The Mariners are a .500 team. They had 2 large winning streaks. When watching these games, especially at HOME where they ABSOLUTELY CANNOT SCORE, what jumps out & says "this is a legit World Series contender"?Ah, gotcha. So if 13-8 over 21 games played is their "real number", then if they had played to their "real number" back in April and May, they would have a much better record now? Or does it not work both ways?
How are they a .500 team? They are literally 17 games over .500. If you want to take away their best winning streaks, then you need to take away those awful runs they had to start the season.The Mariners are a .500 team. They had 2 large winning streaks. When watching these games, especially at HOME where they ABSOLUTELY CANNOT SCORE, what jumps out & says "this is a legit World Series contender"?
The Mariners are a .500 team.
They had 2 large winning streaks.
When watching these games, especially at HOME where they ABSOLUTELY CANNOT SCORE, what jumps out & says "this is a legit World Series contender"?
So you just admitted it. You're content with a team that ISNT a World Series contender. Well I'm not. This is the only franchise left after over 100 years that has NOT made it to a WS. That's ridiculous. I'm not content with just "making the playoffs", especially If means sneaking in with anything less than the First Wildcard. With the expanded playoffs, who cares if they end their 20 year streak with the prestigious Third Wild Card. I'm not satisfied with every other team winning the WS while we sit back looking stupid. And then every off season relying on bums like Kyle Lewis & Kelenic to save the day. This ownership group is always coming up a player or two short, especially on offense. Remember we have a GM who is so petty, he will trade away players for less than pennies on the dollar simply over some personal nonsense. Mark Trumbo AND another player for Steve Clevenger. This is not exactly the guy I trust to lead us to the WS.Winning streaks only count for OTHER teams. The White Sox are a good team, but they also got a LOT of lucky breaks yesterday. It's baseball, sometimes you get those lucky hits and/or your opponent booting the ball around.
NOBODY is saying they are World Series bound, nobody. But they are a legit playoff contender. Why not enjoy that? But hey, fan how you want. It's just plain odd how some almost enjoy losing so they pump their chests out. See, I told you!!! What a waste.