About the Mariners Observer

I will delve into my motivations for launching the Mariners Observer in a later post but let me begin by attempting to establish my own credentials for adding to the vast Seattle Mariners blogosphere.

I am local
I’m a near-native of the Seattle area, my family having moved here in 1969.

I am passionate about baseball
My father played professional baseball (Pirates’ minor league system) and taught me everything I needed to know about how to play (and watch) the game. I played small ball throughout my childhood and have played slo-pitch competitively for the last eighteen years.

I am passionate about the Mariners
I was a “First Nighter” in 1977. Despite the drubbing delivered by the California Angels that evening I understood immediately what a wonderful gift had been bestowed upon Seattle. I suffered through years of, shall I say, less-than-competitive ball…but I always showed up. In the 80’s you would have found me in the outfield of the 200 level as the $1.50 price of admission was more within my means at the time. I first purchased a 10-game pack in early August of the magical ‘95 season and ended up attending every home game from the mid-August homestand through the ALCS – still ten of the most memorable weeks of my life. I have been a full season ticket holder since the 1996 season. At Safeco you can find me in my perch above the plate in section 332.

If you have any doubts as to my passion at this point, let me conclude by saying that my wife and I were married at home plate in Safeco Field in 2004. Enough said.