The trip to Houston has started with two disappointing games and the Ms haven’t even faced Justin Verlander yet. Verlander, who is making his first start since pitching a no-hitter, must be licking his chops to go after the Mariners who have already been the victim of two no-hit games.
It could be a chore for Verlander, since arriving in Houston the Mariners offense seems to have awakened. This revival, however, has been accompanied by a simultaneous collapse in the pitching. The first two games have seen encouraging first-inning leads quickly erased.
There's no way around the conclusion that this team is hard to root for. Dipoto's strategy for reimagining the Ms is just another was of extending spring training through a full season of interchangeable players, many easily forgotten after their brief moment in the spotlight. A series of meaningless games everyone of them full of lots of learning opportunities but none of them having an significance in the overall scheme of things.
So this has become a season of moments, some significant and remarkable, others, many, hardly worth notice or memory. And that's what it was last night: Vogie's 30th homer to the opposite field. The night before Kyle Seager became the first M to hit twenty home runs in eight consecutive seasons. Good stuff, but just a few tasty nuggets in a really watery stew.
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