Ahhhhhh. Every winter at this time I make a vow. I'm not going to drink the Mariner Kool Aide this year. And every February I've got a glass in each hand as I wander around Spring Training at Peoria.

I admit, I'm a Mariner's basket case. I have a question for you. How could we have three hall of famers at the peak of their careers and NOT make the World Series? I sometimes wonder if the Chicago Goat or the curse of the Bambino somehow moved west....