Twenty nine major league teams have made the postseason since 2001. But after a 116-win season that ended in the American League Championship Series, the Mariners haven’t been back.
Ten managers, four GMs and one recently overhauled roster later, the Mariners appear to be on the cusp on contention yet again. Coming off an 86-76 season and a playoff race that came down to the last day of the season, will the M’s be able to take the next step and make the Marlins holders of the “longest postseason drought” crown?
Here are what media members from around the nation are saying.