Wyman and Bob

Wyman and Bob recap the Mariners tough loss to the Brewers, look back on last night’s close win and dominant pitching performance from Logan Gilbert, and give their observations from the first day of Seahawks Training Camp.

Seahawks LB Ernest Jones joins Wyman and Bob live at the VMAC to talk about his excitement for the start of training camp, his reasoning for coming back to the Seahawks, and his advice to the rookie class. They talk about some of the under-the-radar players they’re hoping take the next step forward this season. And they round out the show by asking how a Mariners sweep of the Brewers would have impacted their trade deadline decisions in What If Wednesday.

El Hombre joins Wyman & Bob to talk about the Phillies crazy walk-off win caused by a catcher’s interference. He gives us his take on the Micah Parsons controversy over his contract talks, and other contract disputes around the league. 

Charlie Furbush joins Wyman & Bob to give us his opinion on the Mariners and if he believes that they could make the playoffs. He breaks down some of the outings from Mariners starting pitchers and what good came from them. Charlie also talks about the struggle that pitchers like Bryce Miller face when trying to come back from injury and pitch effectively and possibly from the bullpen. // Charlie talks about the path that some of these prospects face trying to make their mark in an organization. Sometimes you have a star in your position and is difficult to make it to the big leagues and that is how some of the Mariners prospects can turn into trade bait. // Each day that goes by, we get even closer to the MLB trade deadline. Charlie gives us his take on as to who the Mariners should go after and which ones he would like to see in a Mariners uniform. 

Seahawks reporter John Boyle joins Wyman & Bob to give us a preview to Seahawks training camp and what we should expect from this roster. What does John think about the Seahawks moving on from Tight End Noah Fant and what moves could be made because of it. How does he feel about the team’s national perception in the media and the predictions that have been made? // Wyman & Bob give us their take of ESPN’s new article of the top 50 trade deadline candidates and which ones would fit this Mariners roster. Everyone is in on Geno Suarez but what would it cost to get him as he continues to hit well. // Sweeping the Dial: Trey Hendickson told Manti Te’o that the Bengals’ offer to him was atrociously low. On the Dan Patrick Show, Albert Breer said that Nick Saban might want to return to the NFL. Last night the Phillies won their game over the Red Sox thanks to a walk off catcher’s interference call with the bases loaded in tenth inning.

The Mariners start off their series against the Brewers with an embarrassing 6-0 loss. Wyman & Bob break down the Mariners loss that started with George Kirby going into the 6th inning with a no-hitter. // With the Diamondbacks losing their game yesterday, how much does that play into the team considering trading some of their key pieces at the deadline? // Take Two: Former Seahawks Tight End Jimmy Graham is planning on retiring from the NFL with the New Orleans Saints. Ben gals team president Mike brown had an interesting comment on why the team and rookie Sheman Stewart have not been able to get a contract signed. // Wyman & Bob react to some of Jeff Passan’s comments on what the Mariners should do at the trade deadline and the implications it could have on the Mariners front office. // The guys give us their most consequential under the radar Seahawks. Dave thinks that Anthony Bradford is flying under the radar on the offensive line. Bob is going with Demarcus Lawrence and hopes that he can help be a problem with opposing offenses by getting into the backfield. 

Wyman & Bob break down their expectations for this series against the Brewers. If the Mariners were to take at least two of three games, would that make their budget for the trade deadline go up? // We give you What We Learned from today’s show!

Jon Gurden joins Wyman & Bob to talk about his love for the newest Seahawks QB Sam Darnold, The changes to the Seahawks roster, and Klint Kubiak’s new offense. // With the trade deadline rapidly approaching, Wyman & Bob debate if the Diamondbacks will be sellers and could the Mariners cash in and get Geno Suarez or Josh Naylor. If the Mariners go after either, how much will it cost the team in prospects? // Sweeping the Dial: Lions head coach Dan Campbell discussed how hard it was to lose DC Aaron Glenn and OC Ben Johnson. On the Bussin with the Boys podcast, Brock Bowers revealed that he almost played at UW. On the Raw Room podcast former Mariner Dee Strange Gordon claimed that the MLB suspended him for PEDs in 2016 as punishment for not letting Bryce Harper win the 2015 batting title on the last day of the season.

