THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: Many things to fix before the fever hits

For a few months, the Mariners couldn't hit.

Cal Raleigh was the poster child for that campaign, swinging hopelessly at balls in the dirt, sweepers that grazed the dugout railing, passing butterflies and heaven knows what else — this, after walloping 60 home runs in 2025 and finishing a (close) second to Aaron Judge in a battle for the American League's MVP.