I call it NR4PT - "Not ready for Prime Time." In another thread I mentioned my biggest concern about this team was not having the mental fortitude for this - seems to be playing out exactly that way, unfortunately. That can change at any momenbt, but this team - just don't got it between the ears. I think of that every time I watch them strike out or stare at 90 MPH fastballs down the center of the plate as they go by only to swing at a splitter 8 feet off the plate on the very next pitch.Michael K. wrote: ↑Fri Oct 17, 2025 4:37 pmHaving two straight starting pitchers in the 8th inning give up a double to the 8 hitter and a bomb to the 9 hitter is fucking ridiculous. Two straight guys from the staff that coming into the season was supposed to be the best in baseball...walked out to the mound in the 3rd, dropped their pants and took a shit on the rubber. Only the Mariners could do this to their fan base. Both games right there to be had, and our rotation can't get through the lineup once. And then completely faceplant after. Dan did the right thing in pulling Castillo....he looked like a fucking deer in headlights. The moment is just too big for these guys.
Time to dump those stupid sloganeering shirts they always trot out for the playoffs with the nauseating slogan du jour and just print up NR4PT and wear that shit proudly. Fucking "built for this"? For what? A choking hazard?