"Most importantly: What if the deciding game in question NEVER FUCKING ENDED? Because on Friday night, fans of the Seattle Mariners-a team that has never gone to a World Series, much less won one-were run through this exact gauntlet. Fifteen innings against the Detroit Tigers. Five hours. Four hundred seventy-two total pitches thrown, each one more sphincter-clenching than the last."
"Seattle fans, dying to go to an ALCS for the first time in 24 years, braved the fire. They showed up to the park and stayed all the way through. As a result, their nerves were all over the telecast, as evidenced by the gentleman I've screenshotted up above. Look at our guy, assuming the classic worried man pose, joining his hands in prayer directly in front of his face and nose."
October baseball transforms casual fandom into a test of emotional endurance, with late nights and every pitch feeling consequential. The Seattle Mariners, a franchise that has never reached a World Series, endured a 15-inning, five-hour Game 5 against the Detroit Tigers that required 472 pitches. Fans endured mounting tension and adopted visible 'prayer faces' as the teams combined to strand 22 runners, many in extra frames. Spectators across seating types—season-ticket holders, retro-jersey fans, parents with children, and elderly attendees—watched and waited for each pitch to deliver salvation as the game stretched deep into the night.
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