Cal Raleigh's Turnaround Powers Seattle’s Late Season Surge

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Sep 1, 2026
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Let's go to Seattle here and you know, finally Cal Raleigh is
starting to see the old Cal Raleigh of a year ago where he
hit 60 bombs.
You know, he was just named the American League player of the
week here starting to heat up a little bit again here.
Maybe Seattle makes a run late in the second half of the
season there.
Well, it's kind of funny, right?
Because I've been saying it all season long, even when the
on-field performance hasn't been there.
The Mariners on paper have such an exciting looking roster that
should be producing runs and limiting offenses on the other
side to like one or two per game and neither have really kind of
come to fruition for them for whatever reason.
Now, Kate Anderson's up in the fold.
He's starting to pitch really well.
He'll pitch better.
I think as he gets more starts under his belt.
Lazaro Montes is a huge call up that they're making today.
Some lefty thump that hit 37 homers in AAA ball this season.
That's going to be a huge addition to this lineup and
kind of to your point with Cal Raleigh no longer be in the
black hole in this lineup.
Anything is seriously possible when you're talking about a
whole month left to go in the AL just kind of being a detriment
against themselves.
So yeah, you can't write off the Mariners.
We'll see what happens.
But right now I'd be pretty inspired to want to back them
James.
So let's do this with the Dodgers.
I saved them for last year.
Can anybody in the National League in your opinion, give
them a run for their money?
Can anybody be a threat to them to go on to the World Series and
take down the Dodgers?
100% and honestly, the Dodgers are a detriment to themselves.
They're not hitting the ball really well right now.
The pitching is fantastic, but small ball approaches.
They get gotten the postseason.
I would look at the Brewers and I would look at the Braves and
I would even look at the Phillies as serious contenders
to upset the Dodgers in playoffs.
