What the Mariners have done the last two nights is called “losing to the Yankees,” which is among the absolute worst feelings in the world. Not only do you and your fellow fans feel pain and indignation, but the entire eastern seaboard suddenly turns their cold, unfeeling, metropolitan eyes on you, either savoring your loss or repulsed by your failure to topple the titans.
Let’s not go through that again today.
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The Mariners are finally starting a righty against the Yankees’ absurdly, almost stupidly right-heavy lineup, which has the potential to bode well.