The idea that “familiarity breeds contempt” is one that’s been around for thousands of years - the ancient Roman prose writer Apuleius is believed to have first used it in his work De Deo Socratis. In other words, the more you truly know something or something, the less you come to appreciate or tolerate it. It’s a cynical phrase, to be sure, and while it’s never a fun feeling to experience, contempt is something many of us have dealt with following this familiar team over the years (“José López is hitting cleanup AGAIN?! GOD!” “Why oh why is Yovani Gallardo still getting starts in July?
Mariners face familiar foe, fail to focus, fall 7-4 to Rangers
