The ebb and flow of a sports season

For people not on social media, I envy you.

If you’re involved in Seattle sports Twitter, Facebook or Reddit, you have probably seen the highs and lows of a sports season as it happens. People reacting (and overreacting) to everything posted by media members, analytics websites, hot takes from national pundits, player or staff news and games.

This could be about every sport in Seattle, but this time, I am referring specifically to the Seattle Mariners.

The Mariners season has been nothing new. Seattle started off strong and was above a .500 record until the beginning of May and went on a six-g...