Was at the Bellevue mall today… found myself in the Mariner’s Team Store, in front of the clearance rack. Did you know that last year, when it looked like the M’s were wearing black they were actually wearing a dark, dark navy blue? I find that ironic since everyone thinks that Yankee pinstripes are navy and they’re actually black. The jersey was marked down 40%… no name or number which made it cheaper so I bought it. I sorta wanted an Ichiro/51 on the back but that was a bunch more cash; I settled.
People that know me outside of this blog just shit themselves. You see, I’ve got a lot of baseball jerseys… hockey too, but that doesn’t matter in the summer. I’ve got one from the Bridgeport Bluefish but the rest are Yankees jerseys. All twelve of them. I’ve never worn any other MLB jersey. Ever. I’m a Yankees fan and we take things like that very seriously.
So why would I buy an M’s jersey now? While the M’s are in last place??? The day before a three game stint in Yankee Stadium?!?!?!
Simple: Boston is playing at Safeco this coming weekend. And yes…
I simply hate the Red Sox that much.
Randy, no need to explain yourself, I’ve come to the conclusion that your being a Yankee fan is in your DNA (and this is good). With the Yankees, Bo-Sox, Chi-Sox and Tigers playing for 3 spots the games played today seem to have more meaning even though there is a lot of baseball to be played (73 games remaining in the regular season). In addition to hoping the Mariners kick some ass this weekend Suzuki and Jeter are 2 points apart in their batting averages (they both trial Twins catcher Joe Mauer by 28 to 30 points for the batting title). Of the three you would have to say that Ichiro is the favorite. Good luck to the Mariners this weekend.