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Seattle Mariners: A long baseball season, much too long

By Herbert Nightingale

SEATTLE, WA - AUGUST 04: James Paxton #65 of the Seattle Mariners sits in the dugout after giving up two runs in the third inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at Safeco Field on August 4, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Lindsey Wasson/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA - AUGUST 04: James Paxton #65 of the Seattle Mariners sits in the dugout after giving up two runs in the third inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at Safeco Field on August 4, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Lindsey Wasson/Getty Images) /
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SEATTLE, WA: Shortstop Jean Segura #2 of the Seattle Mariners commits an error trying to field a ball off the bat of Brett Gardner of the New York Yankees during the eighth inning of a game at Safeco Field on July 20, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images) /

Growing Sense of Doom

Going into July everything looked rosy though the A’s almost had as good of a June as the Mariners did. That’s when it all changed. While the A’s had another great month, Seattle did not. Oakland had a record of 17-8 in July but the Mariners went a disappointing10-13.

At that point, they each had the same amount of wins with 63. The Mariners were still ahead slightly because they had two fewer losses than their Bay Area rivals. I could accept this situation, teams have good months and bad months. That’s baseball, but my unease with the season began to grow.

In August, the Seattle Mariners had their second straight losing month posting a record of 12-16. Meanwhile, the Athletics had their third straight great month winning 67 percent of their games, ending the month with an 18-9 record. Going into September the M’s were five-and-a-half games behind Oakland (81-55) with a record of 75-60.

Through the first two weeks of this month, Seattle has again lost more than they have won. The A’s, on the other hand, are still winning at a high level. Their respective records in September are 4-6 and 8-2. Both teams continue going in opposite directions. This season is going downhill fast, and I’m ready for this whole thing to end.

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