Planning the Mariners’ first home off-day

Photo by George Rose/Getty ImagesI don’t know if the MLB schedulers purposely mean to harm the Mariners, and for reasons of my own mental health, I cannot think too deeply about it. All that I know is we are basically into June and yet the Mariners are enjoying just their first at-home off day of the season, a brief respite between a disappointing A’s series and the Astros coming to town with their minds on the Mariners’ bodies and their bodies on the Mariners’ minds, although not in the cool for the summer, Demi Lovato sense, but more in the not-cool, curb-stomping sense. But! First we have this beautiful, at-home off day, on a Thursday, nonetheless, which is a fun day for being out and about. With so many new and new-er players exploring the beautiful region we are lucky to call home, I used everything I know about the current Mariners to design a perfect Seattle off-day for the team members.

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