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Following the conclusion of the All-Star break, the Astros seem to have hit a bump in the road rolling in and coming out of the break as we've now reached the second half of the season. Winning 1 out of their last 6 just before the break and concluding their first series yesterday avoiding the sweep, the Astros win 11-3 but lose the series 1-2 to the Seattle Mariners. Assessing a few blunders over the Stros' last 10 games, Steve shares a few things to be mindful of as we roll through the weeks pertaining to injuries and the trade deadline approaching.
Lyle and TJ react to the Mariners taking 2/3 against the Astros this weekend, venting a little frustration from a lackluster game three (2:30). They then dive into the discourse about Eugenio Suarez, the reported offer on the table from the Yankees, and the single reason why the Mariners need to trade for him (20:09).Sign up for our Patreon: patreon.com/marinelayerpodMerchandise, event schedule, and more: marinelayerpod.comEmail us: marinelayerpod@gmail.comCheck out Just Baseball: Click hereFollow the show on Twitter: @marinelayerpodFind us on YouTube: Click hereFind us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marinelayerpodFind us on all Podcast Platforms: https://linktr.ee/MarineLayerPodFollow TJ on Twitter: @tjmathewsonFollow Lyle on Twitter: @lyle_goldsteinAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
The Mariners won 2 of 3 against Houston to open the second half of the season, would it have felt different if the loss wasn't on Sunday? Mariners Morning After. Palmer's Movie Education.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A good series win from the Mariners over the Astros kicked off the 2nd half of the MLB season! The one major glaring hole that was revealed during this rivalry series? The Mariners NEED to add to their bullpen in a big way this deadline or they may come up short once again in 2025 Astros review 1:05 Bullpen additions 11:36 Operation overreaction 24:03 Brewers Preview 29:11 Some links below are affiliate links
Chris Plank gives his immediate reaction to the Mariners wild win in extra innings against the Astros earlier in the night. Plank also begins to wonder if it really is panic mode for the suddenly slumping Dodgers and also in Los Angeles there may be a possible retirement tour is store for LeBron James. Plus, Plank dissects Scottie Scheffler's mindset on being fulfilled in Golf, Nick Saban's possible return or not to coaching in college, nearing the start of the NFL preseason, Terry McLaurin's unease in Washington, and more!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, the All-Star break has come and gone, while the White Sox celebrated the 20th anniversary of their World Series win over the Houston Astros, while mourning the passing of Bobby Jenks. In Popcorn, we have a pair of great films to review this week. We start with Tommy's choice, a modern film noir effort, After Dark, My Sweet (1990). We then move to Leo's selection, the Werner Herzog epic, Fitzcarraldo (1982).Next Show's Films:Leo's Pick: Pascali's Island (1988)Tom's Pick: Spirited Away (2001)
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?
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.
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The second half of the season starts today for the Mariners as they take on the Astros for a 3-game series. In the past few years, the Mariners have not had success out the gate after the All-Star break. Bump & Curtis break down what the Mariners need to do to avoid a slow start to the second half. // Headline Rewrites: Nick Emmanwori and the Seahawks reached an agreement on a fully guaranteed rookie contract. Damian Lillard and the Trail Blazers are reuniting after two seasons spent apart in Milwaukee. TJ Watt and the Steelers agreed to a 3-year extension with an AAV of $41 million, making him the new highest paid defensive player. // With Nick Emmanwori and Elijah Arroyo finally signing their rookie contracts, what does this tell us about the Seahawks and how they are operating? The guys give us their takes on what this new style of wanting fully guaranteed money for rookie contracts means for this organization and the NFL. // During the All-Star break, Jerry Dipoto caught up some of the media to talk about the trade deadline. He feels like we have a fairly complete roster and would be looking for a move that would be meaningful. He is aware that there some rental players that would fit in this clubhouse but nothing is certain. How are we feeling about these statements?
- New record number in women's soccer - Current NFL starters from Mississippi State - The downfall of Mississippi State - Snoop Dogg is co-owner of Swansea city - Open Championship updates - Astros are back at it tonight - Texas Card House - This weekends series for the Astros - What is in store for Lance McCullers?
