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The Seattle Mariners End Their 20-Season Playoff Drought - The New York Times
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Mariners playing their best baseball in years, can it translate to a playoff berth?
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Even jaded fans must admit the Mariners have a good chance to end their playoff drought
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Mariners outlast Rangers, drop magic number to one to end postseason drought
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As Cal Raleigh implores them to get better, will Mariners get the message?
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108 Musicians Predict the 2022 Baseball Season
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Seattle Mariners end longest playoff drought in American sports - Buffalo Rumblings
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MLB: Seattle Mariners vs Blue Jays, road to wild-card series
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Even jaded fans must admit the Mariners have a good chance to end their playoff drought
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J.P. Crawford's 11th inning RBI single lifts Mariners to 10-9 victory over Rangers.
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Longest Active Playoff Droughts : r/hockey
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Mistakes were made': Inside the dysfunction of the Mariners' 16-year playoff drought
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Projecting When MLB's Longest Playoff Droughts Will Be Broken, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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Timing is everything: How the Mariners could be outscored and make the playoffs anyway