Everyone is beating the “Spring Training is meaningless” drum these days, but there’s still a thrill in beating last year’s World Series champions. I’m pretty sure this 8-6 victory, by the transitive property, makes the Mariners champions. Of course, I may not have paid attention well in math class, so don’t quote me on that.
There were plenty of fun things in this game, including a chance to see our old friends Mike Montgomery and Munenori Kawasaki.
James Paxton started for the Mariners and threw three impressive innings.