Man, what a couple of days that was. Felix Hernandez's Mariners HOF induction was super cool to be at. Seattle really loves that guy. I knew it was going have to be a miracle for us to pull a win out with Kirby on the mound after that. I did inform the man that he was not as cool as Wayne Kirby, for whom I named my dog after, but my grade-D heckling didn't seem to work.
The Mariners inadvertently screwed themselves a few times. First off, Dave the Softy gave our Felix one more reason to beat the Mariners. Strike one. Then, during the middle of the ninth, just as Bautista was about to come into the game, T-Mobile's lights went into that swirling/strobing mode very similar, if not nearly identical to his intro at OPACY. Strike 2.
Finally, there is a food stand there that sells Old Bay fries, now known as rally fries. Bought some on Friday late in the game - put some extra OB on there for good luck. I was giving other O's fans rally fries for good luck, and I think it's safe to say that it worked. Strike 3.
Went back for more rally fries on Sunday and ran into someone from Bel Air that went to Ring Factory as well - that was pretty cool.
The Mullins catch nearly made me pass out. Literally. I had been sweating in the sun all day and jumped up, screamed a bunch and mimicked the Mullins fist pump. Stood there for a second and realized I was very, very dizzy. I was in an absolute daze after the moonshot and everyone going nuts around me.
The balk, the review of the Mateo play at the plate, and Servais getting tossed had the fans pretty hostile - someone even threw a beer can into the Mariners dugout. I'm fairly certain someone yelled "YEAH EAT SOME FRIES" as we ate one old bay fry after another before each pitch of Mullins' at-bat. God damn right I will.
Some pictures I snapped for anyone who's interested: https://imgur.com/a/ZKaDcBF