Mariners Are in the Big Apple

The Seattle Mariners are now on their second road trip of the season. Hard to know how they will do since they have only one series so far on the road defeating the Texas Rangers 2 out of three games before returning home to lose five out of six games.

This weekend will start answering some questions for us at least I hope so anyway. Will the Mariners be a good road team and a lousy home team or did their bats just go silence for six games. We can hope that the Mariners just had a poor start at home.

It would be nice to have answers however we may not truly have any for a couple more weeks or so. The Mariners though are not in last place any longer since the Houston Astros are 3-7. Most experts figured they would win the AL West but at this time doesn’t look well for them. They are one of the youngest teams in the major leagues where the Mariners are the oldest. So the Astros maybe going through younger pains or they could be like the Mariners just getting off to a poor start. Who knows maybe in a month the Astros and the Mariners will be at the top of the division.

Speaking of old the New York Yankees is right now even at 4-4. I am not sure how much younger then the Mariners they are but have been an old team for the last couple years and did surprisingly well last year. This year though they do have a mixture of young and old. The Yankees did not sign any free agents this year. Something unusual for them that is for sure however ARod did announce this would be his last season when his contract is up. I expect that he will be designated hitter most of the season. Not sure if he will play any third base or somewhere else for that matter. I am sure the Yankees will go out sign at least one free agent since no ARod leaves some money for them to spend. It will be interesting to see how the Mariner fans will react when he comes back for his final visit to Seattle well as other teams. Also wonder how he will do in the hall of fame voting when he becomes eligible.

Right now I find it hard to know how this series will go in New York. I could see the Mariners winning at least once on Saturday when Felix takes the mound. Also they could win on Sunday when Iwakuma takes the mound. The Mariners could sweep the series if Nathan Karns can win tonight’s game. By the way Saturday and Sunday games are early.

We can hope that the Mariner bats can come alive while in New York. The walk off home run on Wednesday by Lee could leave a spark going we can only hope. The key is how Cano, Cruz and Seager will do especially with runners in scoring position. The bright lights of New York will bring them alive. Relax guys and just do what you have done before. Go Mariners!