Sucks to lose 2/3 against the white Sox but it’s alright. It looks like we are making the playoffs, with a pretty easy schedule after a two game series with San Diego after Atlanta. The thing in baseball is you never know lol. Especially woth the team being hot and cold this year.
https://www.seattletimes.com/sports...ll-want-to-face-the-mariners-in-the-playoffs/ The X-factor: I suspect the agonizing playoff drought, as painful as it has been, will turn into the Mariners’ friend if and when they get to October. They will certainly become a sentimental favorite, for one thing; but more importantly, the atmosphere at T-Mobile after a two-decade absence will be nothing short of maniacal. Just think of what it was like in 1995, and expect that level of fanaticism, or perhaps more. No team should have a bigger home-field advantage.
Sorry but that's some horseshit ... the problem with trying to replicate the magic of 95 is that it was magic, there was nothing else to explain it. I think people forget how far back that club was, 12.5 games on August 21st, but then to tie the Angels and have to go to a playoff game, add in the fact of how dismal the franchise had been, even worse than now IMHO because no one had ever seen them in the playoffs and the topper was the Kingdome. Yea it had some pretty glaring faults, but when that place was loud, it was LOUD!
That quote is pretty far down the article. They make a number of other pretty good points. The article isn’t “Horseshit”.
Don't know about the article, just the part you quoted, more the X-factor ... that part is just false. This team is fun no doubt and maybe I don't see it being 2,000 miles away but there is no magic around this team, there is no REFUSE TO LOSE! I have a small group of friends that text about the Ms every couple of days, but no feeling like that team in 95.
My family bought a playoff package in 95, so I was at several of those games as well as regular season games in the lead up to it. I can confirm, there was magic in the Kingdome. I have been to a couple games this year, and the only thing I'll say is that the mojo is back! That 95 playoff run is a high water mark for sure, but there is a never say die attitude and the city of Seattle is loving it. I wouldn't want to face a team like the M's in the playoffs, they have absolutely nothing to lose once they get there. Just my opinion.
I'll never forget being at the very top of the dome in 95, they beat Oakland to move into their first ever tie of 1st place in September and as they changed the banner standings, hearing the entire dome chant "We're #1, we're #1" ... it was electric.
That Yankees series still gives me chills just thinking about it. I have the paper clippings and tickets framed somewhere.
To be fair texting wasn't around in 95 so... Anyway, if the X factor is the crowd and we get the 2nd or 3rd wild card it doesn't matter unless we win it since they'd all be on the road. Getting the 1st WC is so freaking crucial. I actually REALLY like the way MLB set up the wild card. Makes getting the 1st WC and all division winners so important. I do think that both can be true: because of the drought it'd be maniacal and also that it may not best the 95 crowd. And that's okay. The REAL x factor is our pitching bar none.
Monumental win today. Stopped Atlanta's 8 game winning streak. Kirby doing Kirby things. 6 innings 0 walks, 1 run (unearned) Dudes a rookie and went up against a top 5 lineup in the league and just overmatched em.
Kirby was amazing. Julio's double was also as good as it gets. Great great win last night. Worried about today though...Marco.
I'll be rooting like hell from section 119 row 4! Heading down hella early because apparently Julio has been signing stuff like crazy.
YEEEEP. Same. Marco annoys the f out of me as a player. Great person. But man, you just cannot count on him as a player. And he use to be our "ace" lmao.
fuck me they blew this one about as bad as any team could. Terrible pitching in the ninth. It's over. I expect them to go down 123 in the bottom 9th
