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On Tuesday’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett is joined by Jim Duquette, MLB Network Radio, John Canzano from JohnCanzano.com and a sneak preview of this weeks Sports Pit with Steve Sandmeyer and Matt “Stretch” Johnson.  Puck opens the show discussing last night’s Mariners game and the absurdity of Cal Raleigh continues.  Speaking of Raleigh, he will likely participate in the home run derby and Puck does his best to dispel the Home Run Derby myth that ruins players in the second half of the season. Puck’s baseball GM, Jim Duquette from MLB Network Radio joins Puck and immediately agrees with Puck on the Home Run Derby myth.  They once again discuss the ridiculous season from Cal Raleigh. Cal’s name is being mentioned on Team USA for the Wold Baseball Classic.  Puck says it’s a no brainer for Cal to be on the team.  Puck and Jim continue to discuss the Mariners success of hitting on the road, the emergence of Donovan Solano, why no one believes in the Detroit Tigers and Fernando Tatis has found himself in a legal issue of his own doing. Puck than plays a sneak preview of this weeks Sports Pit with Steve Sandmeyer and Matt “Stretch” Johnson where they discuss at great length the unbelievable season for Cal Raleigh and the legacy he is creating in Seattle and within the organization that might have him being the most popular player of all-time.  To listen to the full podcast, visit PuckSports.com and sign up and become a Puck’s Posse member. Switching gears to college athletics, John Canzano from JohnCanzano.com, joins Puck to discuss the latest with the Pac-12 and their new media deal with CBS.  The show wraps up with, “Hey, What the Puck!?”  We as parents can always keep learning when it comes to our kids and youth sports. (1:00) Puck on the M’s series opening win over the Twins and debunking the Home Run Derby myth effecting players in the second half of the season (12:25) Jim Duquette, MLB Network Radio (41:50) The Sports Pit with Steve Sandmyer & Matt “Stretch” Johnson (1:00:00) John Canzano, JohnCanzano.com (1:19:32 ) “Hey, What the Puck!?”   

On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett is joined by Jim Moore, the Go-2-Guy.   They start off Monday’s show debating the best sports columnist in Seattle Sports history and their love affair with John McGrath, a long time columnist for the Tacoma News-Tribune.  They also discuss the dominating season for Cal Raleigh.  They eat some humble pie on their comments about Donovan Solano from Friday’s show.  Jim starts his new job as a golf marshal and is struggling with his responsibilities.    Sonics fans had their worst nightmare come true on Sunday, but Puck wasn’t that upset.  Pac-12 has a new media deal, but the particulars are limited.  After Jim leaves the show, Puck is joined by Bill Kruger, host of the Old School Baseball podcast.  You can follow Bill on twitter @oldschool_MLB for his daily videos on the Mariners.  Bill describes what it’s like playing at Wrigley Field in those blustery conditions and how it affects the pitchers.  Bill wants to see more from George Kirby, especially with his changeup.  Cal Raleigh is a machine and Puck and Bill marvel at what he’s doing at the plate and behind it. The Mariners offense continues to be one of the best offenses on the road, why is it so different than at home?Puck gives a quick plug on an upcoming interview with former MLB player Travis Snider before he wraps up the show with, “Hey, What the Puck!” (1:00) Puck and Jim (58:10) Bill Krueger, Old School Baseball (1:26:26) “Hey, What the Puck!?” 

On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett is joined by the Go-2-Guy Jim Moore and Mike Garafolo, NFL Network makes a Friday appearance.  Chris Egan, KING 5 has this week off. Puck and Jim open the show discussing Jim’s recent visit to Seattle for a health update…he’s breaking down!   Jim tells a hilarious story about going to a strip club with Detlef Schrempf.   They discuss the Pacers win and forcing a game 7 in Oklahoma City and they chat about the Mariners decision to DFA Rowdy Tellez after they activated Luke Raley. Mike Garafolo, NFL Network joins Puck and Jim from his shore house in Jersey as he takes a break for the summer before training camp ramps up next month.  The three debate who will have a better upcoming season between Russell Wilson and Aaron Rogers.  Also, Garafolo sides with Jim on his Jalen Milroe bet with Puck.  Puck and Jim say goodbye to Mike and continue to discuss the Mariners lineup this afternoon vs. the Cubs and how terrible it is with Donovan Solano, Mitch Garver and Dylan Moore.  Lastly, Jim’s Hot Tub guy makes a surprise visit to the show. Puck says goodbye to Jim and welcomes The Scout to the show for his weekly interview.  The Scout currently works for an MLB team and has been in the game for the past 30 years.  They open up discussing the Rafael Devers trade, then pivot to the best player The Scout has ever seen.  Former Husky Tim Lincecum is brought up by The Scout and he shares his love for Colt Emerson, who he says his glove could play immediately in the MLB.  Finally, it’s “Hey, What the Puck!?”  Thank you, Indiana. Please, please, please bring it home. (1:00) Puck and Jim on the M’s, Tubby Tellez and the Pacers (15:00 ) Mike Garafolo, NFL Network with Jim and Puck (54:30) The Scout  (1:17:00) “Hey, What the Puck!?”  

