How the 2001 Mariners went from 116 wins to a historic drought in an instant | Collapse 

"The goal of the Mariners is not to win a World Series..." that alone tells you everything you need to know about their management.

The Seattle SuperSonics have been to the playoffs more recently than the Mariners.

Imagine going 93-69 two years in a row and not even close to being a playoff team. AL was a monster in the 2000s.

SB Nation Presents The History of the Seattle Mariners: Part 5.5

Jamie Moyer was 39 in 2001 😂 then went on to pitch for another 11 years

as a mariner's fan we've been in the 'acceptance' stage of grief for about 10 years counting.

As a lifelong Mariners fan, Ichiro was and is a legend for Seattle.

The early 2000's was horrible for Seattle. The Mariners teased and choked, the Supersonics left, and Frasier came to an end.

It’s also worth noting that Hiroshi Yamauchi, who owned Mariners, never went to a single Mariners game while alive even when Mariners played few games in Japan.

Randy Johnson got the better part of the deal in that 98' trade, in 01' he won a World Series w the D Backs 👀

This is basically a non-shitpost version of UrinatingTree's legacy of failure video on the mariners. Good video though.

As a Mariner fan, I want to thank you for sparing us everything that happened after 2004.

*YOU BLEW IT! YOU HAD IT ALL AND YOU BLEW IT!*

As a Mariners fan, just seeing those comments again from Lincoln makes me unbelievably frustrated. What's funny, is that he (as well as Chuck Armstrong) really stopped commenting to the media altogether as things got worse and worse through the 2000's. The general message from diehard Mariner fans when he and Armstrong stepped down was "don't let the door hit your ass on the way out," and for good reason.

No matter how many games you win in the regular season, everybody 0-0 come playoff time.

When you realize as a Mariners fan that, at one point, you had Jason Varitek and David Ortiz. Excuse me. *SCREAMS IN CORNER*

The 21 year playoff drought is now over for Seattle Mariners & now it's showtime for 2022 postseason.

Collapse idea. Dwight howard era Magic and all of the drama after 2009. Van gundy. Richardson. Nelson. Turkoglu. Carter.

God bless you for using Dave Niehaus's calls in some of the clips.

The higher you climb the harder you will fall

In 10 years, if the angels never win a World Series, we’ll be looking back on how they never won with Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani on their team….

Can’t wait for the Collapse episode on literally any Cleveland franchise

Listening to all the names that came and went through Seattle in the early 2000s made me realize that the Mariners are basically just a AAA team for the Yankees...

Here after the 7 run comeback; this team and fan base deserve a magical run

Can't wait for the Tampa Bay Lightning episode. EDIT 08/15/2021: Just call me Nostradumbass, I guess.

I had just moved to Seattle when 116 happened. You have no idea how disappointed I am now to go through glory days fatigue after such a big high.

The goal is not to win now. The goal now is to fight for a chance to win. WHAT?!

The 2000's was horrible for Seattle. The Mariners teased and choked, the Sonics left for Oklahoma City and became the Thunder and Frasier came to an end. The Seahawks also got screwed out of Super Bowl 40 to the Steelers.

Just imagine if they had Johnson, A-Rod, Griffey, and Ichiro all on the same team

Do one on how the expos had the best team in baseball in 1994 until the lockout, and than traded all their players and the team eventually moved.

2022: The Mariners are finally in the playoffs!

Gotta do your next episode on the Buffalo Bills: From perennial Super Bowl contender in the 90's, to perennial (fart noise) today.

The Mariners have broke their 21 year postseason drought and they are heading to the 2022 MLB Postseason for the first time since 01

That 2001 Mariners team was probably the best Mariners team of all time, it's too bad they ran into a brick wall called the Yankees

Maybe the four way division winners' first round collapse in this years NHL playoffs will make the cut here at some point.

How about a collapse on the Los Angeles Kings? They went from two AMAZING Stanley Cup runs in three years to being one of the worst teams in the NHL, and that would make it so we've seen at least one from all four sports.

