Overheard in Seattle: Put me in coach
Aye batter, batter! Baseball season is here, Seattle, and you know what that means - another year of hoping that our hearts and minds are enough to motivate the Mariners through a mediocre summer performance (because that’s all we ask for…really). The Mariners actually won last night, so we can all put a swing in our step and forget last Friday’s home opener (which included a humiliating 10-run inning to the Indians). But no matter how the Mariners play this season, we can all count on one thing - some pretty freakin’ amusing conversation in the stands.
Overheards courtesy of Seattle’s newest favorite guy - Mariners Beer Vendor, aka @MsBeerVendor (one tweet will have him showing up at your seat at Safeco, beer in hand):
Just happy to be out from behind bars.
Lady Mariners fan: "I just got out of jail!"
MsBeerVendor: "For what?"
Lady Mariners fan: "Beating my husband’s ass!"
At least he made it out for the game.
"I was too weird to leave the house for two days but other than that the drug trial test wasn't too bad."
Overheard c/o @seattledonorbiz - Puget Sound Business Journal tweetin' reporter, diehard Ms fan and Section 114 dweller:
True that, Debbie Downer.
Realist fan brings it all home: “Wow. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a 10-run inning before. But it would have been more surprising if it had been the Mariners that scored.”
Overheard via @live2cookathome - Ohio resident who will likely never want to live in Seattle:
Yeah, okay so Cleveland beats Seattle on baseball AND weather..we're still not packing our bags anytime soon.
Listening to Indians game: "Today is the first time the sun has been out for 40 days in Seattle." yikes! And I thought Cle(veland) was bad.
Overheard by yours truly @jenniferltrott - eternal optimist:
When all else fails, let's shove our faces.
Waiting in line for Safeco's finest fried delicacies during the now infamous 10-run inning during last Friday's home opener:
Man to the mile-long fries line: "Well. At least we've got garlic fries. This line is moving pretty fast too!" (::silence and eyes roll::).