On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett is joined by Brad Adam of ROOT Sports and Mitch Levy from Mitch Unfiltered joins the live show.   Mike Garafolo, NFL Network, will join Puck on Friday’s show. Puck opens the show discussing the Mariners game, their recent poor play, Cal’s historic season and the inevitable heartbreak and anger tonight watching the Thunder win the NBA title. Brad Adam, ROOT Sports, joins Puck from Chicago and is eager to get this weeks show over so he can go play golf!  The M’s are off to a rough start in the month of June, but their pitching is getting healthier which is a good sign.  Puck wonders why J.P. Crawford had a day off Thursday and why Dylan Moore was hitting leadoff.  Even though they were facing Garrett Crochet, Puck still wanted to see Cole Young in the lineup.  The Rafael Devers trade sent shockwaves through the baseball world, why weren’t the Mariners involved?  How active will they be at the deadline and will they trade Harry Ford?  If they don’t trade Ford, can they please bring him up immediately to replace Mitch Garver.  M’s offense may be getting some help with the return of Luke Raley.  When Raley returns, who’s out?Mitch Levy, Mitch Unfiltered, joined Puck during the live show, but Puck only gives you a sneak preview of the episode, which airs in it’s entirety during the live show, but once it’s podcasted, it’s only for Puck’s Posse members.  Join today at PuckSports.com .  On this week’s show, Mitch tells a hilarious story about work getting in the way from him not being able to go with his late father to watch the Syracuse basketball team at the Final Four.  After Mitch departs, Puck wraps up the show with “Hey, What the Puck!?”  Heartbreak in the College World Series last night with the Arkansas team and in particular their left fielder, Charles Davalan.  (1:00) Puck on the M’s June, Cal’s historic season and the anger in anticipation of watching the Thunder win an NBA title (25:18) Brad Adam, ROOT Sports (53:00) Mitch Levy, Mitch Unfiltered (1:05:28) “Hey, What the Puck!?”  

On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett is riding solo because the Go-2-Guy Jim Moore canceled with no explanation and Puck is worried about him :) !   Not to worry, Puck’s weekly guest, MLB Insider Ryan Divish joins him from Havre, Montana where he currently is coaching his stepsons baseball team the Havre Northstars and taking a sabbatical from the paper.  Puck opens the show discussing last night’s Mariners win and gushes over the performance of Bryan Woo, the ongoing incredible season of Cal Raleigh and the recent surge from Cole Young.  Puck warns Sonics fans about Thursday because it’s going to be painful to watch Oklahoma City raise the NBA Championship trophy in Indiana.  It will be yet another twist of the knife for longtime fans to watch the former Super Sonics franchise win a title.  Puck moves on and welcomes Ryan Divish, MLB Insider to the show for his weekly chat talking all things Mariners baseball.  Divish opens up the segment discussing how he almost was thrown out of a game the other day after he threw his helmet in disgust over a call that was overturned.  Once Divish is done complaining about the umpire, he switches to the recent play of the Mariners and it appears they have righted the ship since coming back from their disastrous road trip.  They discuss the Mariners offense and reliance on the home run and how that at times can be problematic for the.  Puck and Divish have a deep dive into Julio Rodriguez and Divish, who has covered Julio since the day he broke into the majors, offers terrific insight into the young player who has the ability and has yet to reach his superstar potential.  Divish also explains why the Mariners were not in on the Rafael Devers trade talk.  Speaking of trades, what about Josh Naylor from Arizona?  Lastly, Cole Young starting to round into form.  Finally, Puck wraps up the show with, “Hey, What the Puck!?”  Why weren’t the Mariners more active in getting Rafael Devers from Boston?(1:00) Puck on Tuesday’s M’s win, the pitching of Bryan Woo, MVP season for Cal Raleigh and the OKC inevitable NBA championship (31:32) MLB Insider Ryan Divish (1:21:24) “Hey, What the Puck!” 

Enjoy this weeks Sports Pit, limited version with Puck, Steve Sandmeyer and Matt "Stretch" Johnson. Full version available for Puck's Posse members. You can join today to listen to the full episode at PuckSports.com. The boys spend a lot of time on this weeks show discussing Julio Rodriguez and whether the Seattle sports community is too unfair with him or the criticism leveled at him is fair. 

