PEORIA, Ariz. — The Seattle Mariners have a new cap for spring training, in navy blue with a silver trident logo trimmed in teal. The trident forms the letter M, similar to symbols the franchise wore in its first 10 seasons, through 1986. The team dropped the logo then because a downward-facing trident was said to mean bad luck in Greek mythology.
Maybe the Mariners are taunting Poseidon, but let’s be honest: They don’t have much to lose. They have never won a pennant, and they have reached the postseason just four times in 40 years.