- Hunter Brown is getting his rest and time off - TJ Watt is making $41 million - Damian Lillard signs with the Trailblazers - C.J. Gardner- Johnson is back in the news - Bryan Braman's passing - Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese are out of the all-star game - Who played better in the Open, Buddhist Monk or Biker felon? - Scottie Scheffler's letting some wind out with his shot yesterday
Ross Bolen discusses the impending 3-game series between the Astros and Mariners, injury updates, and what to look for the final 66 games of the regular season. Support our sponsor: Sign up and deposit for Underdog HERE with promo code BTC to get up to $1,000 in bonus cash and a free pick: UnderdogFantasy.com or download the app Subscribe on YouTube: YouTube.com/@BangingTheCan Presented by Bolen Media: BolenMedia.com
Looking for the best MLB picks, predictions, and betting tips for Friday, July 18, 2025? Tune in to Total Bases with expert handicappers Adam Trigger, Bryan Leonard and Tokyo Brandon as they break down today's MLB matchups with sharp insights and actionable advice.00:00:00 Introduction00:03:45 Cleveland Guardians vs Oakland Athletics00:12:21 Milwaukee Brewers vs Los Angeles Dodgers00:21:05 Boston Red Sox vs Chicago Cubs00:33:48 Detroit Tigers vs Texas Rangers00:42:06 San Francisco Giants vs Toronto Blue Jays00:52:15 Houston Astros vs Seattle Mariners01:01:50 Parlay of the Day
Did the Mariners make the right decision with their probable starters over the weekend against the Astros? Are the Mariners still alive in the division? How important was it for the Seahawks to sign both second round picks before training camp started? Who do we expect to have a bigger impact in year 1? Daily Power Play. Kiley McDaniel from ESPN joins the show to talk about the Mariners 2025 draft class and more. Checking the textline. Jackson Felts joins for cross talk!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rolling into the second half of the season now following the conclusion of the All-Star break, the Astros tee back into action tonight for a 3 game series against their division rivals, the Seattle Mariners. Still leading the AL West 5 games ahead and shifting back into consecutive games night after night, Sean and Dan take a moment evaluating how important this Mariners/Astros series is coming out of the break and can they sustain this amount of great play moving forward in hopes of making another postseason run.
Astros Start 2nd Half Of The Season, Damian Willard Returns To Portland, KJR Softy Joins The Show
KJR's Softy Joins The Show Before The Astros vs Mariners Series
The Mariners are back for the second half of the season and we are ready for M's-Astros! Brady tells you why this series matters, but it might not matter for the same reasons you think it does... He talks about the pitching matchups and why both sides are angry, and he examines the question.... presuming someone gets it, who deserves the credit between Jerry Dipoto and Dan Wilson?Also, we're joined by former Mariners' 1B and current KJR host Bucky Jacobsen to talk about all aspects of the group, and Brady looks at three underrated storylines for the second half.
We cover the top 8 sports stories of the day in the Ocho! :30- We're just 5 days away from Seahawks training camp, so who are the 5 names we expect to see starting on the O-line? :45- The 2nd half of the baseball season starts today and with Houston in town, it's time for an Astros preview. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The baseball season resumes today and the Mariners begin the 2nd half by hosting the Houston Astros. Bucky has pointed out that it's not a big series and the Mariners seem to be approaching it the same way, by starting Luis Castillo tonight and Logan Evans tomorrow. :30- Last year at this time, the Husky O-Line was a massive concern for everyone, so how are they looking this year? We asked Cam Cleeland about that yesterday during our Husky One Series. :45- Nick Emmanwori has signed his deal with the Seahawks and yes, it was fully guaranteed. Thanks Houston! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
HUGH MILLEN joins us to wrap our Husky One Series with a look at Husky QB, Demond Williams. :30- ABCs of the Mariners T is for Tellez: Rowdy is now on the Texas Rangers U is for upsetting: why is it that every time we are pumped up for a game, we face a lefty and have to put our right-handed lineup out there? V is for veer: Jerry's trade deadline thoughts :45- We wrap up the week with Booze News!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We've grabbed the best segments from Friday's show for you! -12th man News with Gregg Bell - It's Trade Deadline Month Day! Is Jarren Duran a good fit? - The Ocho - Husky One Series with Hugh Millen - Booze News!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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.
