SEATTLE — The suite where the architects sit, on the club level of this jewelbox by Elliott Bay, is literally framed by history. Decorating the outer walls of the Seattle Mariners’ executive suite are rows and rows of timeless text, deliriously delivered by Dave Niehaus for a division series victory three decades old.
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“The Mariners are going to play for the American League championship! I don’t believe it! It just continues!”
Someday soon — next spring, or maybe next week — there will be new exclamation points, toasting a team that has finally made its own history. The Mariners did it on Friday night, reaching the AL Championship Series for the first time in a generation, needing more innings than any winner-take-all game in postseason history to get there.
My, oh my.
There are new heroes in Seattle now, pitchers who pushed to new places, lineup cornerstones and late additions, certified stars and a pint-sized pinch hitter. The Mariners outlasted the Detroit Tigers in 15 exhausting, exhilarating innings, 3-2, when Jorge Polanco singled home J.P. Crawford in the 298th minute of the game of their lives.
“My experience feels like the ground was shaking e
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