With their Cactus League record at 6-16, it would have been nice to have a distraction from the Seattle Mariners over the last few weeks. Something like, say, a triumphant showing by their many representatives in the World Baseball Classic.
But with the WBC winding down to Tuesday's finale between the USA and Venezuela, it's fair to say that the Mariner-ness of it all has been a bust.
The vibes obviously haven't been great. Nobody asked for the whole thing between Cal Raleigh and Randy Arozarena, and all anyone wants now is for it to freakin' end already.