Will the Mariners Ever Win When it Counts?
August 30, 2007
Andy and I were at the game with Mark and Megan on Tuesday night. The Mariners scored five runs quickly in the bottom of the first and we thought, “game’s in the bag.” Then Jeff Weaver and the entire bullpen blew the lead and we would up losing 10-6.
About halfway through the game, it was like the air got sucked out of the stadium. Nobody was cheering. Nobody was even invested in the game anymore. Mark turned to me and said, “Mariners fans suck!”
We kind of do. But that’s because we’re so used to being disappointed by our sports teams that we never fully invest our emotions in their seasons anymore. It’s kind of like someone who has been unlucky in love so many times that they just can’t seem to tear down the walls enough to let Mr. or Ms. Right in.
I’m not completely immune to that sentiment, although I’m loud and obnoxious at ballgames right until the last out. It’s not over till it’s over.
But I am beginning to wonder if the Mariners are ever going to deliver us our post-season dreams. Until Tuesday night, I though this might be the year. But if we’re going to let the Angels sweep us on our home turf, I don’t think this is the team.
The answer to the question posed in the title of this post is: “NO”.
See you in the Bronx next week!
Teresa, you know the Mariner’s would have won that game if Mark hadn’t jinxed it from the beginning!
Yeah, seriously. The Mariner’s have NEVER won a game that Mark has attended. It’s not their fault he’s dragging them down; the Yankee’s have also choked consistently this decade as a result of Mark’s jinxery.
That’s not true…the Mariners won a game in 2002 that I drove a very long way to see. I wasn’t particularly happy about them winning that game, however…as for this year, if going to the rest of the Mariners’ home games means that the Yankees will make the playoffs, well that’s a sacrifice I’d be willing to make!
In a playoff race this Brooklyn boy is all about the pinstripes…