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They had one in 2020 buuuut it’s hard to count a 60 game season

There’s still plenty of season left to be played folks…and time for an Etsy witch to show up, or some other good luck charm? Who knows

It sounds crazy but it can be done. We win the division on a hot streak, get into the playoffs, beat whoever we play in the WC round because we have home field advantage, then win the ALDS because we will likely play the AL Central, then in the ALCS anything goes. Then we are in the World Series. If you think it’s too tall of a task a few of our players have been there and done that. Victor Robles was on the 2019 Nationals team that was 19-31 in May and beat the Goliath Astros in the World Series. Also I should add that last year the team that added Ser’Anthony Dominguez went on to make the World Series, will history repeat itself?

This has been the weirdest season of Mariners baseball I can remember. From handshake gate, Jo Adell robbing three home runs to losing 22-0, this season has not been short of any fascinating storylines. And now we’re 62-68, 9 times out of 10 the season would be over yet we’re only 3 games out of the division. Technically we’re still in striking distance of the wild card but let’s be real we have to jump four teams but the division thankfully is still a dumpster fire so we somehow still have a chance.

What I will say, is this feels like divine intervention à la Angels in the Outfield just waiting to happen. I’m not going to guarantee anything because obviously the games still need to be played and knowing the organizations history there’s still time to be disappointed. However I will say this: do you really think the same organization that won 116 games in a single season yet still didn’t even make the World Series is going to exactly win its first World Series by crushing its opposition? When they do win it all, it will be in the most unconventional way possible and the storylines that have happened this year this is by all means a very unconventional season. If they can get in, they won’t be out in the first round oooohhh no. The rest of the AL is also weak and consider if they can beat the Yankees, that would be perfect vengeance for 2001 and there’s not a team in the AL that looks unbeatable. Also if we face the Dodgers they look vulnerable and if Kade Anderson can live up to the hype we match up to them really well. The buildup really feels like a Netflix doc just waiting to happen. Like Jon Bois once said, “the Seattle Mariners are protagonists” and protagonists always have to overcome adversity

Also, thank Leo Rivas for pitching horribly the other day. Without it it’s just an ordinary 13-0 loss and we just forget about it the next day, however it seems like the 22-0 loss woke them up. So if you want to find someone that is responsible for a spark you can thank Leo Rivas.

Both celebrating their 50th season

Both franchises never been to the World Series

Both franchises had Victor Robles in their third season

Both seasons had an absolute giant in the opposite league that was dynastic or close to it

Is it going to happen?

Last year he hit 60 home runs as a catcher, tied for third most in a clean season, as well as AL history. That looks even more jarring when you consider his previous career high is almost half that, 34. This year he’s hitting .159 which would be one of the worst hitting seasons in baseball history period if it holds

It’s the curse of the 28-3 people

I feel like last year was our ceiling with what we can achieve in the Dipoto era, and lightning is probably not striking twice. Do we move on from Dipoto? It doesn’t seem like he’s ever going to build a team that wins a championship, and the most we can hope for is another flash in a pan run because he’s never going to go all in

I can’t even recall 2024 being this frustrating because as bad as the offense was the pitching was just so damn good it never felt like they were out of a game. This team can’t do anything right and they just look so defeated, doesn’t look like a team that went to the ALCS last year at all