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On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett debuts his new podcast with Steve Sandmeyer and Matt “Stretch” Johnson called The Sports Pit.  The three worked together at KJR with Sandy and Stretch spending many years on the morning show with Mitch Levy.  The three friends cover everything from Stretch getting a new hip, degenerate gambling, our love for baseball, made up sports debate, love for Climate Pledge, Sonics return, cost of an expansion team, Sandy’s disdain for podcasts and “ball know it alls.”  Puck wraps up the show with “Hey, What the Puck!?” On the eve of the baseball season, Puck says tomorrow is one of the best days in the sports calendar. (0:00) Puck opens up the show and promotes his new podcast, The Sports Pit (7:27 ) Stretch is rubbing some type of cream over his body and details his upcoming hip surgery. Puck and Sandy have questions (15:00) Rock bottom in sports gambling (18:11 ) Climate Pledge and the NCAA(25:41 ) Sandy…What’s a podcast?  And, Sandy is back on a mic for the first time in 10 years. Sandy and Stretch bust Puck’s balls about him calling them to do the show.  Stretch details his living quarters in Shoreline.  And, do Stretch and Sandy miss radio?  Plus, the changes in radio since they left.  What is Reno? Sandy explains his outside man cave.  (56:00 ) Why is Stretch not an “Opening Day” guy.  Sandy romanticizes about baseball and the three share their frustrations with the Mariners.   They also talk about the potential return of the Sonics and what it would mean to the city and will the fans come back?   When the NBA comes back, will they price out the fans and what is the cost of an expansion team?    (1:21:06 ) Mariners wasting their young pitching.  Mariners win total predictions.   Stretch peeing in a bottle. (1:29:32) “Hey, What the Puck!?” One more day until one of the best days in the sports calendar 

Tuesday’s Daily Puck Drop with Jason “Puck” Puckett starts off the show teasing a brand new podcast that debuts on Wednesday called The Sportspit that features past KJR hosts and longtime friends, Steve Sandmeyer and Matt “Stretch” Johnson.  Puck plays a five minute teaser clip of the show.  The full podcast comes out on Wednesday and initially will be available to all, but eventually you’ll need to join Puck’s Posse to get full access to the podcast.  Puck welcomed his weekly guests, Danny Kelly of The Ringer to discuss the lead up to the NFL draft, Seahawks adding to their wide receiver “Lunch Pail” group, no offensive line movement, Cam Ward going # 1, difficulty of drafting a quarterback and what Seattle does at 18.   After Danny departs, John Canzano from JohnCanzano.com drops by to discuss breaking news at Stanford with new GM Andrew Luck firing football coach Troy Taylor.  Plus, is college basketball in danger of losing its March Madness and how much is NIL truly factoring in?  Some universities are feeling the financial pressure of the new look college athletics and are dropping down in divisions in order not to pay their athletes. Would a school like Washington State do that?  John paid a visit to Gonzaga over the weekend and learned new financial details of the agreement with the Zags and the new Pac-12.  Lastly, “Hey, What the Puck!?”  Puck reacts to the breaking news that Cal Raleigh has signed a six-year, $105M dollar extension with the Mariners. (0:00) Puck introduces the show and shares his brand new podcast called The Sportspit with fell KJR alums Steve Sandmeyer and Matt “Stretch” Johnson and gives his audience a five minute preview before the full episode comes out tomorrow. (16:51)  Danny Kelly, The Ringer (47:52) John Canzano, JohnCanzano.com (1:21:02) “Hey, What the Puck!?”  

