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On Tuesday’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett is joined by his regular guests, Jim Duquette, MLB Network Radio, John Canzano from JohnCanzano.com and Puck plays an edited version of this weeks Sports Pit with Steve Sandmeyer and Matt “Stretch” Johnson. Puck opens up Tuesday with praise for Luis Castillo in the opener against the Chicago White Sox.  Puck also talks about the 3-for-4 night from Ben Williamson. Jim Duquette, MLB Network Radio drops by to chat with Puck about the play of the Mariners and discusses being able to evaluate today’s players with your eyes and not just rely on statistics.   Jim praises the play of Andres Munoz and calls him one of the most underrated players in the game.  How did Juan Soto’s return to Yankee Stadium go?  Jim had a front row seat as he works for the New York Mets broadcast team.  Jim also notes what a great weekend it was for baseball with the “rivalry weekend” and a number of division races have great rivalries associated wit them and it has a chance to be great summer for baseball.   Puck and Jim wrap up discusses Pete Rose and whether or not he’ll get into the Hall of Fame and what is wrong with the L.A. Dodgers and their development of starting pitchers. John Canzano, JohnCanzano.com, chats with Puck about whether or not he feels Pete Rose should get in.  John is a voter for the Hall of Fame.  Mediation is underway between the Pac-12 and the Mountain West.  How long will it last and what does it mean for UNLV in terms of joining the conference?  John discusses that the conference needs expansion to be resolved by July 1, 2025.   The White House is exploring setting up a commission to address college football. Does John think that’s a good idea?   Puck and John discuss a follow up story that John did on a very impressive 17 year old umpire from Oregon. It’s a must listen.  John finishes with that he doesn’t think Blazer fans should close the door on Phil Knight buying the team. Puck then plays an edited version of this weeks Sports Pit with Steve Sandmeyer and Matt “Stretch” Johnson.  Puck, Sandy and Stretch talk about their favorite batting stance as kids and that led Sandy to tell a great all-time classic story about his time as a clubhouse attendant at the Kingdome and an encounter with George Brett.  They also laughed as Sandy talked about Reggie Jackson and what a jerk he was to his buddy who was also a “clubby” at the same time as Sandy.  Puck wraps up the show with, “Hey, What the Puck!?”  Angel Reese is not in the same stratosphere as Caitlyn Clark. (1:00) Puck on the M’s win, Luis Castillo and Ben Williamson (10:30) Jim Duquette, MLB Network Radio (35:40) John Canzano (1:03:55) Sports Pit *Edited (1:24:07) “Hey, What the Puck!?”  

On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett is joined by by the Go-2-Guy, Jim Moore and former Mariners pitcher and host of the “Old School Baseball” podcast Bill Krueger. Puck starts off the show busting Jim’s chops because he can’t figure out his microphone settings and Puck is begging him to take it to a computer store.  Jim and Puck spend much of their show discussing the Mariners and their sweep of the San Diego Padres.  Jim argues and for good reason that Bryan Woo is now pitching like the ace of the staff and what makes the Mariners so dangerous is if they can get into the postseason their pitching can be so dominant.  Puck is heading down to Bend this weekend for a baseball tournament and is annoyed with Jim that he won’t be there this weekend.  They react to Scottie Scheffler winning the PGA Championship and what makes him so likable.   Puck celebrates the Ballard High School baseball and softball team for winning the Metro Championships in the same year!  The Denver Nuggets couldn’t help out Seattle and take out Oklahoma City.  Puck feels it’s inevitable that OKC wins the NBA championship and he can’t stand to think of the reality of that happening.  Bill Krueger, host of the “Old School Baseball” podcast joins Puck for his weekly visit talking Mariners baseball.  How did the M’s go from going 1-5 on their last home stand to sweeping the Padres in San Diego?  Bill spends a lot of time talking about the Sunday performance of Bryan Woo and the overall performance of Woo for the season.  Why his mechanics and delivery make him so consistent and talented.   Puck wraps up the show with “Hey, What the Puck?!”  The Mariners proved this weekend they could be dangerous in the playoffs (1:00) Puck and Jim (56:22) Bill Krueger (1:22:51) “Hey, What the Puck!?” 

