Because the 2024 Mariners Refuse To Be Normal, what looked like a comfortable 7-1 win over the Rangers became a stressful affair in the ninth inning before Ryne Stanek, who had no business having to be in this game, got Corey Seager, the tying run at the plate, to plant a ball like a kiss in first baseman Tyler Locklear’s glove for the final out of the game. I appreciate the commitment to the bit, not so much the constant lake of cortisol in which the 2024 Mariners force me to swim. Forget Chaos Ball, this is Beta Blocker Ball.