The Mariners keep getting bad news and keep losing, this time 5-4 against the Angels

Jason Parkhurst-Imagn ImagesSome weeks, you just lose. And lose again. And lose again.

After losing three straight to the Baltimore Orioles at home, the Mariners have taken that losing on the road to Not Los Angeles, where they dropped game one 5-4 against the Angels.

A week ago today, my mom and I talked on the phone. Normally, we text, but this year and these last couple of months especially, there have been more phone calls. During this particular call a week ago, it was about a test. The kind of test that is standard, but the results might not be. The last many months have been filled with many questions, and maybe here we would get an answer finally, but... there were no expectations.…