Originally Published: September 25, 2009

Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Seattle Mariners

Are the Mariners good, or did they just get lucky?

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By Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff
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Insider's series on MLB teams that are out of the playoff race continues with the Seattle Mariners, who gave their fans plenty of late-inning thrills this year (and another 200-hit season from Ichiro Suzuki).

Baseball Prospectus' preseason PECOTA projection: 77-85, third place
Current record: 80-73, third place

The Mariners are 33-18 in one-run games, and 47-55 otherwise. Uh-oh.

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Insider and Baseball Prospectus now ask: What went wrong for each MLB team, and what may the future hold? We'll be covering the playoff teams as they're eliminated, and finish off with what the World Series champs need to do to improve (hey, there's always something).Insider

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