Rainiers Make Playoffs

by ~ September 7th, 2009 at 8:56 pm

So…

Seattle Mariners AAA affiliate Tacoma Rainiers went on a dramatic 1995 Mariners-type run to tie the Colorado Springs Sky Sox for first place in the Pacific Coast League North, forcing a one game playoff, which they won en route to earning their first playoff berth since 2005.

Some people are pretty excited about this.  I guess that’s what happens when the big club take a decade long break between playoff berths.

I don’t really follow minor league teams, just players.  I’m sure the whole theory that it’s important to get players accustomed to winning before they get to the big leagues has some merit, but with the Mariners barely playing for anything at this point I’d sure like to see Matt Tuiasosopo, Adam Moore and whoever else makes it into that second batch of September callups playing for the big club down the stretch.  At least we get Brandon Morrow, and I’m sure he’s more excited about being back in a big league rotation than he was about the PCL playoffs.

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Courtesy of (aka blatantly stolen from) Section331

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  • rainierfan

    After the game someone asked Brandon Morrow and Carlos Silva how long they would be in Tacoma and they both said through the end of the playoffs. I thought Brandon was supposed to come up but I am not sure now.

  • http://proballnw.com Jon Shields

    Hmmm…

    Ryan Divish of TNT now says via Twitter: “It sounds as though Morrow will stay with the Rainiers for the first playoff series”

  • http://www.section331.com section331

    It was a fun game to be at. We thrashed them pretty badly; I almost felt sorry for the SkySox. Having Morrow stay with them over the next two days makes me very happy, as I’m going to both games and would love to see him pitch firsthand, if possible. Will be putting up some video of that, if there is a victory, of course.