The guys discuss not so great news for the Astros: late season returns for Yordan Alvarez and Spencer Arrighetti, Lebron James to Dallas Mavericks trade rumors, Top 100 NBA Players and the future the Texans O-line. Plus, the viral Coldplay video.
Seth and Sean dive into where various Astros are ranked to win MLB awards based on their AXE stats.
Seth and Sean discuss Sean putting down his wager for the Astros to top their projected season win total of 92.5 wins and lay out the reasons why they think it will happen.
Seth and Sean discuss why the Astros will top their projected season win total of 92.5 games, why Sean may take advantage of some of the prop bets on CJ Stroud's season stats, go through the day's Headlines, react to CJ Stroud being left off perhaps the worst top 100 list they've read, look at where Derek Stingley was voted in the top 10 by anonymous executives, scouts and coaches, discuss all the questions coming out of as of now unsigned Bengals draft pick Shemar Stewart working out at A&M, react to some of the highlight jokes from last night's ESPYs and assess how Shane Gillis did hosting, look at which Astros may be in line for some hardware based on their AXE scores, discuss Shedeur Sanders' Mt. Rushmore of QB-WR duos in a Take-a-mania preview, lend some context to Shedeur Sanders' Mt. Rushmore, circle back to Dabo Swinney mixing up Brian Kelly and Brian Kelley, Sean tells his own name mix-up story, they react to John Smoltz dropping a rather odd name when talking about generational pitchers, dive into some of what Texans C Jake Andrews had to say on Texans All Access, and see what Reggie and Lopez have for the question of the day.
Seth and Sean discuss why the Astros will top their projected season win total of 92.5 games, why Sean may take advantage of some of the prop bets on CJ Stroud's season stats, and go through the day's Headlines.
Seth and Sean dive into John Smoltz's take on the coming retirement of many generational starting pitchers over the next few years, and drops a name we were not expecting. Then they assess if they'd be on board for this particular name returning to the Astros.
Seth and Sean react to some of the highlight jokes from last night's ESPYs and assess how Shane Gillis did hosting, look at which Astros may be in line for some hardware based on their AXE scores, and react to Shedeur Sanders' Mt. Rushmore of QB-WR duos in a Take-a-mania preview.
Examining the Astros big swing in the Draft, whether the Seattle series could swing Division momentum, and what are GM Dana Brown's options for fixing first base?
Joining Sean and Dan this morning, ESPN's host Matt Moscona shares some insight regarding the Astros' new LSU prospect acquired at the draft, Ethan Frey and the potential impact he possibly may have in the future. Also, circling the hype around the 2025 football season beginning to kickoff as the fall approaches Matt also shares a few gems to be mindful of this season following the new CFP model, NIL, & more.
Brian McTaggart Joins The Show Talking Astros Trade Deadline & 2nd Half Of The Season
Brian McTaggart Joins The Show Talking Astros Trade Deadline & 2nd Half Of The Season
Another Episode of The Killer B's with special guest Barry Laminack! - Comedian, Barry Laminack guest stars in the hive! - Should we be worried about Hunter Brown not playing in the Mariners series? - Do you think the Astros as is can make a deep playoff run? - Even if Yordan Alvarez comes back in September, will he come back the same?
Another Episode of The Killer B's with special guest Barry Laminack! - Spencer Arrighetti's thumb injury is experiencing set backs. Is this another mishandling of the Astros' medical team? - What is your thought process on how Dana Brown should handle the trade deadline? - How do you feel about the Texans' offensive line?
Seth and Sean discuss the MLB All-Star game ending with a swing off, Rob Manfred's contributions to baseball, and why the Astros need to stay above the fray and avoid the Wild Card race in the AL.
