OT Ohtani Sweepstakes (MLB)

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  1. tlongII

    tlongII Legendary Poster

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    I don't see the Mariners ever making the World Series let alone winning it. That is the worst run organization in sports.
     
  2. BonesJones

    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    Vancouver. I feel like those who hate Seattle choose to.
     
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    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    I understand all that, but to hate the city in a deeper level than that is strange.
     
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    I don't understand why people hate the city of Seattle either. I like Portland better, but I think Seattle is a great place.
     
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    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    This feels like some Blazer shit.
     
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    Not really.... LA/SF, NY/Boston, Manchester/Liverpool, Comlumbus/Ann Arbor.... it ain't that strange.
     
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    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    I think that's all strange.
     
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    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Ha. to be fair, the WHL, at least up until 2000 (when I really kind of stopped watching it) was always a step below the NHL. But it was more of a mix of amateur and pro players... but there was definitely their share of elite pro players that came right out of the WHL. lol.
     
  9. UncleCliffy'sDaddy

    UncleCliffy'sDaddy We're all Bozos on this bus.

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    I absolutely do not hate Seattle as a city. In fact, I like it very much and consider it second to Portland as a place to live. Seattle is our Pacific Northwest (younger) cousin and it’s us and them against the rest of the country in that regard. Alone or together, we rock. But its’ proximity does not mean I should be expected to root for their cheesy assed teams. I have more pride than that. But again, Seattle is a great city. BG and I are heading that way on Sunday for a couple of days and we’re looking forward to a kickass time. So when I say “fuck Seattle”, I’m really saying “fuck the Mariners, Sea Chickens, Sounders, et al........
     
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    Thankfully they changed who runs it.
     
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    I'll say one thing...the fanbase the Mariners has is impressive...they fill that ballpark...I think They could use a new coach and bullpen
     
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    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    'They never fill that ballpark unless it's a big giveaway... that park is almost always 13-20k. lol.
     
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    I've seen a lot of their games last couple years and there's an impressive turnout....I've not seen a lot of empty seats
     
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    lol. I've watched a majority of their games and it's pitiful. Even if they had the dumb Felix stuff, it's straight up sad.
     
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    smh...
     
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    UncleCliffy'sDaddy We're all Bozos on this bus.

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    Gotta disagree Riv. Their attendance is pathetic. When the Giants play up there every three years the place is a sea of black and orange. Stren is right, there has to be a big swag giveaway to get local fannies in the seats. Buncha bandwagoneers......and it’s a shame because that is a beautiful ballpark. If only we could move it down here....
     
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    I've honestly watched 2 games a week for 2.5 seasons at work and not once did I think...wow...empty seats ....now I watched Tampa Bay play a homegame and that's the first thing I saw...empty stadium.....I'm not comparing them with the Giants or Dodgers...those are big population centers
     
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    The ball park is beautiful as hell. I went the day Ichiro got traded, and it still wasn't even that packed.

    Here's the averages per year and their rank (apparently) with the AL teams...

    https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/attend.shtml

    We'll just take the Safeco years... there has been a real drop from 08 to this year. 25k seems a bit high for what it looks like. (The best way to see how big a crowd is when they do the wide shots of the stadium. I've seen entire sections empty.) The lowest in safeco is 21k average.

    We're in the bottom half of fans at least in the AL...

    So, they average only 55% capacity (47,116 is the capacity) in 2017. At one point, it was 21k average... And last years prodcut was one of hte best, before injuries. Like UCD said, its a bandwagon team. That place fills out only when its a big giveaway (sad) or only when they do well.... that place is empty as hell otherwise.

    Here's the game I went to the day Ichiro got traded AND it was the Yankees:

    https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SEA/SEA201207230.shtml

    29K. It was still empty. There was no way there was 30k there. lol.

    It's just the way Seattle sports is.
     
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    to keep on topic:

    Angels got Ohtani. LOL. that freaking sucks. Trout + Ohtani.
     
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    Always the bridesmaid never the bride, the story of Pacific Northwest sports teams.
     
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