Sorry, Mariners. Maybe Next Year...

    Sometimes when I think about baseball and choose to write about it, which is a fortunate thing when I can actually do it, I now think about my daughter who has (more or less) voiced that I write about baseball a lot, and not so much about her. Yeah. Okay.

    That is likely true. Sorry.

    Then there is the Mariner organization and fan base that deserve some apologies. They went game seven, they lost by a blast by George Springer of the long awaited Blue Jays, and the season was done. Again. How many years and no World Series? Forever, really. Since 1977, when they first came on the scene. The year Star Wars came out. In a galaxy far, far away.

    The Mariners are still a galaxy or so from winning it all. Or even playing in the championship.

    There are four others who have never won it but at least have competed in the Fall Classic. The Tampa Bay Rays, the Colorado Rockies, the San Diego Padres, and the Milwaukee Brewers. 

    Is that it?

    

    I think so. Mariners had some great talent, with the surprising phenom in Cal Raleigh, the catcher who became one of seven to ever hit 60 or more homers in a season. Who were they? Shohei may join them someday...

    Babe Ruth.

    Roger Maris.

    Mark McGuire.

    Sammy Sosa.

    Barry Bonds.

    Aaron Judge.

    And now Cal. I had not seen him or images of him during the season, and to be honest I heard a few things about him, but I did not know what he looked like. Different. Not imposing and warrior-like when you see McGuire and Judge, statuesque gargantuan men who crush that leather sphere into the nether regions... Gods in the world of us mere mortal spectators. Gob smacked by the power, grace, and skills.

    So we write about it, or least I do. There you go, Madhya! :)

    These dudes are kind of amazing.

    The Mariners were pretty amazing this year, until they were not.

    Sorry, again.

    We hope you the best! Truly.

    Possibly 2026. The hope and promise of Cal Raleigh and the other youngster, Julio Rodriguez, and likely Arozarena. And a few others... More pitching, maybe.

    Be like the Nationals in 2019. Or any other first time October champion...

    Blog it, blog on, my daughters, sons, and friends, fans of baseball or not...