Our M’s hot takes celebrate the team finally calling up prized prospect Jarred Kelenic. We also react to the release of the Seahawks’ schedule, preview the Storm season and search for Seattle’s best chicken at Quick Pack Food Mart.

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Intro – That’s Baseball Baby Pale Ale
11:25 – Coach’s corner: Making baseball like school
15:08 – Searching for Seattle’s best fried chicken at Quick Pack Food Mart
25:38 – Searching for Portland’s best fried chicken at Screen Door
30:00 – Kraken answer a trivia question
32:13 – M’s hot takes: The Kelenic era begins
38:06 – Sounders equal best start in franchise history
42:55 – OL Reign adding Le Sommer, LaVelle to follow?
44:41 – Storm set to start defense of 2020 title
56:00 – UW softball sweeps Utah
56:45 – Cool takes on the Seahawks’ schedule

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Links
– Pagliacci website
– Peltoncast on Instagram
– Peltoncast MVP poll
– The Origin of Boggs
– Cloudburst That’s Baseball Baby Pale Ale
– Quick Pack on Facebook
– Screen Door website
– Search for Seattle’s best fried chicken homepage
– FanGraphs playoff odds
– FiveThirtyEight Soccer Power Index
– American Soccer Analysis xGoals

We take stock of the Husky basketball rosters with both the UW men and women adding key transfers after first previewing the new karaage restaurant, Taku, from Seattle Top Chef contestant Shota Nakajima.

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Intro – Two Beers Mexican Lager
5:46 – Coach’s corner: the new Sam Perlozzo
11:35 – Searching for Seattle’s best fried chicken at Taku
24:34 – M’s hot takes: M’s feeling the Bern
28:44 – Roundup: Sounders dominate unbeaten Galaxy
33:32 – UW roundup: Star center Nancy Mulkey following Tina Langley from Rice
37:52 – Busy week for UW men’s basketball with transfers and return of Quincy Pondexter
50:25 – Seahawks decline fifth-year option on Rashaad Penny

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Links
– Pagliacci website
– Peltoncast on Instagram
– Two Beers Mexican Lager
– Taku website
– Search for Seattle’s best fried chicken homepage
– Pack Your Knives podcast
– Bernie Sanders repping the M’s
– Ken Griffey Jr. for president ad (Nike, 1996)
– Edgar Martinez light bat ad (Eagle Hardaware, 1995)
– Edgar Martinez local lingo ad (Mariners, 1998)
– “Larry Bernandez” ad (Mariners, 2012)
– FanGraphs playoff odds
– FiveThirtyEight Soccer Power Index
– American Soccer Analysis xGoals

Before we take a look at how the Seahawks might approach their three picks in this week’s NFL Draft, Storm associate head coach Gary Kloppenburg helps us induct Lauren Jackson in the Peltoncast Hall of Fame and we review Nashville hot chicken at Sisters & Brothers.

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Intro – Cloudburst Cut for Time IPA
12:50 – Remembering Jackson’s Storm career
32:43 – Coach’s corner returns with Baby Fantasy Genius
42:55 – Searching for Seattle’s best fried chicken at Sisters & Brothers
56:36 – We need to talk about Treat Cookies
1:06:04 – Roundup: Sounders draw with short-handed LAFC, Megan Rapinoe returns for OL Reign
1:10:39 – UW roundup: Softball loses3 of 4 at UCLA; brutal injury for Zion Tupuola-Fetui
1:19:33 – Previewing a Seahawks draft without many picks

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Links
– Pagliacci website
– Peltoncast on Instagram
– Cloudburst Cut for Time IPA
– Peltoncast Hall of Fame
– Hall of Fame poll
– Sisters and Brothers website
– Search for Seattle’s best fried chicken homepage
– Danny Chau: The burning desire for hot chicken
– Treat Cookies website
– FanGraphs playoff odds
– FiveThirtyEight Soccer Power Index
– ESPN NFL Draft rankings
– Danny Kelly’s NFL Draft Guide for The Ringer

Third Pelton Brother Nate Taggart helps us induct Dick’s Drive-In to the Peltoncast Hall of Fame, plus we celebrate Final Four-bound UW volleyball and debate the Mariners’ hot start.

