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.
Brandon and Phil check in on Dan Wilson's Wildboys after the quarter turn of the season.Mike Gastineau's story about Rick Rizzs.
Brandon and Phil reunite to prognosticate over the 2025 season mere hours before it begins.Join us at Come Together 12!
The guys react to the news that Scott Servais was relieved of his duties.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 podcastDivish's story about Scott Servais' global appeasement tourThe Hot Stove Reports from Mariners Pod (apologies to Gary Hill for forgetting his name)
Brandon and Phil convene to discuss the Mariners' recent additions of Jorge Polanco and Gregory Santos and declare this offseason officially Good.
The fellas come back together to celebrate five strange Mariner careers and recap the Garver signing, Raley trade, and Haniger (and DeSclafani) reunion.
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.
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.
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 TreehouseGet 25% off your first order of coffee from Elm Coffee Roasters with promo code ROUGHLY
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 first order at ElmCoffeeRoasters.com
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
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.
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 TimesJerry Dipoto Show on 710 Seattle Use promo code ROUGHLY at checkout at ElmCoffeeRoasters.com to get 25% off your first order of coffee.
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
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 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 ElmCoffeeRoasters.com with promo code ROUGHLY at checkout
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 at checkoutThe 'adjacent' tweetFollow us on Twitter @RoughlyAPodcastMarlins Will Soar
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% off your first order of coffee at ElmCoffeeRoasters.com with promo code ROUGHLY at checkoutEric Byrnes' cameo pageFollow us on Twitter @RoughlyAPodcast
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
The caballerbros talk about the two fallen birds in the MLB this week, how bad the Oakland A's are, how bad this Mariners' offense can be, and the ascendance of Jose Caballero.Notes:StatheadFangraphsThe 1889 Louisville ColonelsThe Ryan Divish story about the Mike Leake tradeUse the promo code ROUGHLY to get 25% off your first order of Elm Coffee Roasters Apply to Chipola Junior College
Brandon and Phil check in on their new stat (KPOP do not steal!), make wishy washy statements about how good the Mariners are, dig into the Atlanta Braves' secret sauce, and peep down on the farm.Notes:Baseballsavant.com for the K and POP statsUse promo code ROUGHLY at checkout to get 25% off your first order at ElmCoffeeRoasters.comThe Wheelhouse Podcast with Jerry Dipoto where the roughlies come from
The lost episode has been uncovered! Phil and Brandon discuss playing through a bloody sock game, their new stat (do not steal or copyright), Bryce Miller's early excellence, Jose Caballero's like/hateability, and much more!Notes:Eno Sarris' Stuff+ Rankings on Bryce Miller's fastballRyan Divish's TwitterFollow @RoughlyAPodcast on Twitter
Phil and Brandon jump on the mics after the M's swept the hapless A's. They discussed the team's eventful last couple of weeks, bid adieu to Tommy La Stella, say HELLOOOO to Bryce Miller, and play good cop/bad cop with this season's outlook.
