmith to get his thoughts on what we should be expecting from the second half of Cal Raleigh’s season, their best options at the MLB Trade Deadline, and their current playoff outlook, they continue their look at the biggest reasons the Seahawks will make the playoffs this season, they discuss what Klint Kubiak will bring to the Seahawks offense in his first season as OC, and they look at the only three Seahawks players that made ESPN’s offseason Top Ten positional lists.

Dave and Lefko look back on which position groups have overachieved and underachieved in the first half of the Mariners season, they look at which second round draft picks have started to sign around the NFL, they break down what those signings means for Seahawks rookies Nick Emmanwori and Elijah Arroyo, and they react to where Devon Witherspoon landed on ESPN’s list of the Top Ten Cornerbacks in the NFL.