A journalism titan named Larry Stone tweeted Sunday that the Mariners were 47-19 since dropping 10 games below .500 after a mid-June series against the Angels. That was the same pace at which the Mariners won in 2001, when they tied the MLB record with 116 victories.
Concise story even more succinct: Despite their 3-2 loss to the White Sox on Monday, the M's have been straight fire since their season looked most dire. But how have they done it?
Monday, I canvassed the clubhouse to see how vividly players remembered the feeling following that five-game fiasco against the Halos. Given the high expectations for the Mariners after winning 90 games last season and adding three All-Stars (Jesse Winker, Adam Frazier and Eugenio Suarez) and the reigning American League Cy Young winner (Robbie Ray) last offseason, that low point had to feel like a Louisville Slugger to the midsection.
