Win or lose, the rebuilding Mariners are -- gasp! -- fun to watch

SIX GAMES, SIX LOSSES. Nothing season-defining, nothing heartbreaking, nothing even memorable, just a nearly weeklong mid-April shrug that ended with the Seattle Mariners trudging toward the clubhouse six times while the Astros or Indians shook hands. But near the end of it, before loss five, Mariners manager Scott Servais found himself in an odd position: forced to explain why a team that was never supposed to win suddenly stopped winning.

He couldn't say what must have been on his tongue -- What did you expect? -- so that part stayed unspoken but understood. The Mariners started the season with 13 wins in 15 games, and they hit homers as if it were a choice, and they had everybody…