Losing 2 of 3 to Minnesota at Home Hurts Bad!

The Mariners just blew a golden opportunity to pick up games on the Angels and separate themselves from the Yankees. If they have any chance of making the playoffs, they cannot afford to throw games away at home against inferior teams.

-The Yankees and Angels are not going to get swept. With the M's off today, chances are they are going to lose 1/2 game to both.

-Schedule wise this is the time to pounce. After the next 3 series (Chicago, Minnesota, Texas) the Mariners play 10 of 16 games on the road against Cleveland, New York, Detroit, and Toronto. That is brutal, so now is the time to distance themselves as much as they can. Here is a link to a previous post about the contenders schedules.

-Ho-Ram is costing you a game every 5 days. Until he gets that turned around, and I have no reason to believe that he will, you are basically giving up a game in the standings every 5th start.

-It's the middle of August and the season is getting short. 3 games may not seem like a lot, but the Mariners need to get it down to at least 2 by the end of August. That is only one game, but it's no small feat with that schedule and Ramirez pitching every 5 days.