My Season is Over.

by batura on Aug 31, 2007 3:41 PM PDT

My thoughts before tonight's game, after last night's game.

You know, I've stood by this team through a lot of crap. Normally, I would race home to make sure I was watching or had the radio on or whatever, but last night, something snapped.

I think every fan has that moment when they realize that they need to chill out and stop believing. My moment was when they announced the pitching change on the radio last night in the 9th and went to commercial. I was sitting in my car, believing that JJ was coming into the game to prevent the walk off disaster (I thought that becuase White, JJ and RRS were the only people left and RRS is probably spent and well, White sucks).

When they came back from the commercial and said that White was in, I went numb. I don't remember how I got to the grocery store, I don't really remember anything beyond the feeling that a little piece of me died. That piece was the season. As I put in my check for postseason tickets, a part of me is just looking forward to the refund and the fact I'll have a completely unused strip to frame on the wall.

Listened to the walk off walk and felt, actually truly felt, something sink. I've listened to, watched or followed on Gameday every game this season. After I realized that I was released from hope, I felt better and got on with my life. Today, I get on with my life and will check in with the game to see how bad, or perhaps, how good, it turns out, but ultimately, I am without concern for the season any longer.

Thanks for the season, Mariners. Good luck.

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I still have hope.

I don't know why. The Yankees are playing the Devil Rays and miss Kazmir and Shields. We're on a six-game losing streak.

I guess its because we haven't been even this good in a long, long time. I'm not letting myself give up hope when we're only a game out of the Wild Card.

by Fuckmikereilly on Aug 31, 2007 3:54 PM PDT reply actions

Dude

I totally sympathize. The same thing happened to me. At first, I was angry when Rick White was allowed to walk in the winning run. Then I just stopped caring. If the Mariner's don't seem to care, why should I?

by johnbai on Sep 1, 2007 1:11 AM PDT reply actions

I have this too

But it was the game before Rick White's catastrophuck. The walking in the winning run just shifted it over from "don't give a shit" to "hope they lose so we can at least prove a point."

God. Dammit.

by CapSea on Sep 1, 2007 2:47 AM PDT up reply actions

come on better draft pick!

by Matthew on Sep 1, 2007 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions

Yep, 2003

I was the same way in 2003. It was my first serious year as a fan. I watched every game I could, and followed EVERY game on Gameday. I remember the anticipation waiting for the strike zone to update, wondering if Soriano had the strike out and all that. I haven't seriously followed a season since. I was going to in 2004 but, well, yeah. :(

I mainly follow prospects and wait for the organization to get some sense. I wouldn't mind if luck and a lack of talent were our problem, but I feel I can entirely blame our woes on the guys in charge, which is a terrible feeling.

Willie is ours, and you can't have him

by spittle8 on Sep 1, 2007 1:35 PM PDT reply actions

I'll be back

As little as I don't care right now, I'll be back. I love this team (maybe not this exact team, roster and manager wise) and I'll play for next year.

If they surprise me and win the WC, I'll be ecstatic and praise them. I'll watch with the same passion I had once. But for now, with these "mistakes" and "tough brakes", I'm good to close out the season, happy that I cared until late August.

by batura on Sep 1, 2007 4:10 PM PDT reply actions