The Yankees and their fanbase roll into Seattle for a three-game set
Well it sure was fun to kick the Texas Rangers around for three games, but things tighten up considerably this week with a series against the Yankees to close out the Mariners’ long homestand. After this they’ll head out on an Oops! All Texas Teams road trip and then come back for one quick three game set against the A’s to close out the season. But first, here’s WonderWalls (Judge and Soto).
MLB, sobbing: You can’t just play in the City Connects all the time
Kevin Martinez:
️ WOO!
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) September 17, 2024
Back at it in our City Connects. #TridentsUp pic.twitter.com/7QB6szC0kP
Time for the time-honored tradition of grading the opponent’s lineup card graphics:
Series Start in Seattle. #RepBX pic.twitter.com/v58kqAvzRA
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) September 17, 2024
It is thematically appropriate for the Yankees, the New York Times of baseball (derogatory), to make their graphic look like a newspaper from the early 90s even if that involves using the ugliest italic font known to man. This also gets points for readability and including a lot of information in a non-cluttered way. There’s nothing super fresh or innovative here, but that’s very much The Yankees Way, so this all tracks. Also they get points for not making a SEA pun.
Game time: 6:40 PT
Television: ROOT Sports NW, with Dave Sims and Ryan Rowland-Smith
Radio: 710 AM Seattle Sports with Rick Rizzs and Aaron Goldsmith