Originally, I am from Seattle. I go to college in Illinois with several Chicago kids, mostly all Cubs fans. When they won in 2016, the first thing I asked each and every one of them was "are you finally willing to concede the Mariners are the most cursed team in baseball?" This is a team that last made the playoffs when I was 4 years old and in preschool, and right now I'm a 5th year student in college. A baby born on the day of the last Mariners playoff game would be month and a half way from being legally able to vote in the US (and they're definitely not making it this year). To be honest, it's one thing if the team was a regular season juggernaut but couldn't win in the playoffs. But since that 03 season, the Mariners have had 5 winning seasons (07, 09, 14, 16, and 18), and 4 of them they had genuine chances to be a playoff team (all but 09). What happened? The A's either got hot and stole the Wild Card spot, or they played spoiler against Seattle. To be honest, I hate the A's more than any other team, including the Yankees and Angels, even though I respect the hell out of their general management (ownership not so much). The 07 team blew a Wild Card lead in August, the 14 team was eliminated on the last day of the season because they had a great rotation but one good hitter (Robinson Cano), the 16 team started well, tumbled horribly in June, and went on a hot streak only to be eliminated on the second to last day of the year, and the 18 team blew an 8.5 game lead in the Wild Card standings, falling from 24 games over .500 at the time in July to 16 over at the end. This is the first time they've tried to attempt a legitimate rebuild where they tear everything down in a while, though, so I have some level of hope. Not much, though.

THE DROUGHT IS OVER AND THIS VIDEO JUST AGED VERY WELL.

I'm a NE fan. I am sure the Collapse video after Brady and BB retire will be epic

Well it took 21 years, but the historic drought has FINALLY ended. The Mariners are going to the 2022 Postseason!

The drought is over.

The drought is now over

Now 21 years later, they are back in the playoffs

The 2001 Mariners were the pinnacle of successful failures until the 07 Patriots and the 16 Warriors showed us that its far more brutal to make it almost to the finishline and then crash in spectacular fashion.

2022 the drought is over.

They truly have... A Legacy of Failure.

Lou Pinella was a great manager, but he had a flaw; he coached using his gut, not analytically. I’ll give a couple of examples how this doomed them in the postseason that year. First of all, he started Jay Buhner who spent almost all season on DL. A move done out of loyalty. Secondly, I remember a game against the Yankees where he had Edgar Martinez try to steal a base. Edgar is my all time favorite Mariner, a hall of fame DH, but probably the slowest man on the planet. Out at second, rally killer. Went on to lose that game. Man, it’s amazing that I remember all that nearly 20 years later.

Every single time, you get me by the end of the video. Something about the heartfelt music coming to a close and that final sentence being thoughtful and contemplative. The one you did for the NY Giants collapse resonated hard, and I still go back to watch its final 3-4 minutes.

You should do a video on the “forgotten” 2005 post season. One of the most dominant playoff runs ever and no one even remembers it.

The way you guys breakdown the history of teams so effectively has me absolutely pining for a build up style video to the Red Sox' first WS title in 04. The dynamic of the league was so fascinating at that time. Lots of underdog stories.

Jamie Moyer pitched in the mid 80's, 90's, 2000's and the 2010's He was a 16 game winner at age 45 for Philly's world series winning ball club in 2008. He had a remarkable and unique career.

My family had season tickets in 2001 when I was just a kid. This brought back so many memories. Great video as always

August 5th 2001 I was there. Greatest comeback against one of the greatest bullpens/teams ever. Cheers great video.

Never clicked a video so fast...loving this series

Mariners led MLB in attendance in 2001, 2002, and 2003. The fans loved the Mariners.

This video makes me sad as a Mariners fan. But then again as a Mariners fan I am used to sadness about baseball.

We will always miss you, Ichiro~ and those glory days~~😊

Mariners were down 2-1 on the road against Clev in the 2001 division series, so they almost lost that one as well. I still feel like the 2000 Mariners with 90 wins were a more dangerous team than the 116 wins 2001 Mariners

And now they finally broke their drought 21 years later.

Im surprised SB Nation hasn't done a video on why Griffey Jr and the Mariners didn't win a championship from 1995 through 1999. And also include 2000 and 2001 without Griffey.

This Collapse episode doubles as an Ichiro Untitled episode.

Oooh I'm excited for Jon Bois to get to this season

As an Angels fan (2002 Champs), this is quite possibly the BEST SB Nation video I've ever seen!

These are amazing and you guys come out with them quick! Keep these coming!!!

