We explore the stages of grief in assessing the Washington Huskies losing their home opener to FCS opponent Montana as 22.5-point favorites and consider what the loss means for the rest of the season and beyond.
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Mike-Shawn Dugar of The Athletic rejoins us to discuss the Seahawks’ preseason and moves to finalize their 2021 roster. Then we recap our trip to Lumen Field to see Sunday’s OL Reign-Sounders doubleheader with dinner in Pioneer Square in between.
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Intro – Sig Brewing It Was Better Last Year IPA
4:46 – Talking Seahawks with Mike-Shawn
49:12 – The fried chicken we didn’t eat
54:06 – Soccer roundup: OL Reign and Sounders get different results vs. Portland
1:01:08 – Slumping Storm suffering bad shooting luck
1:04:22 – Previewing a UW football game we’ll attend
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– Mike-Shawn on Twitter
– Seahawks Man 2 Man Podcast
– Sig Brewing It Was Better Last Year IPA
– The Brewmaster’s Taproom
– Pioneer Square D&E
– Search for Seattle’s best fried chicken homepage
– FanGraphs playoff odds
– Kevin’s piece on the Storm losing streak
We’re back to pick a third semifinalist in our search for Seattle’s best fried chicken, consider run differential vs. “fun differential” and lament a forgettable Seahawks preseason loss.
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Intro – Fremont Brewing Fog Party West Coast IPA
7:20 – Heaven Sent vs. Fat’s with 3rd Pelton Brother Randy Cote
35:20 – Tristan finds Baltimore’s Rainier
42:24 – M’s hot takes: Fun differential now, disappointment later
46:33 – Roundup: Sounders and OL Reign come back ahead of Portland double-header
51:40 – What not to care about with conference “alliance”
59:26 – Seahawks loss marred by injuries, followed by roster moves
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– Natty Bo Wikipedia page
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The Storm add another trophy to the case, the Seahawks start the preseason and get an extension done, the Sounders deliver derby domination and our search for Seattle’s best fried chicken has a second semifinalist.
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Intro – Bad Jimmy’s Golden Ale
7:20 – Email peltoncast at gmail dot com for your fantasy football spot
12:32 – S/T Hooligans vs. Sisters and Brothers with 3rd Pelton Brother Chris Smith
35:12 – Sounders back in first after strong week
47:53 – Storm wins inaugural Commissioner’s Cup (not a cup)
51:40 – What not to care about with UW football
58:53 – Tristan is mad at the Seahawks
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– Breanna Stewart and Marta Xargay Casademont announce birth of baby
– Bad Jimmy’s Golden Ale
– S/T Hooligans website
– Sisters and Brothers website
– Search for Seattle’s best fried chicken homepage
– FanGraphs playoff odds
Our search for Seattle’s best fried chicken begins the quarterfinals with Ma’ono facing Quick Pack Food Mart. Then we talk Kevin’s Las Vegas eating, Sounders advancing in the Leagues Cup and DEFCON levels for Seahawks extensions.
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Intro – Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
5:44 – Congrats to 3rd Pelton Brother Sue Bird and other Seattle medalists
10:11 – Ma’ono vs. Quick Pack with 3rd Pelton Brother DJ Nphared
36:39 – Las Vegas food talk
54:47 – M’s fading in wild card race, unveil Edgar Martinez statue
59:02 – Seattle sports roundup: Sounders advance in Leagues Cup, Reign winning streak, Storm to play inaugural WNBA Commissioner’s Cup
1:05:02 – Dylan Morris the starting QB for UW
1:12:08 – Newsy week for Seahawks heading into preseason opener
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– Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
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– The Westy
– Ma’ono West Seattle
– Quick Pack Food Mart
– Search for Seattle’s best fried chicken homepage
– FanGraphs playoff odds
The Sounders are slumping, the Kraken have more standout players thanks to free agency and the Seahawks and UW football teams are vaccinated at above-average rates. Plus we’ve got a bracket for the knockout round of our search for Seattle’s best fried chicken.
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Intro – Whatever beer’s on hand (Rainier/Georgetown Johnny Utah Pale Ale)
12:20 – Tristan’s L.A. eating
18:50 – Searching for Seattle’s best fried chicken at Mr. Chicken
24:32 – Kraken adds vets in free agency
28:33 – M’s anger fans by trading Kendall Graveman
40:33 – Seattle sports roundup: Sounders slumping, Stewie leading USA women into medal rounds
51:53 – Seattle football teams leading the way in terms of vaccination
59:18 – Sean Mannion hype
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– Search for Seattle’s best fried chicken homepage
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The Kraken have players! Randy Cote (as seen on ESPN!) joins us to recap the Expansion Draft, Entry Draft and schedule release. Plus we find a serious contender for Seattle’s best fried chicken and there’s lots of takes you won’t get so we can talk about the surging Mariners.
