Have the Mariners totally blown their postseason chances?
Yahoo Sports senior MLB analysts Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman discuss how poorly the Seattle Mariners have looked despite recently facing some of the worst teams in the league. Hear the full conversation on the "Baseball Bar-B-Cast" podcast - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Spotify or wherever you listen.
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My bad is the Mariners of Seattle.
So, I mean, lots to choose from over the last few weeks, obviously with them.
But I'm just gonna keep this one simple.
We've been talking about it for weeks.
They've been on the fringes.
They've plummeted down the standings.
They're 10 games under.
But then you look at their schedule and you'll say, "Oh, but, but look at the schedule.
You can't have it any easier than this."
17 of their final 22 games are against the three teams with the worst record in baseball, the A's, Angels, and Rockies.
Well, as the great Ryan Divish points out after the Mariners struck out 18 times last night in their series opener at home against the Yolo County A's.
Who's the fourth worst team in baseball since July 6th?
The Mariners.
So when we say, "Oh, well, they gotta be looking at a schedule saying, 'Whew, we got a real chance here,' because we got all these bad teams coming in," no, no, no.
Those bad teams are looking at the Seattle Mariners and saying, "We can win this one," because they suck too.
Worry about yourself.
Yeah.
So the other day, Jordan and I filled in for our old baseball camp that we used to- Oh, yeah.
You know, they needed a body.
I ran camp for an hour.
And when I show up, the teams had been, already been preset.
Mm-hmm.
And one kid comes up to me and goes, "Can I be, can I be, can I be traded?
I don't like my team.
These kids aren't good enough."
I was like, "No."
Kid goes out and makes three errors.
And I said, "Hey , hey, little bro."
This would not fly on the better team.
Well, no, my point was like worry about yourself.
I see.
You take care of your business.
Take care of your business.
Yeah.
Maybe, you know, maybe you're not the solution.
Anyway, Mariners.
It just, you know.
You get my point.
Whatever.
Th- they will You know, like, I mean, their playoff odds are still somehow like 15%, but th- they're, they're gonna get eliminated by one of these bad teams at some point.
It'll probably be in Colorado, but that's what they've earned, so
