Showing optimism for anything in the year 2024 is not necessarily easy on paper. Showing optimism for the Seattle Mariners—a franchise that has made the postseason just one time since 2001—is a challenge that is on par with beating Elden Ring on SL1 difficulty or Contra without hitting the title screen code. Sorry for nerding out there for a second. But trust me, those are really hard video games.
And yet not that long ago, there were plenty of reasons to feel giddy about this year’s Mariners. After sweeping the defending-champion Texas Rangers at home and beating the Guardians on the road a day later, Seattle was the proud
→ Continue reading at SeattleMet