You may not listen to this week’s Peltoncast, but you’ll be glad it’s there to preview two big events this week — the MLB trade deadline and the Seafair unlimited hydroplane races. We’re saving our M’s hot takes for after the deadline, but Tristan is loving the minutes for surging Dominique Malonga and the Storm bench during a 2-1 road trip.
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Intro – Skylar Diggins joins WNBA triple-double trend 7:46 – Recapping Dave Villwock’s Water Follies win and looking ahead to Seafair 21:18 – Reviewing Lil Woody’s-Pagliacci Pizza Burger collab 27:20 – M’s not takes: Deadline expectations 44:35 – Roundup: Sounders sign Mark Brunell’s nephew, Reign return to NWSL play 47:55 – Storm bench enjoying best stretch
This week’s Peltoncast? It’s complicated, starting with Kevin’s position on the M’s trading for Josh Naylor a week before the MLB trade deadline. Tristan is ready to quit hearing about an overrated M’s legend who’s still making headlines, but we’re both excited about Damian Lillard’s return to Portland even though our feelings on Oregon are — you guessed it — complicated.
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Intro – Semi-emergency pod on the Naylor trade 22:35 – Toasting to Ichiro’s HOF induction and Bobby Wagner joining Storm ownership group 29:50 – Getting Blazers-pilled by Lillard’s return 39:00 – M’s hot takes: Where’s the emotion? 51:15 – Roundup: Sounders playing high-scoring thrillers, Sofia Huerta returns with friendly brace 1:00:05 – Storm finally take care of business against lottery team 1:04:50 – UW roundup: MBB to face Nevada, B1G media day 1:12:24 – Seahawks open training camp after waiving Noah Fant
We toast and give takes on Cal Raleigh joining Ken Griffey, Jr. as the second M’s Home Run Derby champ ever before discussing an update on NBA expansion that wasn’t as definitive progress as we were hoping, plus the Storm slumping ahead of the All-Star break and a new contender for the title of Seattle’s best cookie.
Hot Chicken Caesar summer has begun, and we react to its limited return to the menu in place of the Taco Burger 2.0 before discussing other items we’d love to see back on the Taco Time Northwest menu and answering a listener email from yet another chef who loves TTNW.
During a quiet stretch in Seattle sports, M’s hot takes remain must-see TV (though not aging well) as the pitching staff led a 4th of July shutout sweep over the Pirates. Plus a breakout performance for Storm rookie Dominique Malonga and a scary Stefan Frei injury that could have been much worse.
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Intro – Pagliacci x Lil Woody’s coming soon 4:40 – Toasting to large M’s and Storm All-Star contingents 11:35 – M’s hot takes: No fireworks from the Pittsburgh bats 29:50 – Roundup: Frei in concussion protocol, Joao Paulo suffers ACL tear 33:18 – Debating Malonga’s minutes during Storm surge 43:10 – UW football adds four-star RB
We’re remembering the greatest player in Seahawks history and toasting to one of the great seasons in Mariners history as Cal Raleigh was voted the first Seattle All-Star starter since 2015. Still, M’s hot takes offers a historical solution to any angst about the team’s playoff hopes after we resume our search for Seattle’s best cookies and before we get hyped for … UW men’s basketball?
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Intro – Toasting to Cal, All-Star starter Nneka Ogwumike and Lenny Wilkens’ statue 10:45 – Searching for Seattle’s best cookies at Temple Pastries 17:40 – M’s hot takes: What’s missing for the Mariners? 35:30 – Roundup: Kraken draft and start free agency, Sounders win return to MLS play 42:50 – What’s up with Storm slump? 52:00 – Incoming UW men’s hoops freshmen starring in FIBA U19 World Cup plus 2019 UW football interlude 1:03:00 – Seahawks officially bring back Shaquill Griffin
During Kevin’s flu game, Tristan takes over as host, showcasing his MVP-caliber versatility as we discuss the Summer of Cal Raleigh and the suddenly hard-hitting Mariners (at least in NFC North territory), the Sounders wrapping up FIFA Club World Cup action, an impressive run by the Storm and a notable legacy commit for UW men’s basketball.
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Intro – Toasting to a Lenny Wilkens statue at Climate Pledge Arena 10:20 – M’s hot takes: We owe it to ourselves to enjoy Cal 29:00 – Roundup: Kraken trades, Sounders finish respectable 0-3-0 in Club World Cup 40:05 – Storm riding three-game winning streak 51:00 – UW roundup: Brandon Roy Jr. walking on, DeBoer teammate joins softball
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”
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.
Hot Chicken Caesar summer has begun, and we react to its limited return to the menu in place of the Taco Burger 2.0 before discussing other items we’d love to see back on the Taco Time Northwest menu and answering a listener email from yet another chef who loves TTNW.