Seth and Sean dive into the latest in the lawsuit over CSN Houston still going on between Jim Crane and Drayton McLane.
Seth and Sean discuss if they'd be on board with the MLB if they started using the Swing Off in real games, and which Astros they'd want to do it.
Seth and Sean discuss last night's MLB All-Star game ending with a swing off, why the Astros need to avoid the Wild Card race, react to CJ Gardner-Johnson on the Pivot podcast explaining being traded to Houston, and go through the day's Headlines.
Seth and Sean discuss last night's MLB All-Star game ending with a swing off, why the Astros need to avoid the Wild Card race, react to CJ Gardner-Johnson on the Pivot podcast explaining being traded to Houston, go through the day's Headlines, dive into what Will Anderson Jr. and Ross Tucker had to say about the Texans' incredible defense, react to ESPN's Top 10 WR list based on what anonymous executives, coaches and scouts voted, discuss an update to the Jim Crane vs Drayton McLane lawsuit over CSN Houston that we all forgot was still going on, circle back to some stuff CJ Gardner-Johnson had to tell the Pivot podcast that got them amped for training camp and joint practices, if they'd be on board with the MLB using swing offs in real games, react to perhaps the biggest faux pas to happen on SEC media day, discuss their renewed interest in the ESPYs with comic Shane Gillis hosting, review Mike Francesa's review of the new Superman movie, pick which Texans O-Lineman could get a vote for the Top 10 O-Linemen next year (if they had to pick one), react to Dabo Swinney mixing up Brian Kelley from Florida-Georgia Line with Brian Kelly from LSU, and see what Reggie and Lopez have for the question of the day.
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On today's Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett is joined by Jim Duquette of MLB Network Radio. John Canzano from JohnCanzao.com has the week off. Puck opens the show just celebrating Cal Raleigh's home run derby win. Cal embodies the best that there is in professional athletes. Puck also dives into the Mariners second half outlook and why Julio Rodriguez is the key for the Mariners to chase down the Houston Astros. Jim Duquette, MLB Network Radio joins Puck from HOT-lanta. Jim shakes his head an amazement of Cal Raleigh's performance in the home run derby. Will this derby win result in a higher profile for Cal and could it help him versus Aaron Judge in the AL MVP race? Jim and Puck also discuss why the All-Star game gets it right, Julio's decision not to participate, Julio's second half, trade deadline rumors, Ronald Acuna Jr., Yankees stealing the Mariners signs and a scouting breakdown of LSU pitcher Kade Anderson. Puck then switches over to the NBA and goes over the latest in regards to expansion and why tonight in Las Vegas will be a big night for Seattle and their continued fight for the return of the NBA to Seattle. If commissioner Adam Silver delays an expansion announcement it will prove costly for Seattle fans. Puck wraps up the show with, “Hey, What the Puck!?” Last night's home run derby was the greatest father and son moment in sports (1:00) Puck opens the show gushing about Cal's performance and a look ahead to the second half of the season (30:09) Jim Duquette, MLB Network Radio(1:07:00) Puck gives an update on the latest with NBA expansion and it could be a big night in Las Vegas tonight with the NBA Board of Governors meeting (1:24:43) “Hey, What the Puck!?”
Blue 88 Baseball Edition: Salk answers three baseball questions as we hit the start of the All-Star break. Who should we be rooting against over the next two weeks? Why did the Mariners take Kade Anderson with the 3rd overall pick? Who or what has been the best story in the Mariners system this year? // Need to Know: The Mariners completely dominated the Tigers in their 3-game sweep of the best team in the American League. The Mariners drafted Left-Handed Pitcher Kade Anderson with the 3rd overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft. Cal Raleigh takes his shot at the Homerun Derby tonight. // We play Buy or Sell Seahawks Edition! Plenty of hot topics going into the 2025 season, are you buying or selling? // Can the Mariners carry their momentum from their sweep of the Tigers into the second half of the season after the All-Star break? You get a chance to close the gap with a 3-game series against the Houston Astros