From an Etsy witch to a historic season from Cal Raleigh, Mariners fans across Seattle Prep and the city are starting to rally behind the team. The Mariners clinched a trip to the 2025 MLB Postseason on September 12th with a 4-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies followed by clinching their first AL West title in 24 years the next night. With the team’s long history of underperforming come postseason, three members of the Prep community offer their perspective on the question we’ve all been asking: can the Mariners make it to the World Series and win?
Calvin Bobek ’27, a lifelong baseball fan whose favorite Mariner is Ben Williamson, believes the Mariners’ strengths lie in that “talent wise, they are the best team in the American League.”
Sam Mounir ’28 agreed with Bobek on the Mariners’ ability talent wise, saying: “our starting rotation, when it’s all healthy and good, is arguably the best in the league. Our offense is the best in the American League, though our bullpen has struggled in past. For the last month it too has also been the best in the league.”
Mr. Behrman adds to the Mariners offense’s positive sentiment saying “the biggest reason we go all the way will be our pitching, that’s been our most key thing for how we overpower teams. The lineup improvement has been huge, but I think that the pitching is still our main strength.”
Despite some optimistic views for the Mariners’ chances at the World Series, doubts still remain. “The biggest weakness will be consistency. We can’t play our peak for more than a couple games,” said Bobek. For this reason, Bobek does not think the team has what it takes this year. He predicts “the Mariners win the division series. But I think we’re going to come up short in the ALCS.”
Mr. Behrman echoes similar concerns: “the Mariners biggest weakness is probably the bullpen because it’s just a little bit less steady than it has been with some of the starters.”
Though the Mariners’ fate is still up in the air, their run to the AL West title has already left an indelible mark on Seattle and Prep alike. Reflecting on his own high school years, Mr. Behrman shared, “I was a junior when the Seahawks won the Super Bowl. We got off school to go to the parade and I have some really good memories from that.” Now, he hopes the Mariners can spark the same Seattle pride that the Seahawks created a decade ago.
