A wonderful evening of baseball here at the Mariners' ballpark! Today we have the second game of the Mariners vs. Atlanta Braves 3-game series, with the Ms up 1-0. Considering the tough gantlet of WS Champions (Texas Rangers, Ms won 2-1), WS Runners Up (Arizona D-Backs, Ms won 2-1), and Atlanta (19-7 coming into this series), spirits are high! We've won 4 series' in a row at this point, how can baseball not feel romantic? I consider the great American pastime to be an art (I'll be writing about this later).
I got dressed up in my softball uniform as I refuse to not be colorful and exceptionally queer when I go to the ballpark now! We're the Puget Sound Pronouns, and we are a gender-welcoming club playing here in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. We are also a non-profit organization that seeks to bring softball to more people of all kinds of backgrounds, as well as helping kids to feel safe in the pursuit of athletics.
While we're rapidly approaching summer, spring in the PNW can still come with a bite of chill, even if it's sunny as all get out. Today was no exception, reasonably warm if you sit in the sun, however, if you still up in the upper deck, you'll get some of the wind rolling off of Puget Sound, so dress warm (at one point I had an undershirt, my Pronouns jersey, my hoodie, then my Hello Kitty appreciation night jersey on, still chilly uffda!)
The sky was clear except for a few fluffy clouds, and we were treated to brilliant neon colors as the sun set.
As an aside, I am exceptionally grateful for @warriorbeeofthesea for their love and excitement of baseball. I never thought I'd have a partner who enjoys the things I do (and in fact, they have loved the Ms for a lot longer than I have!)
We went today specifically for Hello Kitty Jersey night (you can buy promotional tickets that often come with neat stuff, I cannot wait for pride night coming up!) and while we had to wait in line for a long while, we eventually got our two jerseys.
They are still made of the flimsy material that promos are made of, but the Hello Kitty styling was actually sewn on, which is pretty cool, what with the jersey problems in ball right now, ugh.
As for the actual game itself, one of our whoops all aces, Luis Castillo went 6 or so innings I believe, keeping the Atlanta offense to tidy 0 runs with 7 strikeouts, continuing a streak of excellence among the Mariners Starters.
A 2-run Jorge Polanco home run opened up the scoring in the bottom of the 3rd, and a Dylan Moore double out to Jarred Kelenic in the bottom of the 4th brought Mitch Haniger home for our 3rd run of the day.
Atlanta fought back with a pair of runs in the top of the 8th, on a single with an RBI and a run scored on an error from Andres Munoz.
Considering Munoz came in with the objective of getting a 5-out save, we can easily overlook his errant throw to 1st, as he ended up with the win for the evening (I am unsure how we attribute wins and saves to pitchers, but he ended the game with a win for us!)
One train ride home later (I continue to love our light rail, so easy to get to the game from a free park and ride), two tired hotties rest from a lovely day of ball, on the back of yet another Mariners series win!
Until next time!
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someone just loudly announced in line at the left field gate that the Blue Jays lost and everyone cheered
WE’RE IN OUR WILD CARD ERA NOW BAYBEE
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the way my teams season is going i might just bandwagon the mariners is that ok 😭
of COURSE it is plenty of room the more the merrier
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Aletsch Glacier, Valais, Switzerland, Goms - Icy Beauty
Step into a winter wonderland at the Aletsch Glacier in Goms, Valais, Switzerland. Experience the magical allure of icy beauty, surrounded by breathtaking landscapes that will take your breath away.
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Dorktown, of "The History of the Mariners" on YouTube, describes the team thusly; "The Seattle Mariners are not competitors, they're the protagonists."
It turns out, I would watch that movie (I still like the Mariners despite their uninspired rocky start).
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Switzerland feels like a big holiday village, but if you doubt about it, the is a train station that should dissolve your last questions. Stop on request. #switzerland #valais #wallis #feriendorf #goms #matterhorn #mgb #gotthardbahn #haltaufverlangen (à Fiesch, Switzerland) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChheGkjst2C/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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