I’m pretty sure Mariners ownership doesn’t love the stigma that they don’t care about winning or that profits will always trump results on the field. If that’s the case, they’re not doing much to shed that stigma – providing another example this week. The M’s then proceeded to miss the playoffs, and Dipoto, extension in hand, decided to tear the whole thing down. In 2016, when John Stanton became team chairman, he said, "Mariners fans have been so positive, so patient with the team. In a results-based business, to fans, that’s literally the only result that matters.