The Mariners Really Are Better, but How Much Better?

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With last night’s victory over the Blue Jays, the Mariners have now won six straight games and have improved their record to 49-57. That’s not great, but it’s better than the Marlins, Phillies, and Brewers have posted this year, and each of them went into the year thinking that they were going to win their division. That .462 winning percentage is a 36 point improvement over last year’s mark on this same date and a 96 point improvement over where they were on August 1st of 2010. If they maintain their pace over the final two months of the year, they’ll end the year with around 75 wins, a mark that is about what we expected from them heading into the season...

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