Maybe it’s bad luck, maybe it’s an old seaman’s curse, but one thing’s for sure. The Seattle Mariners just can’t get it done.
Such is the franchise’s life story (Jon Bois’ Mariners docuseries on Secret Base covers it perfectly). Not even the most talented and electrifying of prospects can get Seattle over the hump and into a World Series. The Mariners are the only team in Major League Baseball to have never reached a fall classic, always falling short in some manner.
Ken Griffey Jr. scores the winning run to upset the mighty Yankees and send the Mariners to the ALCS in 1995.