Safeco Field
No one likes being a loser. Paying a lot of money to be a loser is even worse, as I can attest having recently paid almost $100 for two bad seats at a Mariners game, two beers, one order of clams and chips, and parking. The Ms are at the bottom of the barrel in the American League, Seattle weather is in the frigid 50s, and even bad seats (a mere eight rows from the roof) run you about $25 a pop. The least the team could do to assuage the agony of yet another disappointing season is cut ticket prices. I know, I know--they have to pay for the stadium we all wanted. And, sure, I could've cut my financial losses a bit by taking the bus, but during ball games, the folks at Metro Transit cut--yes cut--routes resulting in a tenfold wait for a bus to leave the game. Granted, the Ichiroll received rave reviews in the NY Times article on baseball stadium food, but really! This is Seattle. Good sushi is plentiful without having to fork over a small financial investment to enjoy it. Save yourself some cash and heartache by grabbing a local brew across the street at Pyramid and watching the game on TV. The season plows on interminably through September should you still want to buy tickets.
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