We toast to UW going into Eugene and winning national titles in the women’s high jumppole vault (with the Moll twins trading the NCAA record) and the men’s and women’s 1,500 before considering the end of the school year and what it means for the Boys of Summer, the latest from the Sounders in the FIFA Club World Cup and the Storm missing out on a chance to play for the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup.
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Intro – Toasting to Huskies track & field winning in Eugene 8:10 – M’s hot takes: The Boys of Summer 24:08 – Roundup: Sounders hold their own in opening Club World Cup loss 27:46 – Storm can’t capitalize on win over undefeated Lynx in Commissioner’s Cup
We’re fresh out of toasts but not out of takes as Cal Raleigh continues raking and the Mariners continue losing. Before that, an encouraging update from Adam Silver as the NBA continues to move tentatively toward expansion, and we also discuss a key late addition to the UW men’s basketball starting five and reasonable expectations for the upcoming season.
Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh has earned the two biggest words a player can get as an honor — not “retired jersey,” especially when the number has already been retired, as with Randy Johnson — “he’s up.” Plus the Kraken have a new coach, a troubling response from Sounders ownership to players’ request for a larger share of Club World Cup revenue, the Storm’s offense is sputtering and it’s not worth asking whether Sam Darnold is the Seahawks’ starting QB.
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Intro – Can the same jersey be retired twice? 21:50 – M’s hot takes: He’s up 35:40 – Roundup: Kraken hire a coach, Sounders players protest 46:20 – Li Yueru trade request plus concerns about the Storm’s scoring and rebounding 55:50 – What to make of Mike Macdonald declaring Darnold the sure starter 1:03:30 – Special guest Luca on Saturday’s M’s game, including “Hot dogs from heaven”
After toasting to a new all-time HR leader for UW baseball and a Husky alum making his long-awaited MLB debut, we consider the state of the AL West race after the Mariners’ series loss in Houston and discuss what the Storm’s blowout win over Jewell Loyd and the Aces said about their potential.
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Intro – Toasting to overage MLB rookies 12:55 – M’s hot takes: Youth sports complex interlude 39:54 – Roundup: Sounders win at home, Kraken still searching for coach 42:00 – Promising signs in Storm’s 3-2 start 56:15 – NCAA quarterbacks
Tristan is busy celebrating his first Peltoncast MVP award, as voted by the Discord, and he’s off to a strong start repeating with a rivalry week edition of M’s hot takes. We also discuss the concerns raised by the Storm’s 1-1 road trip to start the season and take a first look at the Seahawks’ 2025 schedule.
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Intro – Tristan’s MVP victory lap 13:55 – M’s hot takes: Naming M’s rivalries 33:45 – Roundup: Sounders take one point from pair of road matchups 43:16 – What to make of the Storm’s first two games 56:36 – UW roundup: Softball season ends in Lubbock, baseball eliminated (?) from B1G Tourney 1:08:43 – Seahawks schedule takeaways
We discuss Adam Silver reiterating expansion will come up at the Board of Governors meeting in July shortly before the Portland Trail Blazers announced a sale process that won’t yet include the Seattle Seahawks. Then we go through a thrilling M’s win over the Yankees that had Tristan rewriting and feeling nostalgic before previewing the 2025 Storm campaign that begins Friday.
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Intro – Parking early at Mariners games 12:30 – What Tuesday’s Northwest NBA news means for the return of the Sonics 24:30 – M’s hot takes: Use the Force, M’s 37:10 – Roundup: Sounders dominate 10-man Dynamo, Reign hopes Dashed 40:23 – What to expect from the Storm in 2025 56:40 – Previewing UW softball’s NCAA tournament backet in Lubbock
M’s hot takes invites you to enjoy every Grand Salami as the M’s remain atop the AL West with their streak of winning series intact. After discussing the Storm’s first preseason game and the arrival of No. 2 pick Dominique Malonga, we take stock of the budding excitement around UW football after Friday’s Dawgs After Dark concluded spring practice and two key recruiting wins.
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Intro – Baseball scoring talk 9:00 – M’s hot takes: Savoring the current Mariners 28:50 – Roundup: Kraken drop in lottery, Sounders and Reign win at home 32:05 – Malonga joins Storm; Katie Lou Samuelson out for season 41:00 – How are UW softball and baseball looking for the NCAA tournament? 48:26 – Tristan’s live report from UW’s spring gamehalf 1:13:53 – Looking at NFC West over/under totals
The NFL Draft is in the books, and we offer contrasting perspectives on a Seahawks class that leaned unexpectedly toward offense, including addressing offensive line in the first round and taking QB Jalen Milroe in the third round. We also celebrate the PWHL expanding to Seattle and another Mariners player of the week while lamenting M’s injuries.
On the eve of the NFL Draft, we run through potential options for the Seahawks at pick 18, what our preference order would be and targets for the team’s four picks on day two as they look to address multiple needs. We also discuss the Kraken’s confusing front-office changes and a pair of home soccer wins.
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Intro – Seahawks draft preview 1:12:00 – M’s strong on road trip 1:22:23 – Roundup: Kraken replace Ron Francis by promotion, Dan Bylsma by firing 1:32:30 – UW men’s hoops adds former top prospect who struggled as freshman
A semi-emergency pod breaks down the Storm’s draft class, starting with Dominique Malonga at No. 2 as expected and including a possible third-round steal with Seattle sports ties in Serena Sundell. M’s hot takes posits the team is following a classic formula, plus both UW men’s and women’s hoops add key transfers from USC as part of promising offseasons.
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Intro – Toasting to the Storm stars in the EuroLeague Women Final Six 5:40 – An NBA players to watch aside 16:20 – Breaking down the Storm picks 33:30 – M’s hot takes: How the West was won 50:10 – Roundup: Kraken almost through season, big road win for Sounders 1:07:55 – How Avery Howell and Wesley Yates III help UW teams 1:25:00 – Drew Lock returns to Seahawks
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.
