Furness H2 - M's above .500 despite negative run differential/ The Kraken ruin Ian's vacation / Ian's buddy, the secret agent?
As student athletes across the country begin to get the opportunity to make money off of their name, image, and likeness, Ian warns to be careful who you work with. There are a lot of different companies offering a lot of endorsement deals, but you aren't necessarily going to want to jump on every one that comes your way. They could come back to haunt you later. The Mariners have a negative run differential, and that's clearly not their only problem, but somehow they're still above .500 and could still make the playoffs. Could it all fall apart? Of course it could, but right now things look okay, and this is why sports are great. Last year, Ian's vacation to Bend was abruptly interrupted when the Kraken decided to announce the team name while he was gone. He was looking forward to a week free of Kraken news during this year's trip to Central Oregon, but the hockey team had other ideas. Then, after a week of partially-interrupted time on the golf course, Ian's flight is cancelled. Luckily, his buddy magically appeared with a drop car. Wait, people actually have drop cars in real life? Is he some sort of a spy? Lastly, Softy drops in to talk NIL before the afternoon show.