I don't expect anything from the Mariners this year. Heck, I've never expected anything except some good baseball. So, as I write these words, I've turned on the first M's game of the season and I'm about to watch it. I won't predict anything. I don't have any idea who will win. I think Oakland is favored, but then, they usually are.
First thought: The "Ichiro Shift" commercial is actually pretty funny. But I hate the new slogan. Man, I wish the game would start! Introductions and ads, ads and introductions.
Ah... Ichiro. He nearly makes the play. That was a lot closer than any other player in the league could have made it. Randy Winn gets a double... time for me to sit in front of the TV happily.
Bottom of the second. A woman came into the store today, and asked what the odds are of getting a hit in baseball, and what would be the best type of dice to use for a baseball game that her son, in 3rd grade, was designing. I said that the best hitters only hit 1/3 of the time, but for a game you want more hits or it gets really boring. You simply don't want a baseball board game to play like baseball. So she took a selection home so they could test which one worked best.
Ouch. An Oakland home run. Garcia was pitching well. He has this tendency to give up home runs, though, and this one was a two-run one. I hope the Seattle bullpen is strong this year.
Double ouch. This game is already gone sour for the M's. Not even the end of the second, and I'm already writing them off. Not a good sign (but a typical one for a pre-2001 Mariners fan). Ah well, I still love 'em.
Ah, the season's first loss! Well, there are worse things in the world, some of them going on right now. I'll take a home-team loss. Hopefully the next game will go better for them.
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