Softy & Dick Interviews

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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Tony Castricone, former radio voice of Washington Huskies Athletics, joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to discuss his decision to leave Montlake to be the radio voice of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, including his time at UW, interacting with fans, replacing a legend in Tampa, why this job was the right next step for his family, plus his favorite call.

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Seattle Sounders FC Head Coach Brian Schmetzer joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about the action in the World Cup so far and stars shining brightly with big goals, the United States win in Seattle over Australia last week and the atmosphere that fans created in and outside of the stadium, plus USA’s next game and road ahead in it.

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Jon Wilner of The San Jose Mercury News and Wilner Hotline joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about the new college sports 5 in 5 rule where athletes simply get five years to play, and the dynamics within that change, plus the NFL not having a 2026 Supplemental Draft which leaves Brendan Sorsby without any options, and Army-Navy.

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Bill Krueger, former Mariners pitcher and analyst, joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about the M’s piggybacking plan with their pitchers and how it backfired on Friday night, the experiment with Rob Refsnyder continuing to fail, Cal Raleigh’s return so far and looking no different than pre-injury, and Logan Gilbert’s really special run right now.

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Lane Lambert, Seattle Kraken Head Coach, joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about the team’s trade to acquire forward Mackie Samoskevich in a trade with the Panthers, the team re-signing forward Bobby McCann to a new six-year deal after the trade with Toronto, what they need next, plus the NHL Draft coming up later this week.

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Hugh Millen joins Softy and Dick Fain to react to U.S. Open fans at Shinnecock rooting against Wyndham Clark during yesterday’s final round, plus discuss the Seahawks and their aim to repeat as Super Bowl Champions, the potential distraction coming up with HBO’s Hard Knocks focusing on them, and the Rams’ efforts to acquire Myles Garrett.

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Former Mariners All Star Bret Boone joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to discuss the new MLB proposal today that forces high school players to go to college in order to be drafted, the salary cap idea around baseball, Cal Raleigh’s return from his injury and what to expect the rest of 2026 and the Mariners going back a piggyback rotation setup.

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Jerry Brewer, Award Winning Columnist from The Athletic, joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about the Seahawks not getting a White House invite or visit, the NBA championship going to New York last weekend and Victor Wembanyama’s reactions to losing it, the World Cup action so far, and MLB wanting high schoolers to go to college.

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Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Logan Gilbert joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about the return of Cal Raleigh to the bigs, his strikeout numbers this year and how it relates to his changing pitching philosophy, the piggyback system going back in effect for the rotation, if he has a piggyback partner and the two youngsters leading the infield.

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Legendary writer Larry Stone joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about why the Mariners are returning to a piggybacking starting rotation system, if the M’s need to make a trade for another relief pitcher, JP Crawford moving to third base now that Colt Emerson has emerged at shortstop, the team’s sloppiness, and the World Cup in town.

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Petros Papadakis in Los Angeles joins Dave Softy Mahler to talk about the World Cup. matches in L.A. and Seattle, Brendan Sorsby departing Texas Tech to go to the NFL’s Supplemental Draft, the gambling fallout and struggle for control in all of college football, LeBron James possibly coming back for 1 more year with the Lakers, and world history.

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Mike Florio of PFT and NBC joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about World Cup stadiums shared by NFL teams, Brendan Sorsby leaving Texas Tech to be part of the NFL Supplemental Draft, including what teams may select him, Seattle’s future with Sam Darnold and his next deal, and the Hawks reportedly not visiting the White House.

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