Jason Bay is in the new cast that has aspirations to dissolve the memory of a decade of dreariness. / Drew McKenzie, Sportspress Northwest
The occasion of the Mariners' season opener brings up many traditional questions, chiefly: By which summer holiday ( Memorial Day, Flag Day, Fourth of July, Seafair or Labor Day), will the Mariners be functionally eliminated from the division/post-season race (April Fool's Day is a little too cynical).
