Ever since April 23rd the Seattle Mariners have been on a roll. They have won 8 of their last 10 games, and are 1/2 of a game behind the LA Angels for second place in the AL West (the Oakland A’s currently lead the division with the Mariners 5 back of them). Let’s also take a look at the Wild Card standings.
| LA Angels | 34 | 28 | .548 | – | 18-13 | 16-15 | 296 | 263 | +33 | Won 3 | 5-5 |
| Seattle | 34 | 29 | .540 | – | 14-15 | 20-14 | 262 | 230 | +32 | Won 3 | 8-2 |
| Baltimore | 32 | 30 | .516 | 1.5 | 13-14 | 19-16 | 268 | 274 | -6 | Won 1 | 6-4 |
| Cleveland | 32 | 31 | .508 | 2 | 21-11 | 11-20 | 278 | 287 | -9 | Won 2 | 8-2 |
| NY Yankees | 31 | 31 | .500 | 2.5 | 13-16 | 18-15 | 249 | 280 | -31 | Lost 2 | 3-7 |
If the playoffs were to start today the Mariners would have the second Wild Card spot (while the Angels would get the first). This team has definitely improved since mid-April. The Mariners have the potential to have four All-Stars on the team (Robinson Cano, Felix Hernandez, Hisashi Iwakuma, and Fernando Rodney). Plus this guy might get Cy Young #2.
Whether this team gets its first playoff appearance since 2001 or if they flop in the middle of September, it’s good to have a club that is playing some meaningful baseball. Let’s just try not to get too excited…or too pessimistic.
Stay Classy Everyone!
HOHOHO!
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