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Intro – Stoup No Sleep Till Ballard IPA
8:30 – Randy goes behind the scenes on the Expansion Draft
37:40 – Searching for Yelp’s best fried chicken at S/T Hooligans
50:35 – M’s hot takes: The takes you won’t be getting
54:39 – Seattle sports roundup: Sounders teenagers win on road before home loss to Sporting KC
58:30 – Why do we even watch college … football?
1:13:45 – Seahawks prepare for training camp, expect Jamal Adams
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– Stoup No Sleep Till Ballard IPA
– S/T Hooligans
– Search for Seattle’s best fried chicken homepage
– FanGraphs playoff odds
On location from Oregon wine country, we review Safeway fried chicken before discussing big names available to the Kraken in the expansion draft, the Sounders’ unbeaten streak coming to an end and the Seahawks in ESPN’s future power rankings.
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Intro – Xicha Brewing Guava Golden Ale and Chela Mexican-Style Lager
5:14 – Coaches Corner returns!
10:17 – Searching for Seattle’s best fried chicken at Safeway
25:43 – Big names available to Kraken in expansion draft
40:54 – Seattle sports roundup: Sounders finally lose, Laura Harvey returns to OL Reign
44:07 – Why have USA Basketball’s men’s and women’s teams lost so many pre-Olympic exhibitions?
1:02:34 – Debating the Seahawks’ spot in ESPN’s future power rankings
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– Xicha Brewing Guava Golden Ale and Chela Mexican-Style Lager
– Safeway website
– Search for Seattle’s best fried chicken homepage
– ESPN+ (Fowler): Ranking the NFL’s top 10 WRs for 2021
– ESPN+ (Fowler): Ranking the NFL’s top 10 WRs for 2021
We toast to Italy claiming the Euro on penalties, discuss Tristan’s return to M’s fandom and where Seahawks including Russell Wilson have landed in ESPN+’s position rankings.
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Intro – Fremont Loreto Mexican-Style Lager
1:30 – NostraJimmer precisely predicts Euro final outcome
20:46 – Searching for Seattle’s best fried chicken at Simply Soulful Cafe
31:11 – Kraken announce preseason schedule
33:47 – M’s hot takes: No more hot takes
40:54 – Seattle sports roundup: Sounders win again, OL Reign get off schneid
43:00 – Storm reach Commissioner’s Cup final
47:52 – Position ranking discussion
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– Fremont Loreto Mexican-Style Lager
– Simply Soulful Cafe website
– Search for Seattle’s best fried chicken homepage
– FiveThirtyEight Soccer Power Index
– American Soccer Analysis xGoals
– ESPN+ (Fowler): Ranking the NFL’s top 10 QBs for 2021
Our Kraken fan correspondent Randy Cote of Talkin’ Taco Time fame joins to walk us through what to expect as the expansion and NHL Drafts approach. Plus we try Rainier Seltzer and discuss a (non-)update on NBA expansion from commissioner Adam Silver.
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Intro – Rainier Apple Seltzer
2:48 – Italy men’s soccer reaches Euro final
19:17 – Talking Kraken excitement with Randy
39:05 – Randy helps us recap the Top Chef: Portland finale and fallout (SPOILER ALERT)
50:58 – Searching for Seattle’s best fried chicken at Endolyne Joe’s (END SPOILERS)
1:04:03 – M’s hot takes: Run Differential Day
1:07:41 – Adam Silver again pours cold water on expansion talk
1:18:02 – Seattle sports roundup: Sounders unbeaten start reaches 12, OL Reign coaching change, Storm waives goodbye to Candice Dupree
1:24:40 – Not overreacting to J.T. Tuimoloau committing to Ohio State
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– Ryan S. Clark on Twitter
– Ryan’s Kraken coverage for The Athletic
– Rainier seltzer
– Endolyne Joe’s website
– Search for Seattle’s best fried chicken homepage
– SNL: Dole’s Dream Debate
– FiveThirtyEight Soccer Power Index
– American Soccer Analysis xGoals