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Baseball Fans: Seattle Mariners

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The Resume

    (1971- )
    Root for the Seattle Mariners
    Attend home games at SafeCo Field (July 15, 1999- )
    Safeco purchased naming rights for the stadium (1997)

Why they might be annoying:

    They have yet to see their team win a World Series.
    They witnessed one of the most powerful lineups in the 90's (Edgar and Tino Martinez, Ken Griffey Jr., A-Rod, Jay Bruner and Randy Johnson on the mound), but came away without even a pennant.
    When former Mariner Ken Griffey, Jr. had injuries, they claimed it was part of their curse on him.
    They drink Starbucks' coffee at home games.
    They tend to get drenched on their way to the park, due to Seattle's rainy weather.
    They had an annual Jay Buhner day, in which all bald people got into the stadium for free. They even had barbers on duty for those wishing to shave their heads.
    Part of the team's lease with the city is that the Mariners have an indoor stadium, to prevent games from being rained out.
    They watched the team play the beginning of the season in the King Dome and the remainder in Safeco (1999).

Why they might not be annoying:

    They only have to wait approximately 15 minutes for Safeco's roof to close.
    When the team's owners threatened to move the Mariners to New Orleans, they rallied to keep the team in Seattle, and approved a levy to finance the new stadium (after 4 failed voting attempts).
    During the Mariners' 1995 playoff run, they sold out their last 26 home games, thereby doubling the record for most sold out games in a single season.
    They make cult heroes out of local stars (until they leave the team, in which they then heckle and threaten them).
    SafeCo Field is considered the most relaxing of all the recent newly built ball parks.
    Being that Safeco is designed for pitchers, many of the Mariner sluggers opted out of Seattle.
    They love the sound of the nearby train station. Conductors are urged to blow their whistle during games.

Credit: Blossman and His Name is Robert


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 17 Votes: 5.88% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 10 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 16 Votes: 81.25% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 71 Votes: 50.70% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 61 Votes: 67.21% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 48 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 33 Votes: 78.79% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 96 Votes: 71.88% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 117 Votes: 70.09% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 836 Votes: 57.66% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 199 Votes: 68.84% Annoying