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...instead of calling attention to the ugly run differential, you could realize that the Mariners played all year with basically no offensive talent other than what they could acquire from the bargain barrel because the previous roster was constructed so badly that there was no way those problems were going to get fixed...and that a part of the reason they're a better club than their Pythag record is BECAUSE of that pretty defense you're so eager to bash.
But that's just my gut reaction.