MLB Network special “The 1995 Mariners: Saving Baseball in Seattle” airs July 7 at 7 PT

The story of the 1995 Mariners is, admittedly, one that’s been told often, both because it is a great story, and because, sadly, it is one of the only great stories about the Seattle Mariners. It’s also a story that many fans have learned to be wary of, even cynical towards. For a younger fanbase, it’s hard to connect to a story that happened five years before current young star prospects Julio Rodriguez and Jarred Kelenic were even born; for the old guard, worn down by years of losing with clips of the ‘95 team offered as a nostalgic panacea, the saying “familiarity breeds contempt” certainly applies.

No matter what one’s relationship to the ‘95 team is, the fact is that each year that…