Monday, September 12, 2005

Mariners Set Sights on Postseason


Seattle Looks to October

Seattle, WA- The Seattle Mariners, a Molson Baseball League doormat since relocating from Oakland in 2000, appear poised to reach the MBL playoffs for the first time since the late 1990s despite last week's debacle in San Francisco. With a lineup bolstered by midseason trades for two new starting outfielders and a new starting shortstop, many Mariners fans are believing the team could do the unthinkable--go to the World Series. The Mariners themselves have been considerably less forthright, instead focusing on the remaining four regular season series--three of which are at Safeco Field.

"In a playoff series, anything can happen," staff ace Ben Sheets said. "Our pitching has been the best in the league, and with our new additions, the offense is a lot better than it was the first half of the season. We aren't the same team now that we were most of the year."

Unfortunately, MBL schedulemakers did not anticipate Seattle being in the race. The Harris Division pennant will not be decided head-to-head as the Houston Astros and Mariners have completed their season series.

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