Mariners lose, Ravens (hopefully) win

[Note: fellow staff writer Grant Bronsdon and I attended other fellow staff writer John Trupin’s baseball game tonight. There was far more offense than the alternative.]

It’s a perfect Pacific Northwest night: temperate and mosquito-free, with just a hint of impending winter chill.

10 miles from Safeco Field the Ravens are taking on the Dodgers in the first game of the playoffs for the Cascade division of the Puget Sound Senior Baseball League. There is a very good Golden Retriever in the stands, his coat shimmering under the Bellevue College lights.

Baseball like this is a good reminder of the humility of the game. From our perch in the fourth row of the stands along the third base side we…