Brock And Salk

We react to the best things we heard from guests like Tod Leiweke, Brady Henderson, Michelle Smallmon, and Ryan Divish this week. Then, in Need to Know, we discuss new Seahawks OC Brian Fleury's introductory press conference, the M's beginning Cactus League play today, and the U.S.A women's hockey team winning the gold. Plus, we take your calls, as we do every Friday.

Salk looks at Brendan Donovan likely being set to be the Mariners leadoff hitter in 2026 and compares his game and profile as a leadoff hitter versus the leadoff hitters that the Mariners deployed in 2025. After that, Gee Scott stops by for his weekly appearance.

Baseball has returned with the Mariners opening up their Cactus league schedule today and Salk gets everyone ready for Spring Training, along with discussing the first Mariners Spring Training lineup of the season. Then, Shannon Drayer joins the show to share what she's taken away so far at Spring Training, Josh Naylor, Jose Ferrer and much more.

The U.S. women's hockey team won the olympic gold medal and Salk is fired up about it to start the show. Later, they re-air their conversation with Kraken part-owner Todd Leiweke to hear his insight on what makes a good owner and much more in the process of the Seahawks being up for sale.

Brock answers questions on team copycatting the Seahawks, Rashid Shaheed's future and an area where Ken Walker and Zach Charbonnet really shine in Need to Know. Then, we discuss a Fox Sports Greatest Seahawks of All Time list and where they got it wrong. Plus, Brock shares the surprising answers he got from his Madden producers on which Seahawks grew the most in popularity or notoriety on this Super Bowl run.

The hour starts with a bunch of funny listener voicemails for Here's The Thing. Later, Brady Henderson of ESPN joins the show to share his insight on the Seahawks being up for sale, the free agency of Ken Walker and Boye Mafe, and much more.

Brock and Salk start to discuss some potential names as the Seahawks next owner or ownership group with the team now being up for sale. They then bring on Todd Leiweke, part CEO of the Kraken, to discuss what makes a good owner, what the Seahawks being up for sale will mean for the next steps and more.

The Seahawks are now officially getting sold and Salk discusses what that could mean next in terms of who the next owner will be. They then re-air their conversation with Michelle Smallmon of ESPN and Unsportsmanlike to discuss what Brendan Donovan will bring to the Mariners along with the reactions to the Seahawks Super Bowl win. After that, Salk reacts to some sound on Josh Naylor and his time in Cleveland and compares that too the Mariners model of retaining their own players.

We get a little off topic and discuss kids having cell phones in school and a listener asking Lyle to babysit their children. Then, we dig into the news that MLBPA Exec Dir, Tony Clark resigned and debate just how much of a battle next year's MLB CBA negotiations are going to be. Plus, Salk crowns a new Trash Takes winner.

Brock and Salk get into the discussion yet again about whether or not to pay Ken Walker and if his price tage is worth it. They then dive in to what the Mariners model truly is for how they've built their team over the years and why it has worked for them.

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Salk is back from vacation and expresses his excitement for baseball to be back and what he'll be watching for at Spring Training. Later, they re-air their conversation with Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times to listen in on all of the things he's learned and picked up on so far in Peoria at Mariners Spring Training.

Brock and Salk trade off and Mike Salk decides to hop on with Mike Lefko for a segment to fill us in on his Colorado vacation and staying with the Huards. Then, we discuss what the Seahawks "why" will be this year. How does their motivation change after winning it all? Plus, we talk shampoo and conditioner, the better of the two Olympics, and whether World Champions is an appropriate title for the Super Bowl winner in Answer the Question Jerk.

Plenty of Mariners have started to turn heads at Spring Training, including some prospects. So Brock and Lefko talk through it all. Later, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times joins the show to share what he's seen at heard from Spring Training so far, including but not limited to Brendan Donovan, Colt Emerson and Ryan Sloan.

The Seahawks have hired a new offensive coordinator in Brian Fleury, so Brock and Lefko analyze what to expect from him and why Mike Macdonald decided to make this hire. They then bring on 49ers beat reporter Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle to get further insight on Fleury and who he is as a coach and person. In Blue 88, Brock dives in on the 3 P's that come to mind with hiring Brian Fleury, what Bill Simmons got wrong about his Super Bowl prediction and how the talent in the 2026 NFL Draft correspond to the areas of need for the Seahawks.

Mike Lefko, filling in for Salk, highlights all of the Seahawks coaching changes that happened over the weekend and reacts to what it could mean for the team. Later, Rustin Dodd of The Athletic joins the show to share some insight on a couple of Seahawks stories that he wrote on Miek Macdonald, John Schneider, Jason Myers plus much more.

Mike Lefko and Brock react to some of their favorite clips from our interviews with Mike Macdonald and Joel Klatt this week in For You-In Review. Then, we discuss the Seahawks OC search, some MLB rule changes and Trinidad Chamblis granted an injunction allowing him to play 6th year of football in Need to Know. Plus, we take your calls about the Seahawks winning the Super Bowl and what the parade was like.

The hour starts with Buy Or Sell, featuring Brock and Mike Lefko going through a bunch of Seahawks and Super Bowl Week topics. Then, Gee Scott joins the show for his weekly appearance.

Brock and Mike Lefko discuss the Seahawks search of a new offensive coordinator and how the offense could evolve as a result. They then go through a bunch of Seahawks season awards, including MVP, Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year, Moment of the Year and more. In Blue 88, topics include a potential franchise tag for Ken Walker, a stat that highlighted another Seahawks strength and how college football continues to disintegrate.

Mike Lefko (filling in for Salk) opens the show by voicing some frustration over the Seahawks potentially not playing in the opening game in 2026. After that, they re-air their conversation with Kaylee Hartung of Amazon Prime Video to discuss the Seahawks Super Bowl win, Mike Macdonald and much more.