Oct. 21—NEW YORK — OK, I'll admit it — it had been a while since I'd climbed on the Seattle Mariners' bandwagon. Twenty-four years, to be exact. That explains why this longtime lukewarm M's fan booked an October trip to New York earlier this year with his daughter to hit a few comedy clubs. Because really, the thought that the M's would still be playing October baseball seemed like a bad joke. ...