The Seattle Mariners came within one game of the World Series.

If you don’t like sports, stick with me, because this is actually a story about what happens when the boss finally invests in the team and you get this close to the promised land.

Sometimes that’s how progress works. It just happens to involve grown men throwing a ball really hard, and one devastating loss last night.

Seattle has never been to a World Series, ever. We’re talking 48 years of “maybe next year.” But last night? Last night we were right there. Game 7 of the ALCS, nine innings away. That’s closer than we’ve ever been.

We’ve been reminded of futility since Griffey left, since A-Rod left, since Randy left, since Felix never got a ring. We’re basically the corporate department that keeps losing its best people to G

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