The Milwaukee Brewers are tearing it up, rocking a 77-48 record, which is the best in all of Major League Baseball right now. If you’re a Mariners fan watching them open their series at T-Mobile Park, you’re not just seeing a good baseball team, you’re seeing what the Emerald City needs to replicate.
Same Pain, Different Outcomes
Look, both the Brewers and our Mariners know what it’s like to come close. They’re both among the oldest MLB franchises never to win a World Series, though the Brewers did make it in ’82. And get this: both teams made their respective Championship Series in 2025, only to fall short. We felt that pain right there with you, Mariners faithful. But now, in 2026, these two teams couldn’t be in more different spots. Our Mariners have been, let’s be honest, highly disappointing. Sure, the AL West is still within reach, with the Houston Astros leading at 63-62, but it’s been a frustrating ride. Flip over to the National League, and the Brewers are absolutely cooking, fresh off winning three of four games on the road against the powerhouse Los Angeles Dodgers to get to that league-best 77-48 record. Every Seattle fan watching this series needs to see what makes them tick.
Identity and Belief: The Super Bowl Secret
So, what’s the Brewers’ secret sauce, and how can our Seahawks take a page out of their playbook? It’s simple, really: identity and belief. It’s the exact same stuff that propelled our Seahawks to a Super Bowl victory in 2025! For years, outside of a little spark in the mid-to-late 2000s, the Brewers were a historically middling franchise. But then Craig Counsell, a former player and hometown guy, took over as manager in 2015, and everything shifted. From 2015 to 2023, Counsell won over 700 games, led them to the playoffs five times, and grabbed three NL Central division titles. He eventually bolted for the rival Cubs on a massive contract. His bench coach, Pat Murphy, stepped up to replace him, and honestly, a lot of us figured Murphy would just be a fall guy, maybe last a season or two. Instead, the Brewers haven’t missed a beat.
This whole Brewers story is a huge lesson. As our Mariners slug it out with them on the diamond, they need to be looking for that unshakeable identity. For our Seahawks, Coach Macdonald and Sam Darnold need to keep that 2025 Super Bowl-winning identity and belief locked in. That’s the formula, Emerald City. It’s not just about talent, it’s about what you believe you are, deep down.
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Originally reported by Field Gulls.
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