The fellas rejoice over Jarred Kelenic's breakout week, describe what it feels like to watch Luis Castillo at the peak of his powers, and let Gabe Speier sit with them at the cool kids table. Notes:Use promo code ROUGHLY at checkout at ElmCoffeeRoasters.com to get 25% off your first order of Elm's coffee. Erin Rowley's story about Vance Akres operating the roof at T-Mobile ParkMark Simon on Teoscar Hernandez's early season defense The Anthony Bass tweet
Prior to game two against the Cubs, the boys chat about these sloppy-ass Mariners and Kolten Wong's struggles so far. Then they play "Guess That Ex-Mariner" to bring the mood up. Then they close things out with a heaping dose of love for Jarred Kelenic's development.Use promo code ROUGHLY at checkout at ElmCoffeeRoasters.com to receive 25% off your first order.Notes:The "I Think You Should Leave" sketch referencedBaseball-Reference.comFangraphs.com
Phil and Brandon are coping just fine with the 2-5 start, thanks for asking. They discuss the Robbie Ray injury and then give five takeaways each through the first seven games of the season.Notes:Stephen Coombs, PT, DPT, CSCS on the Robbie Ray injuryUse promo code 'ROUGHLY' at checkout at ElmCoffeeRoasters.com for 25% off your first order
Phil and Brandon run through nine lists of nine topics to preview this Mariners season. The lists were: Mariners baseball storylines we're interested in, Mariners non-baseball storylines we're interested in, MLB storylines we're interested in, guys who might be Mariners by August, prospects set to enjoy a big year, statistics that will define this year, things we'll be frustrated by this year, reasons to be optimistic about Jarred Kelenic, and, most importantly, the best looking Mariners. Notes:Use promo code ROUGHLY at ElmCoffeeRoasters.com to get 25% off your first order Ryan Divish's mailbag about Jarred KelenicTom Verducci's story about Jarred KelenicEsteban Rivera's story about Jarred Kelenic
Phil and Brandon reunite to model Vanilla Missile merchandise, break down what appears to be the Opening Day roster, reminisce on the five minutes where we thought Jarred Kelenic was traded, start the George KirCY campaign, debate the presence of aliens on Mercer Island, and somehow, more!Notes:Jerry Dipoto's interview with Brock Huard and Ryan Rowland-SmithUse promo code ROUGHLY at checkout to get 20% off your first order at ElmCoffeeRoasters.com
Brandon, who is Juan Solo this week with Phil on vacation, discusses his trip to Arizona for Spring Training, Jarred Kelenic's supernova spring, and where the 26-man roster stands as of now. You'll also hear Brandon and Phil's origin story and texts from Phil about the team from the past two weeks.Use promo code ROUGHLY at ElmCoffeeRoasters.com to get 25% off your first order of Elm's coffee.
Phil and Brandon continue to lock down the age-limits-at-restaurants beat with a report from Montgomery County, PA. Then they discuss baseball by deciding whether certain Mariners-related statements are "al dente" or need more time. Notes:Daniel Kramer's stats about Jarred Kelenic's exit velocities on SundayRyan Divish's quote about the Prelander Berroa tradeUse promo code ROUGHLY at ElmCoffeeRoasters.com for 25% off your first orderJason Williams of the Cincinnati Enquirer on Thom Brennaman's futureFollow us on Twitter @RoughlyAPodcast
Phils and Brandons are reporting for spring training. They discuss an ambitious New Jersey restaurant and then share their five most intriguing storylines heading into this season. Use promo code ROUGHLY at ElmCoffeeRoasters.com for 25% off your first order of coffee!
The fellas check in at the start of the winter meetings to run through the four major acquisitions the M's have made so far, preview the rest of the offseason, and, most importantly, bash Mariners Twitter. Note - This podcast was recorded minutes before Mitch Haniger signed with the San Francisco Giants.
Phil and Brandon muse on the ongoing World Series and approve of Julio Rodriguez's new partner. Then they try and fill out a 26-man roster and identify trade and free agent targets to fill the team's holes.
Phil and Brandon emerged from a post-Astros slumber! In this bad boy, they recap all the developments that have occurred since the end of the season and go through their 10 favorite moments from the 2022 season. Notes:Ryan Divish on 710 AM in Seattle on Jesse WinkerMariners' postseason press conferenceHead to ElmCoffeeRoasters.com and use the promo code ROUGHLY to get 25% off your first offer
The Mariners are ALDS-bound and Phil and Brandon are reunited to rehash Saturday's epic comeback in Toronto. They use the McMahon Meme scale to demonstrate their excitement through the key moments of the game, look ahead to Houston (for as long as Brandon will let them), and think about who will throw the first pitch when the Mariners host their first playoff game since 2001.Notes:The McMahon scale referenced Follow @RoughlyAPodcast on TwitterDave Sims' call of Santana's home runMatt Festa's devout motherLarry Stone's columnUse promo code ROUGHLY to get 25% off your first order of coffee at ElmCoffeeRoasters.com
Fresh off the M's 4-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 1 of the ALWS, Brandon hops on to provide roughly 15 minutes of reaction commentary.
Brandon goes Juan Solo for a special pre-playoffs episode! Yes, playoffs! Those have been clinched! My god! Topics include: Haggerty injury, Marco Gonzales heroism, playoff roster predictions, Kirby vs. Robbie, and ideal playoff lineups.Notes:Justin Hollander story in the Seattle TimesMarco's act of heroismUse promo code ROUGHLY at ElmCoffeeRoasters.com for 25% off your first orderGO M'S!
