What’s wrong with the Seattle Mariners this season? Many analysts predicted that the team would have a pretty solid year since they added ace Erik Bedard to their pitching staff and all of their younger players would have some more experience under their belt.
But that hasn’t been the case at all. The M’s are tied with the Padres for the worst record in baseball (18-32), and are currently mired in a 5-game losing streak. Nothing is working for the team, not the pitching, hitting or coaching, and there doesn’t seem to be a light at the end of the tunnel. They’re not waiting for a superstar to get off the DL or anything like that; they just suck.
In fact, since winning the AL West with a 116-46 record in 2001, the team has pretty much been in a tailspin. The closest they’ve come to winning the division again was in 2003 when they finished 3 games out of first. After that, they ended up 29 games out in 2004, 26 behind in 2005, 15 behind in 2006, and a more respectable 6 out last year.
The Mariners are already looking at a double-digit deficit this season, and it’s still just May!! No one on the team is doing well, not even the usually reliable Ichiro Suzuki, who’s batting .286 (low for him).
I’m all that upset about the Mariners since the Cubs and Sox are both doing so well, but their poor play is truly baffling. They’re much better than their record indicates, so what’s going on over there???