The biggest cheer Saturday from the crowd of 33,801 came when Jay Buhner took the mound to make the ceremonial first pitch on a night that saw 20,000 Buhner bobblehead dolls handed out.
No surprise there. Buhner is an eternal fan favorite at Safeco Field.
The second biggest ovation came when Chooch Ruiz scored from third base in the sixth inning on a Jean Segura grounder to shortstop. This had a Bronx cheer quality. The Mariners trailed at the time by 10 runs.
(Pause.)
This was a spit show from the beginning.
The Chicago White Sox whacked Yovani Gallardo for four runs in the first inning and rolled from there in administering a 16-1 flogging.