U.S.S. Mariner is enjoying rooting for the Mariners again.

Even when Washburn gave up the lead and we trailed 5-2, my first thought was "it's only three runs, and the Dodgers bullpen isn't very good." For the first time in a while, I was anticipating a come from behind win. That's a nice feeling.

Part of the fun is that Ichiro is on an incredible hitting streak. While 20 games isn't that long in terms of the best of all times, the stats he's collecting during the streak are extremely impressive. He's averaging better than two hits per game, with 14 multi-hit games and two four hit games. He's scored 22 runs as well. If the Mariners had any offense at the bottom of the order, he might have a ton of RBI as well.