5th Row Seats to the Mariners Game - Thanks to Jean

Just back behind first base. Amazing seats, to say the least. It was our fist Mariner's Game at Safeco Field.

Our friend Jean had a horrible headache and it was last Tuesday, when the temps hit the high 90's. For those of you who live where this is not unusual, that may sound like no biggie, but it is damn hot for us! She was just not up to going to the game and generously gave her awesome season ticket seats to April and I. We were so grateful.

Jean even provided us with perfect directions with where to park and how to get there easily. Luckily, we hit very little traffic and were there in a snap. Once we arrived, April's faced looked like a kid on Christmas morning every time I looked upon her. She had a smile from ear to ear. She was just thrilled to be there. We hit the official team store (note the new white hat), the Nintendo stand*, met the Moose, and walked all around the complex checking it out. Pretty amazing place.

Once we took our seats, April brought out her Nintendo. We knew you could watch the strike zone box on it, but what we didn't know was that the entire game was in closed captioning on it as well. This was an awesome surprise for her. The other very cool thing was we could order food and beverages right to our seats over the DS. Talk about making you feel privileged! About the 6th inning we ordered dinner and within 10 minutes a polite young man arrived with our food and condiments. Technology rocks!

We watched the team warm up right in front of us. Literally, April has some funny pics of them stretching and such. A nice older woman took our picture in front of the Safeco Field sign, she seemed to be the official photographer of the section.

It was a good game with a totally different feel than watching it on our tv at home. Big screen tv and all, there truly is nothing like being there. I'm glad that we have been following the Mariners, even if it does not look like they are going to make it to the playoffs. It's always good to root for the underdog.

The game was against the Toronto Blue Jays. It was a good game, with Ichiro bringing in the winning run in the 9th. A total clutch hitter that man - you had to see it to believe it. Mariner's 4 and Jay's 3.

At about 9:41pm, I noticed that I no longer felt like I was drowning in my own sweat and it had begun to cool off. It was so pleasant to sit outside at the stadium.

We headed home just after 10 p.m. Thanks again, Jean, for a perfect Seattle evening.

*If you stop off at the Nintendo Stand that is sponsored by the Mariners they will down load a program that allows you all those amazing extras on your DS.