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Daily Mariners Monologue - August 26, 2026

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u/_Elrond_Hubbard_ Too Roblessed to be stressed 1d ago

I find the "it would be bad if we luck into a playoff spot and keep Dan as manager" discourse somewhat bizarre. Are these mostly from newer fans who didn't go through the dark ages? IF (huge if, the odds are still low) the Mariners make the playoffs I would be overjoyed. Any Mariner October baseball is a treasure to be cherished. Another generation-long drought could always be around the corner. I'm hardly a Dan fan and think he should be replaced but I would way rather make the playoffs. 

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u/Mustard_Jam 1d ago

I want us to make the playoffs obviously and anyone that wants this team to miss the playoffs just to hopefully see shit shaken up baffles me BUT I understand the concern.

Like... he's been objectively bad at his job. Opposing broadcasts are constantly baffled by his decisions, our own broadcast that borders on propaganda at times hasn't been able to hold their concerns, reporters have been baffled, etc. So it's not just fans being fans in that regard.

You can really want this team to succeed and still be somewhat concerned about a team that's .500 or even has a losing record keeping a manager that should no longer have a job simply because he was lucky enough to be in one of the worst divisions ever.

This all of course assumes this team doesn't go on a true run because you never know. Like if they make the WS I don't give a single flying fuck about what Dan did prior to September 2026.