Over this hot stretch the Mariners have been on, an argument has surfaced in the fanbase—because Mariners fans don’t know how to be just a little bit miserable at all times—where those who claim to have never doubted the team assert superiority over those who had misgivings over the team’s construction, beginning in the off-season and stretching into the first part of a season that carried such promise and yet fell so flat, an undeniably talented roster that nonetheless wasn’t delivering the on-field results. No matter what side of the debate you fall on, it’s obvious this team has had bumps and bruises on the path that’s led them nonetheless to some rarefied air: a franchise-record 21 wins in a single month, and a share of first place in the AL West.
Imperfectly perfect Mariners defeat A’s, 5-4, to set franchise record
