Seattle University's student newspaper puts Mariners on blast for 2024 season

The Mariners' 2024 season can't be described as anything but disappointing. Seattle is no stranger to just missing out on the postseason, especially in recent years. This organization has taken its lumps over the years, but being left out of the 2024 playoffs is one that will be felt for quite some time. The Mariners had one of the best rotations in Major League Baseball, which was somehow not enough to get them to October.

Angering fans all over, people are not holding back their feelings toward the infuriating franchise. Seattle University's student newspaper, The Spectator, joined in on the action, too. Daniel Truog, the publication's Sports & Opinion Editor, offered his thoughts on the painful effort from his local MLB team.

Understandably upset about the Mariners getting eliminated on a day when they didn't take the field, Truog turned most of the blame in the direction of the decision-makers for Seattle's ultimate fate of defeat.

"One of the biggest reasons for the Mariners’ struggles this year involves people who never set foot on the field during a game. Much of the fans’ frustrations have been directed at the decisions made by management, specifically their decision to fire former manager Scott Servais. Servais, who had been managing the team for nine years, found out he was being dismissed via a notification on his phone," Truog said in his article.

Watching Servais take the heat for Seattle's struggles and get fired was tough to watch, considering he was beloved by the fanbase and became synonymous with anything relating to the organization. This was unfortunately the beginning of the end for the Mariners, as they fell on their faces in the final month of the season. The M's boasted a 16-10 record in September, which was not enough compared to Detroit's 17-8 tally to get them the final spot in American League Wild Card picture.

"The excitement of 2022’s postseason run fades ever further into the rearview mirror of Mariners fans," Truog finished.

The front office and ownership group are still absorbing a ton of criticism, and they deserve every jab thrown their way. It's become unacceptable to see the Mariners end each year this way, and fans are sick of rooting for a team that can't seem to get out of their own way.

Hats off to Truog for properly laying out the universal emotion of Mariners fans. But man, when college students start getting in on the outage, that's how you know it's bad.