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Intro – Pacific Sparkling Sun-Kissed Grapefruit Seltzer
6:24 – We review the Hall of Fame credentials for Dick’s Drive-In
22:52 – Searching for Seattle’s best fried chicken at Yummy Meats & Deli
28:36 – Tristan’s Portland eating + In-N-Out pilgrimage
48:56 – M’s hot takes: Stanning run differential
56:40 – Roundup: Sounders and OL Reign start their seasons; Storm add veteran in draft-night trade
1:01:28 – UW roundup: Softball takes 3 of 4 from Oregon; Mike Hopkins tries to build a program
1:13:33 – Discussing the Seahawks signing Aldon Smith and their stance on domestic violence

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Links
– Pagliacci website
– Peltoncast on Instagram
– Pacific Sparkling website
– Peltoncast Hall of Fame
– Hall of Fame poll
– Yummy Meats & Deli website
– Search for Seattle’s best fried chicken homepage
– Burger Stevens website
– Pip’s Original website
– Peltoncast Fast Food Special with Nate Duncan
– FanGraphs playoff odds
– FiveThirtyEight Soccer Power Index

We introduce the nominees for this year’s class in the Peltoncast Hall of Fame, including a direct-elect choice, before reviewing Ma’ono fried chicken and previewing the start of the season for the Sounders and OL Reign.

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Intro – Best wishes for Peltoncast Hall of Famer Slick Watts in his recovery from a major stroke
5:38 – Sierra Nevada Wanderland Nectarine Ale
11:04 – This year’s Peltoncast Hall of Fame contenders
27:40 – Searching for Seattle’s best fried chicken at Ma’ono
46:00 – Roundup: Isaiah Thomas won’t stay with Pels for now; season-ending surgery for James Paxton
49:04 – Sounders and OL Reign start their seasons on Friday
1:02:58 – Storm has a schedule and jerseys; WNBA Draft Thursday
1:09:50 – UW roundup: Gabbie Plain stays unbeaten; transfer comings and goings
1:25:30 – Carlos Dunlap indicates Russell Wilson committed to Seahawks

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Links
– Pagliacci website
– Peltoncast on Instagram
– Talkin’ Taco Time: TTNW for Newcomers
– Peltoncast Hall of Fame
– Sierra Nevada Wanderland Nectarine Ale
– Silver City Sun Glitter Peach IPA
– Donald Watts update on Slick
– Ma’ono website
– Search for Seattle’s best fried chicken homepage
– Seattle Times: Hameir Wright says he was stuck in limited role under Mike Hopkins
– Noah Dickerson Podcast with Hameir Wright
– Mina Kimes on the Old Man & the Three podcast

We’re joined by Sheil Kapadia of The Athletic to break down the Seahawks’ big moves this offseason. Then we offer hot takes about the M’s strong start and analyze UW’s hire of Tina Langley as women’s basketball head coach.

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Intro – Metier Trail Blazer Pale Ale
3:45 – Talking about the college basketball Final Fours
20:00 – An overall grade for the Seahawks’ offseason and possible remaining additions with Sheil
1:12:38 – Searching for Seattle’s best fried chicken at Marco Polo Bar & Grill
1:18:07 – M’s hot takes: a lifelong bond
1:22:05 – Roundup: Sounders announce attendance plans, UW softball sweeps Cal
1:24:30 – What to make of the Huskies hiring Langley
1:31:05 – Coach’s corner

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Links
– Pagliacci website
– Peltoncast on Instagram
– Sheil Kapadia on Twitter
– Sheil’s free agency grades on The Athletic
– Sheil’s best remaining free agents on The Athletic
– Birds with Friends podcast
– Over the Cap Seahawks page
– Metier Trail Blazer Pale Ale
– Major Taylor Project
– Marco Polo Bar & Grill
– Search for Seattle’s best fried chicken homepage