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Mojo Sez

Doc, In view of the record, and other obvious signs, a pronouncement of the season is necessary.  

Here’s the form.  Choose only one box then sign.

Its:

□ Dead.

□ Mostly dead.

□ Almost dead.

□ Not dead.

□ ALLLLIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE!!!!!!!

Tritely, 

Dr. Detecto                                     

No, Let's Win 8 of 10 and Then Shut Down the Power Grid

Mojo's implication is clear enough, that as of 6 May 2014 our pulse is as strong as a jackhammer.  It ain't like you score 3 TD's on 3 straight drives and then walk off the field in resignation.

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But the follow-on consists of --- > tagging the number of Can You Win Your Next Pennant With This Players who --- > will deliver the goods in the 2nd half of 2014 ...

• The entire rotation, certainly, including the #5 and #6 spots ...
• The catchers, taken as a synthesis, ya ok ...
• Seager, Cano, Hart, obviously, so that's a presentable MOTO ...
• As to the rest of it:  form your own opinions on the short-term futures for Saunders, Romero, Gillespie, :: cough :: Smoak :: hack ::, Miller ...

(1) We've got a lot of draws at the deck, though, to find The Straw That Stirs (the offense, that is).  Supposing that Romero went ROY on us, and supposing that Miller found it, then we in bidness.  

(2) Bob Condotta his ownself -- the definition of a hard-bitten sportswriter, and the 2nd-best beat writer we've had here after Baker -- has said "The rotation could come together in a big way."  Get KPax, Elias, and Taijuan as your 3-4-5, get them rolling at top velocity, and a below average offense might win the World Series.

The old-timers have seen pennants won with much less air power than the M's have in the hangar ... only not very often in Seattle.  In the big picture, we sit here (with 16 other teams) hoping for things to jell.  Yes, that constitutes "life" in the pennant-race context.

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Test Yourself At Home, Dept.

How confident do you feel about the last 3 games of the Oakland series?   Really?

Dr. D personally .... well, if they take those UNHURRIED at-bats they've been taking, sure, I'll go to war with Oakland.  I like my chances, IF they're going to have an idea up there in the batter's box.

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But hey.  SSI is supposed to be telling you things you don't know, or at least might not have noticed.  Sorry about the vapid reply.

Enjoy Mojo's pic,

Dr D