The Mariners just clinched their first playoff appearance since 2001 and the guys react to it. No notes, no agenda. Just vibes and a not insignificant amount of Champagne.GO M'S!USE PROMO CODE ROUGHLY AT ELMCOFFEEROASTERS.COM FOR 25% OFF YOUR FIRST ORDER.
Phil and Brandon engage in a bit of Mariners therapy to vent about the no good, very bad road trip from the depths of hell. After they've let the steam exit their ears, they discuss the Luis Castillo extension and the recent surge from Jarred Kelenic. This episode was recorded before the 9/27 game against the Texas Rangers.Notes:Shop Elm Coffee Roasters and use the promo code ROUGHLY at checkout for 25% offFangraphs.com
Brandon debates whether Aaron Goldsmith is a better co-host than Phil and then the boys recap a no-good, very-bad week in Mariners. Then they decipher what's wrong with the team right now, decide which playoff seed might be ideal, and introduce Luis Rengifo to the Get the Fuck Out of My Face Club.Notes:Listen to last week's interview with Aaron Goldsmith!@SIS_Baseball on catcher leaders in defensive runs savedUse promo code ROUGHLY to get 25% off your first order at ElmCoffeeRoasters.comBrendan Mullally of Elm Coffee Roaster in a Mariners hatMLB attendance dataMLB will voluntarily recognize minor league union
Aaron Goldsmith joins the show in a 50th episode special! Brandon and Goldy talk about the M's epic 8-7 win over Atlanta, the magical ride this season has been, Julio Rodriguez, and how the word "roughly" entered Aaron's vernacular. Notes:Goldy's call of the Julio and Suarez bombs in the 9th last nightFollow @heygoldy on TwitterUse promo code ROUGHLY at ElmCoffeeRoasters.com to get 25% off your first order of coffee
Solo jack here as Brandon breaks down a soggy but successful trip to the midwest for the Mariners. He also gifts the world the All-Coffee Team it never knew it needed in an ad for Elm Coffee Roasters. Episode also breaks down JP Crawford, Erik Swanson, and Bombero Brash. Notes:Get 25% off your first order of Elm Coffee Roasters with promo code ROUGHLY at checkoutRobbie Ray's bug experienceFangraphs.comBaseballSavant.com
In the middle of a blowout against the Tigers, Brandon and Phil react to the Julio megadeal signed over the weekend, Abe Toro's triumphant return to the club, and other major news in Seattle. They also discuss George Kirby's phenomenal rookie year so far, and debate who should join the major league roster when rosters expand. They were wrong, by the way. Notes:The George Kirby tweetfangraphs.comElm Coffee Roasters - Use promo code ROUGHLY to get 25% off your first order
With 40 games to go, Phil and Brandon discuss Jerry Dipoto's recent interviews, explain how we can make the playoffs like you're five, and explain the goodness of both Cal Raleigh and Mitch Haniger.Notes:Jerry Dipoto on the About Last Night Podcast with Adam RayJerry Dipoto on 710 in SeattleUse promo code ROUGHLY to get 25% off Elm Coffee Roasters coffeeThe Oakland A's videoFollow @RoughlyAPodcast on TwitterFangraphs.comBaseballSavant.com
Phil and Brandon recap a bad Rangers series and a chaotic first game against the Angels. Then they shift their attention to fixing both the Mariners' offense and Logan Gilbert. They end with a look back at Felix Hernandez's perfect game in 2012. Notes:Bud Selig, not deadFangraphs.comBaseballsavant.comRyan Divish's story on the perfect gameESPN recap of the perfect gameElm Coffee Roasters - Use promo code ROUGHLY for 25% off
Fresh off of two insane games against the Yankees, Phil and Brandon get on the horn to chat about the beautiful games, the impending roster crunch, the piggybacking that wasn't, and Tucker the Big Yellow Culture Killing Dog. Notes:Elm Coffee Roasters - Use promo code ROUGHLY for 25% offFollow us on Twitter @RoughlyAPodcast