(Yes, this is a real article.)
No one knows when the Mariners will return to the playoffs. It likely won’t be in 2019. Whichever Mariners squad does end the playoff drought, however, will be viewed as heroes. Avengers, if you will.
From 2002 to present day, the city of Seattle has hosted some bad baseball teams. But that should not diminish the value some players have brought to the Mariners organization during that time.
Ichiro Suzuki and Félix Hernández are the two most obvious names who produced at a high level, in spite of the team’s yearly struggles.