Iwas in my seat at T-Mobile Park last Thursday to welcome third baseman Eugenio Suarez back to Seattle.

Wait. That’s not right.

I actually stood up when he was introduced before that first game, and I was on my feet again after his fourth-inning double. I emitted what can only be described as a squeal of delight when he dashed home on a passed ball, scoring the first run in what was a 6-0 victory over Texas.

The next night, I actually jumped out of my seat in the bottom of the ninth when J.P. Crawford turned on a 2-0 fastball from the Rangers’ closer, lasering a two-run homer into right-center and turning a one-run deficit into a 4-3 win.

And right now, I’m doing my very best to maintain that level of brain-dead enthusiasm as I consider what might happen over the final two months of th

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