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Smith, Iannetta know thrill of late playoff berth
- Updated: October 2, 2016
SEATTLE — As the Mariners attempt to become the first Major League team to come from two back with three games to go to claim a postseason berth since 2007, they have two players with first-hand knowledge of how that indeed can happen.
Right fielder Seth Smith and catcher Chris Iannetta were both rookies on the ’07 Rockies team that won 14 of its last 15 regular-season games, then a 13-inning tiebreaker with the Padres to claim a Wild Card spot before advancing all the way to the World Series.
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“Definitely anything is possible,” said Iannetta, who played 67 games that season as a backup to Yorvit Torrealba. “Down the stretch that year, it was pretty crazy. We were very far back and we won a lot of games in a row and we didn’t gain any ground for a long time. Then right at the end, it started getting close and we ended up losing that Friday and were two back with two to play. Then we won Saturday and Sunday and San Diego lost both games and we won a play-in game.”
The 1962 Giants and ’99 Mets also came from two back with three games to play to earn postseason berths.
The ’95 Mariners …