On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett is joined by Jim Duquette, MLB Network radio, John Canzano and he plays a portion of this weeks Sports Pit with Steve Sandmeyer and Matt “Stretch” Johnson.  Puck opens the show discussing the Mariners offense rearing its ugly head again in a 2-0 loss to the Red Sox.  Puck also touches in on Julio Rodriguez and the response to yesterday’s show with Bill Krueger, who said Julio is a very good player but he’s yet to be a great player.  Jim Duquette, MLB Network radio jumps on the show for his weekly segment and discusses Logan Gilbert’s performance on Monday, plus, he gives his opinion on what the national view of Julio Rodriguez looks like, the latest on All-Star voting, fallout from the Rafael Devers trade and Shohei Ohtani made his pitching debut. John Canzano joins Puck for his weekly visit to discuss the Pac-12 zeroing in on Texas State to join the conference. Should fans be excited for the Bobcats to join?  Does Sacramento State have a future in the Pac-12?  Why did UNLV cool on the conference?  WSU eliminated big portions of their Track & Field program. It's a sign of things to come.  John gives his prediction how long it will be before college football pulls away from the NCAA.Puck then plays a portion of this weeks Sports Pit with Steve Sandmeyer and Matt “Stretch” Johnson.  The boys spend a lot of time on this weeks show discussing Julio Rodriguez and whether the Seattle sports community is too unfair with him or the criticism leveled at him is fair.   If you want to listen to the whole show, go to PuckSports.com and sign up to become a Puck’s Posse member. Puck wraps up the show with, “Hey, What the Puck!?”  WSU gutting their Track & Field team was inevitable and more is to come which is sad. (1:00) Puck on last night’s M’s game (10:34) Jim Duquette, MLB Network Radio (36:20) John Canzano, JohnCanzano.com (1:04:31) Sports Pit with Steve Sandmeyer & Matt “Stretch” Johnson (1:24:00) “Hey, What the Puck!?”  

On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett is joined by Jim Moore, Bill Krueger and WIAA executive director Mick Hoffman.  Jim is at a golf course in Toppenish, Washington as he is making his way up to Seattle and he’s making friends with the construction workers at the golf course.  They discuss J.J. Spaun’s incredible win at Oakmont, the frustration of Sam Burns and the brutal nature of the U.S. Open.  They also discuss the M’s sweep of Cleveland, Puck taking his baseball team to the game on Saturday, the expectations of Julio Rodriguez and they chat about Seattle University legend Johnny O’Brien, who passed away this weekend at the age of 94. Bill Krueger, former Mariners pitcher and host of the Old School Baseball podcast joins Puck every Monday.  They discuss what changed in the Cleveland series, teams pitching Cal Raleigh differently, the batting setup of Julio vs. J.P. , Julio expectations/underachievement and what makes Emerson Hancock so good. Puck then welcomes Mick Hoffman the executive director of the WIAA, who discusses the recent sanctions levied to the Roosevelt High School football team based on recruiting violations.  What led to the punishment and how common is what Roosevlet did in high school sports?  Puck and Mick also touch in on the lighting controversy that caused the 3A baseball consolation games to be cancelled because according to some the stadium in Yakima was not suitable for a championship venue. The show wraps up with, “Hey, What the Puck!?”  (1:00) Puck and Jim (42:42) Bill Krueger, Old School Baseball(1:13:55) Mick Hoffman, WIAA executive director (1:41:54) “Hey, What the Puck!?”  

On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett is joined by Jim Moore and Chris Egan from KING 5.  Puck and Jim open the show up with the Go-2-Guy once again doing the show from his brand new He-Shed. They run into some technical issues, but Jim quickly pivots and they chat about the carnage taking place at the U.S. Open and they briefly touch in on the M’s and why his mom, who’s in town, still likes Dylan Moore. Chris Egan, KING 5, joins Puck and Jim and they joke about Billy Joe Hobert playing at Puyallup, when he actually lived in Orting.  That discussion leads them to pivot to the sanctions placed on the Roosevelt High School football program for recruiting violations.  They discuss what took place and the current state of high school sports and the desire for parents and school administrators to win at all costs. Puck then welcomes The Scout to the show for his weekly visit.  The Scout  currently works for a major league baseball team and has been covering the sport for the past 30 years.  They chat about the college baseball world series, the sustained success of Oregon State and The Scout recently got down scouting the Everrett Aquasox. Puck concludes the show with “Hey, What the Puck!?”  Happy father’s day to all Dad’s! Sunday is our day. Take it all in. (1:00) Puck and Jim (30:00) Chris Egan, KING 5 with Puck and Jim (1:08:32) The Scout (1:33:16) “Hey, What the Puck!” 

The Daily Puck Drop LIVE show was interrupted by an outage on the Google Cloud that effected Streamyard, which I use to do the live show. Thus, at this moment I can't access the audio. I'm hoping that it will be available later once the system is corrected. My apologies.  If you head to my YouTube page (PuckSports) I uploaded my weekly conversation with Brad Adam of ROOT Sports, which we recorded this morning.  Also, I uploaded the video of this weeks Sports Pit with Steve Sandmeyer and Matt "Stretch" Johnson and it's unlocked and free for everyone to watch. In addition, this is the audio from this weeks Sports Pit. Enjoy and sorry for the issues - Puck