The Mariners and Orioles, two of the sport’s worst teams over the last three years, probably did not expect to be the center of the baseball universe today. Both teams have an off day tomorrow, and with the Wednesday afternoon start, were probably looking forward to over 24 hours of rest before they suit up again on Friday. Perhaps sensing that no one was really watching or caring about this game, both sides powered through the early innings, as if they’d reached some sort of tacit agreement to make this as quick and painless as possible.
Except for here’s the bad part: John Means missed the “painless” bit.