Happy Baseball Eve! | Season Preview, Mariners Breakdown & Bold 2025 Predictions

Show Notes:

Baseball is almost here! Travis and Ryan kick off Episode 4 on the eve of the 2025 MLB season, diving into everything Mariners and beyond as Opening Day arrives.

In this episode:

• Opening Day hype — Giants vs. Yankees on Netflix tomorrow, then the full slate drops Thursday morning with early games. It finally feels like Christmas Eve.
• Mariners rotation talk — Logan Gilbert gets the ball on Thursday. Where does the rotation shake out behind him? Kirby, Emerson, and what it means for the staff.
• Lineup construction — Cole Donovan as the true leadoff guy they've been missing, Luke Raley's bounce-back potential, Cole Young absolutely raking in spring, and whether this is finally Julio's year from Game 1.
• Colton not making the club — Was it performance? Or just giving a 21-year-old more seasoning? Either way, expect to see him this year.
• The Mariners TV situation — RootSports is dead. Mariners.TV is the new brand. Will your cable login work in the MLB app? We're all finding out Thursday morning.
• Streaming chaos — Netflix, Peacock, Apple TV, Amazon Prime... how are casual fans supposed to find a game anymore?
• WBC wrap-up — Great pitching, cold bats, and a loss that still stings. Why do international teams just seem to want it more?
• AL/NL whip-around — Division winners, wild card picks, Dodgers three-peat talk, and why the Phillies might finally break through in the NL.
• Bold 2025 predictions — Cole Young as breakout player, Cal Raleigh hitting 51 home runs, Brian Wu as a sneaky Cy Young dark horse, and a Mariners 101-win season prediction.

Final picks: Mariners vs. Tigers in the ALCS. Mariners vs. Phillies in the World Series. Mariners win it.