Seattlest: Safeco Field Turns Into Fenway West

Middleman

Fri, 30 May 2008 06:37:07 -0800

Thanks, Ruffhauser. I'm from the Philly area originally, so I know a thing or two about underdogs. Proud to be a Ms/Phils fan.

cbendixe

Thu, 29 May 2008 15:42:39 -0800

Not only did they boo him, they threw snowballs at him! Yes, some all-class fans for Seattlites to emulate. ;-)

ruffhauser

Thu, 29 May 2008 14:23:12 -0800

I'll bet you got your eyes opened to true fandom by the Philly fans. After all, these are the fans that booed Santa Claus.

cbendixe

Thu, 29 May 2008 13:18:51 -0800

"Just plain embarrassing", M's fans being used to having a doormat attitude in their own stadium, M's sucking right now; all good points. The water cooler talk around here, and I somewhat agree with it, is that Red Sox games at Safeco are to be avoided because Sox fans are jerks. There's another element to this whole discussion that should be emphasized though--how many of those jerks/fans are actually from Boston? Let's face it, and you alluded to this, Geoff, we are a region of bandwagon-jumpers. We still don't get the true essence of sports-fandom: loving your team through thick and thin, being vocal about it, and allowing your heart to be broken every time your team lets you down. As a native Washingtonian and lifelong M's fan, I didn't really understand that until I lived in Philly.

ruffhauser

Thu, 29 May 2008 11:09:05 -0800

Welcome to Seattle, middleman. We're polite, but not friendly.

Middleman

Wed, 28 May 2008 22:19:02 -0800

On Saturday, I'm moving to Seattle, after 4 years of living next to Fenway park. In Seattle, I expect to be a hardcore baseball fan, whereas here, I'm only a casual follower. The only way you can expect to have any conversation here with townies is through baseball talk. Otherwise they give you filthy looks and don't hold doors for you.

buddhabrad

Wed, 28 May 2008 16:31:24 -0800

Agreed. I can remember back in 2001 (the 116-win season) when an M's pitcher had two strikes on a batter, I'd stand up and clap (like they do in every other MLB park) and the fans nearby would mutter "down in front". I gave up my season tickets the following year. Its simply not a baseball town.

ruffhauser

Wed, 28 May 2008 16:00:29 -0800

You can't say it's the "reserved passive-aggressive Scandinavian Northwestern" way of acting, because there are some leather-lunged bastards at both Huskies and Seahawks games. Mariners fans are just pussies. No way that fan takeover happens in any other city with a set of balls.