An occasionally profane Peltoncast offers strong takes on Seattle Partners withdrawing from the KeyArena renovation process, the Mariners winning eight of their last nine and the Seahawks passing on Colin Kaepernick.

Contents

Intro – Recapping Kevin‘s trip to the Bay Area for the NBA Finals
21:00 – The search for Seattle’s best burger takes us to Lunchbox Laboratory
30:00 – Seattle Partners withdraws from KeyArena renovation process, clearing way for Oak View Group to battle Sodo Arena head-to-head, and Kevin has thoughts (UPDATE: Mayor Ed Murray officially announced Oak View selection Wednesday, and told King 5 a City Council vote would not take place until December)
42:30 – Mariners hot takes: The M’s are suddenly hotter than the takes!
47:00 – Roundup: Sounders split without stars, UW softball eliminated in WCWS semifinals; Jay-Z’s nephew visits UW men’s hoops; UW crew wins three national finals but not biggest prize
59:00 – Did the Seahawks err by signing Austin Davis and not Kaepernick?

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Links
– Peltoncast Search for Seattle’s Best Burger
– Is Drake’s Brewing the unofficial beer of Silicon Valley?
– King 5: AEG withdraws from KeyArena renovation process
– City of Seattle RFP for redevelopment of KeyArena
– King 5: OVG financials revealed
– Seattle CityClub: Civic Cocktail June 2017
– FanGraphs playoff projections
– M’s lock up Segura to long-term extension
– FiveThirtyEight Soccer Power Index
– American Soccer Analysis: Expected Goals
– Meet Nahziah Carter

After visiting Kansas City, Kevin shares his newfound love of burnt ends and wonders about the Sprint Center as a worst-case outcome of a KeyArena renovation. We also celebrate a successful Sunday for UW athletics.

Contents

Intro – Culinary highlights from Kevin’s trip to Kansas City
18:00 – The search for Seattle’s best burger takes us to The People’s Burger, plus Loretta’s newfound popularity
27:30 – Will a renovated KeyArena end up without an NBA or NHL team like the Sprint Center?
40:30 – Mariners hot takes: a critical homestand looms
46:30 – Sounders beat rival Timbers, prepare to play without Clint Dempsey and Jordan Morris
50:30 – UW women’s crew sweeps to national championship; UW softball reaches Women’s College World Series
55:00 – Seahawks reportedly unlikely to sign Colin Kaepernick

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Links
– Peltoncast Search for Seattle’s Best Burger
– Seattle Burger Special
– Boulevard Brewing
– Oak View Group scraps plans for parking garage
– Seattle Growth Podcast: KeyArena & Seattle Center’s Future
– Sprint Center Breaks Ground
– Tim Leiweke Sprint Center Interview
– Tim Leiweke on ESPN 710
– City of Seattle Approves KeyArena, Storm 10-Year Lease Extension
– FanGraphs playoff projections
– FiveThirtyEight Soccer Power Index
– American Soccer Analysis: Expected Goals
– Sagarin NCAA Softball Ratings
– Why Richard Sherman can’t let go of Seahawks’ Super Bowl loss

A somber Peltoncast mourns the passing and celebrates the lives of two 1990s Seattle legends — Chris Cornell and Cortez Kennedy — before offering hot takes on the Mariners’ losing streak.

Contents

Intro – Remembering Kennedy’s Hall of Fame Seahawks career
6:00 – Why Cornell’s death might not have hit us as personally as many other Seattle music fans
21:00 – The search for Seattle’s best burger takes us to 206 Burger Company
30:00 – The NBA playoffs no longer include any UW point guards with Isaiah Thomas injured
35:00 – KIRO Radio reports Ed Murray‘s staff leaning toward recommending Oak View KeyArena renovation proposal
43:00 – Mariners hot takes: are the Mariners partying too hard on the weekends?
48:00 – Sounders snap their losing streak, prepare to face rival Timbers

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Links
– Peltoncast Search for Seattle’s Best Burger
– Seattle mayor’s staff leaning toward Leiweke’s KeyArena proposal
– FanGraphs playoff projections
– FiveThirtyEight Soccer Power Index
– American Soccer Analysis: Expected Goals

The Steve Scheffler edition of the Peltoncast talks arena financing, asks who’s healthy for the Mariners and considers the Seahawks’ reported interest in Colin Kaepernick before answering listener questions.

Contents

Intro – Congrats to the Seattle Thunderbirds on winning their first WHL championship!
7:30 – An unlikely detour in the search for Seattle’s best burger
16:30 – What does the Celtics winning the NBA Draft Lottery mean for Markelle Fultz and Isaiah Thomas?
25:00 – Chris Hansen’s group goes on the offensive in arena debate
33:00 – Mariners hot takes: are the Mariners cursed?
37:30 – Slumping Sounders lose again; should we panic?
43:00 – How much should the Seahawks be willing to pay Kaepernick?
52:30 – Mailbag time!

