My first glimpse of the 2021 Seattle Mariners, my first in-person Mariners game at T-Mobile Park since 2019, and my opinions of the team to start the season were all in the hands of Chris Flexen. As the only proper birthday celebration I could think of, I convinced my family to join me at the Mariners’ second game of the 2021 season to watch them face the San Francisco Giants on one of those beautiful April nights that remind you of the magic that baseball games bring.