Surely you share this recall with me: the absolute devil magic that was the 2016 Texas Rangers. It may have been a geological era ago, but somehow they won 95 games and charged to first place in the AL West, overperforming their Pythag win/loss by thirteen games, largley on that back of a truly absurd 36-11 record in one-run games. In other words, imagine the 2018 Mariners if they had actually snuck into the playoffs. After coming off of a surprise division pennant in 2015, the Rangers lucking into a strong year again - including Ian Desmond, Center Fielder actually working before bottoming out in Colorado?
Mariners recall 2016 Rangers’ devil magic, spit it back in 2021 Rangers’ faces, win 3-2