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Links
– Peltoncast Search for Seattle’s Best Burger
– T-Birds win WHL Championship
– HBO announces “The New Pope”
– Who should be “The New Pope”?
– SonicsArena.com Arena proposal comparison
– Seattle Storm near deal to stay at KeyArena until 2028
– FiveThirtyEight Soccer Power Index
– American Soccer Analysis: Expected Goals

A wide-ranging Peltoncast previews the Storm season, delivers optimistic Mariners hot takes, expects regression to the mean to work for the Sounders and considers why AEG and LiveNation are eager to renovate KeyArena.

Contents

Intro – Happy fifth birthday to Baby Fantasy Genius
9:30 – Reviewing 8 Oz. Burger Bar
17:30 – How can Isaiah Thomas get going in Game 5?
22:30 – Previewing the 2017 Storm and WNBA season (good news for the Storm Tuesday as Sue Bird, Kalenna Mosqueda-Lewis, Noelle Quinn and Breanna Stewart all returned to practice)
34:00 – Mariners hot takes: is a winning streak of 20-plus games on the way?
40:00 – Sounders lose at home for the first time since last July
45:00 – Some minor Seahawks roster moves
49:00 – Contrasting the proposals to renovate KeyArena with the Sodo proposal from Chris Hansen‘s group

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Links
– Sue Bird joins the Peltoncast
– Peltoncast Search for Seattle’s Best Burger
– FiveThirtyEight Soccer Power Index
– American Soccer Analysis: Expected Goals
– After the pod, Mike McGinn told the Seattle Times he supports the Occidental street vacation without ruling out KeyArena proposals
– Sodo Arena Project Update video
– Chris Hansen on ESPN Seattle

This week’s Peltoncast covers two candidates for Seattle’s best burger (Blue Moon and Red Mill), discusses Isaiah Thomas‘ 53-point outburst and takes a close look at the competing proposals to renovate KeyArena.

Contents

Intro – Trying the new Reuben’s Brews and Rainier collaboration, r&R Pils
5:00 – Discussion of Seattle’s best tacos plus two burger reviews
19:30 – A historic 53-point game from Isaiah Thomas
30:00 – Reviewing the full proposals to renovate KeyArena (note that as of recording time I hadn’t seen that Seattle Partners has posted details for what the arena would look like)
51:30 – Mariners hot takes: why is Jerry DiPoto the M’s JaRule
54:00 – Coming off a thrilling 3-3 draw, Sounders host Toronto FC in MLS Cup rematch

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Links
– Peltoncast Seahawks Draft Recap
– About r&R Pils
– Peltoncast Search for Seattle’s Best Burger
– Killer Burger
– Kevin’s ESPN Insider piece on Isaiah Thomas
– How Seattle’s arena fortunes changed one year after “the vote”
– Full Oak View and Seattle Partners Proposals
– FiveThirtyEight Soccer Power Index
– American Soccer Analysis: Expected Goals

Zach Whitman of 3SigmaAthlete.com returns to recap the 11 picks the Seattle Seahawks made in the 2017 NFL Draft based on his pSPARQ athletic testing metric and more. Plus we host the first meeting of the Kevin King to Green Bay support group.

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Links
– @zjwhitman on Twitter
– 3SigmaAthlete.com
– For more on pSPARQ, listen to our draft preview with Zach
– Kevin told a story on the podcast about Bob Whitsitt trading a second-round pick to the Nets to get them not to take Gary Payton in the 1990 NBA Draft. Here’s the story he wrote about that trade and how the Sonics ended up with Payton and an extra second-round pick.

A jam-packed Peltoncast talks Blazers offseason, Portland food, the sky falling for the Mariners, an impressive Sounders win, UW football’s spring preview, key commitments for Husky men’s hoops and the Seahawks on the eve of the draft.

Contents

Intro – Talking Portland beer/food/Blazers one last time with their season over
20:30 – Confusion about how KeyArena hosting the NCAA tournament affects renovation plans
24:00 – Mariners hot takes: should the M’s blow it up already???
33:00 – Sounders win 3-0 in L.A. and establish themselves as MLS’ best team
37:30 – Husky football spring preview recap, plus Bob Rondeau announces retirement
52:00 – UW men’s hoops rosters shaping up with recommitment from Jaylen Nowell and return of Noah Dickerson; what do we think of Lorenzo Romar joining the Arizona coaching staff?
1:05 – Marshawn Lynch traded to the Raiders but Richard Sherman trade unlikely, plus general NFL Draft philosophy

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Links
– Peltoncast Seahawks Draft Preview
– Kevin’s appearance on the Bill Barnwell Show
– Killer Burger
– Oak View Group with Softy
– Wally Walker’s case for Sodo Arena
– Was Tuesday the worst Mariners game ever?
– Baseball-Reference WAR leaderboard
– FiveThirtyEight Soccer Power Index
– American Soccer Analysis: Expected Goals
– Seattle Times Voices of the Game
– Mike Hopkins on Jaylen Nowell’s recommitment
– SI.com: Meet Markelle Fultz
– A day in the life of new UW basketball coach Mike Hopkins
– Lynch announces he’s joining the Raiders
– 2017 Seahawks schedule