ESPN's Jeff Passan told Brock and Salk, "I firmly believe the Seattle Mariners can win a World Series this year." Here are the reasons.

2013: The Mariners beat the Astros by a score of 4-2 despite only managing to get one hit in the game. They scored two runs in the sixth on a pair of walks, a sac fly, and two passed balls, and another two in the seventh, with Michael Saunders’ two-run double scoring Mike Zunino and Justin Smoak, who had both walked.

The Mariners have had a stinging share of hindsight over each of the past two offseasons -- perhaps more than any team in baseball -- when it comes to reflecting back on the 162-game gauntlet and examining how if just one game swung a different way,

Christian Walker hit a go-ahead solo homer in the sixth inning as the Houston Astros rallied from an early three-run deficit and beat the Seattle Mariners 11-3 to avoid a series sweep.

Houston's run prevention machine has broken down in July, putting undue pressure on a lineup that is ill-equipped to carry an entire team.

The Houston Astros made a Framber Valdez announcement before Friday's series opener against the Seattle Mariners.

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This past Sunday was the annual Eastern Washington University day at T-Mobile Park. Alumni and current students from all over the Evergreen State (including yours truly) made their way to Seattle to enjoy an afternoon of Mariners baseball with their fellow Eagles.