Crushing losses

The Mariners came in to this series with three doors. The first door was to sweep the A's, and put themselves firmly in position to compete for the playoffs. The second door was to win at least one, and give yourself a chance. With a few breaks, who knows.

And the third door was to give yourself the rest of the summer off. You eliminate any chance of vacation plans being ruined in October, and cost a few people their jobs.

It was clear which door this team chose. While not being blown out in any game, they simply refused to rise to the occasion. Joel showed himself to be the pitcher we have been complaing about all year. Adam Jones has shown himself to be hopelessly outmatched... And Willie saw way too much playing time in an important series. We could go on, but you get the idea... you saw the games.

This was a complete disaster from top to bottom. From Bavasi and Hargrove on down (yes, I'm talking about you Willie) this team tanked. Watching the game today, baking in the sun, it was so hard to watch. The team had so much to play for, and just pissed it away.

The rest of the season all we have to look forward to is figuring out who should be on the club next year, and who shouldn't.

Mike Hargrove, the biggest reason you will lose your job this offseason is because you couldn't beat Oakland.