Episode 99 — the Leonard Williams episode. Brian Elsner and Kevin Cacabelos are back to debating the piggyback (everyone hates it), break down Seattle’s incredible World Cup month, react LIVE to the Giannis-to-Heat trade, recap the Kraken’s Father’s Day acquisitions, and introduce a brand new segment: Seattle Sports Legend of the Week. First inductee: Angry Doug Baldwin. Plus a UW 2027 recruiting class quiz where Kevin nailed four straight in order.
Chapters
00:00 — Episode 99 = the Leonard Williams episode
02:17 — Cortez Kennedy wore #99 his rookie year (deep cut)
04:00 — The Leadoff: Take the piggies to the market
05:30 — Bryce Miller / Castillo piggyback already failed
06:00 — Dipoto’s “minor league origin” defense
09:30 — Logan Gilbert’s bullpen-saves quote
10:00 — Brian’s football scripted-plays comparison
11:30 — Why Castillo can’t get traded ($27M next year)
12:30 — Mariners Twitter discourse is unhinged
14:00 — The Josh Naylor tanking take
15:50 — Rob Refsnyder roster math
18:00 — JP at third base + Donovan return projection
19:20 — Seattle Is Having a Month
20:30 — USA 3-1 Australia at Lumen Field
22:30 — The Pioneer Square / Men in Blazers / Marshawn pregame
25:00 — Should the World Cup always be in North America?
27:00 — Buc-ee’s TikToks and US food culture
28:50 — Ivar’s
30:40 — Sounders fans noticing the Seattle hype
32:00 — USA round of 16 in Seattle on July 6th = $3,200 cheapest ticket
33:30 — Brian’s downer: stop talking about USA winning the World Cup
35:00 — Father’s Day = Kraken Christmas
41:10 — BREAKING NEWS on air: Giannis traded to Miami
42:20 — Live reaction: Hero, Ware, Hawks Jr., Jović, 3 firsts
43:00 — Steinbach now projected #14 to Hornets
43:30 — Allen Graves projected mid-1st round (SCU pride)
45:00 — NEW SEGMENT: Seattle Sports Legend of the Week
45:30 — Doug Baldwin gets the first nod
46:00 — “You want pedestrian? Watch this.” → Super Bowl XLVIII
48:00 — Doug Baldwin ranks #60 on our Top 100
50:50 — Top 5: UW 2027 commits ranked 90+ by 247
58:00 — Bonus: Top 5 Mariners starters if you had to pay them
59:30 — Bryce Miller for All-Star this year
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