SEATTLE — I’m excited for this series as this is my first trip to the ballpark formerly known as Safeco Field. In fact, here’s a story about that. I bought the tickets for these games in a presale last November. That was during the interregnum between the expiration of Safeco’s naming rights deal at the end of the 2018 season and the start of the T-Mobile deal. So the tickets (printed box office tickets, as I prefer those if I can get them) say “Mariners Ballpark” on them. Collectors items!
The last time we saw the Mariners, Jon Lester was laying down a walkoff bunt in the 12th inning.