We battled the rain, the snow, and Erik Bedard’s 5 walks, but we stuck it out for the whole game. The Mariners open the season with a 5-2 win over the Texas Rangers.

Bright spots

• Adrian Beltre - He looked comfortable hitting and if he’s hitting, the M’s have some stability in the middle of their lineup.
• JJ Putz - One of the best closers in baseball still has electric stuff

Areas of concern

• Richie Sexson - Big Sexy still can’t layoff the bad pitches. He opened the season with a walk, but proved that was an anomaly as the game progressed.
• Erik Bedard - Let’s hope it was Opening Day jitters. He look terrible. Facing the leadoff batter in the first, he was lights out. After that, he was in trouble the whole game. Let’s hope this isn’t an instant replay of Jeff Weaver. I don’t think it will be.

So, the Mariners are undefeated. Looking at their lineup, I don’t think it’ll last. Let’s just hope that they can scrap their way to first place by mid-summer and see if Bill Bavasi brings in some help at the trade deadline. They may win the weak AL West with this lineup, but they won’t get out of the first round of the playoffs.

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