On Friday’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett welcomes his Friday guests, Jim Moore, Chris Egan from KING 5 and The Scout.  Puck and Jim open up talking nonsense like usual.  Puck explains to Jim what the Vedder Cup is and Jim is not interested. Jim wants to buy an electric bike and that leads Puck down a rant on E-Bikes…they aren’t bikes, they are motorcycles! Puck and Jim then welcome Chris Egan from KING 5 to the show and Egan reacts right away to Jim’s story about going to Wrigley Field.  Like Jim, Egan had no clue what the Vedder Cup is, but is excited to see what the Mariners do in San Diego.  Egan is optimistic about the upcoming Seahawks season and thinks they have a great shot at going 12-5.  The boys chat about the Seahawks cracking down on Seahawks fans selling their tickets to opposing fans. Egan and Jim like the idea, but Puck has an issue with it and doesn’t like what they are doing.  Egan went to Arizona last weekend to move his college son out and was horrified at what he saw in his apartment.  After Puck says goodbye to Egan and Jim, he welcomes in “The Scout”, an anonymous MLB scout who joins Puck every Friday to get the inside scoop on the Mariners.  This week they talk about the recent struggles of Ben Williamson, the red hot play of Cole Young in Tacoma, what does he look for right away in a prospect, Bryan Woo and his dominating fastball, he builds his perfect player with current MLB players and they wrap up discussing the upcoming MLB draft where the Mariners have the third overall selection and the The Scout details all the promising talent in the Northwest that can be drafted in the first round. Puck wraps up the show with, “Hey, What the Puck!?”  Puck reacts to the Seattle Seahawks and their new ticket policy. (1:00) Puck and Jim (32:08) Puck, Jim and Chris Egan (1:05:25) “The Scout” (1:29:53) “Hey, What the Puck!?” 

On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett welcomes his regular Thursday guests, Mike Garafolo of the NFL Network, Brad Adam from ROOT Sports and his new feature, Mitchy “The Kid”, Mitch Levy from the “Mitch Unfiltered” podcast, which is only available in the live show, but if you missed it you can find it on Puck’s Posse Patreon page. Sign up and join today at PuckSports.com. Puck starts off the show discussing the Mariners disaster of a home stand in which they struck out 66 times on their way to a 1-5 record.  Panic is starting to set in for some Mariners fans who think this is the beginning of the end for the team. Puck tries to squash the panic but acknowledges the angst. Mike Garafolo, NFL Network stops by to discuss the release of the NFL schedule and will the Colts get reprimanded for making light of Tyreke’s Hill arrest.  The prime time schedule on Christmas and Thanksgiving is terrific and might be the best lineup they have ever had. Mike also pivots for a minute and shares his love for baseball! Before he departs for San Diego, Brad Adam of ROOT Sports jumps on to discuss the 1-5 home stand and who do we blame?  Puck sarcastically blames one person in particular.  Is the offense about to regress?   Bryce Miller is headed to the IL, but help is on the way with George Kirby and Logan Gilbert.  Does Brad agree not going to Andres Munoz in Wednesday’s game to face Aaron Judge?  Puck argues they should have walked Judge and taken their chances with Cody Bellinger.  Puck wraps up the show with, “Hey, What the Puck!?”  The Cougars make a splash with a new media partner (1:00) Puck on the Mariners and their recent struggles (23:38) Mike Garafolo, NFL Network (48:24) Brad Adam, ROOT Sports (1:21:22) “Hey, What the Puck!?”  

