Heraclitus, the misanthropic progenitor of the quote referenced in this recap’s title, specialized in the type of truisms that now occupy inspirational posters across the offices buildings of the world. “Everything flows.” No doubt beardy, but perhaps his most-quoted line refers to the unflinching march of time and the inevitability of change: “no man ever steps in the same river twice.” The Seattle Mariners did their damndest to prove the smarmy Greek from 2,600 years ago wrong this evening in Oakland, but blessedly maintained his technically flawless record once more.
Another man with a flawless record in MLB is rookie Bryce Miller, whose big league debut could scarcely have been more impressive.