Seattle Mariners: 6 questions about the 2020 season
Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais.
The Seattle Mariners open the 2020 season on Friday. PNWS will be counting down with a different article each day. Today we ask six questions about the season.
It’s almost here. The Seattle Mariners open the 2020 season on Friday evening, July 24, in Houston. It’s an event that has been four months in the making. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as Major League Baseball and it’s Players Association failing to agree on almost anything, this year will consist of only 60 regular-season games.
The Mariners have been working out at T-Mobile park for the past few weeks. Everyone is looking forward to games against teams in different jerseys that actually count for something. Leading up to Opening Day, Pacific Northwest Sports will be running a series of countdown articles to get fans ready for action.
- Sun 7/19 – 6 questions about the 2020 season
- Mon 7/20 – 5 impact rookies
- Tue 7/21 – 4 reasons why the Mariners will have a hard time rising in the A.L. West
- Wed 7/22 – 3 players who could be in their final Mariners seasons
- Thu 7/23 – 2 X-Factors for 2020
- Fri 7/24 – 1 big goal for 2020
Q1: Will the season finish?
How many billions of dollars hinge on this one? I believe that MLB believes it will finish. They will do anything and everything in their power to crown a 2020 World Series champion. The key phrase is “in their power.”
From the spread of COVID-19 to the responses by various federal, state, and local governments, there are many variables not in their power. Cracks in the plan are already starting to show. On Saturday, Canada denied MLB an exception to their quarantine procedures for people entering the country, which would have allowed the Toronto Blue Jays to play home games. Consequently, the Jays are looking for a new place to play this year.
If I had to put money on it, one way or another, the 2020 season will play out to its conclusion.