All you had to do was wear cargo shorts back in the and sneak whatever you wanted in. As long as you showed your phone and wallet no one cared. The seat thing was a joke they made online. The green jackets finally have an actual reason to be assholes about seats not just being assholes because they feel like they had some kind of power.
The seat thing I mentioned? Definitely not a joke. Done it more than a few times.
Well I know. I am just saying at least they finally have a legit reason to be dicks about it. Pre Covid they just seem like the type of people who get off on establishing their authority.
Wouldn't be surprised if the Mariners haven't already moved to start rejecting paper tickets unless it was printed at will call or the box office itself. Scanning a QR code helps prevent fraud.
Surprised you feel that way. I don't think I've ever had an unpleasant experience with them and have fond memories of them giving me baseball cards when I was a kid lol.
Expect the most, accept the worst. A Mariners tradition.
I know we need pitching but I was looking at this list and see some great opportunities for the Mariners in the middle infield. Dylan Moore had a great season last year but it was a small sample size and I'm not yet sold on him. Also I'm pessimistic about J.P. Crawford. I hope I'm wrong but at this point he looks to me like a guy who offers above average defense at SS with a bat that is average at best.
As much as I love good defense, I have to be realistic that the league has transitioned more to the long ball, which means a decrease in ground balls, which diminishes the value of a strong defensive SS. That being said, unless Crawford shows some drastic improvement at the plate I feel as if SS is a position the Mariners should consider upgrading and there are some really great free agent options next offseason with the Mariners having a lot of money to spend.
With Lindor, Seager, Story, Correa, etc. all being free agents I'm wondering how you guys would feel pursuing one of them next offseason. They're all young and would present a substantial upgrade over Crawford - albeit at a substantial cost.
I’ve only had 2 experiences with them and they weren’t pleasant. Mostly my dislike is from how I hear they have treated other people. I get it if the seats are full or 3/4’s full but when there are huge pockets it is a bad look IMO and security isn’t letting people move down. It’s not different than how dumb King’s Court looked when that section was jammed packed but there were hundreds of open seat with better views. Just personally I’d rather have a good view than a tee shirt.
I am actually pretty pro Crawford at this point. He knows how to take a walk and doesnt strike out a ton and I do think he still has power that will come later down the line. Not to mention he's a solid glove, I dont think around 3 WAR is out of the question. We will see how it pans out. Whether you like him or not it shouldnt preclude being interested in one of those guys. Especially since everything on the infield is far from settled.
I know we need pitching but I was looking at this list and see some great opportunities for the Mariners in the middle infield. Dylan Moore had a great season last year but it was a small sample size and I'm not yet sold on him. Also I'm pessimistic about J.P. Crawford. I hope I'm wrong but at this point he looks to me like a guy who offers above average defense at SS with a bat that is average at best.
As much as I love good defense, I have to be realistic that the league has transitioned more to the long ball, which means a decrease in ground balls, which diminishes the value of a strong defensive SS. That being said, unless Crawford shows some drastic improvement at the plate I feel as if SS is a position the Mariners should consider upgrading and there are some really great free agent options next offseason with the Mariners having a lot of money to spend.
With Lindor, Seager, Story, Correa, etc. all being free agents I'm wondering how you guys would feel pursuing one of them next offseason. They're all young and would present a substantial upgrade over Crawford - albeit at a substantial cost.
Crawford to me isn't a replacement priority. I don't think he will be an elite all-around SS, but I also don't think he will keep you from contending either. Much rather upgrade at DH (depending on what you do with Haniger), OF, and 2B on the offensive end. 3B depending if you bring back Seager or not. adding a true ACE is still the #1 priority.
Right, my main point we shouldnt shy away from Seagar, Correa, Baez, etc. because of Crawford. I think with holes at 2nd and likely 3rd you can likely have whoever you sign move there and still keep Crawford at SS.
Would be an interesting situation if he produced well the in the first half of the year and assuming you probably arent near a playoff spot. I am probably leaning to trade him at that point.
Ya that will be really interesting for sure. On one hand, if he does well he is the kind of guy you want on your team. On the other hand, he is just so unlucky when it comes to injuries. M's probably can't afford to risk keeping him.
Perhaps I'm being overly optimistic, but we did throw $240m at a 30 year old second baseman.
Fair points.
I 100% agree with you in principle but when you look at it from a business perspective, if ticket holders know that they can buy a cheaper ticket then just move seats later, it encourages people to buy cheaper tickets. The reason they had the Kings Court where it was is because nobody wants to sit there unless there is some novelty.
I get the business perspective of it if they were ever close to selling out or if it were a group of 10 that wanted to move down seats. From a business perspective isn’t it better though to completely sell out the cheap seats if they know they can upgrade instead of not selling out either section? This is only my perception because like I said I haven’t had the experiences I have heard.
My rebuttal: They spent $24M per year on one player but were still back of the pack.
