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If anything this streak is a reality check that the Ms that they were never really in it.
I said at the time that even when we were 2.5 games back the OPS differentials suggest we were on pace to be 10-15 games back of the Rangers. On top of that the Rangers were more likely to improve in the 2nd half and that the Mariners pitching would regress in the 2nd half.
I'm relieved that Z wasn't pressured into giving up too much for a Carlos Beltran and still lose by 10+ games.
Its a rebuilding year, what exactly could Z have done differently?