Before we begin, take a few deep breaths. In, out. In, out. In, out.
Better?
No?
Fine, let’s just get it over with.
The Mariners are 10 games over .500 for the first time since [redacted], and it ought to feel amazing. In fact, it did, when the win was all but on the books, when the game was cruising into the ninth inning with the M’s on top, 6-2.
It felt so good and so certain, knowing how effective the bullpen has been, that with no shortage of hubris, I put 66-56 in the title of the chart post and began to fill it with WPA numbers that now belong in a second-hand store.