Up Close & Personal w/Seattle M’s

Seattle Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez greets students Thursday at View Ridge Elementary in Seattle, as he and other members of the team make up the D.R.E.A.M. Team of Mariners talking about being Drug-free, Respect, Education through Reading, Attitude and Motivation during an assembly for the school. (AP Photo/The Seattle Times, Steve Ringman)

Question: Which are the real Mariners — the ones who stumbled out of the blocks with a 4-11 record? Or the ones who won 6 of 7 games in a recent eastern road trip and 2 of 3 this week at home against defending American League champion Texas Rangers?