Roughly a Podcast
Roughly a Podcast
Brandon Boyd, Phil Smeraldo
We are Roughly a Podcast! We'll be roughly your favorite Mariners podcast. RaP is hosted by Brandon Boyd and Phil Smeraldo, two college buddies from Seattle who bonded over the delightful oddities of the Seattle Mariners. With the M's on an ascendancy spearheaded by Jerry Dipoto (the source of "Roughly"), we aim to be a fantastic source of information, opinion, and unfiltered joy through this exciting new era of Mariners baseball.
So Much Room For Roster Flexibility
The boys are back to recap an intriguing offseason to-date and prognosticate on what's to come.
Dec 6, 2023
58 min
(Seeing) Red October
After an emotional hiatus from the Mariners, the boys return to discuss the team falling short of the playoffs, Cal Raleigh's comments about the org needing to do more, and the state of Mariners Twitter. They then go around the diamond to figure out what the 2024 squad could look like.
Oct 4, 2023
58 min
Gary Hill Jr.
Brandon and Phil had the pleasure of interviewing Mariners' broadcaster Gary Hill Jr.! They asked him about this season, Julio's surge, what's next for the Mariners, his friendship with Aaron Goldsmith, and much more.
Aug 31, 2023
30 min
The Wagon Rolls
Brandon and Phil celebrate another great week for the boys in teal, dunk on the Angels, predict how the roster will look on 9/1, decide how the Mariners got here, and prognosticate how the whole Shohei thing is going to go.
Aug 30, 2023
1 hr
The Mariners are a F*cking Wagon
Fresh off a wedding (not to each other), Phil and Brandon reunite to discuss baseball's hottest team. They recap an insane last three weeks, dive deep into Julio's blistering surge, put some respeck on Justin Topa's name, and answer a very important question: does this team have the juice?
Aug 23, 2023
1 hr 1 min
A Bliss-ful Deadline
Brandon and Phil react to the trade deadline, which was both good and mildly disappointing. Listen for their takedown of the idea that the Mariners didn't do enough, breakdown of the three players added from the Diamondbacks, and remembrances of Paul Sewald.
Aug 2, 2023
55 min
Water Cooler Talk
Brandon and Phil discuss Jared Kelenic's broken foot, tearful apology, and his progression as a player and a person. Then they decide where the Mariners should go in the impending trade deadline and talk through potential trade candidates with an eye on the Opening Day lineup in 2024.
Jul 27, 2023
43 min
Clear is Kind
Brandon and Phil bemoan a 2-3 start to the second half, discuss the Blue Jays merch saga, decide where they land on the impending Shohei Ohtani trade, and come to the conclusion that the Mariners should be sellers in two weeks.
Jul 20, 2023
29 min
The Shohei Shrug
Brandon and Phil address the ASG buzz around Shohei Ohtani's looming free agency, provide their outlooks on the second half of the season, break down the Mariners' first four draft picks, provide the top-five most sick and twisted Alex Mayer stat bombs of the year, and much, much more.
Jul 13, 2023
59 min
The Power of Getting Boo'd
The boys talk about their baseball dreams and the very down and then very up week in Seattle. They also hash out the Trevor Gott trade and discuss future potential trades the Mariners might make. They end the pod with a wee bit of MLB draft talk and then discuss Shohei Ohtani's worth and the likelihood of him signing with the Mariners next season.
Jul 7, 2023
1 hr 16 min
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