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Cubs vs. Mariners Series Review: Anything but Sweepless in Seattle

For people my age, it’s kind of hard to believe the Seattle Mariners haven’t made the playoffs for a staggering 18 seasons. The Mariners of my youth were consistently among the strongest teams in the American League and from Ken Griffey Jr. to Ichiro, it felt like they always had a collection of exciting and enviable players.

These days? There’s not much to envy.

But even given the regular ineptitude of Seattle’s baseball club, it’s no small feat to pull off a clean season sweep against a major league baseball team. That’s exactly what the Cubs did, though, in sweeping a pair of two-game series against these Mariners in Seattle and most recently, at Wrigley Field.