Said Wedge: “I’ve got a few things left yet, I guess, but we pulled most of it out. You don’t wait 15 games to start doing things.”
That did not stop the (rookie) second baseman Dustin Ackley from wearing his navy blue “Fear the Mustache” T-shirt around the (clubhouse) Monday.
Every player interviewed Monday agreed with Wedge that the demeanor around the team has not changed. They have (prepared) the same way, doing their best to stay upbeat — “given the circumstances,” Kennedy said — despite flushing away what had been a promising three months with three weeks of misfortune. When the Mariners last played at home, their skid (stood) at nine games, but Kennedy said he could only imagine the reaction.
“It is a little frustrating because I think they were starting to come back to us a little bit, as opposed to the last (couple) years being rough for them,” Kennedy said. “I think we were starting to win them back and get their support, but it’s disappointing when you start getting that (momentum) with the fans and then lose it.”
They can concentrate on assuaging a (disappointed) fan base Friday, when they open a six-game (homestand) against Tampa Bay. Until then, they just want to remember what it feels like to win again.
”Just play one day at a time,” left fielder Mike Carp said. “If we win, we win. If we lose, we lose. (Unfortunately), we’ve been losing.”