On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett is joined by Jim Moore, Travis Fulton from TravisFultonGolf.com and Ryan Divish.  Puck and Jim open up talking about last night’s Mariners win and an update on Jim’s neighbor who hates him.  Travis Fulton, former golf instructor at the Golf Channel and the host of the Stripe Show Podcast and TravisFultonGolf.com, joins Puck and Jim to preview the PGA Championship. Can Rory capture the second leg of the slam? Who is motivated more, Bryson or Scheffler to dethrone Rory?  What dark horse picks should you be focused on?  All golf coverage brought to you by Synthetic Turf Northwest. Ryan Divish, MLB Insider, joins Puck to discuss last nights Mariners thrilling win, plus the excellence of Bryan Woo and how he is a throwback pitcher that relies heavily on his fastball and how he has saved the Mariners starters this season.   Divish and Puck discuss the bullpen and how it’s coming into shape with Matt Brash and Gabe Speier. Puck wraps up the abbreviated show with, “Hey, What the Puck!?”  Puck celebrates his daughter turning 16! (1:00) Puck and Jim (11:40) Travis Fulton joins Puck and Jim (38:00) Ryan Divish (1:05:28) “Hey, What the Puck!?” 

On this weeks show with Jason “Puck” Puckett, Steve Sandmeyer and Matt “Stretch” Johnson, the boys go down memory lane telling hilarious stories of their time at KJR and all unique characters that they worked with. If you remember all the old names of producers and hosts this is the show for you. Sandy starts off the show taking aim at Puck for his appearance with former KJR morning host Mitch Levy on his show last week. Sandy and Stretch chat about their time working with Mitch and all the good and the bad, but mostly good times for their time spent with him. Sit back and enjoy a roller coaster of laughter and stories about old KJR days! 

On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett welcomes his Tuesday guests, former MLB GM Jim Duquette, who now works for MLB Network radio and John Canzano from JohnCanzano.com Before Duquette pops on, Puck chats about last nights Mariners game and once again the struggles of the starters.  Duquette stops by and he and Puck pick up on the Mariners starters and they discuss whether or not we should be concerned with the Mariners recent play?  They also chat about the health of Bryce Miller, the offense carrying the team, bullpen help they need to add at the deadline and who would be potentially available.  They switch to other MLB stories like the firing of Bud Black and Derek Shelton, plus, what has happened to the Baltimore Orioles, the emergence of the Detroit Tigers and the ugly situation in Boston involving Rafael Devers. Puck then welcomes John Canzano, JohnCanzano.com to the show and they discuss the breaking news that the Portland Trail Blazers are for sale and they discuss what, if any, impact it may have on the sale of the Seattle Seahawks.  They discussed one of John’s latest stories where he wrote a piece on the five most influential football figures at UW, WSU, Oregon State, Oregon and Utah. Puck contributed to the piece and offered his five most influential figures in Cougar football history.   Jim gives Puck the latest on expansion.  Nothing brewing right now with the current litigation involving the Pac-12 and the Mountain West.  John says the conference seems to be focused on one school, UNLV.  Puck and John discuss the possibility of adding St. Mary’s as a basketball only school.  They wrap up their conversation discussing a youth softball coach incident in Newberg, Oregon involving 11u girls and a dispute about age.  The heart of the story is that we have once again lost our civility. Puck wraps up the show discussing the “Puck the Picker” Majors pool, which is brought to you by Synthetic Turf Northwest and he closes the show with, “Hey, What the Puck!?”  Don’t panic or worry about the recent struggles of Ben Williamson. (1:00) Puck opens the show (9:42) Jim Duquette, MLB Network Radio (37:25) John Canzano, JohnCanzano.com (1:33:58) “Hey, What the Puck!”  