Does the move of releasing Noah Fant tell us that the Seahawks have big expectations for Elijah Arroyo and AJ Barner going into the 2025 season? // ESPN came out with their rankings for the best rosters for the 2025 NFL season. The Seahawks came in at 20th overall with our biggest strength being interior defensive line. Do you think the Seahawks should be at 20th? // Ryan Rowland-Smith joins Wyman & Bob to break down the Mariners series win over the Astros and the painful end to game 3 where they lost 11-3. He also talks about the journey Bryce Miller is on his road back to the active roster and if he would be helpful to this rotation. He also talks about the trade deadline and who could be good targets for the Mariners roster. How has Gilbert progressed since coming back from the IL? 

The Mariners were able to win the series against the Astros but had a terrible final game losing 11-3. Wyman & Bob break down the Mariners first series back from the All-Star break, what went well and what needs to get better. // The MLB trade deadline is approaching, and we are waiting to see which teams will commit to selling. The Diamondbacks are a target team for the Mariners to trade with as Geno Suarez and Josh Naylor are prime trade targets. // Take Two: Titans quarterback Will Levis will miss the 2025 season after electing to have surgery on his right shoulder. The Mariners have called up pitching prospect Brandyn Garcia from Triple-A Tacoma. // After playing for the Seahawks for three seasons, the team has parted ways with Tight End Noah Fant. This move saves the team nearly $9 million in cap space, did the Seahawks make the right move here? Wyman & Bob break down this surprising move. // The Mariners may be able to see the return of Bryce Miller in a few weeks after he threw a live batting practice session over the weekend. Wyman & bob debate if his return would set the Mariners up to find more success down the final stretch of the season. 

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. 

Dave and Lefko have their weekly conversation with Jon Morosi to get his thoughts on what Cal Raleigh showed everyone in his Home Run Derby win and during the All Star Game, the implementation of the ABS System, the Mariners ending the first half on a good note, and what they’ll need to add at the trade deadline to be playoff contenders, they continue their look at the biggest reasons the Seahawks will make the playoffs this season, and they wrap up the show by finding out what we learned today! 

Dave and Lefko discuss how many players of the Seahawks 2022 draft class will be resigned, they break down whether upgrading first and third base at the trade deadline can make the Mariners a real World Series contender, and they hear what NBA commissioner Adam Silver said about the current expansion timeline in Sweeping the Dial. 

Dave and Lefko are joined by The Voice of the Mariners Rick Rizzs to get his thoughts on Cal Raleigh’s historic season, last night’s All-Star Game, and what he hopes to see in their series against the Astros, they break down what they hope to see from Julio in the second half of the season, they discuss whether the Seahawks will be the deciding factor in the NFL’s second round pick contract issues, and they look at what would have happened if Cal Raleigh hadn’t won the HR Derby in What If Wednesday. 

Dave and Lefko look back on some of the most exciting moments from last night’s MLB All Star Game, including Mariners outfielder Randy Arozarena’s home run, they discuss whether the Automated Ball-Strike System can work well in the major leagues, they break down the contractual reasons so many second-round draft picks have not reported to training camp around the NFL, and they look at how much pressure Jaxon Smith-Njigba will be under as the Seahawks number one wide receiver this season. 

Dave and Lefko are joined by Charlie Furbush in studio all hour to get his thoughts on Cal Raleigh’s Home Run Derby win and the controversy surrounding the rules, they discuss MLB using the Automated Ball-Strike System in tonight’s All-Star Game, and they break down whether the Mariners will deal one of their most lauded prospects at the MLB Trade Deadline. 

Dave and Lefko break down their top reasons the Seahawks will make the playoffs this season, they look at the effect the most recent big money contracts in the NFL will have on the Seahawks roster, they bring you some of the biggest storylines heading into Seahawks Training Camp, and they hear what Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh is planning to do with his Home Run Derby prize money in the Sweeping the Dial. 

Dave and Lefko celebrate Cal Raleigh achieving his lifelong dream of winning the Home Run Derby, they look back on some of the controversies from the derby format, they react to where the Seahawks and their divisional rivals landed on ESPN’s latest NFL offseason ranking, and they break down whether the Mariners will deal one of their most lauded prospects at the MLB Trade Deadline.