The Battle for Seattle | Dorktown

After nearly 20 years of losing baseball, the Seattle Mariners were likely to be sold and moved out of town. But on the field, they and the Yankees were playing out one of the most dramatic playoff series baseball has ever seen.

[emilyck]

I know the Seattle Mariners currently exist, but I’m still sitting on the edge of my seat watching this to find out what happens.

[TheAcer]

Beef history : Stadiums vs the City of Seattle

[petercollin]

"A moment like this has no business in our world." Best sports writing in modern America.

[paradisevendorsinc]

I was 19 and a "broke" college student. Usually less than $5 in my wallet, plus a credit card "for emergencies" I never used. When ALDS tickets went on sale I pulled out the card and jumped on the phone. Everything was sold out except game 5. Bought 4 nosebleeds for $100, of which $20 were Ticketmaster fees (non-refundable if the game didn't happen.) I told my mom, and she thought I sold the family cow for some magic beans. Then the Yankees won the first two games. But the Ms came through, and I had the hottest tickets in town. Sold 2 to my roomies at cost, and for the very first time I took my dad to a game, instead of the other way around.

[farahsoliman]

Dang, why am I crying? I live in Egypt, we don't even play baseball..

[jeffha]

This series has been a bright spot during a rather dismal few weeks.

[thecorbohole]

When Dave Niehaus passed away they played the radio broadcast of this game here in Washington, my dad and I were moving into my grandmother's house after he and my mother had divorced. We arrived around the bottom of the tenth in the moving truck but we didn't get out, we just sat in the truck for close to half an hour, just listening to Dave call the game. It's something special here, it's the best thing we have of the Mariners with Dave gone, and I hope it lives forever.

[ElNarez]

"a moment like this has no business in our world"


the age of loneliness is on the horizon isn't it

[sameddington]

“A moment like this has no business in our world.”

Damn you. I came for a video about a team I don’t cheer for, and now there are onions in my eyes, and I feel like I’ve just watched something deeply profound. Seriously.

[Raeve_Noir]

Don't forget: That very stadium was later, literally, built on Edgar Martinez Drive and Dave Niehaus Way.

[LoganLS]

I've never once in my life given a damn about the Mariners. I just honest to God cried tears of joy.

[quaintninja]

How did you just almost make me cry talking about a team I've never cared about playing a sport I don't pay attention to with players I didn't grow up watching? You are impressive men

[michaelfootball]

jon really got me crying about the mariners on a thursday afternoon huh

[benr]

There's something almost eerie about Seattle's comeback vs the Blue Jays in 2022 coming on the EXACT anniversary of "the double". How can you not be romantic about baseball?

[shadytnu]

I have been a baseball fan for decades. My wife is a Seattle Mariners fan. We've been married for nine years. I am a broadcaster and an amateur broadcast historian.

I did not truly realize the legend of Dave Niehaus until this piece.

It took a legend to introduce me to a legend.

John Bois, ladies and gentlemen

[elikernaghan]

Randy Johnson’s greatest relief appearance was when he beat the twins who were lead by a 12 year old

[packersfan]

There’s a reason every sports movie ever made follows the same format of the underdog team beating the odds to upset the unlikable favorites. This series had to be one of, if not the, best most exciting series in the history of baseball.

[JoshStern]

I know there are 6 parts and I know exactly how this story goes and I’m still so mad when it says to be continued at the end.

[Tommuniqo]

To the dislikers, I'm a Yankees fan and I'm literally crying with tears of joy...how dare you

[lance]

I know the Niehaus call as Cora is about to score is "Here comes Joey" but I like to think the man's who been waiting twenty years for a miracle is finally getting to say "Here comes joy"