Popular Podcast Host Lambasts Seattle Mariners For Wasting Incredible Pitching
Count popular podcast host Ben Verlander as someone else who is mad at the Seattle Mariners right now.
Verlander, the brother of Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander, said on his "Flippin' Bats" podcast recently that the M's are wasting elite pitching and can't afford to do that.
You can hear his comments below:
The Seattle Mariners are wasting the prime of perhaps the best pitching rotation in baseball.
The players deserve better. The fans deserve better. And they need to go address the issue IMMEDIATELY.
The Seattle Mariners are wasting the prime of perhaps the best pitching rotation in baseball.
— Ben Verlander (@BenVerlander) July 25, 2024
The players deserve better. The fans deserve better. And they need to go address the issue IMMEDIATELY.
Full convo in newest episode: https://t.co/2jikmIDKEQ
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Verlander is in agreement with much of Mariners Nation on this one. What has transpired with Seattle over the last month has been incredibly frustrating to watch. The team has the best ERA in baseball and is the best at suppressing runs in baseball, yet can't get any offensive support. The Mariners are coming off a series in which they scored three runs in three games against the Los Angeles Angels. They've scored one run or less in five of six games since the All-Star break to fall 1.0 game back of the Houston Astros in the American League West.
Unbelievably, there are still chances to rectify things. The M's are just 1.0 game back and they have the trade deadline looming where they can go out and make some upgrades in various spots. We've heard them connected to Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Luis Robert Jr., among others, in the last few weeks.
The Mariners will be back in action on Friday night when they take on the Chicago White Sox in Chicago.
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