Seattle Mariners: Filling T-Mobile isn’t good enough anymore, M’s fans want a winner
PNWS Staff
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Now there is chatter that current skipper Scott Servais will not be the manager who takes the Seattle Mariners into their next playoff appearance. Interesting, considering Servais is the only skipper in the franchise’s history, other than Piniella, to last longer than three years.
I’ve wondered about Scott Servais and his role as Seattle’s skipper. They haven’t given him a legitimate team to lead into the playoffs since he’s been in Seattle. General Manager Jerry Dipoto has tinkered with the line-up, getting rid of Cano and Cruz until gutting the team. Now the M’s are in year three of their rebuild.
I legitimately miss hearing Dave Sims scream out, “BoomStick Baby!”
The glory years of Seattle were built by a legend at the coaching position, a superstar, and legitimate Hall of Fame talent, along with some talented scrappy players. Other than Zduriencik’s swing for the fences with the Cano and Cruz acquisitions, the Mariners have not committed to creating a playoff-caliber team.
It takes a shared vision from the GM and clubhouse manager as well as a commitment from ownership to bring in the pieces to win. It seems the Mariners are perfectly willing to settle for less than that. With Dipoto’s reboot, the Mariners will field nothing more than an entertaining team that likely will miss the playoffs … again.
M’s fans deserve more
The 44 and 4 Mariners will become the 45 and 4 Mariners. That’s 45 seasons and only 4 playoff appearances. That’s not good enough. Just being entertained by a decent team at the ballpark won’t cut it anymore. Seattle’s fan base is tired of watching other teams play in the postseason while they hear “next year” and “patience” from management.
Are Marco Gonzales, Kyle Lewis, Jarred Kelenic, Mitch Haniger, Seager, Tom Murphy, and Yusei Kikuchi good enough to lead the M’s to break the drought? History tells us no. But we’ll have to see what the Mariners need down the stretch… and whether management is willing to open their wallets and be a contender.
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