Once upon a time, my morning routine consisted of: (1) pouring a large bowl of Frosted Flakes; (2) adding milk; (3) opening to the sports page of the Wheeling Intelligencer ; and (4) studying the current MLB standings and box scores while wolfing down the cereal before the flakes became un-frosted and saturated with milk.

Back then, the Houston Astros resided in the National League West. The Seattle Mariners didn’t exist. Nowadays, the two franchises share membership in the American League West. And they’re currently battling for the division title, with (as of Saturday) the Astros leading the Mariners by 0.5 games.

Also on Saturday, the Houston Texans hosted the Carolina Panthers in a preseason game. Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud arrived for the contest with a Mariners hat on his hea

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