On Monday’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett and Jim Moore open up the show discussing the NCAA tournament and trying to figure out what a travel is anymore in basketball! Puck and Jim react to the exciting games, especially Arizona and Oregon and why it made them sentimental for the Pac-12.  They also discussed opening day for the Mariners this week and the decision to release Mitch Haniger, their new streaming options and their new Nintendo patches on their jerseys.  Jim was having some technical issues with his internet so his appearance was cut short and Puck talked the rest of the show about the outlook for the Mariners, what he saw in spring training when he went down their last week and has his opinion changed after seeing them in person. Puck is optimizing with the season around the corner, but not overly optimistic.  Puck wraps up the show with, “Hey, What the Puck!?” It appears Seattle has cleared another hurdle with NBA expansion but are there more hurdles along the way?

Today’s Daily Puck Drop with Jason “Puck” Puckett featured Danny Kelly, The Ringer, host of The Ringer NFL Draft Show  and John Canzano, JohnCanzano.com.  Puck opened up the show discussing the health status of Mitch Haniger and why it makes sense for the Mariners to move on.  The Seahawks are brining in more offensive line help and that’s a good thing.  Danny drops by for his weekly visit to chat about the Sam Darnold contract, addition of Cooper Kupp, offensive line help, and reaction to the latest mock drafts.   Canzano and Puck start off their weekly conversation with reaction to North Carolina being selected to the NCAA tournament and the criticism that has followed.  John informs Puck on the latest with the Pac-12 media rights deal, expansion timeline, UNLV and Pac-12 situation and John celebrates an anniversary.  Lastly, “Hey, What the Puck!?”  Puck thanks listeners has he heads into next weeks shows which will celebrate one year of going out on his own and starting his own media site. (0:00) Puck on Haniger and offensive line reinforcement (16:27) Danny Kelly, The Ringer, Host of The Ringer Fantasy Football Show and The Ringer NFL Draft Show (46:46) John Canzano, JohnCanzano.com, “Bald Faced Truth” (1:24:25) “Hey, What the Puck!?” 

On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett and Jim Moore open up the show chatting about Rory McIllroy’s win at the Players Championship and they wonder how many balls they would put into the water on the island green.  Will Rory finally win the Masters?  Puck gives his top four seeds, which have nothing to do with basketball, just your top overall seeds of things you like. Puck’s were pizza, bourbon, naps and peanut butter. Jim countered with dogs, Thai food, gambling and tequila.   They also discussed Sam Darnold’s favorable contract and the signing of Cooper Kupp.  After Jim said goodbye, Brad Adam of Root Sports stopped by for his weekly visit that chat why he’s so optimistic about the mariners, Mitch Hanniger shoulder injury, is it career ending?  Why the decision to go with Logan Gilbert was right as the opening day starter, Vedder Cup and will the Mariners hang a banner if they win it? Puck wraps up with, “Hey, What the Puck!?” Slick Watts was Seattle basketball royalty. (0:00) Puck and Jim (1:01:14)  Brad Adam, Root Sports (1:28:18) “Hey, What the Puck!?”  Honoring the great Slick Watts 

Today’s Daily Puck Drop with Jason “Puck” Puckett features The Groz and Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times!  Both Jim Moore and Chris Egan are off on this Friday. Puck and Groz open up the show talking about great memories working at KJR together, the state of the Seahawks, trading Geno Smith, Sam Darnold and will the Mariners ever be good?   Bob Condotta, Seattle Times pays a visit to discuss a wild week of Seahawks football.  What led to the Geno Smith trade?  Why no counter offer from Geno’s camp?  Why was there a falling out with DK and the Seahawks and will John Schneider address the offensive line?  Puck introduces, Friday Recap, where he took five minutes each from this weeks appearances from Ryan Divish, Michael-Shawn Dugar, Rob Staton and Mike Garafolo and put into one podcast to wrap up the biggest news of the week.  Finally, “Hey, What the Puck!?”  Have you lost your love for the Mariners? (4:36) Puck and Groz (33:40) Bob Condotta, Seattle Times (59:13) Friday Recap (1:21:30) “Hey, What the Puck!?” 

