Ian talks about the result from Japan vs Brazil in the World Cup and reacts to the Mariners loss to the Guardians on Sunday. Mike Benton joins the show to talk about the Kraken in the NHL Draft and free agency. On Mollywhop Monday, Ian is joined by Chris Crawford and Nathan Bishop to talk about the Mariners bullpen management and the guys agree that the M's need to make a change at manager. Then they talk concerns about Cal Raleigh and Julio Rodriguez as well as how the 6-man rotation is hurting the bullpen. Then Danny Jackson comes on to talk all things World Cup. He gives his observations from the group stage, his opinion on why the expanded tournament is better and previews the US vs Bosnia and Belgium vs Senegal.

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The Mariners broadcast is a disaster right now, but sometimes things go wrong. Who will the fans blame? M's lose and drop 2 of 3 in Pittsburgh. Chris Crawford, My oh Why joins Ian to talk about the Mariners' dismal performance as of late. What is going wrong? Injuries do play a part, but they're hardly the sole reason for the struggles. Chris Crawford sticks with us to talk about Major League Baseball’s latest proposal to the Major League Baseball Player’s Association contains a limit for max contract length. Chris breaks down what it means. The cap isn't the issue, it's the floor. The Mariners were a combined 2-20 with RISP their last two games and have become way to homerun reliant. Bryan Woo cannot pitch effectively on the road. Bigger picture, MLB's proposal to limit max contracts and what's next with the salary cap could see a work stoppage. Eno Sarris, The Athletic joins Ian to tell us what's going on with the Mariners pitching staff right now and what happens to aging arms. He also dives into the new MLBPA proposal for contract limitations, as well as a new salary cap PLUS a floor. Eno doesn't think it's a very serious proposal. Danny O'Neil, The Dang Apostrophe! Danny shares his experience through the World Cup so far. Ian brings up the fact that sports bring people together, and this event does it on a global level. Danny says it's awesome to have harmless, guilt free enthusiasm in sports fandom. The guys discuss coaches who ruined their programs in the past and what little remorse some of them have shown. Did you know there's an app for that? We check your talkbacks and texts and finally, talk to Softy.

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Ian reacts to Adam Silver talking about NBA expansion in Seattle and feels as positive as he ever has about the Sonics coming back to Seattle. Then Bobby McMann joins Ian to talk about re-signing with the Kraken and why he decided to stay in Seattle. Ian then takes a closer look at the Protect College Sports Act and whether it is good for collegiate athletics or not. We then hear from Jackson Felts and Anderson Hirst to get the latest on the World Cup. How should Canada feel about advancing after losing to Switzerland today and how far will the USA go in the tournament.

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