After 21 long years, the Seattle Mariners are back in the playoffs!
Now, the playoff-less era is officially over and the 2022 Mariners could be a tough out with a deep rotation and lineup led by Rookie of the Year favorite Julio Rodriguez.The Mariners barely celebrated their last playoff berth because of 9/11
Baseball shut down for a week after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks with the Mariners holding a 17-game lead in the AL West over the Athletics . In the second game after the hiatus, Seattle clinched the division with a 5-0 win over the Angels at Safeco Field – featuring a subdued celebration just eight days removed from the attacks. after the Mariners' 106th win. “We wanted to remember the people that suffered through this past week… At the same time, we wanted to salute our fans for the way they’ve supported us all year.”
Jamie Moyer, then 38 and still more than a decade from retirement, pitched six shutout innings in the clincher, picking up his 18th victory in an eventual 20-win season.After a decade on the job Piniella departed after the 2002 season having led the Mariners to the playoffs four times from 1995-2001.
That started a revolving door in Seattle's dugout with the Mariners going through eight managers from 2003 to 2015. Current skipper Scott Servais has been a stable hand in his seventh year on the job.
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