The rebuild the M's needed to have in 2004 ended up waiting until 2019 to happen. But it's paying dividends now!

Do the collapse of the 1990s Cowboys. Even though I am a diehard fan, I want to see y'alls perspective.. Y'all are awesome!

Keep up the good work SB Nation. Love this stories

im a Ms fan, and i didnt expect us to win the series that year even after 116. no Unit. no Arod. no Junior. im still proud of that group of guys for that ride.

I would love to see one on the 1998 Padres, as the San Diego fair and we don’t have many moments to cherish but if they didn’t run into the Yankees that year who knows if that could’ve been our first championship

Bruh this actually makes me really sad. I’m 17. I was born in 2001. I literally don’t know what it’s like to have my favorite team make the playoffs.

As a Mariners fan growing up during all of this it’s painful to watch. But I’ll always love the Mariners

This is the biggest OOF that I've ever received while watching an SB Nation video. I remember this season and the hope that it brought to my city for a championship. The heartbreak was so real.

Kaz just wanted to go home...

Greatest Show on Turf Rams for a next Episode please

Every time I think you guys are done, you keep pulling me back in

Who’s back after Mariners are back in the playoffs

Idea for a collapse video: The Texas Rangers from 2010-now. From being so close to a World Series ring in 2011 to 2014 making last place and 2017-18 making last place.

This was fantastic. If Griffey was on that 2001 team they would have won it all!

They finally made it back to playoffs we’ll see how they do

Thank you so much!! I requested this on the last vid!!

They probably got the inspiration for this video from UrinatingTree's Legacy of Failure Video on the Mariners.

Whoa whoa whoa that’s Phillies Legends Jamie Moyer and “Double Play” David “I hit for cycle” Bell to you, sir

I really love the collapse series 😎😎 always on point with the details & facts

I think I mentioned this idea in a comment in a previous episode, so even though it's blatantly obvious to anyone but a complete fool and SBNation no doubt thought of it long before I brought it up, I take sole and full credit for this episode. You may all now kiss my signet ring. (great series, SBNation, keep it up!)

Who came here after they just broke the drought??!!!!!!

1986 New York Mets would make a great episode. The dynasty that never was, spiraling into 1992, aka The Worst Team Money Could Buy.

Been wondering when this video would happen... As a Mariners fan this is incredibly depressing, but I have hope for our team in the next few years!

One of my fondest memories was watching this team play with my dad in the Safeco bleachers. What a team. What a year.

As a Pittsburgh fan, I've had my fair share of losing and then some. But even the trauma of countless games with scores like 20-0 (against Milwaukee), 17-2 (against Chicago) and 15-1 (against St. Louis) can't compare to the utter heartbreak I felt when we were eliminated from the postseason. I had never known what winning felt like, and then that feeling was suddenly destroyed. On the bright side, my favourite ever line from a newspaper article only existed because of a horrific offensive showing one night, where (I'm paraquoting here) "Better contact was made by Jalapeño Hannah [one of the Pierogi Racers] than any of the batters, when she whacked another Pierogi over the head with her purse." I wish I had cut this out and framed it, as I can't seem to find it anywhere online (so I can check the real wording), but I will forever cherish it as only a die-hard fan could.

Collapse idea:How The Royals Made Two Straight World Series (2014-2015) and then collapsed after the organization failed to trade players in 2017 on the last year of their contracts (Eric Hosmer, Jason Vargas, Lorenzo Cain) at the trade deadline because they thought they could still contend.

Your videos are GOLD

A 2012 Detroit tigers rise and collapse video would be good too

That big valley at the end of the graph continued to flatline until... uh... ((looks at watch))... yup, still going.

Do a Collapse episode on the Chicago Bulls after Derrick Rose's injury

I love this channel keep it up

Probably gonna see one of these about the 2016 Cubs in a few years....

I've see a lot of comparisons of this year's Tampa Bay Lightning to the 01 Mariners but as an M's fan, even I feel bad for Lightning fans. We at least made it to the LCS. Their bus came to a screeching halt the second the regular season ended. At least they have a league title to look back on.

When you're team is ran by Super Mario..

dude...nice vid production. High production value here. Well done to the editor.

The 1906 Cubs were also the best team of their decade and generally considered one of the best teams in MLB history. The '01 Mariners were good but probably regular season overachievers.