Following a winning team is a joy the Seattle Mariners have ensured is a precious morsel to be savored rather than a multi-course meal. However, quality comes with expectations, and with expectations investment, and with investment, the risk/reward of even sweeter joy or more bitter defeat. The 2024 Mariners were and are worthy of expectations, investment, and, despite the ghastly run of play they’ve been mired in, joy. For the first game in far too long, the first-place M’s looked worthy of their tiering, riding a stellar day in the sun with Julio Rodríguez and J.P. Crawford to a 7-3 victory.
Mariners spangle the outfield grass and bleachers with hits to avoid a sweep
