The Pacific Northwest is once again getting caught up in a twilight craze. No, not Twilight, the Forks based fantasy tale that once had the masses dividing into Team Edward and Team Jacob, but rather the twilight on a specific stretch of the season. With less than 48 hours to go until the trade deadline on Tuesday, front offices across the league have been assessing their current situations and making potentially franchise direction-altering decisions that fans, reporters, and players alike must wait for with abated breath.
Today’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks was balanced on a tie, with the winner taking the series, but for the Mariners every game this month has been splitting the fandom between being on Team Buyers and being on Team Sellers.