SEATTLE -- As champagne sprayed in the Mariners’ clubhouse during the first of two postseason celebrations last week, Cal Raleigh immediately sought out Jerry Dipoto, thrust his index finger into the president of baseball operations’ chest and reiterated what he told the packed house over the loudspeakers at T-Mobile Park:

"Let's go win the whole [expletive] thing."

"He's been here a long time, and he's done a great job putting this thing together,” Raleigh said of Dipoto. “And just sticking with the process. He wants to win just as bad as any of us in this clubhouse. I give credit to him, going out at the [Trade] Deadline, adding the pieces. ... That’s what we needed. So, credit to him. He's put together a really solid roster, top to bottom, and it starts with him.”

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