For those that care...the 2014 Mariners Thread. There is a little somethin' somethin' different about this year's club. But how much different?

Do they win:

A) 75 or less (last year)
B) 75 - 80
C) 80 - 85
D) 85+

I predict C (3rd in ALW). Somewhere in the 81 - 84 range or a good dozen games better than last year. Possibly option D) and second in the AL West with Cano earning his salary.

What say you?

good a baseball thread, merica's game I will have to agree with your sentiment and pick c as well. god bless baseball

I'll go for C. An 81 - 81 season would be a step.

so nick what is your favorite sport?

mariners will crash and burn by july and be in their typical place... the cellar.

if the mariners win a pennant I will offer a years worth of quality bank guiding at the barrier dam and pink salmon next year on the Puyallup.

Watching the game...the KING is just incredible. 91 mph change up followed by a 93 mph curve for the K. A 91 mph change up!

Cruz - football then baseball. College basketball is third. I played some A & Rookie ball back in the day before I discovered rock n' roll.

You? I'm guessing baseball?

yup baseball number one and will always be. rookie ball? were you drafted? pretty cool, was a ball player myself but that is neither here nor there. anyways, this new crop of talent is pretty special for MLB.

No - not drafted, I wasn't that good. I was called up early summer season after my senior year to plug a hole. I did not plug the hole - BUT the road trips were spectacular for an 18 year old kid.

Who?

AZL Rookie Brewers for about 1 month (short season, very similar to Single A short season but with worse players like me).

But enough about me....let's talk M's.

How about Felix last night? Dirty & nasty that boy is. If we could get another one of our young pitchers going, we could actually piece together a solid season with Rodney closing and limited injuries.

I'm watching the replay right now and rewinding (I'm bored). He is superb. Flawless. Dominating. Maddox like control but with power. If he can keep both his weight and career pitch count down, he could be one of the best ever. He's already the best today....by far

Yes...yes they are. Just giving games away right now. The bullpen is killing us.

True. But it is still baseball and that (for me) beats basketball and football.

Seems like in the last few years the Ms have a couple of long losing streaks while the rest of the season is at or above .500. Wonder why they sem to always hit that black hole.

I watched a mariner game for the 1st time since the 90s. no surprise to outcome of losing to Miami and getting shut out. oh hum another typical summer in the PNW waiting for the 2014 nfl season to arrive.

At least they're consistent.

Consistently frustrating. The gaps are obvious. Plug em' damn it.
To start, Cano needs to starting earning his money by getting his average up and the bullpen needs to get its chit together.

Mariners really stunk it up last Tuesday losing a game they should have won. They've been in a downhole spiral ever since.

That was one of the worst losses I've ever seen a Mariner club pull and that's saying a lot. Statistically, it was almost impossible to lose that game, but in true Mariner fashion....they did anyway.

This has been the problem for going on 14 years and is the reason I can't hardly watch anymore. I've seen so many games get flushed its crazy. It's like the Hawks of the 90s. They do it to themselves, and that's why it really hurts.