"Writing Mariners for amigos who hate watching the Mariners..."
We're like the people who refused to leave their land during The Dust Bowl. Here's to ya, Doc.
Hmm... I just watched a fantastic movie called "Wild River" last night about an elderly women in 1930's Tennessee who stubbornly refuses to leave her river-island land despite the fact that the TVA is about to complete a dam that will leave it under 20 feet of water. Highly recommend the movie, but hopefully she's not an apt comparison for us, 'cause she ended up dying and they flooded her land. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054476/
It would be hope-inducing if the M's were able to scratch their way back to .500 for the season.
Imagine if:
Felix had posted his typical 2.25 ERA.
Cano had hit all season like he did in the second half.
The bullpen produced as expected.
One could mention a lot of other things, but if just those three things had happened, all very reasonable, we would be in the thick of a postseason chase with a legitimate shot at the division title.