Today, I couldn’t have been happier to listen to a game that didn’t matter at all. The end result was a thriller, a 5-4 walk-off victory for the Seattle Mariners over a San Diego Padres club starting almost all of it’s A-team that was arguably the most improved in MLB this winter. The outcome won’t be kept in many records, but the game was important all the same. It was a return from the winter for players and fans, and a comeback even longer in the making for some of those in uniform. While a limited number were actually in attendance, many more could at least listen to Rick Rizzs and Mike Blowers welcome them back.