They said it couldn’t be done. They said it was impossible due to lack of desire and talent. Nobody believed. But the Extra Innings podcast proved all the doubters wrong with a podcast for back-to-back weeks.
Times beat writer Ryan Divish and columnist Larry Stone begin the first of their podcasts breaking down the Mariners by position group. The inaugural analysis focuses on Seattle’s starting rotation, which was one of the worst in baseball in 2019 and resorted to using an opener for two of the five spots. Besides Marco Gonzales’ solid season, the rest of the starters underachieved or disappointed, or both.