The Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres have deprived their long-suffering fan bases of the beauty of playing in the postseason since Eisenhower was in office.



OK, that’s not quite true, but the Mariners haven’t been to the big dance since 2001. It’s the longest active playoff drought in North American sports. The Padres, who last made it in 2006, are only a couple spots behind them. But that wait is over, at least in a virtual sense.



We decided to simulate the 2022 World Series between these two teams with the considerable help of the gang over at Out Of The Park Developments, the team behind the highly addictive — and loads of fun — “Out of the Park Baseball” simulation.



Those in the know will recognize this meeting of the Mariners and Padres as just another installment of the Vedder Cup (as celebrated by our friend @VedderCup on Twitter). The virtual trophy is named after Eddie Vedder, who spent his teenage years...