About this episode

Mitch and guests discuss the Seattle Mariners' struggles, the sale of the Seahawks, and recap the FIFA World Cup.

RUNDOWN Mitch and Hotshot Scott kick off Episode 390 with an unexpected detour into horse sanctuary volunteer orientation before turning their attention to a Mariners club desperately in need of the All-Star break after another miserable road trip. They discuss Seattle's lone All-Star representative Randy Arozarena, and the struggling offense before shifting to the biggest local sports story of the week: the $9.6 billion sale of the Seahawks to the Khosla family. Mitch and Brady Farkas survey a Mariners club that limps into the All-Star break below .500 after another frustrating road trip, debating whether an 8-2 finale provides any real optimism. The conversation centers on the anticipated returns of Julio Rodríguez and Brendan Donovan, and the uncomfortable reality that Seattle's season ultimately hinges on Cal Raleigh. Fresh off attending nine matches across the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Matt "Stretch" Johnson joins Mitch for one final World Cup recap as the pair dissect the United States' disappointing 4-1 loss to Belgium. The conversation explores the goalkeeper's costly mistakes, the overall trajectory of the U.S. program heading toward 2030, and why the next World Cup in Spain…

People in this episode

Host: Mitch Levy

Guests: Hotshot Scott, Matt "Stretch" Johnson

Topics covered

• Seattle Mariners
• Seahawks sale
• FIFA World Cup
• baseball
• sports discussion
• All-Star break

Keywords

• Mariners
• Seahawks
• FIFA World Cup
• Randy Arozarena
• Julio Rodríguez
• Cal Raleigh
• sports
• baseball
• All-Star break

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Seahawks, Khosla family, FIFA World Cup

Places: Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Morocco

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