Today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett opens up the show with his growing frustration over the Seahawks lack of activity in free agency to address the offensive line. Also, why is everyone sold on Jalen Sundell?   Plus, Puck reacts to a soundbite from Ryan Divish on yesterday’s show about the bullpen heading into the season.   Mike Garafolo, NFL Network drops by to give the latest on why the Seahawks traded Geno Smith and D.K. Metcalf.  How long was Sam Darnold on their radar and how close are the Seahawks to signing Cooper Kupp?   Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, pays his weekly visit to discuss what led to the D.K. trade and what issues were there behind the scenes.  Is Sam Darnold an upgrade over Geno Smith and why is John Schneider not active in acquiring offensive line help in free agency?Finally, Puck wraps up the show, “Hey, What the Puck!?”  Be careful what you wish for in the new age of NIL and college athletics. (25:26) - Mike Garafolo, NFL Network (52:55) - Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic (1:34:24) - “Hey, What the Puck!?” 

On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett is joined by Jim Moore for the first thirty minutes where they discuss The Masters, Rory McIlroy, John Schneider heat, Cooper Kupp,  missing Sam Darnold breaking news, getting Mariners free tickets,  and breaking news on a new wide receiver for the Seahawks.    Rob Staton, SeahawksDraftBlog.com drops by for his weekly visit and he and Puck have a spirited debate about fans being upset over free agent offensive lineman.  Also, Rob’s reaction to the trades of D.K. Metcalf and Geno Smith.   Rob also details the strengths of the offensive line in the draft.  Ryan Divish, Seattle Times, chats with Puck on his weekly show about the state of the Mariners, Mitch Garver and George Kirby healthy update.  Who will start at second base?  Any surprises in the bullpen?  What impact has Dan Wilson had on the team?  Finally, “Hey, What the Puck?”  Puck says it’s ok for Seahawks fans to be concerned and upset how free agency has gone so far in terms of helping the offensive line. 0:00 - Puck and Jim (35:18) - Rob Staton, SeahawksDraftblog.com (1:12:00) - Ryan Divish, Seattle Times (1:35:41) - “Hey, What the Puck!?”  

On Today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett starts off the show discussing the free agent offensive line market and why Seattle has not signed one yet. Puck was off the air when the Sam Darnold news broke, so he offers up his two cents on the trade.   Danny Kelly, The Ringer, joins Puck to discuss the craziness that has surrounded the Seahawks, who should they target in free agency and Danny shares his latest mock draft.  Brad Adam, Root Sports, drops by for his weekly chat. Brad spent the past week in Arizona with the team and discussed a big change with the team when he was there that should assist them this year.  Opening day is 16 days….but, their favorite event is a month away…The Masters!  Finally, Puck wraps up the show with, “Hey, What the Puck!?”  Why can’t John Schneider fix the offensive line?(13:00) - Danny Kelly, The Ringer, joins Puck to discuss the Geno/DK trade, Sam Darnold signing, free agent offensive linemen, who will play wide receiver and his latest mock draft. (49:30) - Brad Adam, Root Sports, joins Puck fresh off his visit to spring training. Team has a more relaxed vibe according to Brad.  Julio learning from Edgar. George Kirby injury update. Who should start on opening day?  What Root has planned for opening day and The Masters is 30 days away! (1:23:25) - “Hey, What the Puck!?” Pressure is squarely on John Schneider and he needs to finally fix the offensive line .  

Today’s Daily Puck Drop with Jason “Puck” Puckett and Jim Moore focuses solely on the crazy weekend that was the Seahawks with trades of Geno Smith and D.K. Metcalf.  Are the Seahawks rebuilding?  Are they now better off with out Geno and D.K.?  Also, heat now turned up on John Schneider, what is their plan B if Darnold didn’t agree to a contract?  Puck and Jim were done recording when the Darnold news came out.  Is Darnold worth the money?  Puck wraps up the show with, “Hey, What the Puck!?” If Sam Darnold and the flurry of moves don’t work out for Seattle than John Schneider will have to find a new job.