Because I am a Yankee fan and hate the Mariners, this brings me joy http://baseball.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/31705/20120723/ichiro_suzuki_traded_to_yankees/
I have been a Yankees fan since Thurmond Munson, and long before that stupid ass team they tried to force feed us came to Seattle
Back to the topic, the Mariners continue to be the most irrelevant team in the Northwest/MLB, Portland is in dire need of a team.
Time is ticking on 'Bring MLB to PDX' groups #1 location. The PDC/City envisions the next high-rise to spring up from this site in the future.
How is it similar? Portland has no team? The Yankees aren't a rival of the Beavers/Rockies/nobodies. I am also not a Seahawks fan, Sonics fan, or minor league teams like the Sounders, Thunderbird or Storm fan
It was well before my time, but wasn't Wilt on the Lakers before the Blazers came around? The Yankees are the Lakers of the mlb, and anyone not from the areas that are fans are just annoying.