Softy & Dick Interviews

Former Mariners pitcher and analyst Bill Krueger joins Dick Fain and Hugh Millen to talk about the M’s seeing pitching success right now after getting rid of the piggyback, what will happen next with the staff, Bryan Woo’s incredible numbers at home compared to his statistics on the road this year, and the futures for Kade Anderson and Ryan Sloan.

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Randall Williams, senior reporter from Bloomberg, joins Softy and Dick to discuss possible suitors for the Seahawks and the future of the NBA in Seattle as well as the latest on what is happening with the Trail Blazers.

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Softy and Dick talk to Jerry Brewer about the US Mens National Team's big win on Wednesday, the passion of the Seattle sports fan, the beef in the WNBA and Lebron leaving the Lakers.

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Brett Boone joins the show to talk about the Mariner's struggles, how he thinks they're still a playoff team, his level of concern with Cal Raleigh and what is wrong with Bryan Woo on the road.

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Seattle Sounders FC Head Coach Brian Schmetzer joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about all the World Cup action currently happening including the penalty kick shootouts yesterday and how penalties work for him, the United States getting back to action on Wednesday in the Round of 32, and the job Mauricio Pochettino is doing.

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Chad Doing, Portland Radio Host, joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about why Blazers fans should not fear the team leaving the Rose City, the financial support with the new ownership situation under Tom Dundon with their uncertain stadium future right now, the renovations to come for the Moda Center and who the big cost will fall on.

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Seattle Mariners second baseman Cole Young joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about his 2026 season so far including his spot in the lineup, his improvements from last year and his confidence, plus his connections with Colt Emerson and their tightness in the middle infield including their future together, and homering in Pittsburgh last week.

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Bill Krueger, former Mariners pitcher and analyst, joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about the Mariners last week and rough last couple games, the defensive issues with Randy Arozarena, Cal Raleigh since his return from the IL, the need for offense in the lineup and the need to make a trade soon , plus the ongoing situation with pitchers.

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Hugh Millen joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about the WNBA and how the league treats superstar Caitlin Clark, the job Dan Wilson is doing as manager of the Mariners right now with more issues, Devon Witherspoon’s next contract with the Hawks and how it relates to JSN, plus Chris Johnson having ALS, including a personal story.

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Joel Dahmen, professional golfer from Clarkston, Washington, joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about the World Cup so far and games in Seattle, watching the M’s from afar despite frustrations, Wyndham Clark winning the U.S. Open last week, a PGA event potentially coming to the Seattle area, and his new Junior Golf Invitational event.

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Fox Soccer Host Rob Stone joins Dave Softy Mahler to reflect on the atmosphere in Seattle last week when the World Cup saw the United States play Argentina and his moment with the crowd, the current Team USA run with hopes of making it deeper into the knockout round, who the U.S. could face, and if Christian Pulisic should play today.

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Bret Boone, former Mariners All Star, joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to discuss the M’s struggles of late and what kind of trade(s) they need to make at the deadline, a bad defensive play, game, and season for the team, the experiment of Rob Refsnyder and why he continues to hit at all, and the piggyback pitching rotation hitting a new guy.

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Jerry Brewer of The Athletic joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about news on the Dianna Russinin situation, the ongoing World Cup successes, Seattle Stadium getting ranked #1, the Pride Match in Seattle, the goals for the event with soccer in this country, the Heat trading for Giannis, the Portland NBA arena situation, and the WNBA.

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Anthony Beyrouti, the King from Venue Kings, joins Dave Softy Mahler to talk about the prices of World Cup tickets including overall sales for games, the timing of selling World Cup tickets, the upcoming Round of 16 game in Seattle that will likely feature the United States, the USMNT game in Santa Clara next week, and where the prices are headed.

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Larry Stone, legendary writer in Seattle, joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about the Mariners rough game in Pittsburgh today including the defensive issues both today and this season, then piggyback starting rotation setup and the plan for using it with Logan Gilbert this week, how 2026 will end, the need for bullpen arms, and more.

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Petros Papadakis in Los Angeles joins Dave Softy Mahler to talk about drugs, the lack of drug use, and their history with drugs, then they discuss the Brendan Sorsby situation and what will happen next now that the NFL is not having a Supplemental Draft coming up this year, plus the new NCAA five in five rule and how it relates to the ages of teams.

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Mike Florio of PFT and NBC joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about the Brendan Sorsby situation with the NFL not having a Supplemental Draft, what comes next, if Sorsby will ever get a shot in the pros, the latest with Dianna Russini and the investigation including a traffic stop, and Brandon Aiyuk wanting out of San Francisco.

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