Flashback: Griffey and Seattle in first place. (For now.)
I’m going to make this as painless as possible:
Don’t get your hopes up, Marlins fans.
In fact, there happens to be quite a few surprises posers right now. How about the Blue Jays in first place? No longer in contention for NBA playoffs, Seattle has reason to cheer for baseball again. Nobody expected the Padres to contend, but here they are — not sucking. And the Pirates? Didn’t I recently go off on how perpetually bad they were? And here they are actually over .500?
Somebody record this moment in time.
But again, let me repeat: It’s early, folks. Lots of sucky teams get off to good starts, only to suck as we all expected. Already things have shifted: The Marlins have dropped three straight. The Red Sox, winners of their last seven, are catching up on Toronto in a hurry. And does anyone have a doubt that the Angels will get on a roll soon?
Best to keep staying home, Marlins fans. It’s gonna be cold in the cellar.
Photo: Seattle Times
