How the Mariners Latch on to Your Heart and Never Let Go

“Three and O! Three and O! Three and O!” Do the Mariners have a way of luring fans in. Pulling on your heartstrings after every home run, sparking curiosity after every win.

Fans chanted Seattle’s record after an Opening Day rout of the defending-champion Red Sox. But historically, the Mariners find a way to let you down. And even after a heartbreaking loss the following night on a pinch-hit home run by Boston’s Mitch Moreland, the Mariners would go on to take three of four from the Sox.

Then they swept the Angels in two games. Two of three from the White Sox. And in improbable fashion, a four-game sweep of the Royals.

Seattle was 13-2, and they had smacked at least a home run in every game.…