On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett is joined by Jim Moore and Bill Krueger.  Jim starts off the show detailing a parking incident with his neighbor that has led to a neighborhood dispute that has left Jim and his family on the outside looking in and has created conflict within the Bend neighborhood.  Jim has also once again found himself in hot water with his dogs off leash while walking on a Bend trail, however, instead of being scolded by a fellow walker, Jim’s dogs were threatened with violence! Jim was in Seattle this weekend for Mothers Day and spent the time watching the M’s with his mom. They discuss the Blue Jays sweep and they talk about Bryce Miller and why he can’t make another start in the near future for the M’s. Bill Krueger is back with Puck talking Mariners baseball!  Bill is no longer a part of the Mariners broadcast team and shares his feelings about their decision not to bring him back and how hurtful it was to not have their decision properly communicated to him.  As they jump into baseball they discuss the offensive turnaround and the direct correlation to Edgar Martinez and Dan Wilson.  Bill describes what happened this past weekend vs. the Blue Jays and how concerned we need to be about the health and play of Bryce Miller.  Bill also has a brand new podcast, “Old School Baseball, “ where you can find on all podcast platforms and you can follow him on social media @oldschool_MLB where he posts short video clips every day discussing the Mariners. After Puck says goodbye to Bill, Puck promotes “Puck the Picker Majors Pool, “ which is back for this weeks PGA Championship, all brought to you by Synthetic Turf Northwest. Puck wraps up the show with, “Hey, What the Puck!?”   Another attack on a local golf course for more homes. (1:00) Puck and Jim (47:00) Bill Krueger, “Old School Baseball” Podcast (1:25:52) Puck promotes “Puck the Picker Majors Pool” (1:30:39) “Hey, What the Puck!?”  

On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett welcomes the one and only Mitch Levy to the show, “Mitch Unfiltered!” Puck and Mitch have been working behind the scenes for a while now to work together and they finally get it done.  They cover everything from why it took so long to work together, their time at KJR, why they are so similar, why they look at sports differently, why the Gasman almost fought Mitch, his early days at KJR, how Puck convinced Steve Sandmeyer to join the Sports Pit and Mitch tells an amazing story about when he was coaching 10 year olds in Little League! Puck then welcomes “The Scout”, an anonymous MLB scout for a current MLB team and they cover all things Mariners. On this weeks show they discuss Edgar’s approach to hitting, Cole Young, Lazaro Montes, the jumper from minors to majors, scouting a players “clutch” factor, Julio’s improvement and the addition of Leodys Tavares and how much he can help. Lastly, Puck wraps up with “Hey, What the Puck!?”  Rafael Devers is being the ultimate selfish teammate. (1:00) Puck on the Mariners and his tease for Mitch Levy’s appearance on the show (17:30) Puck and Mitch (1:05:01) “The Scout” (1:25:58) “Hey, What the Puck!” 

On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett welcomes Mike Garafolo, NFL Network and Brad Adam, ROOT Sports to the show.  Puck opens up talking about the Mariners ninth straight series win and marvels how they keep finding new and different ways to win the game.  Despite giving up three runs in the first inning, Puck loved the way Bryan Woo competed.  Despite it being early, Puck feels the A.L. West will come down to the A’s and the Mariners.  Mike Garafolo, NFL Network joins the show and we have breaking news!  A new pope is announced and he’s an American!  Puck suggests changes to sports that he wants the Pope to get involved in.  Puck suggests to Mike that the Pope calls up Roger Goodell and have him change the kickoff rule back to the original kickoff.  Puck also wants him to ban the Tush Push and in baseball he would like him to get rid of the dropped third strike.   After they get through the Pope, Mike addresses the Steelers trade of George Pickens to Dallas, the Eagles sign tight end Dallas Goedert, when will Aaron Rogers made a decision on his future?  Did the Ravens handle the Justin Tucker release news properly?  Lastly, how close are the 49ers and Brock Purdy to a new deal that may pay him close to $60 million a year?Puck switches gears back to baseball and has Brad Adam of ROOT Sports on to discuss another series win for the Mariners, plus what was baseball like in Sacramento?  Brad says the park is good for fans, but bad for the players.  Why is Cal Raleigh so comfortable in tense situations and what can Julio learn from him?  George Kirby is getting closer to coming back, when he does return, will Bryce Miller find himself on the IL?  The Blue Jays are coming to town this weekend, it’s time to introduce the new Tariff menu and section! Puck wraps up the show with, “Hey, What the Puck!?”   It’s clear to see the job that Edgar Martinez has done with this team offensively. Puck says Edgar has simply freed them up mentally. (1:00) Puck on the Mariners ninth straight series win (12:00) Mike Garafolo, NFL Network (41:16) Brad Adam, ROOT Sports (1:24:17) “Hey, What the Puck!?”