We start by memorializing two key figures in Seattle sports with UW goalkeeper Mia Hamant dying after battling cancer and legendary Sonics player and coach Lenny Wilkens passing away at age 88. Then we consider what a loss at Wisconsin said about Jedd Fisch’s future with UW football, recap the end of the season for both Seattle pro soccer teams, look at UW men’s hoops after a loss at Baylor and preview a DVOA Bowl between the dominant Seahawks and the Rams.
There’s little M’s news as the offseason gets off to a slow start, but we’ve got hot takes nonetheless after the Seahawks blew out Washington on Sunday Night Football and dealt for Rashid Shaheed before Tuesday’s trade deadline. We also set our last spot in the cookie search semifinals, preview winner-take-all matches for both Seattle pro soccer teams and look at dominant opening wins by both UW basketball teams.
With the Seahawks coming off a bye and UW football heading into one, we’ve got time to resume our search for Seattle’s best cookies before discussing a must-win Game 2 for the Sounders and the Storm’s new head coach, previewing UW basketball’s anticipated seasons and looking ahead to Sunday Night Football against the Commanders.
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Intro – What are we taking from the Blue Jays leading the World Series? 13:30 – Cookie search cookies-only quarterfinal: Treat Cookies vs. The Cookie Break 31:10 – Roundup: Kraken still outperforming metrics, Sounders drop Game 1 on penalties, Reign head into Decision Day 36:48 – How Sonia Raman makes sense for the Storm 48:15 – Expectations for the UW basketball teams ahead of Monday’s season openers 59:08 – Takeaways from the Huskies controlling a win over No. 23 Illinois 1:13:08 – Why do the Commanders look better than their record?
We’re back with a full weekly pod to look ahead to the Mariners’ offseason, go over the annual list of NBA players to watch, ponder the Sounders’ playoff matchup, discuss the state of the Storm’s coaching search, look at an impressive exhibition win for UW men’s hoops and preview UW football hosting No. 23 Illinois.
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Intro – Congrats to Sporting News AL Manager of the Year Dan Wilson? 23:00 – Kevin’s list of 10 NBA players for Tristan to watch 52:48 – M’s hot takes: Who’s a free agent for the Mariners and what do they have to spend this offseason? 1:08:45 – Roundup: Investigating Kraken’s start, previewing Sounders-Minnesota United, much at stake for Reign on Decision Day 1:13:00 – Sandy Brondello headed to Toronto; what’s going on with Dominique Malonga? 1:21:35 – Hannes Steinbach hype intensifies 1:27:38 – Illini look scary
The longest season in Seattle Mariners history is over after they surrendered a 3-1 lead in the seventh inning of Game 7 of the ACLS, extending their franchise-long World Series drought. We discuss the emotions as well as the Seahawks’ Monday Night win over the Houston Texans before looking back on what we missed over the past two weeks with Kevin traveling in Europe.
Just in time for fall, Taco Time Northwest is getting spicier thanks to the return of spicy tater fries to the limited time menu with a new recipe, accompanied by brand-new spicy ranch. TTNW social media marketing lead Sarah Soldatenkov joins us to explain the process of creating those recipes and rolling them out across social media. We also discuss The Infatuation Seattle’s rankings of the TTNW menu, which brought a little spice of their own.
With the 2024 regular season in the books, we toast to the M’s first AL West title since 2021 and 60 homers for Cal Raleigh before looking ahead to an ALDS matchup yet TBD. Then we consider candidates to replace Noelle Quinn for the Storm, what we learned from the Huskies’ home winning streak ending against No. 1 Ohio State and preview the Seahawks hosting Tampa Bay.
What a weekend in Seattle sports. The M’s are poised to win the AL West after sweeping the Astros, the Seahawks have ascended to the top of the DVOA leaderboard and Demond Williams Jr. is second nationally in QBR after the Apple Cup. A two-hour pod breaks it all down, looks ahead to showdowns against the Cardinals on Thursday Night Football and No. 1 Ohio State and discusses what’s next for the Storm after they followed elimination from the playoffs by dismissing Noelle Quinn as head coach.
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Intro – Toasting to the weekend, including Cal Raleigh becoming the all-time M’s HR leader 17:35 – M’s hot takes: Going back to where we started 34:35 – Roundup: Kraken begin preseason, Sounders drop points again 37:42 – Candidates to replace Quinn and what a coaching change means for the team’s direction 1:03:49 – How scary are the Buckeyes? 1:26:40 – Takeaways from blowing out the Saints and what to make of Arizona
Surprise! The Seattle Storm’s season is still going, and we preview their deciding Game 3 Thursday in Las Vegas. Before that, we toast to Cal Raleigh tying Ken Griffey Jr.’s franchise home run record and M’s hot takes considers why fans need to believe in witchcraft. Then we preview an Apple Cup that looks very different on paper and the Seahawks hosting a Saints team that has been friskier than expected.
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Intro – Toasting to Cal and Everett supremacy over Eugene 11:25 – M’s hot takes: More powerful than witchcraft 24:53 – Roundup: Kraken open training camp, Sounders struggle in Leagues Cup rematches 34:50 – Storm extend season in thrilling fashion 46:35 – Cougars struggling ahead of Apple Cup 1:00:35 – Kellen Moore getting the most out of the Saints
We look back on a busy weekend in Seattle sports, toasting to the M’s taking over sole possession of first place in the AL West and Cal Raleigh matching Mickey Mantle’s record for home runs by a switch-hitter, breaking down what to like from the Seahawks’ win in Pittsburgh and wrapping up with what went wrong for the Storm in Game 1 of their series at Las Vegas.
The Fabulous Peltoncast is a weekly podcast where brothers Kevin Pelton and Tristan Carosino discuss Seattle sports from an analytical perspective and search for Seattle’s best food. The Peltoncast Network also includes Talkin’ Taco Time and Trader Bros.
Just in time for fall, Taco Time Northwest is getting spicier thanks to the return of spicy tater fries to the limited time menu with a new recipe, accompanied by brand-new spicy ranch. TTNW social media marketing lead Sarah Soldatenkov joins us to explain the process of creating those recipes and rolling them out across social media. We also discuss The Infatuation Seattle’s rankings of the TTNW menu, which brought a little spice of their own.