We took the fast ferry from Bremerton to Seattle, Washington, to go to the Mariners team store, and walk a little around the city.
Lumen Field for feetball:
T-Mobile Park baseball field:
Mariners Team Store:
Pioneer Square and environs:
MOD Pizza for dinner:
Skylight for underground area:
Line for ferry:
Glimpse of stadiums:
We took Mom to a Seattle Mariners baseball game.
The Mariners lost 4-3 in 11. They had the lead most of the game until Sewald blew the save and went into extra innings. Saucedo really blew it then. J.P. Crawford led with a home run on the first pitch. It was “Salute to the Negro Leagues” day so they wore Steelheads uniforms and everything had a retro vibe, which was cool. The roof was closed, so it was not the best day for baseball, but it’s still a beautiful ballpark. Sat in the Club level, but couldn’t park in the connecting lot—$60 to park two blocks away.
T-Mobile Park:
Jenn with a picture of her hero, Cal Raleigh:
View from the club level:
Media booths:
Pizza:
Mariner Moose:
Play ball!
Salute to the Negro Leagues Day:
Closed roof:
Home run!
Home run trident:
Line for food (fairly fast moving):
Fish and chips:
Retro sailboat race:
Selfie:
Panorama:
While staying north of San Francisco, our Seattle Mariners happened to be in Oakland, so we attended a game.
It was the final game, and a sweep of the A’s by the Mariners with another come-from-behind win. Taylor Trammell had a 2-run homer in the 3rd. A’s pitching was not good. Walked Trammell in the 4th to score Cal Raleigh. Bases loaded, Kolten Wong singled to score Teoscar Hernandez and J.P. Crawford. Kirby settled in after the 3rd, and Sewald closed it out. Sad to see so few fans at the crumbling Coliseum, but it was a good Mariners win. The A’s will be in Vegas in a few years anyway. I feel bad for the loyal Oakland fans.
Rooted in Oakland… but not for much longer, as they are planning to move to Las Vegas:
Tailgating:
The Coliseum:
A peek of the field:
Looking back from our seats:
Selfie from our seats:
We could see into the camera and ramp area, as the Mariners gave autographs on the way out:
Play ball:
We did a mobile order for food, which was a mistake; I spent over half an hour standing in line to pick up our food after the “ready” notification, while the ad hoc order line was moving much faster:
Finally, our chicken and fries:
Some slow-mo videos:
Sweep:
Mariners win!
Autographs:
Scores:
While in Phoenix we attended a spring training game of the Seattle Mariners, playing against Canada.
The Mariners do their spring training at the Peoria Sports Complex:
Of course, we bought some swag at the team store:
Some ballpark food for lunch:
Lineups:
Umps:
Play ball:
“Big Dumper” Cal Raleigh:
We enjoyed a Matador Southnorte tequila and pineapple cocktail from a vendor:
Ichiro:
Shipyard playground:
Home run:
Attendance 3,962:
Mariners win!
Final scores:
We attended a Mariners Spring Training game in Peoria, Arizona.
Spring training for the Mariners is held at Peoria Sports Complex. Here’s a satellite view, showing where our seats were located, right behind home plate:
The view from our seats:
A wide-angle view:
The starting lineup:
As is traditional, the game was kicked off with a singing of the national anthem:
Ichiro watched the game:
Play ball!
Hit:
A confused bee thought Jenn’s new Mariners cap looked like a flower (which, fair enough, it does):
The stands:
Some more baseball:
KC scored a run:
Conference on the mound:
Mariners run:
Pitcher warming up:
The hydro challenge is a fun tradition:
Seventh inning stretch:
There were some baseball scouts sitting behind us:
Run:
2,730 attendance:
Another run:
Hit:
More hits:
But not enough; the final score was Royals 11, Mariners 4:
The victors:
Outside the Peoria Sports Complex:
Despite our team losing, we enjoyed the game. We may look into attending a Mariners game when we’re in the Seattle region later this year; it’s been ages since we’ve attended a game.