It was 24 years ago Tuesday that the Mariners played what remains the greatest game in their history, the one they’ve been fruitlessly clinging to and trying to replicate ever since.
In many ways, they seem farther than ever from the magic of the postseason, exemplified by Edgar Martinez’s epic double against the Yankees on Oct. 8, 1995 in the Division Series game referenced above. As has been well-chronicled, the Mariners’ postseason drought reached 18 years during a miserable 2019 season that saw them lose 94 games and finish 39 games behind the division-winning Astros.