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| Tate and Trey outside of T-Mobile Park |
T-Mobile Park was a pretty cool place to see a game. They do have a roof that will open and close depending on the weather. In the day we were there, the Seattle weather was wonderful, about 75 degrees and no rain so the roof would be open. We make our way in and this game was one of their “value games” so tickets were fairly affordable. We got seats behind home plate for about $45 each which was a great deal.
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| View from our seats. |
The game was a pitchers’ duel at first and we cruised through the first 6 innings very quickly. The Tigers managed to pull ahead 3-1 heading into the bottom of the ninth. It was “rally time” as we kind of wanted our monumental game to be a little more exciting. And the Mariners delivered! The M’s were able to get the bases loaded and then Mitch Haniger came to the plate with 2 outs down 3-1 and he hits a double to right center field scoring all 3 runners enabling Seattle to walk it off by the score of 4-3.
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| The Mariners Walk It Off!!! |
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| Stadium #30 of 30 |
As the game ended and we were walking out, there was such a tremendous feeling of accomplishment that I felt as I was trying to wrap my mind around what we had just accomplished as a family. It was almost inconceivable at the time that we set out to do this in 2014. I have to give Tammy the credit on this one. She is the one who threw down the challenge. I was just excited about going to a Hall of Fame induction. She took it to a whole different level. And what a collections of memories and stories that we have to tell. In that 11 year time span, baseball has become a major part of our family. Both boys have played all through middle school and high school as well as during the summers in travel ball and showcase ball. They have had amazing careers so far as Trey and Tate both have been selected as the Player of the Year in their high school conference. Trey is now playing in college at Lenoir-Rhyne University and Tate will be finishing up his high school career next season.
Many people may not understand why we did this, but when your kids have a passion for something, sometimes, as parents, we tend to go overboard. And maybe we did, but what an amazing adventure it turned out to be!
After the game, we went back to our AirB&B for the night. The next day we would go back for another game since we had a couple more days in Seattle. We got seats in the outfield and I have to say, that game was not as stressful for some reason. After all, we had checked the box so all that was left to do was to just sit back and enjoy the game which we did because the Mariners beat the Mets, always a pleasure for any Braves Fan!
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| The Absolute Best Ballpark Feature!!! (According to Tammy) |
Footnote: T-Mobile Park ranks very highly on Tammy’s all-time list because they are the only stadium that we have been to that not only lets you get free refills, but lets you bring the cup back at a later game AND ALSO get free refills! Kudos to you, Seattle, for being very fan friendly when it comes to game refreshments!
