ARLINGTON, Texas — While watching massive rain drops fall Friday night in Texas, a thought came to mind:
How many times have the Mariners played meaningful games in the final week of the season since the magical 2001 season?
In 2014, the Mariners stepped onto Safeco Field with a chance to force game No. 163. But that slim hope was extinguished midgame when they saw the A’s had won and they’d been eliminated.
In 2016, Seattle was eliminated on the second-to-last game of the season in a crazy game vs.