SEATTLE(AP) — A freshly shaven Dan Wilson, who shed his playoff mustache after the Seattle Mariners were eliminated by Toronto in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series , was carrying the weight of just how the franchise was to its first World Series three days later.

“Like I told the team after the game, it does sting,” the manager said Thursday. “I’m not sure how long the sting’s going to last. For a lot of us, it’s a tough way to go out, and it’s a tough way to end a pretty outstanding season, and in some ways overshadows a lot of the positives that have happened.”

Much went right for the Mariners on the way to their first AL West title since 2001. But they remain in search of the team's first World Series berth.

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