We have reached the part of a disappointing team's season where it is fashion de rigueur to begin the assignment of blame. The Mariners are 39-46. They have a 17% chance of making the playoffs, which still seems high to me. Put another way they have an 83% chance of missing the playoffs. There we go. That sounds about right.
There are many candidates for the crosshairs of an inches filling columnist with this Mariner team. Jack Zduriencik is an obvious one. Robinson Cano's performance has been written about plenty. Dustin Ackley, Austin Jackson, Taijuan Walker, and Fernando Rodney have taken turns on blast from the Mikes from Tumwater and the rabid hoard of "Is it football season yet?