Seriously though, when are they going to? That game was, and is to this day, the greatest baseball video game ever made. It’s unfortunate for Mariner’s fans that Ken Griffey can’t just pop off the cover and revitalize their woeful team. That or a series of miracle off-season signings are what it’s going to take for the Mariners to get back into contention.
Poor Ichiro Suzuki. The dude’s been through more depressing seasons than the writers of Intervention. I don’t even want to begin to think where their 30th overall 556 runs scored, 30th overall .233 batting average, 30th overall .292 on-base percentage, and 30th overall .348 slugging percentage would be without him. The pitching stats look like a Willy Wonka Golden Ticket compared to the batting stats. They did have 94 quality starts last year, which is good for 7th best around the league, and a WHIP of 1.26 good for 8th best in the league. With some decent hitting provided, those quality starts might have a chance to turn into quality wins.
From the looks of the Mariner’s off-season interaction, there haven’t been many plans to improve the frightening batting numbers. It seems the Rangers aren’t interested in giving up the crown to the division anytime soon, and the Angels are making enough off-season interactions for the entire division collectively. I don’t see the Mariners having a much different outcome this season than the one they’ve grown familiar with over the last seven years.
The Mariners haven’t seen the playoffs since they set the A.L. Record for most regular season wins in 2001. And if they don’t start making serious moves, I could see them losing 116 games this season, sadly. Sorry Mariners fans. Maybe you should ask Ichiro if he has any offspring or siblings you can claim the contractual bidding rights to.
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