Player introductions. Minutes away from first pitch!
I hope they checked the tires on this bandwagon I hopped on..
@PB You're a PNW guy so why not cheer on YOUR Mariners? C'mon, it'll be fun. I hope.
Growing up, the closest teams were the SF Giants and Oakland A's. I'd come visit my uncle in San Ho and see a game or two of whichever team was in town. By the time the M's were created, I already had my teams and already knew I was moving down here after college. Plus 'Mariners' is an awful name, especially in a town of SuperSonics, Seahawks, and Sounders. Even the single-season Pilots (now Milwaukee Brewers) was at least a nod to local company Boeing.
Anyway, since the 1994 strike I don't watch anything except cycling. I don't go to games except for a few free passes to corporate boxes here and there. I keep up with the local teams, but only thru news articles and some sports talk radio in the car. I spend my ballgame money on concerts, and have so much more free time not watching games every night.
Oh, and F Seattle (but that's another story for another time).
And now? I'm not cheering for the same teams those fans are.
