Now Five and Counting

Now the Mariners are on a five game skid the most losses in the history of the franchise for beginning of the season.

Is this the team we have seen the last five games or will it resemble more the team that won two games at the beginning against the Rangers in Texas. I was hoping that they would recover when facing the Rangers after the A’s left town.

We could say that the new players on the roster are getting used to their new surroundings however three of the four players who are struggling the most have been here for some time. Robinson Cano, Kyle Seager and Franklin Gutierrez all are batting below two hundred. At home they have all three vanished to some degree. Seager did have a double against the A’s in the tenth inning on Sunday’s game however the team was unable to rally behind him. Another player struggling is Dae-Ho Lee however it is sort of understandable because he is still trying to get used to the pitchers in the league. His counterpart at first base Adam Lind is not really much better though.

After Tuesday night’s game the team had a player’s only meeting. They are aware that things have to turn around soon before sinking in the sand too far. What can make the difference is that they start playing again like they did in their two wins. It would be nice for the offense to get going at home well as on the road. A good beginning would be going on a five game winning streak or at least seven out of ten in the next stretch of games. We know the history of these players it is possible unless being over thirty which is most of them they are now over the hill. Also we know that most of the players they are right now in their prime seasons. Of those guys Nelson Cruz is the oldest at 35 and he is doing the best of the group. He is the likely one to go into decline but doesn’t seem to be doing so. He is in his second year of a four year contract and I am sure he is well aware this is it for him if he wants to return to the playoffs and win a World Series. For many of the players on the Mariner roster this is true to the time is running out on them. So we can hope the team that we saw in Texas is more like the team will be then the one we see right now. If struggles continue changes will have to be made soon. In the meantime go Mariners! Enjoy the game remember it is a day game and the Mariner will be flying off to New York after.