Chuck and Buck

Chuck and Buck

Chuck Powell and Bucky Jacobsen are on the air weekdays from 6 a.m. until 10 a.m. talking all things Seattle Sports

Episodes

February 19, 2026 74 mins
It's Day 4 at Spring Training and we grabbed some awesome guests! Hear from Dom Canzone, Dan Wilson, Cal Raleigh and our first ever visit with Andres Munoz!

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It’s our first ever visit with Mariners’ closer ANDRES MUNOZ! With the WBC coming up, how excited is Muni to play for Mexico and is he looking forward to facing Cal? He’s throwing a bullpen to Adam Jude today, is he going to bring the heat? Did he always throw the fastest amongst his peers? How did he train to improve his speed? :30- Hugh Millen is back and we take the opportunity to talk about the Seahawks sale becoming official. ...

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CAL RALEIGH is here! How have things changed for Cal in the last year? How is feeling at this point? He’s going to be catching for Team USA in the WBC and it’s pretty exciting. Is he looking forward to having to face Mariner pitchers? His life may have changed a lot in the last year, but he’s still a Chili’s guy. Was he bummed to fall short in the MVP race? What changes has he noticed in his pitching staff? Can he steal more bags t...

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Headlines as we prep for a visit from the Mariners manager. :15ish- DAN WILSON sits down with the guys. How does Dan plan on utilizing the challenge system this year? Yeah, Cal Raleigh is pretty phenomenal… 2025 was Dan’s first full season as manager- what about the new role caught him off-guard? What is his philosophy on blending the old-school and the new-school? How does he envision the DH spot working? Is this the grittiest tea...

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It’s Day 4 at Spring Training and we may have our best show of the week planned! This Mariners team is going to have some platoons, that’s just how they operate, so how will some of these positions play out? The analytics will most certainly play a part in the lineup as well and we expect to see changes throughout the season in the bottom half of the order like usual. Where are the biggest camp battles? What happens if Cole Young a...

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Day 3 of Spring Training coverage is always Pitcher's Day! Can the guys pull off a visit from all 5 Mariners' starters?

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It’s Pitcher’s Day, so we have to talk about this Mariners bullpen. How big of an addition is Jose A Ferrer? What does bringing him in mean for Gabe Speier? Has the Mariners pitching staff ever looked stronger on paper than they do right now? Is Adam Jude going to survive catching Andres Munoz today? What can we hope for from Matt Brash this year? Carlos Vargas has moved down the rotation and that’s a great problem to have! :30- AL...

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BRYAN WOO joins the guys to celebrate Pitcher’s Day How are his fellow pitchers handling their big life changes? How did he handle not being able to pitch in the postseason last year and the timing of the injury? Is he adding anything new or is he more about fine-tuning his stuff? How much did watching the Seahawks and being a part of their run add to the motivation for this season? What does he expect from his catcher this season?...

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Headlines and the Pitcher’s Day celebration continues as we wait to see if George Kirby is going to stop by… In the meantime, John Stanton comes by to say hi because he’s celebrating Pitcher’s Day! At some point Bryce Miller is supposed to come by… so while we wait, we chat with the owner JOHN STANTON. This year has the potential to be great across the entire landscape of Seattle sports. Stanton remarks on the unbelievable season C...

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Happy Pitcher’s Day to all those who celebrate! We start off the annual holiday with a visit from Mariners pitching coach PETE WOODWORTH. Pete recently caught a bullpen for Logan… how did that go? We get Woody’s thoughts on the dynamic duo- Kade Anderson and Ryan Sloan The pitching staff dealt with some health issues last season, how are they doing now? Jerry got a Ferrari for Christmas… Woody gives us the lowdown on newcomer Jose ...

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It was a busy Day 2 with visits from Kevin Seitzer, Chris Rose, Cole Young, Colt Emerson and Brendan Donovan!

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It was a busy Day 2 with visits from Kevin Seitzer, Chris Rose, Cole Young, Colt Emerson and Brendan Donovan!

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With yesterday being President’s Day, a lot of people had the day off, but we talked to the President of Baseball Operations for the Mariners, Jerry Dipoto, so we replay the interview this morning. :30- The Old Judge made the trip to Peoria too! - Colt Emerson will win an opening day infield job. - Should JP be looking over his shoulder this season? - Having Josh Naylor for 162 will be the primary factor in the Mariners comfortably...

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It’s always fun to talk to the new guys and BRENDAN DONOVAN sits down with the guys for the first time and we are instantly impressed. Brendan shares his playing philosophies and some life lessons as we chat with the veteran utility man. :30- EVERETT FITZHUGH (Kraken Audio Network PxP) We haven’t gotten to chat with Everett for awhile so we catch up with the voice and chat Olympic hockey! :45- Josh Naylor is a special kind of playe...

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COLE YOUNG sits down with the guys as Day 2 of Spring Training continues. What was he focused on during the offseason? How much more comfortable is he now than he was at this time last year, both mentally and physically? Has he had a lot of conversations with the pitching staff to pick their brains and help him improve? :30- COLT EMERSON joins the guys as our newly created infielders’ day continues. How is he feeling to start sprin...

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We are kicking off Day 2 of Spring Training coverage with Mariners hitting coach, KEVIN SEITZER. How much contact does he have with the players in the offseason? Let’s talk about Cal and the season he had at the plate in 2025. What did Seitzer see in him when he got to Seattle? Did he know him prior and what sets him apart? Naylor was the new guy last season, but this year it’s Brendan Donovan- what are Seitzer’s first impressions ...

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We are LIVE in Peoria, Arizona for day 1 of our coverage of Mariners Spring Training and we were busy right off the bat! We were joined by Gabe Speier, Jerry Dipoto, Kade Anderson, Ryan Sloan, Mike Cameron and Rick Rizzs! And that's just day 1!

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RICK RIZZS joins the show as he heads into his last official Spring Training. Don’t worry, Rizz will still be around, he’s not going anywhere even when he retires. He’s still going to be very involved! How is Rizz feeling about this 2026 team- can they finish what they started last season? How big of an addition is Josh Naylor? Which of the young guys will make the biggest impact? :30- We had some big Seahawks news over the weekend...

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KADE ANDERSON and RYAN SLOAN sit down with the guys and talk about their first big league camp and the experience with the Mariners so far. Will Anderson and Sloan really be ready to pitch at the major-league level this season? How realistic are those expectations? :30- Former Mariners’ center fielder and amateur Luger, MIKE CAMERON joins the show. How did he feel when he found out about his statue? What does he think of this 2026 ...

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JERRY DIPOTO sits down with the guys as we kick off our 2nd hour of Spring Training coverage. - What were the offseason priorities and how is Jerry feeling about the moves they made? - What is Jerry’s vision for how they will use Brendan Donovan? - How much can we expect to see Cole Young and some of the other young guys? - Should we be tempering our excitement for Kade Anderson? - Cal exceeded expectations last year, now what? - H...

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