Onward to DEFEAT!!!

Will in Seattle says the M's suck, and he's the expert, yeah? Of course, he couldn't name a single M, past or present, even if you spotted him K-E-N-G-R-I-F-F. So maybe they'll be pretty good. If Cano and Smoak keep running a 1.000 OPS, we'll be great.

Technically not leading the league (the Tigers have a better record).

Too bad the opener wasn't last night. It was a beautiful evening.

Speaking of Safeco Field, KUOW reported that the volume of the Oso landslide is enough to fill the stadium three times.

http://kuow.org/post/pollution-not-top-p…

Speaking of the Oso landslide, the Mariners, Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association have combined to donate $225,000 for recovery efforts, and volunteers will also be collecting donations outside of Safeco Field tonight.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb…

@2: I saw Will say that. I now expect the M's to win 117 games.

Go M's!
Hope springs eternal and I look forward to celebrating a Mariners World Series win in November.

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Now that that's outta the way, hoping the M's a great year.

Aside from Robinson Cano, it's been encouraging what the younger players have done in the first week. They're going to be the key if the Mariners are going to make any progress this year. I'm cautiously optimistic so far.

3 run homer! Sweet.

Ms win - yay!