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Every year I attend Mariners Fanfest. For those of you unaware, the Mariners host Fanfest at Safeco Field every year in around the 3rd weekend of January. I've gone every year since I found out about it 10 years ago. It is a fun way of getting a little taste of baseball months before the season starts.
But that is not my main point. My main point is that by judging the attendance at fanfest, interest in the team has gone through the roof. The Mariners made a big deal because Robinson Cano was going to be there and over the past 10 years I've gone to Fanfest I have never seen it this crowded.
My friends and I were speculating that it could also be due to the fact that the Seahawks are really lighting a fire under the sports scene in Seattle and possibly some of that interest is trickling over to the Mariners as well. With how exciting the Seahawks have been, their success could have sparked interest in pro sports among those who never had any to begin with.
But the Mariners front office has got to be ecstatic right now. The fact that Fanfest attendance was so high this year I think is an indication that they are likely to see a boost in ticket sales and overall interest in the team.
With the massive enthusiasm that the city has for the Seahawks currently I think it shows this city is just dying for a winner. For those of you who live outside of Seattle, you can't go outside without seeing someone wearing Seahawk gear or seeing 12th man flags all over the place. I've been saying it before, if the Mariners front office puts money in free agent signings, they will see astronomical returns. The interest already generated simply by signing Cano demonstrates that if the Mariners put together a winner they could rake in soooo much money.
On my way to Safeco I stopped at the Seahawks team store and wow, it was packed. Seahawks gear is flying off the shelves, if the Mariners put together a winner they can have something similar.
But that is not my main point. My main point is that by judging the attendance at fanfest, interest in the team has gone through the roof. The Mariners made a big deal because Robinson Cano was going to be there and over the past 10 years I've gone to Fanfest I have never seen it this crowded.
My friends and I were speculating that it could also be due to the fact that the Seahawks are really lighting a fire under the sports scene in Seattle and possibly some of that interest is trickling over to the Mariners as well. With how exciting the Seahawks have been, their success could have sparked interest in pro sports among those who never had any to begin with.
But the Mariners front office has got to be ecstatic right now. The fact that Fanfest attendance was so high this year I think is an indication that they are likely to see a boost in ticket sales and overall interest in the team.
With the massive enthusiasm that the city has for the Seahawks currently I think it shows this city is just dying for a winner. For those of you who live outside of Seattle, you can't go outside without seeing someone wearing Seahawk gear or seeing 12th man flags all over the place. I've been saying it before, if the Mariners front office puts money in free agent signings, they will see astronomical returns. The interest already generated simply by signing Cano demonstrates that if the Mariners put together a winner they could rake in soooo much money.
On my way to Safeco I stopped at the Seahawks team store and wow, it was packed. Seahawks gear is flying off the shelves, if the Mariners put together a winner they can have something similar.
