Roughly a Podcast

With 40 games to go, Phil and Brandon discuss Jerry Dipoto's recent interviews, explain how we can make the playoffs like you're five, and explain the goodness of both Cal Raleigh and Mitch Haniger.

Notes:

• Jerry Dipoto on the About Last Night Podcast with Adam Ray
• Jerry Dipoto on 710 in Seattle
• Use promo code ROUGHLY to get 25% off Elm Coffee Roasters coffee
• The Oakland A's video
• Follow @RoughlyAPodcast on Twitter
• Fangraphs.com
• BaseballSavant.com

Phil and Brandon recap a bad Rangers series and a chaotic first game against the Angels. Then they shift their attention to fixing both the Mariners' offense and Logan Gilbert. They end with a look back at Felix Hernandez's perfect game in 2012. 

Notes:

• Bud Selig, not dead
• Fangraphs.com
• Baseballsavant.com
• Ryan Divish's story on the perfect game
• ESPN recap of the perfect game
• Elm Coffee Roasters - Use promo code ROUGHLY for 25% off

Fresh off of two insane games against the Yankees, Phil and Brandon get on the horn to chat about the beautiful games, the impending roster crunch, the piggybacking that wasn't, and Tucker the Big Yellow Culture Killing Dog. 

Notes:

• Elm Coffee Roasters - Use promo code ROUGHLY for 25% off
• Follow us on Twitter @RoughlyAPodcast

Phil and Brandon digest the Castillo trade and what it means for the M's in the short and long-run.

Notes:

• Elm Coffee Roasters
• Scott Servais' princess quote

Phil and Brandon discuss the Julio wrist injury saga, the horrendous Astros series, Juan Soto scuttlebutt, and the conclusion to the international draft issue in baseball. 

Notes:

• Elm Coffee Roasters - Use promo code ROUGHLY at checkout for 25% off
• Daniel Kramer on Robbie Ray's struggles against Houston
• "Most Motivated"
• The Wheelhouse Podcast
• The Mariners Podcast

Reunited, the boys discuss 14 big topics to go with the 14 game winning streak. Questions include "How is this happening?", "What's your dream trade"", "Juan Soto?", and much, much more.

Notes:

• The #BooneApproved tweet
• Recipe for Yaroa
• Joshua Iverson's Juan Soto trade value piece for BaseballTradeValues.com
• VanillaMissile.com
• Rob Manfred's stupid quotes
• More Than Baseball's report about salaries in minor league baseball
• @PitchingNinja's Franmy Peña overlay

TEN IN A ROW! The M's are actually, legitimately, definitely surging now after taking care of business against Toronto and Washington. Brandon discusses the hot stretch solo this week and also talks injury updates, All-Star excitement and sadness, whether Logan Gilbert is slowing down on us, and much more.

The M's are streaking and Phil is BACK! He and Brandon catch up on all the latest news and notes around the suddenly near .500 M's and go through roughly nine nuggets about this team. 

Notes:

• Follow @AlexMeyer34 on Twitter
• Daniel Kramer's newsletter discussing the George Kirby innings limit
• Fangraphs.com 

Brandon sifts through all the positive injury news in Mariners land, reacts to pizzagate, welcomes Carlos Santana back to his rightful home, and articulates the stakes of the next six games. 

Notes:

• Jomboy's fight breakdown
• Bald-ass Mitch Haniger

Another solo jack here as Brandon (WHO IS STILL HOPEFUL) takes the reins to look back at the other most disappointing seasons in Mariners history. That plus a reading of the Eric Byrnes story, a look at how bad the Bases Loaded Seattle Mariners are, and much, much more.

Notes:

• Elm Coffee Roasters
• Brandon's Loll-a-Blueza story
• Taylor Trammell 
• MLB.com bases loaded stats
• Jesse Winker's dad story
• "Facedown" by Sandfrog

Another solo jack for Brandon as he tackles the suddenly Sicilian Mariners, the Kyle Lewis concussion, what needs to happen for this team to contend, and Robbie Ray's new shiny "sinker."

Notes:

• Matt Festa and Cal Raleigh's celebration
• Which Young Players Should Be Next to Sign Long-Term Deals?
• Bradford Dolittle's trade article for ESPN.com (+)
• Ray's New Look Pitch 

Brandon is solo again to recap a bounce-back series against Houston, boldly predict Logan Gilbert will toss a perfecto one day, and exalt over the Kyle Lewis sample we got last week. Plus a peak at how the M's top-10 prospects are faring in 2022. 

Phil and Brandon reflect on a hellacious series against Boston, welcome back Kyle Lewis while acknowledging the strangeness of his injury situation, lament about this bullpen, and provide reasons for hope that things will click.

In a truly rough podcast audio-wise, Brandon and Phil run through a fun series in NYM and then a less cool one in Toronto. The fellas look at Jesse Winker's resurgence, Julio Rodriguez's continued stellar play, and defend the honor of Abraham Toro. 

Notes:

• Phil Humber's Perfect Game 
• Mike Ford's travel tips
• Daniel Vogelbach's triple
• Presidential campaign slogans
• Al Smith's campaign button
• Max Scherzer's not cool move on Japanese Heritage Night
• Jake Sanford cut by the Yankees

Phil and Brandon wrap up a terrible two-week stretch of Mariners baseball, make sense of the bizarre Matt Brash situation and Jarred Kelenic's woes, revel in George Kirby's terrific debut, and take a peek at some young tykes in the farm system. 

Notes:

• Stathead Baseball
• Edwin Arroyo
• The insanely handsome Victor Labrada
• Levi Stoudt

Brandon puts the team on his back to break down the last week of Mariners baseball. Topics include the nonsensical series in Florida, Matt Brash making it harder on himself earlier in counts, and Jesse Winker's lack of power. Show ends with a breakdown of the Mariners' two baby boys whose bats are trending in opposite directions: Jarred Kelenic and Julio Rodriguez. 

Notes:

• loanDepot ratings
• The Pablo Lopez trade from 2017
• @alexmayer34's tweet about Julio's speed/power 

Phil and Brandon achieve the rare sub-60-minute podcast to debate Logan Gilbert's hotness, reflect on the delicious last week of Mariner baseball, celebrate the Ty France glowup, and look ahead to what could be a tough month.

Links and notes:

• The Logan Gilbert / George Kirby pic
• Ty France Statcast
• Eugenio Suarez Statcast

Phil's back! He and Brandon played a game of "six degrees of Brad Miller, overreacted to having one (1) actual fan, and gave their thoughts on the Mariners' starters, bats, and bullpen arms through ten games of the 2022 season.  

Tweet from @YandellChuck referenced about Logan Gilbert's release points

"Electric Avenue" by Eddy Grant

Gabe Kapler's heroicgab comments on unwritten rules

Brandon goes solo with Phil on the IL to preview the 2022 season. Includes thoughts on Julio's coronation, some injuries, Matt Brash as Starter #5, and nine Mariners Mad Libs for the season. 

Unlocked out and let back in the facilities, Phil and Brandon return to rejoice about baseball being back, react to the big Winker, Suarez trade, recap the lockout, and look at roughly 18 big storylines heading into 2022.

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