{"id":23289,"date":"2022-07-23T13:27:55","date_gmt":"2022-07-23T13:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/mariners-again-fail-to-meet-the-moment-lose-to-astros-5-2\/"},"modified":"2022-07-23T13:27:55","modified_gmt":"2022-07-23T13:27:55","slug":"mariners-again-fail-to-meet-the-moment-lose-to-astros-5-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/mariners-again-fail-to-meet-the-moment-lose-to-astros-5-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Mariners again fail to meet the moment, lose to Astros 5-2"},"content":{"rendered":"
If you’ve been a Mariners fan for a while, or have read this blog for a while, you’re familiar with this trope: the Mariners have a hotly-anticipated game at home, usually against a division rival. The team has been making enough noise to entice fans into believing this could be the year the drought ends. Often there’s something else going on\u2014a significant milestone, the retirement ceremony of a beloved player, or, say, the revealing of an All-Star Logo. The fans dutifully show up at the ballpark, creating a roaring Northwest Green sea of \u200b\u200b35,000-plus eager to cheer on their hometown nine. And then the Mariners promptly lay an egg, sending those fans home disappointed, only to repeat the whole cycle over again next summer. lollablueza. Deadgar Weekend. We’ve said these things so many times before that they can’t hurt us, except then they do.<\/p>\n
The vibes were immediately off in this one when Julio was announced as a last-minute scratch, out with the alarming-sounding \u201cwrist soreness.\u201d I feel really badly for all the kids (and grown-ups!) who showed up to the park, excited beyond belief to see their All-Star, only to see he wouldn’t be playing. We’ll of course update you as we hear more; look for a blurb after Servais is inevitably asked 452 questions about this in the post-game presser.<\/p>\n
The bad vibes continued when Jos\u00e9 Altuve tattooed this absolutely terrible pitch, the third pitch of the game, from Marco Gonzales 422 feet to center field:<\/p>\n