Maybe there are no ghosts that linger for the Seattle Mariners from 2001, but there certainly are some scars.

Mention the best regular seasons in major league history and the 116-win Mariners from 2001 enter the conversation. Compile some of the all-time playoff busts, and the same club comes to mind.

Nobody knows the highs and lows more than Dan Wilson, a catcher on the 2001 Mariners, who is the manager of the franchise’s current iteration.

Wilson played 123 games for that 116-win club, batting .265 with 10 home runs and 42 RBIs. A better indicator of what Wilson meant for that team was the pitching staff’s combined 3.54 ERA. No major league team was better that season.

Opponents also hit a league-low .236 against Seattle that season. The pitchers’ walks/hits per nine innings were at

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