Seattle Mariners are on the brink of greatness
Synergy
Get ready for the Seattle Mariners starting pitchers to strut their stuff. Newly acquired staff Ace Luis Castillo just signed a 5-6 year contract extension for $105M+.
During his press conference, Castillo said he loved the Mariners locker room environment and the camaraderie. He loved the electricity in the stadium. The frenzy will only increase in the playoffs, assuming there are any home games.
Adding Castillo to the mix with Robbie Ray, Logan Gilbert, and George Kirby, the Mariners’ staff is as good as any other team. If the M’s get to the sixth or seventh innings with a lead, their bullpen is no picnic to face either. With Matt Brash and Andres Munoz setting up Paul Sewald, the game gets shortened quickly.
Also, if the hitters get going and can score just 4-5 runs a night, the Seattle Mariners will be awfully hard to beat come playoff time. Now that the team is generally healthy, that’s very doable.
Part of me wants to say this reminds me of the 2012 Seahawks season. Their playoff run ended in Atlanta, but it felt like the best was yet to come, and the team had unfinished business. The following year they destroyed the league and won the Super Bowl.
Should the Seattle Mariners get bounced this year, it won’t be the end of the world. Beware of the M’s next year and for the foreseeable future. Most of their important players are signed for at least another four years.
Conclusion
As we enter the final week of the regular season, the Mariners “magic” number is down to just one game. So it seems almost inevitable that they will finally break the 21-year playoff drought. Was the recent slide a bad thing? Or did the M’s get their slump out of the way at the right time?
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Seattle Mariners fans, enjoy the run you are about to begin. Those of us who have been fans for 30+ years know these moments don’t come as often as we would like. This might be the wildest ride yet. GO MARINERS!!!!!