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Mike Salk

Mike Salk is host of Seattle Sports' Brock & Salk from 6-10 a.m. He helped launch Seattle Sports in 2009 and returned to the station in 2014 after a year away. He lives in Seattle with his wife, two daughters and French bulldog. Follow Mike: @TheMikeSalk

SEATTLE MARINERS | Feb 19, 2026
Salk: Mariners doing one more thing besides ‘draft, develop and trade’

The Seattle Mariners refer to themselves as a draft, develop and trade organization, but Mike Salk argues the word "retain" also deserves to be part of that phrase.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | Jan 31, 2026
Salk: When it became clear the Seahawks were elite

Mike Salk reflects on the Seattle Seahawks' season and identifies the moment that convinced him they were a legitimate Super Bowl contender.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | Jan 21, 2026
Salk: Seahawks deserve credit for making right subtractions

The Seattle Seahawks were able to reset in two important ways by moving on from one coach and a few players after the 2024 season.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Jan 18, 2026
Salk: What direction should Mariners go to finish offseason?

Which bat should the Seattle Mariners be going after? Or is it OK if they decide their lineup is set for 2026? Seattle Sports' Mike Salk weighs in.
SEATTLE KRAKEN | Jan 8, 2026
Salk: Why the Seattle Kraken are surging towards 1st place

With the Seattle Kraken on an 8-0-1 hot streak and threatening the Pacific Division leaders, Mike Salk breaks down the keys behind it.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | Jan 6, 2026
Salk: How I’m learning to stop worrying about Sam Darnold

There's a different way of thinking about Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold that is helping Mike Salk embrace him, faults and all.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Dec 10, 2025
Salk: What we know and think about Mariners’ offseason needs

What we know, what we think and what's left to be determined about the Seattle Mariners' offseason, according to Mike Salk.
BROCK AND SALK | Dec 3, 2025
Salk: The emerging trade targets who best fit the M’s

Mike Salk takes a look at an emerging group of trade targets who he feels make the most sense for the Seattle Mariners to go after.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Nov 18, 2025
Salk: Why Mariners’ offseason now hinges on Jorge Polanco

Josh Naylor was the foundational player the Seattle Mariners needed in place to get the rest of their offseason started. But Jorge Polanco is the pivot piece for everything that happens next.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | Nov 4, 2025
We’re seeing great Seahawks football again — in a new way

The 6-2 Seattle Seahawks don't play like the LOB or the Hasselbeck-led teams, but like them, they're playing in their own way.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Oct 21, 2025
Salk: Can Mariners be the next 2013 Seahawks or 2004 Red Sox?

The Seattle Mariners' ALCS has a lot in common with what happened in the years before the Seahawks and Red Sox ended long title droughts.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Oct 17, 2025
Salk: Game 5 win tells the 2025 Mariners’ story in 3 ways

Game 5 of the ALCS was, in so many ways, the perfect microcosm for this Seattle Mariners team and this postseason in particular.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Oct 10, 2025
Salk: Mariners’ plan for Game 5 needs to be like there’s no tomorrow

"Make the best decision for right now and worry about later... well, later," Mike Salk writes about the Seattle Mariners ahead of Game 5 of the ALDS.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Oct 2, 2025
Salk: What will determine Seattle Mariners’ success in playoffs

Now that the Seattle Mariners have made it to October, how can they earn the seven wins that will grant access to the World Series?
SEATTLE MARINERS | Sep 23, 2025
Salk: 4 players have put the Mariners in their prime position

Mike Salk breaks down four players whose pleasantly surprising seasons have been key in the Seattle Mariners' push toward a division title.
BROCK AND SALK | Sep 18, 2025
Salk: This year’s Mariners are showing something different

Mike Salk sees an important difference between the 2025 Seattle Mariners and the upstart group that just missed the playoffs in 2021.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | Sep 9, 2025
Salk: Seahawks’ offseason moves need to be backed up by 2 things

The Seattle Seahawks believe they are better than they were a year ago, but their offseason moves alone won't determine their success.
BROCK AND SALK | Sep 3, 2025
Salk: Mariners’ new philosophies have come with tradeoffs

Mike Salk delves into how two key changes the Seattle Mariners have made under Dan Wilson have potentially impacted the club.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Aug 29, 2025
Salk: 4 important developments as Mariners hit the stretch run

Mike Salk breaks down a few things that stand out from the Seattle Mariners following their successful homestand and entering their last trip out east.
BROCK AND SALK | Aug 19, 2025
Salk: What Seahawks offense is showing under Kubiak matters — even in preseason

The Seattle Seahawks' commitment to the run game and a physical offense have been evident in new OC Klint Kubiak's first two preseason games.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Aug 11, 2025
Salk: Believe your eyes – this Mariners’ lineup is legit

Statistically, the lineup the Seattle Mariners are running out has a case to be the best in the team's history, writes Mike Salk.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Aug 1, 2025
Salk: This Mariners trade deadline is why they went through rebuild

The Seattle Mariners had one of the best trade deadlines in the league. And it was a moment nearly seven years in the making, a result of their rebuild.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Jul 17, 2025
Salk: 3 low-risk rentals for Mariners at MLB trade deadline

With two weeks until the MLB trade deadline and the Seattle Mariners in position to strike, Mike Salk looks at three lower-impact names that could help.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Jul 7, 2025
Salk: Dreaming big on 3 Seattle Mariners trade targets

With the Seattle Mariners in position for a wild card and the pitching coming around, Mike Salk is dreaming big on three big trade targets: Atlanta's Ronald Acuña Jr. and Matt Olson, and Boston's Alex Bregman.